Ammo Can

[+lacey38655]

Today I went out looking around town for an Ammo can, so that I can begin to collect things for my first cache. Well after going to three antique stores, i came across one.( no army stores here) The old lady in the store sold me the ammo can for 20 bucks. I was freakin. I went to walmart a couple days back and bought a plastic tupperware container for 3 bucks. So I was thinking this ammo can would be maybe 5 dollars. So here I am with a $20 dollar ammo can. Is this the price that they are running elsewhere? If I want to hide anymore cache's I will have to look into other weather proof containers.

 

thanks.

 

I may be inexperienced at cache but I am experienced at getting lost.

[+Nels_Anderson]

You did pay way too much. Something in the $5 to $10 range is more like it, depending on the size (ammo boxes comes in a variety of sizes).

 

I have not found any local source, but there are a variety of mail order places that sell them. A Google search should find you a number of choices.

 

By the way, I've found the ammo boxes to be well worth it. I've placed 6 caches and all but the most recent were originally placed in plastic tupperware type containers, and every one of them got wet inside. Either the plastic eventually cracks or otherwise fails, or more often people just don't close them properly. Ammo boxes tend to get sealed much better.

[+Drgnsrealm]

Today I went out looking around town for an Ammo can, so that I can begin to collect things for my first cache. Well after going to three antique stores, i came across one.( no army stores here) The old lady in the store sold me the ammo can for 20 bucks. I was freakin. I went to walmart a couple days back and bought a plastic tupperware container for 3 bucks. So I was thinking this ammo can would be maybe 5 dollars. So here I am with a $20 dollar ammo can. Is this the price that they are running elsewhere? If I want to hide anymore cache's I will have to look into other weather proof containers.

 

thanks.

 

I may be inexperienced at cache but I am experienced at getting lost.

 

Check out Ebay. You can get them for $5.00 at times, or $2.50 each if you buy them by the case. Just type in Ammo box in Search.

 

You may also do a search in here. I know that there were a number of posts on the subject.

 

Good luck, and $20.00, way to much, unless it was used during the civil wars.

[+Criminal]

I'll give you some once-used pristine ones for free. You have to come get them.

[+lacey38655]

It sounded like to much but hey the first time always hurts. Like the first time I went to a wildland fire and first cache. I came out all scratched up and bruised. You learn from experience.

 

Diffenetly will do the search for ammo cans on ebay. thanks for the advice.

 

 

I may be inexperienced at buying ammo cans but let me shop for shoes.

[+Airmapper]

I get them for about $3, I have a local Army surplus store, and the guy that owns it traded a car for ammo cans. Needless to say, he has a LOT of them.

[+welch]

... Is this the price that they are running elsewhere? If I want to hide anymore cache's I will have to look into other weather proof containers.

Usually its more like $3-$8 depending on size condition location maybe shipping etc.

Do you by chance happen to know how old the ammo can you bought is? The only smaller (30cal and 50cal) ones I've seen for $20 were old (and junky) WWII era ones. (does your can happen to have rivets on the lid instead of spot welds?)

[+The 4 F's]

We found this place on the web a while ago while looking for inexpensive containers.

They have alot of surplus army containers and sell .30 cal ammo cans for 3.99. ammo can.

[+Team_Talisman]

I have been getting mine from a paintball supply store no army surplus around here.

[salmoned]

Well, if your ammo can had provenance, it may not have been too much to pay...

[+Rick618]

Ammo cans around here are $3 and $7 each. $20 does seem a bit steep. Maybe you can buy a trunkload and set up just down the street at $15 a can?

 

HASELOFF'S ARMY SURPLUS. 374 HWY 51 RIDGELAND, MS 39157 PH: 601-856-5364

 

and you might try this link and see which one of the surplus stores among those sporting good stores is close to you.

 

http://www.pmcammo.com/dealers/Mississippi.php

[+Team JSAM]

Not just army stores sell them try farm store like D&B I buy 30mm cans for 4.98 in really great shape 20.00 is a total rip I would take it back!

[ImpalaBob]

Cabelas sells 6 each 30 cal ammo cans for $19.99 + shipping.

 

Unless you got ammo in the can you bought .... you were ripped off. ImpalaBob

[+The Geocache Hunter]

 

Unless you got ammo in the can you bought .... you were ripped off. ImpalaBob

 

I usually just take the can when I am done using the ammo inside it (a minor benifit of being in the Army).

[Hike Idaho]

I live is Idaho Falls and plan on trying to find the Army Surlus Warehouse this weekend. It used to be downtown but they moved it a couple of years ago. I see it everytime I drive South on I-15 however I'm not quite sure how to get there.

["Paws"itraction]

You could also try http://www.cheaperthandirt.com. They usually have pretty good prices.

I've also had some really good luck picking them up cheaply at local yard sales and auctions - you may want to scope those out in your area.

[+GEO.JOE]

Contact some of the local cachers that have used Ammo Cans. I have found two caches that use ammo cans near you so the cans are available somewhere around there.

