Microboxes are the staple crop for urban letterboxes, it seems. It makes sense, for discretion and for finding suitable hiding places. One would just have to do maintenance on it more often to replace the paper. For some, I've had to really search to find a place left on it to stamp in. Keep a good e-address for the 'contact the placer' for just such a heads-up!
I wouldn't recommend a microbox for a place you only check on once per year.

Dave
the von der Insels
----- Original Message -----
From: catbead1
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 11:45 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: how small is too small? ... my favorite micro containers are


My favorite size micro-boxes are 50 mm centrifuge tubes. Not as small
as yours, but longer than a film canister (about 5") and a lot easier
to tuck into little nooks and crannies than a regular sized box. I
roll up 3-4 sheets of paper into a scroll for a logbook along with a
protective cover. They're waterproof, can be boiled, and frozen to
-70 F. A bunch can fit into a baggie or slip a couple into a pocket.
Best of all they're cheap, about 12 each.

catbead


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Sissy n CR" wrote:
> I'm thinking about placing some very small boxes. These are
smaller
> than a film cannister. It will have a scroll-type log so you can at
> least get part of your stamp on it. Yes, there will be a stamp as
I
> laser engrave all of my stamps--I can get them pretty darn small
and
> very detailed. I already have a series of 12 planned in film
> cannisters, but this new series is will be smaller yet.
>
> Thoughts?


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well this is confusing

~blisterdfeet



--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Elizabeth Hughes wrote:
> I suppose they would be IF the tubes came from them, however these
> are available to the public and aren't restricted to NSF, NIH, etc.
>
> catbead
>
> >--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "catbead1" wrote:
> >> My favorite size micro-boxes are 50 mm centrifuge tubes.
> >
> >
> >I think such employers (the US government - and NSF) particularly
frown upon
> >using the use of scientific research equpiment for such purposes.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >

So it is! I thought I was replying to someone's email message,
instead it came here.

Catbead really isn't losing her crunchies and writing cryptic messages
to herself to post. :-D

catbead



--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "cruzintrailsblistrdfeet2"
wrote:
> well this is confusing
>
> ~blisterdfeet
>
>
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Elizabeth Hughes
wrote:
> > I suppose they would be IF the tubes came from them, however these
> > are available to the public and aren't restricted to NSF, NIH, etc.
> >
> > catbead
> >
> > >--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "catbead1" wrote:
> > >> My favorite size micro-boxes are 50 mm centrifuge tubes.
> > >
> > >
> > >I think such employers (the US government - and NSF) particularly
> frown upon
> > >using the use of scientific research equpiment for such purposes.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >