[GeoStL] Re: cache containers
- From: Andy Sims <yutty_666@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2004 00:06:21 -0800 (PST)
-
If the jar is air tight then fire shouldn't be a
problem. If it's not air tight, then it's not
waterproof either so fire is still probably not a
problem ;)
Andy
--- Merkin <merkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> -
> I saw some excellent cookie tin caches in Idaho on
> Thanksgiving. They'd
> been coated inside and out with a layer of Rustoleum
> paint. They'd been
> there for a while, but held the contents very well
> indeed. All contents
> were dry, including Beanie Baby toys, and this was
> in three inches of snow.
> Missouri might be different, since I've seen as much
> rain here in a week as
> Idaho gets in a year.
>
> Glass containers, like a glass-lid Mason jar could
> be excellent. I'd worry
> more about the sun's rays focusing on paper items in
> the bottle and starting
> a fire than I would worry about them getting
> waterlogged. Depending on the
> placement of the cache, it might not be an issue at
> all....
>
> I just picked up three ammo cans today, and have
> given them a good coating
> of Rustoleum paint. I'm hoping that keeps them in
> good shape. Uncle Sams
> Surplus, west of the Cave Springs exit, north outer
> road. $5 small, $6
> medium, and they even had several large-ordinance
> cans for about $17. We're
> busy coming up with some plans for some unusual
> caches.
>
>
>
> merkin4
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Coppersmith" <mscopper@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 6:46 PM
> Subject: [GeoStL] cache containers
>
>
> > -
> > All of the cache containers I have found have been
> primarily made of
> > plastic. Has anyone found any cache containers
> made from glass? Is glass
> > taboo as a container? Some glass is thick and are
> very water tight with
> > rubber seals. How about tin? ie cookie tins,
> decorative tins? Too
> > susceptible to rust?
>
>
>
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