Plastic container with strapped base

A container comprising:

• a base centered on a central axis of the container;
• a sidewall connected to the base and defining a portion of an interior of the container;
• a plurality of strap rips positioned in the base, each one of which extends radially outward toward the sidewall;
• and
• at least three angulating and varying depth sidewall ribs extending along a periphery of the sidewall and radially inset therefrom, wherein each varying depth rib includes shallow sections and deep sections, the shallow sections having a rib depth less than a rib depth of the deep sections, wherein in the direction of the central axis the shallow sections of the varying depth ribs are aligned to form recessed columns and unaligned with deep sections of the varying depth ribs,
• wherein at least one strap rib is aligned with at least one recessed column,
• wherein a rib depth of each shallow section is greater than 0 millimeter and less than 1.0 millimeter from the periphery of the sidewall, and
• wherein a rib depth of each deep section is at least 1.5 millimeters from the periphery of the sidewall.