Rubbermaid, Dixie both purchased at striking markets. 35mm film canisters from old time film using cameras for micro boxes(these will end up being collector items). For in town letterboxes we have used many empty plastic peanut butter jars. I clean them out VERY well and have yet to lose one to critters. Round Altoids tins make great micro boxes if you glue on some magnets and large pill containers also work ok.
Don
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From: ltrbxnfools
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Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 7:06 PM
Subject: [LbNCA] Containers



I'm finding it harder than I would have thought to find nice sturdy
little containers to use for letterboxes. I'd be curious to know
what kinds/brands everyone else is using & where they're purchasing
them.

Sue (one of the 3 ltrbxnfools...)




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I have yet to find a 'perfect' container for a letterbox. For
microboxes, I've found film cannisters word very well. They tend to
be very waterproof as long as the cap was put on tight, so I don't
even use Ziplocks on them. Even when they're in the elements.

Larger containers.... dollar stores are a great place for cheap
ones. Some keep out the elements better than others, but I haven't
found any that do a perfect job of it. Those that are more-or-less
clear with the white lid do a relatively bad job of keeping water
out, but are sturdy enough to last for a long, long time. The flimsy
Ziplock containers keep water out really well--at least until they
crack which they tend to do after a little wear and tear.

The more boxes you'll find, the more ideas you'll get and a better
idea of how different containers work at keeping out the elements and
standing up to wear and tear.

Carpe diem!

-- Ryan

500 mL plastic bottles purchased online from US Plastic Corp.
Generally I cover them with camo tape. They are leak proof and
have no residual food odor and are fairly cheap. check their
website and you can get a variety of sizes. Be sure not to get
plastics that are embrittled at lo temp. And NO I do not work or
have any financial interest in this company ;)

C. latrans

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> I'm finding it harder than I would have thought to find nice
sturdy
> little containers to use for letterboxes. I'd be curious to know
> what kinds/brands everyone else is using & where they're
purchasing
> them.
>
> Sue (one of the 3 ltrbxnfools...)

I like to go to Japantown in San Francisco as they have lots of darling
plastic boxes that work well for letterboxing, and they are usually 2
for $1! The stock seems to change every time I go there, so if I find
some good ones, I stock up.

-- Lea

On Feb 16, 2004, at 7:06 PM, ltrbxnfools wrote:

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> I'm finding it harder than I would have thought to find nice sturdy
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> them.
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Old VHS cassette tape containers (preferrably black or brown ones)
with their internal cassette 'hooks' filed off. I purchase them in
bulk from the Boeing Surplus Yard near Seattle for about $0.10 each
(look through the phone book for other 'industrial' surplus yards in
your area--these tapes were excess training tapes that Boeing uses
to train their myriad employees). I then use zippered plastic
freezer bags and double wrap the logbook, stamp & pen. These seem
to hold up fairly well and they're often well-camouflaged. My other
containers of choice are the 35mm film canisters and the
smallish 'dim sum' platic containers you can purchase at Asian
markets. Sometimes I wrap the various containers with camouflaged
or electric tape to camouflage them in their various elements.
Other times I spray paint them black. I've also found some great
tupperware or rubbermaid containers at thrift stores that work
incredibly well & you sure can't beat the price! My experience has
been that the tupperware containers seem to be the most 'waterproof'
of the various plasticware on the market. I've used all sorts of
containers ranging from the hamburger patty to the onion half to the
regular sandwich tupperware containers. They all seem to survive
the many seasons quite well. I've also come across small
canning/mason jars that other letterboxers have used for
letterboxes. They seem to work rather well, too.

dvn2r ckr
DuPont, WA