Cache Quest Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Hello Everyone, fairly new to this... Only 3 hunts and 2 finds.. Lately I've been thinking creating some caches but think I need to have a few more finds under my belt first... Anyway... I've been staring at these on eBay for about 15 minutes... I just realized they might be great for micro caches.. What do you guys think? auction 1 auction 2 ... or is there something better for micro caches? Quote Link to comment
+SBPhishy Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Those would kick a**. They would be like waterproof, sturdy film canisters. If you could paint them so they wouldn't be chrome, they would be perfect. I'd buy them. Quote Link to comment
+yumitori Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 I used to have access to similar 'vintage' canisters once upon a time. (They were really old even then. Really.) As I recall, the lids tended to get misthreaded easily. I'd also wonder about the state of the rubber after all this time. If the price doesn't go too high it would be worth checking out, but don't spend the kids' college tuition to get them... Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 (edited) I'd have to wonder about their ability to withstand the elements and like yumitori, I recall the threads not being very good. They really weren't designed for repeated opening and closing. If you can get them cheaply, I'd say they're worth experimenting with, but I wouldn't pay any more than about a buck each for the things and that's pushing it. Now if you can find some older plastic Kodak film canisters, those would be great. I find the older plastic film canisters seal far better than the newer ones. I'm not sure when they changed but when I compare the ones I've had sitting around for some years, with new ones, the difference is remarkable. If you want a solid, inexpensive, watertight micro container check out the waterproof match containers available at camping supply stores. I've seen them for as little as 99 cents some places. They are usually orange (I've sometimes seen green), but some camo tape can take care of that issue. Edited March 23, 2004 by briansnat Quote Link to comment
Cache Quest Posted March 23, 2004 Author Share Posted March 23, 2004 (edited) Thanks! I'll see how things go... Those match containers look good too.. Edited March 23, 2004 by Cache Quest Quote Link to comment
+Stem Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 If price is a major concern - how does free sound. Most photo developing places will give you empty 35 mm cans for free. A lot of people turn them in when they have their film developed, some places will hang on to them for people. I have a bag with about 100 that I got from the first place I called. No, they're not as cool as the ones on ebay, but they are cheaper! Quote Link to comment
+quills Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Another use for these film canisters is as a holster for the matchstick containers. You can notch the bottom of the conatainer and use a zip tie to hole it to a tree branch and the matchstick container fits like a glove inside it. You'd be surprised how well this blends in with some camo. Quote Link to comment
+Wacka Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 I found a cache tonight in one of these and the log was damp. I don't think they are waterproof. Quote Link to comment
+Lazyboy & Mitey Mite Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 I'm dating myself but once all my film came in those. I suspect that plastic film canisiters are better. Quote Link to comment
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