Re: [Texascavers] Ammo can - Part 2

[Charles Loving via Texascavers]

Mine are all metal and old. 30 cal. I think. What calibre are you using in
your caves?


On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 5:17 PM, David via Texascavers <
texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote:

> From David Locklear,
>
> I shopped hard and analyzed each ammo can that I could find in stores, and
> the winner was the one shown below:
>
> Kobalt # 0666039
>
> For $ 9.98 ( $ 10.80 with tax in Texas )
>
> The other reasonable choices were the metal can, the olive-green
> heavy-duty plastic one ( sold at Northern Tool ), or the white or orange
> heavy-duty plastic ( sold in the marine section of Academy ).
>
> I had a fancy one already, (made of aluminum ), but did not see that in
> stores, and that was not what I was looking for this time.
>
> This one is strictly for road-trips, and will have all those small things
> you need on a road-trip, similar to a caver's pack.   In fact this ammo can
> is suitable for caving, where you need to protect something from dust and
> humidity.
>
> I expect this ammo can to last many years.  The plastic hinge on the lid
> should be the first thing to fail.
>
> This ammo can will eventually get covered in Gorilla duct-tape and then
> some caving stickers.
>
> Cheers
>
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Re: [Texascavers] Ammo can - Part 2

[Mark Minton via Texascavers]

If you want to keep things protected and dry, the best choice is usually the 
Curtec drum  
(commonly called Darren drum). These are lightweight, waterproof, very robust, 
and can be used as camp seats as well as ferried through sumps. I carry one in 
my pack on every cave trip.

Mark Minton
mmin...@caver.net


On Fri, 22 Dec, 2017 at 6:18 PM, David via Texascavers 
 wrote:
 

To: CaveTex
Cc: dlocklea...@gmail.com

From David Locklear,

I shopped hard and analyzed each ammo can that I could find in stores, and the 
winner was the one shown below:


    Kobalt # 0666039


For $ 9.98 ( $ 10.80 with tax in Texas )


The other reasonable choices were the metal can, the olive-green heavy-duty 
plastic one ( sold at Northern Tool ), or the white or orange heavy-duty 
plastic ( sold in the marine section of Academy ).


I had a fancy one already, (made of aluminum ), but did not see that in stores, 
and that was not what I was looking for this time.


This one is strictly for road-trips, and will have all those small things you 
need on a road-trip, similar to a caver's pack.   In fact this ammo can is 
suitable for caving, where you need to protect something from dust and 
humidity. 


I expect this ammo can to last many years.  The plastic hinge on the lid should 
be the first thing to fail.


This ammo can will eventually get covered in Gorilla duct-tape and then some 
caving stickers. 


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