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Instead of going out and buying containers for your boxes, reuse food storage containers. I've had great success using chinese takeout soup containers. I mean, if it can hold a liquid inside it it should be able to keep liquid out. I've also seen in the supermarket those deli meat containers that look like Glad tupperware.
Former food storage containers used for letterboxes? That's very risky! No matter how well you clean them, the scent of food will remain on them. Perhaps you cannot smell it, but every darn critter within a mile *will*. Result? Chewed up and destroyed letterboxes.
Unless you have some secret that the rest of us don't know about ....
Warrior Woman
<Unless you have some secret that the rest of us don't know about ....>
I've used plastic Skippy Pnut Butter containers quite successfully. After stuffing myself with the Pnut butter I let the container soak for several days with a solution of 409 and water. If I'm not going to use it right away I wipe it out with a rag soaked with acetone, then screw the lid on tight. The acetone seems to cover the smell . I do try to keep these containers in urban settings , but have several in the woods since 2001, and have never had an animal chew into one of these.
Don
I know that either Glad or Ziploc has come out with a new twist on top peanut butter style container in their disposableline of products. When I saw it I thought it looked like it would be great.
How about using mason jars???? Anyone tried them?
jen
Ref: Mason Jars
I found a bunch of letterboxes in Bowie, MD several years back that were tiny Mason jelly/jam jars. They did fine and were watertight--despite a driving torrential downpour we endured while stamping in.
dvn2r ckr
I found a bunch of letterboxes in Bowie, MD several years back that were tiny Mason jelly/jam jars. They did fine and were watertight
I am interested in experimenting with containers. What are other clever containers that were airtight that people have found? I have a great plastic mason-jar type that I am going to use for Bug Catcher.
DB
We picked up a HH that was in a small "altoids" type tin. It is actually a doggie breath mint tin, but then again the HH was "Scooter goies camping", for those who don't know, Scooter is the cutest litte bishon frisse(sorry about the spelling) that loves to letterbox!!
jen
well-cleaned prescription med containers--small ones with tiny scroll logbooks and tiny stamps
those all black 3-D potato chip/doritos containers
I personally love VHS containers (I buy in surplus from Boeing Co) and Hershey's Cocoa Powder containers (the PERFECT letterbox container--unfortunately I don't use them up as quickly as I need them for boxing)
dvn2r ckr
I can attest to those Hershey's boxes. I found one of Bethany's boxes in one and it took FOREVER to find.. even though we were right on top of it.
Maiden
Jen posted: We picked up a HH that was in a small "altoids" type tin. It is actually a doggie breath mint tin, but then again the HH was "Scooter goes camping"
Scooter, the letterboxing Bichon Frise, found a HH at Stone Mountain Park last week called "Boldly Go Hitchhiking Letterbox Capsule". It was a 35mm film canister and was very, very well done.
Scooters Mom
I love to experiment with different size and types of containers. So far I have used:
1)Tupperware that I spraypainted with green spray paint made for plastic
2) 3x 5 index card boxes (with snap tight lid)
3) Small, heavy duty cardboard boxes that I painted and then covered with Outside Mod Podge
4) Tins ( of various sizes)
5) mini suitcase
6) recipe card box
7) handmade wooden boxes covered in layers of varnish
8) wooden birdhouse
Possibilities are endless!
Lock Wench
Oops..almost forgot! Just planted my very first letterBOOK. *grin*
Lock Wench
I have a letterbox in a hollowed out book myself. I have it in a lending library at a coffee shop.
And I know of a couple (I can't remember their trail names) Who plan on putting a LB in a fake bird house...I think that is so cool.
And if I can find it, I have a film canister that's actually oval shaped. I think will make a great micro hitchhiker.
S~N~K