+RCDispatchersx2 Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I found some plastic ammo cans at the local store recently. I am wondering are they as durable as the metal ones that people use for caches? as waterproof or better? They aren't a bad price but not having come accross any that are plastic in my hunts I was just wondering if any one has used them. Thanks RCDispatchersx2 Quote Link to comment
+Maingray Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I found some plastic ammo cans at the local store recently. I am wondering are they as durable as the metal ones that people use for caches? as waterproof or better? They aren't a bad price but not having come accross any that are plastic in my hunts I was just wondering if any one has used them. Thanks RCDispatchersx2 Only seen one, which was soaking wet inside. On it the gasket was not rubber but some kind of black foam. Quote Link to comment
crtrue Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 The one I saw on an island cache was soaked and everything inside in bags. Always check the seal. They're probably fine, but do what I do and just put a piece of paper inside and spray the whole container with a hose for a few minutes...if the paper is dry, then I'd say it's ready for the wild... Quote Link to comment
Zoptrop Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I have a plastic one (that I haven't set out yet) and although the gasket is rubber, but the clamping mechanism is not all that beefy or tight. I can see it leaking over a period of time/exposure. Quote Link to comment
Clan Riffster Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I've owned a couple of these, in various sizes. The contents never did stay as dry as advertised. Quote Link to comment
bogleman Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I've got one as well. As already mentioned the lock is weak and the seal is poor. Mine has been the field for a while and has held up fairly well - hidden out of the direct elements. I have had one complaint about a moisture problem - checked and it was not a serious enough problem for me to want to pull the can. Go with metal Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Tried 2 different models of them - one had a rubber gasket and stayed dry until the adhesive gave way in the heat of summer and the gasket fell out. The other didn't hold back moisture at all. Quote Link to comment
+TheAlabamaRambler Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 I use a product called a Sportsman Utility Dry Box (advertised as SPUDs) that's ~$8. from Academy Sports. I have fifteen of them hidden and have given maybe twenty-five away at events as door or game prizes, without any trouble at all. My other hides are in a mixture of containers and none so good as these; some of these dry-boxes have been out over three years now. We have some pretty extreme variations in temp here, from 110° summers to 5° or below winters, humid year-round, and I have yet to see one fail, though in cold weather they can be somewhat brittle - I dropped one on rocks on a cold night and broke a quarter-sized hole in it. MTM Molded Products, or www.mtmcase-gard.com Quote Link to comment
+JustMike Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Not to pick on the other various possible containers being used, but ammo cans can be found for cheaply at many army surplus stores and work really well. They are rugged, normally water-tight and cheap. Many of the kitchen containers do not keep cache contents dry. Lock-n-locks are a notable exception. Then again, finding a soggy cache with a nice stinky mold smell just adds to the adventure. JustMike Quote Link to comment
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