Floaters

[+Bill & Tammy]

I am talking about the floating keychains pictured below, which are used by boaters. The caps do come off and they are really quite roomy inside. I am a little more confident in using the "soft" one as it seems a bit more watertight:

 

[+ePeterso2]

I've seen at least a dozen of those used as micro containers here. They're really evil when covered with camo tape.

[+team5150]

Found our first one of these last week. It had been painted to match its surroundings and was very hard to find.

[+trooperdjb]

Found one of those just today. It was cylindrical instead of square. Painted green and hanging in a tree. Fortunatly there wasn't another obvious hiding spot within 20'.

[saopaulo1@hotmail.com]

You get them at fishing stores? How much are they?

[+Bill & Tammy]

You get them at fishing stores? How much are they?

 

Yes, I am fortunate enough to live at a lake resort so they are quite common here. The one on the left I actually bought at a grocery store here yesterday for $2.00 USD.

[Clan Riffster]

I have one in my boat that holds my registration and trailer lock key. It also holds several ounces of water, since it's not near as water resistant as the manufacturer claims. I've found probably 8 or 10 of them in the wild. All of the ones similar in design to mine had water in them. Mine is a rigid cylinder with a threaded top & O-ring. Kinda like a big, plastic bison tube.

[+JohnTee]

Here's an even cheaper, readily available alternative . . .

 

 

Match containers for $0.99 at Wal-Mart or you local sporting goods store. I suggest replacing the original 'seal' with an o-ring as the original seal fits a little loose and can be dropped and lost.

 

I drilled a hole in the lid, put a cotter-key through and sealed it inside with epoxy. I imagine you could do the same thing with a little threaded eye-bolt and a dab of glue inside.

 

JohnTee

[+mgoose]

They make a tooth pick holder that is like the yellow one in pic. But smaller around . Have seen it go through two floods and still dry ! Have seen a few of the ones in the pic. Can work well just have to put them in the right place !!

[+sbell111]

I have one in my boat that holds my registration and trailer lock key. It also holds several ounces of water, since it's not near as water resistant as the manufacturer claims. I've found probably 8 or 10 of them in the wild. All of the ones similar in design to mine had water in them. Mine is a rigid cylinder with a threaded top & O-ring. Kinda like a big, plastic bison tube.

I assume that your's is not like this one:

 

There is a local cache that uses one of my containers just like this one. It has been 'in the field' for right at two years and has had no reported water issues.

Here's an even cheaper, readily available alternative . . .

 

 

Match containers for $0.99 at Wal-Mart or you local sporting goods store. I suggest replacing the original 'seal' with an o-ring as the original seal fits a little loose and can be dropped and lost.

 

I drilled a hole in the lid, put a cotter-key through and sealed it inside with epoxy. I imagine you could do the same thing with a little threaded eye-bolt and a dab of glue inside.

I'm always a bit scared of breaching a waterproof container like that. If the glue/epoxy/sealant ever goes bad, water has a direct route inside. I've seen a few of these attempts become a wet, stinky mess.

[Clan Riffster]

I assume that your's is not like this one:

Except for the color, mine is exactly like that one. Mine is not in an area even slightly protected from the weather, which may be what leads to it getting filled with water on a regular basis. It's tied to my boat's transom, which sits exposed to the elements.

[+sbell111]

I assume that your's is not like this one:

Except for the color, mine is exactly like that one. Mine is not in an area even slightly protected from the weather, which may be what leads to it getting filled with water on a regular basis. It's tied to my boat's transom, which sits exposed to the elements.

This one is laying next to a tree, with some leaves tossed on top. Edited April 4, 2007 by sbell111

[+JohnTee]

I'm always a bit scared of breaching a waterproof container like that. If the glue/epoxy/sealant ever goes bad, water has a direct route inside. I've seen a few of these attempts become a wet, stinky mess.

 

Well, proper preparation does go a long way . . . 14 months in the field tomorrow and still holding up.

 

JohnTee

[+Pingwin_kd6fpx]

I have one in my boat that holds my registration and trailer lock key. It also holds several ounces of water, since it's not near as water resistant as the manufacturer claims. I've found probably 8 or 10 of them in the wild. All of the ones similar in design to mine had water in them. Mine is a rigid cylinder with a threaded top & O-ring. Kinda like a big, plastic bison tube.

I assume that your's is not like this one:

 

There is a local cache that uses one of my containers just like this one. It has been 'in the field' for right at two years and has had no reported water issues.

Here's an even cheaper, readily available alternative . . .

 

 

Match containers for $0.99 at Wal-Mart or you local sporting goods store. I suggest replacing the original 'seal' with an o-ring as the original seal fits a little loose and can be dropped and lost.

 

I drilled a hole in the lid, put a cotter-key through and sealed it inside with epoxy. I imagine you could do the same thing with a little threaded eye-bolt and a dab of glue inside.

I'm always a bit scared of breaching a waterproof container like that. If the glue/epoxy/sealant ever goes bad, water has a direct route inside. I've seen a few of these attempts become a wet, stinky mess.

 

Nice camop paint job. I am not much of a painter... what is your technique for camo painting like that and what kind of paint do you use?

[+sbell111]

Nice camop paint job. I am not much of a painter... what is your technique for camo painting like that and what kind of paint do you use?

I use pretty much the same technique as Criminal describes here. The only differences are 1) I use Rustoleum camo paint, 2) I use twigs from a burning bush plant instead of the cedar, pine or ferns that he uses, and 3) I don't sand my cans (I guess that's only relevent when talking about painting ammo cans). Edited April 11, 2007 by sbell111

[+Criminal]

..... 3) I don't sand my cans...

Hey, don't knock it until you've tried it.

[+sbell111]

..... 3) I don't sand my cans...

Hey, don't knock it until you've tried it.

It sounds too painful. I'm not into that.

[+Driver Carries Cache]

..... 3) I don't sand my cans...

Hey, don't knock it until you've tried it.

It sounds too painful. I'm not into that.

 

Hey... there's noting like nice smooth....

 

Sorry, it was temping, but I just can't!

 

I found one of these "floaters" as a trade item in a cache. It's now waiting for deployment into the field! Seems like it'd make a great container.

 

Driver Carries Cache

(madmike)

Edited April 11, 2007 by Driver Carries Cache

[+...The Girl]

I use pretty much the same technique as Criminal describes here. The only differences are [snip]

..... 3) I don't sand my cans... (I guess that's only relevent when talking about painting ammo cans).

If you start with premium cans, they don't need sanding. Mine have never been sanded and are as smooth as a baby's bum, thankyewverymuch.

 

I'm not saying Criminal doesn't know good cans when he has his hands on them... the cans he had to sand must have been standard ones.

 

Edited to fix over-snipping of the sbell quote.

Edited April 13, 2007 by ...The Girl