Scoutdogs
"Don't make me violate my parole"
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Dog Scouts Troop"
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> Why do you tape/paint your boxes?
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> Just curious,
> Phyto
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Camo tape- was 'Plastic' Paint doesn't stick to Rubbermaid
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Started on 2003-12-10
Camo tape- was 'Plastic' Paint doesn't stick to Rubbermaid
From: Dog Scouts Troop (DogScouts@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2003-12-10 10:06:22 UTC-05:00
I use camo on my boxes to help them blend into the forest better. It has been helpful when the container isn't quite fully covered or like in the case of my "the Truth" box which I found exposed near it's hiding place - exchanged for an acorn! :-) I hide my boxes very near the trail edges. The cloth camo tape makes the boxes nearly invisible against a natural background of leaves, twigs and other forest ground clutter, but I always try to cover them with a rock or two as well. It's meant for covering bow and gun stocks and can be found in most sporting goods stores and hunting depts. (I even found it in Walmart in Indiana, but not in the city Walmarts). If you plan to try it, be sure it's cloth tape and not the plastic (like camo duct tape) because the shine on the plastic sticks out like a sore thumb! Thank-you to Franzsolo who started the camo trend here in the tri-state :-)
Scoutdogs
"Don't make me violate my parole"
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Dog Scouts Troop"
> wrote:... It's back to camo tape for me!!>
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> Why do you tape/paint your boxes?
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> Just curious,
> Phyto
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Scoutdogs
"Don't make me violate my parole"
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Dog Scouts Troop"
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>
>
> Why do you tape/paint your boxes?
>
> Just curious,
> Phyto
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Re: Camo tape- was 'Plastic' Paint doesn't stick to Rubbermaid
From: coyotl_clan (c._latrans@comcast.net) |
Date: 2003-12-10 19:13:53 UTC
I also use camo tape. The pattern doesn't seem to matter as
long as the overall colour is close. The idea is to break up the
sharp outlines of the box (there are no straight line in nature) and
hide any bright colour on the box. It is quite amazing to see for
oneself how much of a difference this makes.
Coyotl Clan
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Dog Scouts Troop"
wrote:
> I use camo on my boxes to help them blend into the forest
better. It has been helpful when the container isn't quite fully
covered or like in the case of my "the Truth" box which I found
exposed near it's hiding place - exchanged for an acorn! :-) I hide
my boxes very near the trail edges. The cloth camo tape makes
the boxes nearly invisible against a natural background of
leaves, twigs and other forest ground clutter, but I always try to
cover them with a rock or two as well. It's meant for covering bow
and gun stocks and can be found in most sporting goods stores
and hunting depts. (I even found it in Walmart in Indiana, but not
in the city Walmarts). If you plan to try it, be sure it's cloth tape
and not the plastic (like camo duct tape) because the shine on
the plastic sticks out like a sore thumb! Thank-you to Franzsolo
who started the camo trend here in the tri-state :-)
>
> Scoutdogs
> "Don't make me violate my parole"
>
> > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Dog Scouts Troop"
> > wrote:... It's back to camo tape for me!!>
> >
> >
> > Why do you tape/paint your boxes?
> >
> > Just curious,
> > Phyto
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
long as the overall colour is close. The idea is to break up the
sharp outlines of the box (there are no straight line in nature) and
hide any bright colour on the box. It is quite amazing to see for
oneself how much of a difference this makes.
Coyotl Clan
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Dog Scouts Troop"
> I use camo on my boxes to help them blend into the forest
better. It has been helpful when the container isn't quite fully
covered or like in the case of my "the Truth" box which I found
exposed near it's hiding place - exchanged for an acorn! :-) I hide
my boxes very near the trail edges. The cloth camo tape makes
the boxes nearly invisible against a natural background of
leaves, twigs and other forest ground clutter, but I always try to
cover them with a rock or two as well. It's meant for covering bow
and gun stocks and can be found in most sporting goods stores
and hunting depts. (I even found it in Walmart in Indiana, but not
in the city Walmarts). If you plan to try it, be sure it's cloth tape
and not the plastic (like camo duct tape) because the shine on
the plastic sticks out like a sore thumb! Thank-you to Franzsolo
who started the camo trend here in the tri-state :-)
>
> Scoutdogs
> "Don't make me violate my parole"
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> > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Dog Scouts Troop"
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> > Why do you tape/paint your boxes?
> >
> > Just curious,
> > Phyto
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