discord2k Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Hello all. I've been using paintball loaders for my caches. Has anybody used these before? Their cheap ($1.50 @ walmart) and have spring loaded caps which I've found are pretty weather proof. http://www.paintballemporium.com/paintball-tubes.html What do you all use? Quote Link to comment
crawil Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 I have 2 of these that I'm going to put out as containers. Good to know that they work well! Quote Link to comment
+SCBrian Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 I have 2 of these that I'm going to put out as containers. Good to know that they work well! Don't forget to hit your local paintball store as these can be bought in a number of colors, including Camo! Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Medium sized Lock-n-Lock containers - about $3 ea and as waterproof as you can reasonable expect from a plastic container. Quote Link to comment
+The Jester Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Medium sized Lock-n-Lock containers - about $3 ea and as waterproof as you can reasonable expect from a plastic container. I use the same thing. With the variety in sizes (just above micro to smallish regular) you can fit the container to the hide easily. Quote Link to comment
+Dgwphotos Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Hello all. I've been using paintball loaders for my caches. Has anybody used these before? Their cheap ($1.50 @ walmart) and have spring loaded caps which I've found are pretty weather proof. http://www.paintballemporium.com/paintball-tubes.html What do you all use? I suspect that if a paintballer were to stumble across one, they would steal it. Personally, I use the lock and locks. BTW, they are known as guppies. Quote Link to comment
+Bad_CRC Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Hello all. I've been using paintball loaders for my caches. Has anybody used these before? Their cheap ($1.50 @ walmart) and have spring loaded caps which I've found are pretty weather proof. http://www.paintballemporium.com/paintball-tubes.html What do you all use? I've seen one of those used, and the lid was open on it when i found it. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I use Lock n Locks for med caches. Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 (edited) Decon containers are pretty popular. Edited April 11, 2007 by sbell111 Quote Link to comment
Clan Riffster Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Paint ball tubes are not waterproof. The purpose of a cache is to protect the contents, be it a scrap of paper or gold bullion. Paint ball tubes will not do this. Lock & Locks are much better containers. Ammo cans rule the roost. Quote Link to comment
DragonRebel Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Riffster is correct, paintball loaders are water resistant, not waterproof. As former paintballers we dove into shallow creeks & had to dump our front tubes cause they got wet. We played in a hurricane rain many yrs ago up in the Poconos that trashed our balls again, due to the tubes getting wet. Then again our balls on the gun were just as wet so we gave up since everyone was wearing ponchos & cheating anyway. If you dont mind doing constant maintenance on them then they are as good as mint tins, but not a excellent idea. I picked up some neat tupperware style containers at my local dollar store, they just arent branded tupperware. But they have that flexible lid on them, rubber like. Not as good as lock n locks but lock n locks are hard to come by here right now & expensive. For some reason our local wally worlds dont stock em & the local food beast occasionally has them for over $7 for a medium size. We have been testing the rubber lid container for a couple months now & so far its staying dry inside, the only issue is the paint is flexing off the lid lip wheres it being pulled to open. Quote Link to comment
adm4984 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 What does everyone think of using a nalgene type waterbottle? (These are the unbreakable ones) Nalgenes are exceedingly expensive but i know there are generics out there for much cheaper. has anyone used these before? Quote Link to comment
+Miragee Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I got a Nalgene water bottle at a Thrift Store for $.50. I painted it with plastic paint. It has been out for more than six months and seems to be holding up fine. Quote Link to comment
adm4984 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I got a Nalgene water bottle at a Thrift Store for $.50. I painted it with plastic paint. It has been out for more than six months and seems to be holding up fine. Nice! I think I'll give it a shot! Quote Link to comment
+OHMIKY Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I use lock-n-locks - bu that is because I haven't found a good source for ammo cans locally and don't relish paying for shipping on them. of the ones I have hunted and found, the ammo cans are by far the best Quote Link to comment
