+Stairchicken Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Recently I have been looking around for a good geocaching repair kit. All the ones I found online seemed to be really bulky and full of pointless items. After review items and kits I made a minimalist repair kit that would fit into an Altoids tin. This is still a working in progress but if you have any questions, comments, or concerns please feel free to comment. This is the tin filled up. List of Items 1. Altoids tin 2. 1 Pint ziplock bag 3. 2 Mini log ziplock bags 4. 4 Extra micro logs 5. 5 Feet of camo duck tape 6. 2 Homemade golf pencils 7. 2 Earth magnets 8. 8 Extra o-rings 9. 5 what is Geocaching Cards 10. 3 Zip ties Sorry for the bad image quality all I had to use for a camera was my phone. Quote Link to comment
+EScout Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Good idea. I like the O rings. I made a Travel Bug Repair Kit, but it has gone missing for some time. It was a travel bug tag attached to a zipper nylon pouch with stuff to repair other bugs and cache containers. Did not even last a year before missing..... Quote Link to comment
+Stairchicken Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 I like the velcro it gonna be put on my addition list along with black duck tape for urban catches. Quote Link to comment
+Coldgears Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Why not just replace the cache with the altoids tin? Quote Link to comment
+adt1982 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Why not just replace the cache with the altoids tin? Because altoid tins are horrible cache containers. Quote Link to comment
+Stairchicken Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 I I have seen a few Altoids tin container rusted shut in my travel but if its a worst case scenario it could double as a container. Quote Link to comment
+power69 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Why not just replace the cache with the altoids tin? Because altoid tins are horrible cache containers. not always. i got an altoids thats been out 3 years, not a speck of rust on it. Quote Link to comment
+Stairchicken Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 Why not just replace the cache with the altoids tin? Because altoid tins are horrible cache containers. IT must be in a pretty dry area then. Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Stairchicken, power69 is in Arizona. I can see an Altoids tin surviving there. Here in coastal California, they're always rusty when I find them, and the hinge is usually broken. Some have been rusted shut. Quote Link to comment
+Chrysalides Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 (edited) Here in coastal California, they're always rusty when I find them, and the hinge is usually broken. Some have been rusted shut. I remember finding one like that. It was a 1 difficulty find, a 4 difficulty getting it open. And make sure your tetanus shots are up to date... I put together a small repair kit using a small fishing tackle box. Maybe I should replace it with a small lock-and-lock. Edited February 26, 2012 by Chrysalides Quote Link to comment
+Manville Possum Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Why not just replace the cache with the altoids tin? Because altoid tins are horrible cache containers. Yes they are, but I find quite a few of them. I also have a few in play. Quote Link to comment
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