Where Can I Find Ammo Boxes?

[Team Scho]

Ive searched all over the internet and cant find anywhere I can order ammo boxes from. Can anyone help me?

[+CompuCash]

check this site - there are many

 

http://www.calumetindustries.com/ammo.html

[+CapnJackSparrow]

If you look in the getting started posts about 2/3 down the page, there is a post titled "Where Do You Get Ammo Cans?" with a lot of good advice.

[lowracer]

If you can come to Austin TX we're doing a massive group order, we'll be getting five to eight HUNDRED cans and offering them for less than $2 a can. Last year we got them for a buck apiece. Email lowracer (at) austin.rr.com with subject line AMMO CANS specifying how many you want. We will not ship. Don't even ask. You must pick up. We'll be holding a huge ammo can distribution event to hand them all out. The event is the fun part.

[+officepuke]

http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/ctd/default.asp

[+joefrog]

Ive searched all over the internet

That may be the problem... I normally find them in the woods!

 

But seriously, check "cheaperthandirt.com" for all you need!

[+CompuCash]

Ive searched all over the internet

That may be the problem... I normally find them in the woods!

 

But seriously, check "cheaperthandirt.com" for all you need!

I did a simply google for 'ammo box' and got thousands of hits - one of which I posted.

[+BlackBrownDog]

isn't there a military surplus place nearby?

[Jeremy]

Yeah. CheaperThanDirt.com comes up often in the forums.

[+briansnat]

I see you live practically around the corner from me. I periodically order my boxes from cheaperthandirt.com and will often order extra for area geocachers.

I have some left and if you need one or two, I can part with them. E-mail me and I can make arrangements to drop them off somewhere.

 

If you're looking for more than one or two I'll probably be ordering again over the next month or two, or of course, you can order on your own. However, because shipping is $7 if you order one or 20, I find it better to order in bulk to save some money.

[+briansnat]

Yeah. CheaperThanDirt.com comes up often in the forums.

You shoud hit them up for advertizing fees.

[IronMaiden]

I have found them at Army Surplus store in our area. Large or small cans are only $4.00 each.

 

Also try going to some garage sales. Found a nice large ammo can for just a $1.00.

[+BlackBuck]

I bought mine on ebay four cans plus shipping and handling came out to twenty bucks.

[Shoobie & the Sand Crabs]

I get mine from a junk store 1 for a four dollars.

[+team walkingsticks]

I have used Cheaper than Dirt and Ebay both. The last time I purchased from "Cheaper" they weren't in very good condition. One of the tops had to be forced closed and later I had to go out and replace it as cachers were having difficulty with it.

 

Watch out with ebay too. You will see cans going for $1 but the shipping can be pretty high. Make sure to look at shipping before bidding.

 

Although, it seems most people report great success with Cheaper. Maybe I just got an oddball or something. It happens.

 

I was also wondering about plastic ammo cans. Do they exist? And if so, are they as reliable? If they do exist, does anyone know where they can be purchased? I find the steel boxes can be a bit heavy when lugging them long distances in the woods in my pack.

[+HartClimbs]

I've ordered a few times from cheaperthandirt.com and definitely recommend them.

 

The only downside is you'll automatically be put on all the survivalist's mailing lists (although in today's world - maybe that's not such a bad thing).

 

I've ordered several dozen (50cal and 30cal) - just washed 'em out - sanded them lightly (some were a little rusted in spots), and spray painted them to cover all the military markings and stenciled GEOCACHE on the sides.

 

Of course, a lot of them are still sitting in my basement - but they'll get hidden enventually. Good luck with cheaperthandirt.com.

[+Fizzfever]

Say I got a flyer from Longs Drugs Store and they wil be selling ammo boxes starting Sun for 3.99. I've never seen what kind they carry but you might want to check it out.

[+SixDogTeam]

1. Join the army.

2. Find out where they keep the ammo boxes.

3. Empty them, and hide them under your bdu shirt.

4. Take them back to your hootch

5. Wrap them up, address them to your mom, mail them home.

6. Do this every day for six years.

[+The Puzzler]

I was also wondering about plastic ammo cans. Do they exist? And if so, are they as reliable?

I've found two different caches using plastic ammo "cans". Both of them seem to have water problems and the latch on one is broken. From my sample size of two, I would NOT recomend them.

 

I've been playing with a few Costco nut jars. They are big square plastic bottles with a big wide-mouth threaded top that is very waterproof as per my tests (can't squeeze air out of them or get them to leak when submerged). Cheep if you like nuts anyway. Very light weight. We'll have to wait and see how they hold up over time.