Rectangular Rubbermaid containers considered evil

[+Team Og Rof A Klaw]

Team Og has noticed that almost every sogbucket cache we've run into has been placed in a rectangular Rubbermaid container. For some reason, these just leak a lot more than round Rubbermaid containers. (Ammo boxes and related militaria remain the best.)

 

I don't know why this is, except that perhaps the rectangular ones don't seal very well, even when they're brand new. Certainly not after six months in the woods.

 

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[jarja_grl and G-man]

We just completed four caches yesterday that all were in rectangular rubbermaids and noticed that they already weren't sealing well. The problem is, these caches are only a week old. I'm afraid that they will be a mess pretty soon.

 

Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.

[+BadAndy]

My most recent favorite cache container are decon boxes. They can be tough to open when they're cold, but are pretty watertight....and I get em for .99 ea at the Army/Navy.

 

"Me transmitte sursum, Caledoni!"

[+briansnat]

I've had good luck with rectangular Rubbermaid Seal-n-savers. The ones with the blue rim on the lid. Generally though, round ones are superior. I just checked one that's been out close to a year and it was bone dry inside.

 

Also, over the past year I've been replacing my Rubbermaid containers (round and rectangular) with ammo boxes. In each case, the Rubbermaid cache was dry and in fine shape. I'm now using my old Rubbermaid containers to fix up caches I find that need help.

 

I'm not sure why my experiences differ. Is it the type of Rubbermaid container? There are Seal-n-Savers (blue rim on lid) and Servin' Savers (white lid). I find the former to be excellent and the latter to be not so good.

 

Now Gladware...that is evil!

 

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[This message was edited by BrianSnat on November 02, 2003 at 04:38 AM.]

[Tahosa and Sons]

I'll agree with Brian, the seal and savers work real well. I have several that are out there and are just as good as the day I planted them.

One advantage they have over cartridge cases is that they tuck in rock crevices real nice, cover them with a little duff and poof they're gone.

Cache in the nook and with Froggy

 

Tahosa - Dweller of Mountain Tops.

[+DustyJacket]

I haven't put out these replacements for caches I adopted, yet.

These have blue tops, not rims.

Are they any good?

 

[+welch]

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Originally posted by Team Og Rof A Klaw:

Team Og has noticed that almost every sogbucket cache we've run into has been placed in a rectangular Rubbermaid container. For some reason, these just leak a lot more than round Rubbermaid containers. (Ammo boxes and related militaria remain the best.)

 

I don't know why this is, except that perhaps the rectangular ones don't seal very well, even when they're brand new. Certainly not after six months in the woods.

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Are these the ones with hard plastic lids? I've seen a couple with the hard lids and they just stop sealing after a coupld months.

 

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