+Dan-oh Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 (edited) We get our postage stamps by mail and they come in a Tyvek envelope. I cut todays supply into a few strips for micro logs and I'll make another into a small book. It takes pen great and pencil so-so. Seems like a free source of waterproof material. Anyone else try it? Edited February 3, 2005 by Dan-oh Quote Link to comment
+Team Shibby Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 (edited) If one can write with a pen or pencil as easy as you claim, then it is an excellent source for homemade logbooks. With a couple of good strong staples it should hold together very well. Just for giggles I can tell you that this material is tough! A family member of mine thought that he could stick it in the paper shredder as he does with all discarded mail....that was the last time that shredder worked! Kar Edited February 3, 2005 by Team Shibby Quote Link to comment
luvs2bake Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 Good idea. I love frugality! Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 Great idea. No more soggy logs. Ya just have to be sure to include a pen somehow because they really don't take pencil well. I use National Geographic Adventure Paper which accepts pen and pencil. It's not cheap at a buck a sheet, but you can get 4 strips of logs out of one sheet of paper. And because you can use NGAP in an inkjet printer, you can print out official looking log sheets. Quote Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 That must be the same stuff as the stack of FEDEX envelopes I got from KINKOS (no really I'm planning on FEDEXing a BUNCH of things) Quote Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 TEST RESULTS!!!! I just trimmed up an envelope into 8.5X11 and ran it through my Epson, that uses that durabright ink (waterproof) and then abused it like a washcloth, and it came out in perfect contition, except the wrinkles. Thanks for the excellent idea Quote Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 more testing, ballpoint and sharpie worked GREAT, rollerball and pencil not so hot. Quote Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 Fine print not that great from printer Quote Link to comment
+Bob Blaylock Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 One thing I learned the hard way some years back is that Tyvek DOES NOT go through a laser printer. It melts when it hits the fuser, making a terrible mess. The same thing would almost certainly happen with most photocopiers. Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 Thanks for the tip, I'll definitely want to use the inkjet, which I rarey do since it is somewhat more expensive compared to our laser. Quote Link to comment
+Team Shibby Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Inkjet printers are great for many purposes but I would imagine you would need waterproof ink if you intend on using them for any type of cache material. I learned this lesson a long time ago to not use inkjet printed "You Found It" pages in our caches cause the ink runs at the first sign of moisture. Considering Tyvek is a plastic type of material, inkjet ink will most likely not absorb into it and will smear if it gets wet. I would use a sharpie to write the cache name on the book and use a ruler to make lines for signatures. No need for a story, just name and date will do, at least for a micro Kar Quote Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 Luckily I have the Epson, whitch uses water,sun,fade resistant ink!! like I said, I used the test print as a washcloth and there was no damage. but the printing was not as crisp as on paper, so fine print would not be the best. Quote Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 oh yeah, I always laminate my Stashnotes , except in film cans Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 Inkjet printers are great for many purposes but I would imagine you would need waterproof ink if you intend on using them for any type of cache material. I learned this lesson a long time ago to not use inkjet printed "You Found It" pages in our caches cause the ink runs at the first sign of moisture. Considering Tyvek is a plastic type of material, inkjet ink will most likely not absorb into it and will smear if it gets wet. I would use a sharpie to write the cache name on the book and use a ruler to make lines for signatures. No need for a story, just name and date will do, at least for a micro Kar I use the standard HP ink on my logs printed on NG Adventure Paper and it doesn't smear when wet. HPAV appears to be a plastic of some sort rather than actual paper. Quote Link to comment
[MTB]_Intrepid Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 We get our postage stamps by mail and they come in a Tyvek envelope. I cut todays supply into a few strips for micro logs and I'll make another into a small book. It takes pen great and pencil so-so. Great tip, thanks for posting it. Now I have one more thing I'll save instead of helping to fill the local trash dump. Quote Link to comment
+Barefoot Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 LisaS and I did a micro cache that was not only frozen in place. It was frozen inside. After carefully chipping the container out of the ice, and melting the contents enough to remove them we were amazed. cache log around a plug of ice It looked to be some type of wallpaper, and was not only in great shape, but could be written on. GCJ73Q if you want to contact the owner for details on the paper. Quote Link to comment
+treasure_hunter Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Where can I get some of this water proof paper I keep hearing about? Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Where can I get some of this water proof paper I keep hearing about? You can purchase National Geographic Adventure Paper nearly anyplace that sells the National Geographic Topo! software. REI is one. Amazon.com is another, or use the link above to buy it direction from National Geographic. Quote Link to comment
+NoLemon Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 Where can I get some of this water proof paper I keep hearing about? I've seen the National Geographic paper in the Gander Mountain store that is near me. Though it doesn't look like they do sales from their web site. Quote Link to comment
+Chirpz Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 (edited) I have been using waterproof logs that I purchase from waterprooflogs.com. Looks and feels like real paper, because it is. Not tyvek, not plastic. Takes pen and pencil very well. Holds up well even when underwater. Its really tough. Edited January 2, 2008 by Chirpz Quote Link to comment
+logonwheeler Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 (edited) [commercial content deleted by moderator] Edited January 4, 2008 by Quiggle Quote Link to comment
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