Geocache containers - good advice from Clan Riffster

Clan Riffster

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(Isonzo Karst @ Dec 11 2010, 07:01 AM) Micro - bison type container Micro - Matchsafe Micro - soda preform Micro - Nalgene bottles Small - Nalgene bottles Small - Lock and Locks Regular - ammo can IK has compiled a great list of containers that work well, in almost every environment. I think the only thing I could add to it would be: Small: Therapak Canisters, which can be found here. The medium ones shown on that webpage are the ones I use. They are roughly 2.5" wide by 6" tall, made of durable plastic, and have a screw on lid with a gasket seal. They come 15 to a case, in that size, and sell for around $30 a case. I currently have 64 active hides, (I think), with a varied selection of containers. To date, my Therapak canisters are the only ones that have had no failures. I would also like to give you a list of containers that don't work well in most environments: Black & grey film cans. Gladware Fake Lock & Locks Prescription medicine bottles. (Yes, I know you said you used them) Coffee cans (metal or plastic) Altoids tins Hide-a-keys Cookie tins Baggies (as the primary container) When talking to folks about their hides, one question I like to ask is, "Did you use a baggie?". If the answer is "Yes", (which it almost always is), my next question is "Why?". Quite often, the answers are worded to the effect of, "To keep the log dry". A mantra I like to blabber is; "If you must use a baggie to keep your log dry, your container has already failed at a very basic level". I then promote the axiom of "Take Pride In Your Hide", part of which includes the ideal of never utilizing a substandard container.