DragonRebel Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 nalgene will break. DiS02 had some from her paintball playing days, about 8 yrs old, that had been exposed to sunlight for 6 mths before she recieved them. When she was getting ready to do her CAA cache she figured she would use 1 of them, emptied & cleaned of course. First one she dropped & shattered in many shards, 2nd shattered also when she got umm mad & tossed it onto the ground. (not concrete or cement but plain old wooody dirt). 3rd & last one lasted until it got muggled, she wrapped cloth camo tape (like hunters use on their guns during season) to help protect it, just in case & it had been flat spray painted to help blend in. None of these bottle were exposed to gas fumes because they were stored with our lexan lenses, & gas hates lexan, eats it right up. They are a good idea but dont expect them to never break, everything eventually breaks, rusts, or walks off it its nice enough. We were going to use a old otter box but we figured that would walk off fast for where we wanted to use it. And the wildlife refuge wont let us chain it to the tree Quote Link to comment
+KKTH3 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 human skulls, great for urban camo, though lacking a bit in the weatherproof department. Quote Link to comment
SilverOak Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 I tried building a smallish medium (or mebbe largish small) today out of PVC pipe with a screw on lid and round end cap. I've seen several of these in central KY made from larger bore pipe. Unfortunately, my 2 in x 8 in container made my roommate think I had a pipe bomb. Obviously not something I can safely put in an urban setting, but what about rural with the landowner having seen and ok'd? I plan on camo painting it and getting one of those "Hey it a geocache" stickers. Safe enough? Quote Link to comment
discord2k Posted April 13, 2007 Author Share Posted April 13, 2007 I tried building a smallish medium (or mebbe largish small) today out of PVC pipe with a screw on lid and round end cap. I've seen several of these in central KY made from larger bore pipe. Unfortunately, my 2 in x 8 in container made my roommate think I had a pipe bomb. Obviously not something I can safely put in an urban setting, but what about rural with the landowner having seen and ok'd? I plan on camo painting it and getting one of those "Hey it a geocache" stickers. Safe enough? Sounds good man... Nowadays anything can be mis-constrewed for a bomb. Even a small container of hair gel! So with the sticker you should be fine. P.S. Good idea... Quote Link to comment
+Hobo2 Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Medium sized Lock-n-Lock containers - about $3 ea and as waterproof as you can reasonable expect from a plastic container. Where do you find the lock-n-lock containers? Quote Link to comment
+jackrock Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 What does everyone think of using a nalgene type waterbottle? (These are the unbreakable ones) Nalgenes are exceedingly expensive but i know there are generics out there for much cheaper. has anyone used these before? I've seen these work well but get one with a widemouth. The narrow mouth ones are difficult to get things out of that people have wadded & rolled & crammed in them. Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 (edited) Medium sized Lock-n-Lock containers - about $3 ea and as waterproof as you can reasonable expect from a plastic container. Where do you find the lock-n-lock containers? Target stores. Edited April 13, 2007 by BlueDeuce Quote Link to comment
+2qwerqE Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Thermos jugs, like Coleman or Gott. I get them at the local thrift stores for less than $1 each, usually. Like this one: Quote Link to comment
+therber Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Quart and Gallon size plastic paint containers, the new square ones, the pour spout just pops right out and they have a nice wide mouth, also the lid has a seal and screws down over the lip of the container. So if you know someone thats a painter have them hook you up. I have put one of these out and they seem to work well so I am going to put more out. Quote Link to comment
+Dgwphotos Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Medium sized Lock-n-Lock containers - about $3 ea and as waterproof as you can reasonable expect from a plastic container. Where do you find the lock-n-lock containers? Target stores. I can get them at Walmart at home. Quote Link to comment
SilverOak Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Be careful with the thermos jugs. We've had the little flap at the top leak before in regular water storage use. Have you run into any leaking problems? Quote Link to comment
+Bad_CRC Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 human skulls, great for urban camo, though lacking a bit in the weatherproof department. oh my goodness, that is the greatest idea for a cache container. I have a human skull (realistic plastic replica) I buried it in my parent's crawlspace so it was just poking out of the sand as a practical joke on my dad. I think it'd be a killer cache container, though theft and police reports might be a problem. Quote Link to comment
kiel1994 Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 (edited) (removed by moderator) Edited April 17, 2007 by mtn-man Quote Link to comment
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