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(Here is an Underwater Box :O) )

I madwe it a few months ago. It cost under 5 bucks and I have thought of a few better ways to do it (Which Woard World Letterbox is coming soon) :O)

I would have had all 11 of them under water BUT I am working out the detail on what happens if they freeze :O(

Cool!

The Docman

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>
> From: trey klein
> Date: 2002/08/14 Wed AM 09:51:36 EDT
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [LbNA] underwater box?
>
> does anyone know of a letterbox hidden completely
> underwater (by design, of course)? if so, how was the
> box waterproofed? any suggestions (other than the
> near $50 waterproof gear boxes at rei) from the boxing
> hardware experts out there?
>
> [NOTE TO WEBMASTER EXTRORDINAIRE: regarding the lbna
> link to the e-mail containing the clue (somewhere in
> the ether between What's New and the regional clue
> pages) to Chocorua Island, Holderness, NH. the link
> should point to a slightly later e-mail containing a
> revision (13241, instead of the current 13185).
> Thanks!]
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Not a hardware expert, and only LBing since spring, but I do know
that the Mason jar folks and the peanut butter people (mayonnaise,
too) have used the same size lids for years. In theory, the gasket of
the canning lid should work to water proof a plastic peanut butter
jar (pint/pound size). Rusty rings and lids might then be an issue;
paint them or use the fancy ones meant for jelly?
Aud

You DO NOT want to use peanut butter jars, Or Plastic jars on the outside as if you put them in a pond, Snappers will chew them up. The Smell of the oil from the Peanut butter will stay in the plastic no matter how hard to try and wash it. I am testing a Cricket cage (Wal-Mart $2.39) and see if that will stop the Snappers.

The Lids on a mason jar will last a long time underwater without rusting that much.


Happy Hunting

Docman





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>
> From: "acahilly"
> Date: 2002/08/14 Wed AM 10:51:16 EDT
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [LbNA] Re: underwater box?
>
> Not a hardware expert, and only LBing since spring, but I do know
> that the Mason jar folks and the peanut butter people (mayonnaise,
> too) have used the same size lids for years. In theory, the gasket of
> the canning lid should work to water proof a plastic peanut butter
> jar (pint/pound size). Rusty rings and lids might then be an issue;
> paint them or use the fancy ones meant for jelly?
> Aud
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Freezing depends on how deep underwate they are. If its not very
far out in the pond or if the whole pond freezes solid then worry. If
its deep and only the top of the pond freezes it should be fine.

I hope the stringer you have it on is a really sturdy one. :)

On 14 Aug 2002, at 10:32, coolwan wrote:

> HTTP://Home.Fuse.Net/docman/K19.html
>
> (Here is an Underwater Box :O) )
>
> I madwe it a few months ago. It cost under 5 bucks and I have
> thought of a few better ways to do it (Which Woard World Letterbox is
> coming soon) :O)
>
> I would have had all 11 of them under water BUT I am working out the
> detail on what happens if they freeze :O(
>
> Cool!
>
> The Docman
>
> P-90 F-100+
>
>
>
> >
> > From: trey klein
> > Date: 2002/08/14 Wed AM 09:51:36 EDT
> > To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [LbNA] underwater box?
> >
> > does anyone know of a letterbox hidden completely
> > underwater (by design, of course)? if so, how was the
> > box waterproofed? any suggestions (other than the
> > near $50 waterproof gear boxes at rei) from the boxing
> > hardware experts out there?
> >
> > [NOTE TO WEBMASTER EXTRORDINAIRE: regarding the lbna
> > link to the e-mail containing the clue (somewhere in
> > the ether between What's New and the regional clue
> > pages) to Chocorua Island, Holderness, NH. the link
> > should point to a slightly later e-mail containing a
> > revision (13241, instead of the current 13185).
> > Thanks!]
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Ah so!
Good point! I just don't think like a critter, and have too much
faith in detergent, and fear of broken glass, I guess. LOL, wondering
how animals develop a taste for something so unnatural to their own
environment. Never heard of aquatic peanuts...
Aud

Try a putting a PVC pipe box together. Cut to desired length and use
an end cap and a sewer cleanout screw in cap. It should be very water
proof.

