[HairOfTheDog]

Here is a drum just like it.... my burn barrel.... for size comparison.... What I keep thinkin' about is that I have dug a lot of holes, and it is not easy to dig a big enough hole to bury that thing upside-down but upright and flush with the ground.

[Wneighbor]

Ya know. Given a couple of items that you said you'd found in the junk. It's a pretty good bet that it was at one time airtight enough to hide freshly cooked dope in. and it does go with the whole scenario of the witch's circle.

And just how far is this area from anyone who would notice the fragrance coming off a batch of cookin' meth? Gotta cook the stuff far enough out so nobody smells it. And need safe places to put it before you distribute it.... or in case you get raided.