Shade, yes I am in Philadelphia, northeast Philadelphia to be exact.
I just got rid of three 55 gallon drum rain barrels and gave them to a fellow gardener. I replaced them with a 165 gallon tank and a 90 gallon tank.
I'll toss up some pics...
I installed underdecking and gutters to feed this tank, its never empty
Put in a transfer pump and hose to water the gardens
have a center feed that goes to the pond for topping off and filling buckets.
Put in an overflow
installed a gutter to feed the back pond