well and the prices may be reasonable. I will keep an eye out for
them. Thanks!
Cadenza
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Michelle
wrote:
> While I haven't yet officially started letterboxing, I am an avid
geocacher
> and have happened upon letterboxes in my cache searching.
(It's always
> exciting to find them!) We have only one letterbox in town at
this point
> and I'm saving the find for a truly needed moment.
>
> I was writing IRT storage containers. Geocaching and LB
definitely have
> the camouflage hide/waterproof container needs in common.
One of the best
> _plastic_ non-armed forces related containers I've seen is
called a Lock &
> Lock. They come in a whole slew of sizes but they have a
rubber gasket in
> the lid and then four tabs on the top that flip down where they
then 'lock'
> over a part of the body on the container. There is no way water
will get
> into these boxes in the field unless it's put in there.
>
> Unfortunately, they are hard to find, at least out here in the
PNW, but
> I've most recently been excited to see them at Target. They
don't have a
> great selection of sizes, so the choice is VERY limited. They
are in their
> plastic food storage section near the tupperware/sterilite/
rubbermaid goo.
>
> You can also try this link:
>
> http://www.lockandlockusa.com
>
> It will take you to some place called Heritage Mint, but give you
their
> Lock & Lock sets, where they have a MUCH better size
selection.
>
>
> michelle
>
>
> Pam Kleingers wrote:
> >My first plants are carved and almost ready to go--I am just
waffling on two
> >things
> >
> >First, the type of box. These are regular sized stmaps (2 to 3
inch.) so I
> >will be using a "regular" sized box. Any suggestions on what
to use/not
> >use? I noticed that some of the Hefty/Gladware type boxes
with the lighter
> >lids did not fare well over time aorund here, so am nixing
those now...
> >
> >Second, Log books. Any input would be appreciated. Don't
know why I am
> >stuck on this, I have seen nearly two hundred different log
> >books....Perhaps some of it is placer anxiety.
> >
> >Mama Stork
> >aka Pam in Cinci
> >F174; P coming soon to a park near me