Jim

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--- In letterbox-usa@y..., trey klein wrote:
> does anyone know of a letterbox hidden completely
> underwater (by design, of course)? if so, how was the
> box waterproofed? any suggestions (other than the
> near $50 waterproof gear boxes at rei) from the boxing
> hardware experts out there?
>
> [NOTE TO WEBMASTER EXTRORDINAIRE: regarding the lbna
> link to the e-mail containing the clue (somewhere in
> the ether between What's New and the regional clue
> pages) to Chocorua Island, Holderness, NH. the link
> should point to a slightly later e-mail containing a
> revision (13241, instead of the current 13185).
> Thanks!]
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Hi Trey!

I had placed boxes on the water, accessible by paddlecraft only and they
were some very lonely letterboxes. No one visted them for over a year
so I yanked them. Back east, folks have placed letterboxes you must get
to by boat and down in Southern Oregon and California such boxes exist,
but completely submerged??? Hmmmm... Sounds interesting. Plan on using
a Write in Rain notepad? Even so, it doesn't take ink too well and it
smudges the pad. Still, I can't help but love that sense of adventure
you have. When it comes to letterboxing, where there's a will....(as
long as the National Park Service isn't involved) there's a way.

And don't get me wrong, folks. Even with the NPS's misguided policy on
Letterboxing I will still go to a National Park anytime I get the
chance. I think they cut their nose to spite their face by prohibiting
our overall nonintrusive sport, since it will bring them business and
happy people. But what can you do???

I love letterboxing. Keep up the creativity, Trey!
I'll see about scuba gear and getting PADI certified for any letterboxes
you place. HA! HA!

Best regards,

Amanda Briles
The Paisley Orca

Believe me...critters, even those unfamiliar with peanuts love the
stuff. Don't leave it where they can discover it. Peanut butter,
apparently, has universal appeal! This according to a ranger at Castle
Crags State Park in Northern California. Luckily this was not learned
by me firsthand.

I reckon since bears and such have a better sense of smell that humans,
we ought to take the ranger's words for it (as well as the example of
the completely mangled and destroyed cooler in front of the ranger
station) urging campers to make adequate use of park bear boxes
available at the sites. Just had to give my two cents worth on using
pre-used food containers as letterboxing material.

Best regards,

Amanda Briles
The Paisley Orca

The Cleanout hole on PVC pipe is not water tight. Geocachers have tried this and found that stuff gets wet inside (And they are Above Ground)

:O)

DOcman


>
> From: "n0kwa"
> Date: 2002/08/14 Wed PM 09:36:09 EDT
> To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [LbNA] Re: underwater box?
>
> Try a putting a PVC pipe box together. Cut to desired length and use
> an end cap and a sewer cleanout screw in cap. It should be very water
> proof.
>
> Jim
>
> P4 F6 X0
> --- In letterbox-usa@y..., trey klein wrote:
> > does anyone know of a letterbox hidden completely
> > underwater (by design, of course)? if so, how was the
> > box waterproofed? any suggestions (other than the
> > near $50 waterproof gear boxes at rei) from the boxing
> > hardware experts out there?
> >
> > [NOTE TO WEBMASTER EXTRORDINAIRE: regarding the lbna
> > link to the e-mail containing the clue (somewhere in
> > the ether between What's New and the regional clue
> > pages) to Chocorua Island, Holderness, NH. the link
> > should point to a slightly later e-mail containing a
> > revision (13241, instead of the current 13185).
> > Thanks!]
> >
> >
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Try your local dive shop (as in scuba). Most good shops have cheap
methods for keeping things dry. One thing to worry about is bouyancy
of the letterbox. The more air in it, the more likely it is to
float.
You might want to look into a cheap drybag or triple sealing in
heavyduty freezer ziplocs and then hiding it in a wet box so it
sinks. Good luck.