Thanks for the reply guys. I refuse to use anything from Walmart. I had one like the black one posted above, and it leaked all over my garage while I was out of town. My wife drove in and out of the garage about 20 times in that time and there was a trail of oil out the garage and down the street. I took it back to get a simple $3 drain pan which I just returned last night because the spout won't direct the oil properly, and it just makes another massive mess every time I use it.
Originally Posted By: Snagglefoot
Nice, but a better system for me is this: Buy your oil in the gallon sized jugs only. Have one of those round plastic pans with a spout that fits into top of the jug. Have a spare jug around from any antifreeze or other commodity. Do your change using the jug of oil. Immediately pour the used oil back into the jug it came from and if you have more than a gallon pour the rest into one of the empty jugs. Cap the jugs and dispose of the oil when you can.
This works for me because I give the oil to the disposal place, jug and all.
This is pretty much what I've been doing, but the place I take it won't dispose of the jug for me. That would be great! I think I'm going to go with a 5 gallon jug like
THIS
And for a drain pan, after looking around, I think I'm going to go with one of
THESE. I used one similar when I worked at the service shop at my University and I like the enclosed funnel because all the oil goes where you intend it to. Hopefully this one is as good as the one at the shop.