+joefrog Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 Got this in an email from the Sportsman's Guide this AM -- thought I'd pass it along! Mortar Tubes Joel (joefrog) "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for ye are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!" Quote Link to comment
SombreHippie Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 Thank you for the link! I've been looking for new containers for my pipe bombs... A great serial killer once said, "Beauty is only skin deep. Trust me, I've looked..." Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 These are good containers, but they are not suitable for a lot of areas. I would not put one in a popular park, or any place where there is a possibility of someone stumbling on it. To the uninitiated, it screams pipe bomb. Also, be sure to label it clearly as a geocache and place contact info on the outside, just in case. This advice is good for all cache containers. "You can't make a man by standing a sheep on his hind legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position, you can make a crowd of men" - Max Beerbohm Quote Link to comment
ChiefPig Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 quote:Holds three 12-oz. beverage cans, measures 21 5/16 x 3 1/4"dia., weighs 2 1/4 lbs. Yup, we definitely need to keep the beer safe from the elements Quote Link to comment
Aksor+Raskol Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 Yeah, but where do you put the ice? Warm beer! Yuck! Quote Link to comment
gmaxis Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 If you paint it yellow maybe it won't look too menacingly threatening. Have GPS, Will Travel. Quote Link to comment
Bella Il Cane Dal Nascondiglio Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 . Quote Link to comment
+Bilder Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 I used a couple of these for caches. They were well liked. So well in fact that one was stolen. They took the tube and left the cache contents on the ground. Ripped the geocaching sticker off it too boot. The other is still out there. Well marked, well hidden in a small not so busy park in town. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have never been lost. Been awful confused for a few days, but never lost! N61.12.041 W149.43.734 Quote Link to comment
bug and snake Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 When a thread like this comes up there is usually someone who says 'label it so that it can be seen to be a 'GeoCache' as opposed to a pipe bomb (or some other type of bomb). Now, I am not having a go at people who say that because it is a VERY good point and well made. My thought is this however..... How many muggles, and even officials such as cops, will recognise either the logo or even the words 'Official GeoCache'??? Sure, do go ahead and label your containers. It is a good thing to do if even one person sees and knows the meaning of such a label. But, remember that anyone who is scared enough of what they see to question it, is not likely to get close enough to read the 'small print'... If the location of your cache is such that painting the container will not spoil it for the seeker then perhaps, as suggested by gmaxis, something like a bright yellow, (or even pink!) MIGHT help. Oh, I know that terrorists can buy pink and yellow paint, it's just that EVERYTHING to keep our pass time out of an unfavourable light has to be good. Only nuts eat squirrels, Snake Quote Link to comment
+Marky Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 Out of over 100 caches I've placed, the one hidden in a mortar tube is the only one to have been been stolen outright. I guess they are just too cool of containers. Luckily, a nearby surplus store sells them for $5, so no big loss. --Marky "All of us get lost in the darkness, dreamers learn to steer with a backlit GPSr" Quote Link to comment
+WildcatRegi Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Just found these Otter boxes, looks like they'd be good for those level-5 caches. "The hardest thing to find is something that's not there!" Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Other than the fact that it is long and skinny, how does this container scream 'pipe bomb'? A prototypical pipe bomb is made from an iron pipe, two end caps, a fuse and some bangy stuff (perhaps nails and stuff added for fun). They are also not generally used in the woods. Busses, movie theaters, restaurants, churches,-yes. Forests-no. If you saw a piece of PVC in the woods, would you turn and run? Quote Link to comment
+joefrog Posted October 10, 2003 Author Share Posted October 10, 2003 quote:Originally posted by WildcatRegi:Just found these http://store.karstsports.com/karst/otbox10ser.html, looks like they'd be good for those level-5 caches. Otter boxes are awesome -- we use them in scuba diving, but usually keep them on the boat with the electronics enclosed. One fellow I know has one small one that he took to 100' and it didn't leak! Joel (joefrog) "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for ye are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!" Quote Link to comment
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