+Tarrytown Horsemen Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 Hi all! I'm sure this topic has been covered before (probably numerous times), but I've been away from Geocaching for a few months. I had purchased some ammo boxes/cans (whatever you want to call them) over the internet quite a while ago to use for Geocaching & need to get some more, but can't remember the website where I got them. Does anybody know where to get these???? Thanks in advance! The Tarrytown Horsemen "I do the Rock myself......" The Rocky Horror Picture Show Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 Have you tried Cheaper than Dirt? Took sun from sky, left world in eternal darkness Quote Link to comment
+Criminal Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 quote:I'm sure this topic has been covered before... Yes, it has http://fp1.centurytel.net/Criminal_Page/ Quote Link to comment
+Huntnlady Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 Thanks for the link. I just bought three for a wilderness 9 mile loop. _______________________________ Ever consider what our dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul -- chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth! http://www.geocities.com/cacheinon Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 No problem. If you buy 9, your total is $29.25 and shipping is $7.99. If you buy 10, shipping goes up to $9.99. Took sun from sky, left world in eternal darkness Quote Link to comment
+Team Lyons Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 here's 90 cans for $169.99. If you lived in an area with allot of cachers it would be cool to go in on something like this and just split the cost. Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 I emailed him to ask about shipping, I'll post here when I find out. Took sun from sky, left world in eternal darkness Quote Link to comment
+Squealy Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 Army/Navy surplus stores - just picked up a few at Jay's Military on Hemp Tpk on LI - $6 for a .30 and I think $8 for a .50 - good if you're not buying in bulk (90 ammo cans - holy crap!) F--- the establishment! Quote Link to comment
+CacheUsOut Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 You can get one for free here: Cache ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If I want to see a sunrise, I'll STAY up for it! Quote Link to comment
+IV_Warrior Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Squealy:Army/Navy surplus stores - just picked up a few at Jay's Military on Hemp Tpk on LI - $6 for a .30 and I think $8 for a .50 - good if you're not buying in bulk (90 ammo cans - holy crap!) F--- the establishment! Glad I don't live where you are if you consider those good prices. At the surplus store here a .30 is $2.95 and a .50 I think was $4.95...... Nothing to see here, move along. Quote Link to comment
+Brian - Team A.I. Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 I paid $4.95 for a 7.62mm ammo can when I was in Billings, MT a few weeks ago. I'm hoping that Larada's nearby has them that cheap as well. But, since I help maintain the contents of the aforementioned cache, a source of mine is even cheaper than that! By the way, the cache isn't going to be replenished until the Magellan hunt is over. Brian Team A.I. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 I think Cheaperthandirt is selling a six pack of the .30 cal boxes for $19. I've come to prefer the .30 cal size. They have plenty of room, but are a lot easier to hide than the .50 cal "Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, he'll sit in a boat and drink beer all day" - Dave Barry Quote Link to comment
Wanderingson Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 Here's a great little link concerning buying stuff directly from the US MIlitary. Get the phone numbers for local installations and make a few phone calls. This is where all of the retailers are getting their stuff from and are selling it to the public at a tremendous mark up. Some of the DRMO offices have some pretty interesting containers and often have public sales. http://www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/publications/selling/part5.htm It's those changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes... If we didn't cache, we would all go insane. "I cache; therefore I am" Quote Link to comment
+joefrog Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 quote:Originally posted by CacheUsOut:You can get one for free here: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=521dff6f-09a4-49fc-8ad4-798b9b9f59b4 Okay, now THAT is a neat idea! Joel (joefrog) "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for ye are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!" Quote Link to comment
+StormShadow Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 One thing to be wary of is that many DRMO sales are by lot. Very seldom in my area do you get a lot of 50 ammo cans. More often than not, you'll get an ammo can and 1/2 a ton of old electrical cable or the like. Quote Link to comment
+joefrog Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 quote:Originally posted by StormShadow:One thing to be wary of is that many DRMO sales are by lot. Very seldom in my area do you get a lot of 50 ammo cans. More often than not, you'll get an ammo can and 1/2 a ton of old electrical cable or the like. If they can fit all of that into an ammo can, they deserve a promotion! Joel (joefrog) "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for ye are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!" Quote Link to comment
+Kite and Hawkeye Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 I would definitely suggest looking for a surplus store in your area. I've ordered cans online, but then you might get a certain percentage that are dirty, rusty, smelly, have gunk from old stickers, etc. When you go in person, you can pick out the nicest ones. Plus, ammo cans are heavy, so shipping can be expensive. The cans I got online were okay, but the ones I picked out myself were much nicer (and, with shipping counted in, cheaper). At any rate, be prepared to air them out for several days if you don't want your cache contents to smell like ammo box. Quote Link to comment
+Doc-Dean Posted August 8, 2003 Share Posted August 8, 2003 quote:Originally posted by CacheUsOut:You can get one for free here: Can you mail it to me?? I'll send you a stamp! --------------------------------------------------- Free your mind and the rest will follow Quote Link to comment
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