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Re: Container
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Reply to: #304965 by Okie Dog
Nov 1, 2008 4:48am
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Just don't plant it on a hill, it might roll away!
Re: Container
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Reply to: #304972 by Palmetto Princess
Nov 1, 2008 6:33am
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Just don't plant it on a hill, it might roll away!

Hahahahaha, never thought of that, but thanks for the advice! snarkle, snarkle

OD
Re: Container
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Reply to: #304965 by Okie Dog
Nov 1, 2008 6:39am
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Has anyone ever tried using a small thermos to plant in?

I see them in use frequently while geocaching. They hold up well. Go for it.
Re: Container
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Reply to: #305002 by Lone R
Nov 1, 2008 6:50am
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Thanks, Lone R. That is what I wanted to hear. Gee, I thought I was first, ha ha.
OD
Re: Container
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Reply to: #304965 by Okie Dog
Nov 1, 2008 7:31am
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Has anyone ever tried using a small thermos to plant in?

I have used two of them in the past, a pair of cup-o-soup thermoses that were short and wide with a great big lid. Got them from a yard giveaway -- a pile of stuff in someone's front yard with a sign saying "Take what you can use." Used 1-1/2" adding machine paper to make a log, and wrapped it around the inside of the thermos. No baggies; the thermos is most definitely watertight.

Unfortunately, both of those boxes have since gone missing. The containers worked fine, though.

Right now I have another Thermos waiting for duty. This is a taller and narrower version, although it is actually a Campbell's Soup thermos, red and white and looks like a big Campbell's Soup can. I haven't even painted it yet -- I'm actually waaaay ahead on containers right now, no need to press this one into service just yet -- but the inside is definitely a bit tight, will only fit a small log and stamp.

These are all plastic. None have the silvery glass vacuum bottles inside. Do they even make those any more? If they do, I wouldn't use one as a letterbox container unless the glass bottle has already been removed.
Re: Container
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Reply to: #305000 by Okie Dog
Nov 1, 2008 4:04pm
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Funny thought, yes...but I should have thought of it myself before planting a round container! It really happened to me, it rolled down an embankment and floated away :( I replanted and made sure not to use the round container nor plant it near an embankment!