construct a pressure valve cache container

[+georgiawalker]

So the first cache I ever discovered was Breathless in St. Louis Missouri

 

Breathless

 

This is the coolest cache container

 

There is a "valve" in the lid that allows the air to go out when the lid is placed on the bottom

 

To open the cache you inflate a balloon and release the air from the balloon into the valve which puts air in the container and "raises" the lid.

 

So I want to honor breathless and build one here in Georgia ...

 

Sadly when I emailed the cache owner

 

4PNTRs

 

They did not respond to my email message asking for help on how to build a cache container like it ...

 

Someone posted a photo in the field logs on 12/16 so you can see for yourself what it looks like

 

The problem is when I go into a hardware store to ask for advice on what kind a valve I need I get lots of three headed alien looks.

 

I have to explain what geocaching is THEN try to explain the container THEN try to get someone to still care enough to want to help me find a valve.

 

Anyone ??? Ideas??? Help ???

 

I can't find anything "valvish" anywhere and need some ideas and where to look for one and what to call it.

 

Thanks

 

Georgia Walker

[+harleyfatbob]

So the first cache I ever discovered was Breathless in St. Louis Missouri

 

Breathless

 

This is the coolest cache container

 

There is a "valve" in the lid that allows the air to go out when the lid is placed on the bottom

 

To open the cache you inflate a balloon and release the air from the balloon into the valve which puts air in the container and "raises" the lid.

 

So I want to honor breathless and build one here in Georgia ...

 

Sadly when I emailed the cache owner

 

4PNTRs

 

They did not respond to my email message asking for help on how to build a cache container like it ...

 

Someone posted a photo in the field logs on 12/16 so you can see for yourself what it looks like

 

The problem is when I go into a hardware store to ask for advice on what kind a valve I need I get lots of three headed alien looks.

 

I have to explain what geocaching is THEN try to explain the container THEN try to get someone to still care enough to want to help me find a valve.

 

Anyone ??? Ideas??? Help ???

 

I can't find anything "valvish" anywhere and need some ideas and where to look for one and what to call it.

 

Thanks

 

Georgia Walker

 

hello I am in Adelaide South Australia, I think the answer to your valve problem may be a one way valve from a fuel tank cap from a motorcross bike. I have one on my suzuki. I would say go to a motorbike shop and tell them you want a breather valve for a fuel cap.

I hope this is helpfull.

[+wmpastor]

Suggestion: just bypass the geocaching thing & tell them it's for an experiment. If they ask about that, turn the conversation to how the valve works (just to confirm it's what you need), buy it & head to your workshop!

[+StarBrand]

...The problem is when I go into a hardware store to ask for advice on what kind a valve I need I get lots of three headed alien looks....

 

I've seen that look in Walmart many times - recently when I bought about 40 mini calculators for 25 cents each and 2 rolls of camo duck tape and 4 of those orange match boxes.....