My vote for an water proof case is the Pelican box, fortunately Harbor Freight has the Apache brand for about 1/3rd the cost. The small one starting at $15. They seem to be well constructed and made of a good grade plastic, a good rubber seal and a vent valve. They even have the pluck foam insert. Steve
On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 11:00 AM, <texascavers-requ...@texascavers.com> wrote: > Send Texascavers mailing list submissions to > texascavers@texascavers.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > texascavers-requ...@texascavers.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > texascavers-ow...@texascavers.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Texascavers digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. NSS Party ? (David) > 2. Ammo can - Part 2 (David) > 3. Re: Ammo can - Part 2 (Mark Minton) > 4. Re: Ammo can - Part 2 (Charles Loving) > 5. Re: Lascaux Museum (Jerry) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017 15:47:35 -0600 > From: David <dlocklea...@gmail.com> > To: CaveTex <texascavers@texascavers.com> > Subject: [Texascavers] NSS Party ? > Message-ID: > <CAEcwSwOoE=k38HHJejgk0ML=GAEyzzWdvNL7zHOfsQzUE+4R+g@mail. > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > >From David Locklear > > I am just starting to brainstorm ideas since my Sierra Madre road-trip > appears to have imploded. > > I have to be in Sugarland at 1 a.m. > on Sunday ( meaning that is when I will be off work and ready for bed ) > > So I can leave Sugarland in my Sequoia on Sunday morning. > > Here is a list of ideas: > > 1 ) Stay home and suffer > 2 ) Take a 2-1/2 day bus ride into central Mexico and relax in a motel in > the mountains and absorb the culture. > 3 ) Go to the NSS Party > 4 ) just go on a normal Texas road-trip, maybe camp at Seminole Canyon or > swim at Lake Balmorhhea. > 5 ) or I could do what 2 million other Houstonians do at Christmas, and > that is borrow money and donate it to a casino in Lake Charles. > 6 ) or I could visit relatives > ( feels like being flogged ) > > 7) spend the $ on computer upgrades > > 8) any better ideas ? > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://lists.texascavers.com/private/texascavers/ > attachments/20171222/d0173861/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017 17:17:50 -0600 > From: David <dlocklea...@gmail.com> > To: CaveTex <texascavers@texascavers.com> > Subject: [Texascavers] Ammo can - Part 2 > Message-ID: > <CAEcwSwMT93cmqmFo5H8Ya9Sx+uT1zsMY3DATFqwbE=2-qUDj9g@ > mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > >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 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://lists.texascavers.com/private/texascavers/ > attachments/20171222/eee994d2/attachment-0001.html> > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: 20171222_170101_HDR-1.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 450106 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: <http://lists.texascavers.com/private/texascavers/ > attachments/20171222/eee994d2/attachment-0001.jpg> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017 17:41:27 -0800 > From: Mark Minton <mmin...@illinoisalumni.org> > To: texascavers@texascavers.com > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Ammo can - Part 2 > Message-ID: <3VBX9W3V63U4.37ZJ6EDJPCPP1@BZWEB01OC> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > If you want to keep things protected and dry, the best choice is usually > the Curtec drum <http://onrope1.com/miscellaneous/curtec-darren- > drum-6.4-liter/> (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 < > texascavers@texascavers.com> 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.? > > > Cheers > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://lists.texascavers.com/private/texascavers/ > attachments/20171222/8c6120ed/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017 20:17:38 -0600 > From: Charles Loving <lovingi...@gmail.com> > To: Cavers Texas <texascavers@texascavers.com> > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Ammo can - Part 2 > Message-ID: > <CAJfDpxvo3S29vj6N7maXMayfzT_qwY+iXYLgfc5LY31+xLN=ug@mail. > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ > > texascavers@texascavers.com/ > > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > > > > > > -- > Charlie Loving > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://lists.texascavers.com/private/texascavers/ > attachments/20171222/a2f21538/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017 22:09:35 -0500 > From: Jerry <jerryat...@aol.com> > To: texascavers@texascavers.com > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Lascaux Museum > Message-ID: <1608158e581-1928-4...@webjas-vae143.srv.aolmail.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > If only some of the wet and muddy crawlway caves were so easy to exit ! > > Jerry. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Brooks via Texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> > To: texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> > Cc: John Brooks <john.brooks.archit...@gmail.com> > Sent: Fri, Dec 22, 2017 8:52 am > Subject: [Texascavers] Lascaux Museum > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.archdaily.com/868408/lascaux-iv-snohetta- > plus-casson-mann?ad_medium=adbo_17 > > > > New Lascaux Museum. This is what architects think caves look like. > > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ > texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://lists.texascavers.com/private/texascavers/ > attachments/20171222/eadb81a0/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list > Texascavers@texascavers.com > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Texascavers Digest, Vol 42, Issue 19 > ******************************************* >
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