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Re: long lost? or unfound box needing maintenance
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Reply to: #589191 by 2Peas in a Pod OR
Mar 1, 2011 4:17am
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May people carry extra double zip baggies, toweling to dry things out, duct tape (mine is usually black or camo), a spare box or spare camo pouches. Tape is handy because you can repair someone's broken box instead of carrying the bulk of a spare, until they can get back to change it out. Same with pouches; lite weight and a good temp fix in an emergency. Sometimes a owner may decide to just leave the pouch there. Double zip baggies (I carry mostly pint size) are the item I use most.
Re: long lost? or unfound box needing maintenance
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Reply to: #589191 by 2Peas in a Pod OR
Mar 1, 2011 6:30am
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In my letterboxing bag I have a school box that I got as a freebie at one point. The school box has my maintenance stuff.

Zipper baggies (Target Brand for the double zip) in snack
Ziploc freezer bags in pint size
Zipper jewelry baggies in 3 different sizes
Wet ones
Alcohol swabs
Mini adhesive runner (yep, I've had to re-glue logbook pages for people)
Small zipties
Neoprene gloves
2 extra blank logbooks
Binder rings
A pencil with several rubber bands and a length of duct tape about 10 feet long wrapped around it

Also in the pack but not in the schoolbox:
Outdoor scent free wipes
An old washcloth to wipe things down
A spare Planter's Pouch in case the box is destroyed when I get to it
A small first-aid kit
A small "office supply" box with tiny tape, notepad, stapler, staples, and tiny titanium scissors (from Target scrapbooking section)
LED flashlight
compass
- as well as my normal letterboxing stuff like sig stamps, logbook, ink pads, markers, etc.

I carry on my person:
nice pocket knife with several blades
another compass
bandana

In my trunk, I have a big picnic basket with full boxes of every size baggie in my pack, maps, more notepads, more logbooks, more Planter's Pouches, rain ponchos (one nicer one and several dollar store ponchos), more alcohol swabs, more Wet Ones, a couple more washcloths, a few dollars in cash (because I end up spending it if it's inside my car), spare lock 'n locks, some wal mart sacks for trash.

Sounds like I carry a lot, but my letterboxing bag is a miniature backpack (about 11" tall). I just have it packed pretty well. I also have as much as I can in miniature form.
Re: long lost? or unfound box needing maintenance
Board: Letterbox Chatter
Reply to: #589250 by Dizzy
Mar 1, 2011 6:37am
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Another thing to keep in mind.. repairing and maintenance for damaged boxes is fantastic and encouraged but please do NOT change someone's box just because you think it would be better with a different box or a different log book, or whatever. We've had people do that around here.. decide that the box wasn't the right container so they put it in a pouch instead.. when there was nothing wrong with the box.

Hugs,
Maiden
Re: long lost? or unfound box needing maintenance
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Reply to: #589251 by Maiden
Mar 1, 2011 6:42am
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agree maiden, When I talk about replacing or repair I mean boxes that are broken and can't keep out water. sometimes just some tape will do it.
Re: long lost? or unfound box needing maintenance
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Reply to: #589251 by Maiden
Mar 1, 2011 9:37am
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I couldn't agree more. I carry my things to maintain damaged boxes but it is extremely rude to change someone's box. Do unto others...