UPDATE: Despite it being resistant to most everything you could think of as the description outlines, right at 3 years (warranty is for 2 years) our spout cracked and broke from the rain barrel, breaking off the inner threading and making a sustainable fix impossible.

We put this rain barrel to good use right away. The key is to make sure you use plenty of teflon (provided) tape when attaching the spigot and back valve. We're still trying to figure out out to empty the barrel via that valve, as a regular hose didn't seem to properly connect. The provided valve is plastic, and I'm thinking it would be worthwhile to replace with a metal one. Otherwise, a solid and much more attractive than most rain barrels.