How about just a 4X8 sheet of pywood and milk crates? W'ere talkin about a five finger discount at a late night convenience store,plus a legit Lowes trip.

LOL! I am sorry officer, but I am building a drum riser and I need me some milk crates. Hmmmm

A lot of guys have been using those five gallon buckets and a couple of sheets of 3/4" plywood. Screw the lids to to bottom of the plywood. Once on site, snap the buckets to the lids. For transport, the buckets can stack up to save space. Cheap and easy.

Very cool idea. What size platform have you made for a standard 4-piece kit with a few cymbal stands spread around and how many buckets to spread the load without it being bouncy?

That is a real nice idea. :D

Dan,

You would have to measure your kit's footprint to create a suitable sized riser. A "standard" riser would typically be 8x8 but you could certainly use something smaller. As to number of buckets, I would suggest starting with 5 per piece of plywood, one inset at each corner and one in the center. You can always move them and add to them by simply unscrewing and re mounting the bucket lids. I would also suggest carrying some shims.

Sounds like a good riser for a drummer/carpenter. Could use the buckets to put wood scraps in while not drumming on stage. For me that would mean full time wood scrap storage.

Neat concept Scott!