 

Check out

 

Founders' Cemetery

 

and

 

Bailey's Woods

 

GEO.JOE

[+cudlecub]

When they have them, I get them for $4 at my local army surplus store. I can pick them up at the flea market for $3 but they aren't in as good as shape as the army surplus store.

[+ScoutingWV]

$5 is about right. There is a Cabela's in my region that usually has some in that price range.

 

A friend of mine surprised me last week by dropping off thirteen 50mm cans while I was out of town. They are all like new and they were completely free.

 

[CacheNCarryMA]

I live is Idaho Falls and plan on trying to find the Army Surlus Warehouse this weekend. It used to be downtown but they moved it a couple of years ago. I see it everytime I drive South on I-15 however I'm not quite sure how to get there.

 

Good thing you can drive there. It would cost $8.68 to ship one ammo can from them via UPS.

[Hike Idaho]

I live is Idaho Falls and plan on trying to find the Army Surlus Warehouse this weekend. It used to be downtown but they moved it a couple of years ago. I see it everytime I drive South on I-15 however I'm not quite sure how to get there.

 

Good thing you can drive there. It would cost $8.68 to ship one ammo can from them via UPS.

 

I guess so. It will cost me a lot less to just drive there then that. That's actually more for shipping then it is for the ammo can.

[+Renegade Knight]

I live is Idaho Falls and plan on trying to find the Army Surlus Warehouse this weekend. It used to be downtown but they moved it a couple of years ago. I see it everytime I drive South on I-15 however I'm not quite sure how to get there.

 

When you drive south on I-15 and you see the building take that exit. It's off of the frontage road.

[+az_pistolero]

Today I went out looking around town for an Ammo can, so that I can begin to collect things for my first cache. Well after going to three antique stores, i came across one.( no army stores here) The old lady in the store sold me the ammo can for 20 bucks. I was freakin. I went to walmart a couple days back and bought a plastic tupperware container for 3 bucks. So I was thinking this ammo can would be maybe 5 dollars. So here I am with a $20 dollar ammo can. Is this the price that they are running elsewhere? If I want to hide anymore cache's I will have to look into other weather proof containers.

 

thanks.

 

I may be inexperienced at cache but I am experienced at getting lost.

 

They're a lot more expensive when they're full of ammo...

 

Keep your eyes open for deals, Dillon Precision's store (not the catalog) has near-new boxes at 3 for $10.

[+Tsmola]

$20 is way steep, it better be one of those giant ammo cans for that price lol

 

I have to agree with a lot of what's been said here, tupperware and similar containers just don't hold up well. There's just something about finding an ammo can too...

[+Rick618]

My only complaint about ammo cans is that they dont get painted. It really isn't that much extra effort to get a can of olive drab and cover over the military info or you can get as elaborate as you wish. A couple of the land managers I've spoken with have made this a requirement for any cans placed.

[GlfWrVt]

My only complaint about ammo cans is that they dont get painted. It really isn't that much extra effort to get a can of olive drab and cover over the military info or you can get as elaborate as you wish. A couple of the land managers I've spoken with have made this a requirement for any cans placed.

 

Uhh... What is the point of that? I mean if you want to paint it, cool. But to require it? What is the problem with the military markings? Its just ammo.

 

Mark.

[+Tsmola]

My only complaint about ammo cans is that they dont get painted. It really isn't that much extra effort to get a can of olive drab and cover over the military info or you can get as elaborate as you wish. A couple of the land managers I've spoken with have made this a requirement for any cans placed.

 

Not everyone does that, I've covered the military markings on every ammo can I've put out, most often I cover them with camo tape and then add more camo with Paint pens. My last ammo can I put a hand-painted geocaching.com logo on the lid. I've seen a lot that were just thrown out as is, but you'll never see one of my ammo cans like that. I also put the cache name and info on the inside of the lid of all my ammo cans.

[+TeamAO]

I buy my ammo cans for $3 for 30cal and $5 for 50cal.

 

Those are fair prices in my region. I got them on www.calarmy.com

[+Team Hassnander]

My only complaint about ammo cans is that they dont get painted. It really isn't that much extra effort to get a can of olive drab and cover over the military info or you can get as elaborate as you wish. A couple of the land managers I've spoken with have made this a requirement for any cans placed.

 

I always paint my cans and top it off with a custom Geo-cache decal. I only have two caches though.

Edited April 27, 2006 by Team Hassnander

[+Team JSAM]

Also if you cant find any ammo cans in your area try to find Lock&Lock containers they work great they are 100% airtight, waterproof. You will need to throw a few layers of paint but a regular size one is only 3-6 dollars around here.

[+GerbilMafia]

I've seen them at gun stores relatively cheap.

[+uxorious]

I just bought two of them for $6 each, at the local gun store. They had a bunch of them.

[+lacey38655]

Went to the local flea market this weekend and picked up 2 ammo cans for 4 bucks each. Man I really did get ripped off the first time. I will try to run prices by you guys more often. Thanks so much.