+Team Perrito Blanco Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 Home Depot has new, unused ones. I saw someone buying them as I left there today. I would think they are watertight. Rusting issues maybe? Whaddaya think? Quote Link to comment
+CompuCash Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 so how do you plan to have people open them? When was the last time you tried to open a paint can? it ain't fun! Quote Link to comment
+Team Perrito Blanco Posted November 27, 2004 Author Share Posted November 27, 2004 What? Doesn't everybody have a Leatherman or a little screwdriver doohicky on their keyring? Hmmm. Any ideas on how to rig it? Quote Link to comment
+leatherman Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 Everyone should have a Leatherman! All paint cans I have seen rust. If I saw a paint can in the woods or in a corner lot I would think it was trash. You would have to paint it, to protect it. Mark it really well as a Geocache. Quote Link to comment
+webscouter. Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 I would bet that it doesn't get closed. Quote Link to comment
+Team Perrito Blanco Posted November 27, 2004 Author Share Posted November 27, 2004 Hmmm. I'm getting talked out of this real fast. Quote Link to comment
+G-Squad Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 Tie a churchkey to the handle and everyone will have a way to open it. But, as others have noted, it is likely not to get closed properly. And wouldn't you know, that will be just before a big rain. Quote Link to comment
+CompuCash Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 (edited) Tie a churchkey to the handle and everyone will have a way to open it. But, as others have noted, it is likely not to get closed properly. And wouldn't you know, that will be just before a big rain. do you know what is on the other end of a 'church key'? Ah... me thinks that might not be a good idea! unless yer trying to make a sieve - Edited November 27, 2004 by CompuCash Quote Link to comment
+Pork King Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 There is a paint can cache around here that hangs upside down from a tree. The lid is on the bottom, so folks tend to make sure it is cloded tight before leaving. To open, there is a churchkey tied to the handle. I'm not sure how it would sand up to repeated onenings and closings, tho. Painting/camo'ing the can inhibits rust. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 I'd say it would be waterproof in the beginning, but every paint can lid I've ever seen bends after a while and I doubt it will stay waterproof very long. With all the other great, inexpensive containers out there, it would be near the bottom of my list of choices. Quote Link to comment
+CYBret Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 I've been thinking about trying one of these out: From the webpage: It's the biggest advance in paint since the portable sprayer. Yet it was so obvious. Metal cans are impossible to use without making a mess, so Dutch Boy took a cue from laundry detergent. The 1-gallon plastic Twist & Pour, which arrived in stores in June, includes a similar twist-off lid and a no-drip spout. Sherwin Williams has spent millions converting Dutch Boy to the new container, with stores getting special shakers. It adds a couple of bucks to a gallon of paint. I think they've got potential...provided they're watertight. Bret Quote Link to comment
nobby.nobbs Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 i'd say this is even lower than last choice. if it was my only option i'd not bother. rust problems, not shutting problems, mistaking for trash etc etc like has been said with so many other cheap options why would you want to use one? sorry to be negative but i can see so many potential problems Quote Link to comment
+ironman114 Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 I've been thinking about trying one of these out: I have found a cache using one of these. It was camo painted on the outside and everything inside was dry even here in the Pacific Northwest. It has been in place for a year and still works fine. Quote Link to comment
+Team Perrito Blanco Posted November 27, 2004 Author Share Posted November 27, 2004 OK. Idea scratched. Quote Link to comment
+CurmudgeonlyGal Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 For Bret: I probably should go run out and see how it's doing tomorrow... since it will be a year since it's been out in the field, but last time I was there a few months ago, everything was dry and just fine inside this can: -=- michelle Quote Link to comment
+ironman114 Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 For Bret: I probably should go run out and see how it's doing tomorrow... since it will be a year since it's been out in the field, but last time I was there a few months ago, everything was dry and just fine inside this can: -=- michelle Yep that was the one I was referring to! Quote Link to comment
+G-Squad Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 do you know what is on the other end of a 'church key'? Ah... me thinks that might not be a good idea! unless yer trying to make a sieve - Ooops. Pointy end bad! You just know someone is going to use that end instead of the bottle opener end. Ok. Spend 25 or 50 cents and buy a paint can opener. It's one long piece of round wire...think wire coat hanger, but thicker. Bent into a triangle on the top for leverage and the business end is smashed flat AND NOT POINTY! Quote Link to comment
+Torry Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 Maybe you could try a 5-gallon plasic pail. I've seen some great camouflage using expanding aerosal insulation foam and paint to make them look like a tree stump or rock. Quote Link to comment
+Team Perrito Blanco Posted November 27, 2004 Author Share Posted November 27, 2004 Excellent camo job Michelle. Gotta get me some stencils. Quote Link to comment
+CompuCash Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 you can get 2 qt jars that work great at the Dollar store - lots of other plastic containter there that work well too - I have hidden several of the jars and people seem to have an easy time closing them -- as opposed to some of the plastic (flat-lidded) variety that often don't get closed well. CC Quote Link to comment
adampierson Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 A local cacher just recently started using small paint cans (do a keyword search at gc.com on Bento - he also has pictures). I've found two of them and I must admit they make decent caches. He does advise people to bring a tool to open the cache. Quote Link to comment
Bobthearch Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 I don't think it's a terrible idea. New paint cans are plastic and don't rust. It's a good size. And when properly closed it's probably water-tight. Getting it open would be the finders' problem. Add a half-star to the difficulty rating, or mention in the description that they need to bring a tool, or stick an old screwdriver in the ground next to the can. People not closing it completely would be the main obstacle. And it would end up being your problem. Soaked logbook, missing lid, etc. You'd have to be very dilligent about mantainence. Best Wishes, Bob Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 I don't know about the rest of you but I'd close it by beating the lid down with a rock. Eventually even if closed a regular paint can would be beat to snot and not too functional. Even so it would still be better than gladware. Quote Link to comment
+Nurse Dave Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 A local cacher just recently started using small paint cans (do a keyword search at gc.com on Bento - he also has pictures). I've found two of them and I must admit they make decent caches. He does advise people to bring a tool to open the cache. Of course that doesn't do any good if you don't read every cache page before you go out caching like people that use PQs. Quote Link to comment
+Jeep_Dog Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 I don't know about the rest of you but I'd close it by beating the lid down with a rock. Eventually even if closed a regular paint can would be beat to snot and not too functional. I was thinking (or lack thereof) that I would use my head. Then again, that's pretty darn close to a rock, and the end result for the can would probably be the same. Quote Link to comment
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