Anyone need ammo cans for storage? (1 Viewer)

[Solace in Solitude]

If anyone is looking for storage options...

44's jump seats reside on a shelf in the garage. I have plywood straddling the space between the fenders.

Yesterday, came home from CostCo (on the North side of Vegas, off 215) with three .50 cal ammo cans... Each can held a .30 cal ammo can inside. She said, "can you use these? If not I can take them back". They were $19.99 for each pair (.50 and .30 cal)... good price for two cans, with no shipping... if they are available in your area...

All six of these cans are an exact fit under the plywood and the three large cans (.50) fill the space I have left at the back doors of 44... this pic shows two .50's and one .30 ("electric") - the stenciling was extra...

I don't have a pic, but one .30 fits perfectly between my driver's seat and the door.

 

[rusty_tlc]

I use a similar set up. Instead of stencils I hit all sides with a stripe of spray paint. Red is air tools, and related gear, orange is recovery, silver is FJ40 specific stuff, etc. this makes it easy to identify which box I need or direct someone else to get a box. EX: We need a snatch block, get the orange painted box. At one point I was sharing gear between three trucks, the color codes made it easy to identify which boxes I need to load depending on which truck and what conditions I expected.

BTW my wife thinks i have an ammo box obsession, I have a lot of them. Not just at home, I also have a few hidden in remote locations as geocaches.

 

[Solace in Solitude]

I like 'em too! I was kidding about the stenciling... was my scrawl...

Your stripe is a good idea... but, I'm colorblind and probably wouldn't remember what each color meant anyway... specificity is key for me...

 

[LAMBCRUSHER]

one stripe, two stripe, three stripe...they are very handy.

 

[Solace in Solitude]

one stripe, two stripe, three stripe...they are very handy.

I can actually accomplish that!

 

[Hornd]

I left tools in one in my boat and they rusted pretty bad, I think the temperature change and the fact that box is sealed led to increased corrosion.

 

[Solace in Solitude]

I left tools in one in my boat and they rusted pretty bad, I think the temperature change and the fact that box is sealed led to increased corrosion.

That would have happened when I lived in Texas. But, I have to add moisture when I want rust here in Nevada.

Edit: always add a desiccant (packets or DampRid or something) to tool boxes and gun safes, etc. to draw down moisture and prevent rust.

 

[Mace]

Edit: always add a desiccant (packets or DampRid or something) to tool boxes and gun safes, etc. to draw down moisture and prevent rust.

lol, What's desiccant?

I do not envy you going to Costco right now. It's a zoo

 

[Solace in Solitude]

Don't misconstrue... I don't visit CostCo or any place with crowds. Dianna loves crowds, I love desolate.

These are DESICCANTS - a lot of merchandise comes with a packet or two.

 

[Mace]

These are DESICCANTS - a lot of merchandise comes with a packet or two.

You mean the DO NOT EAT things.. I get it now


I'm aware, just being sarcastic about the lack of moisture we have around here..

 

[Solace in Solitude]

You mean the DO NOT EAT things.. I get it now


I'm aware, just being sarcastic about the lack of moisture we have around here..

Whew! I thought you might be confusing it with defecate

 

[rusty_tlc]

You mean the DO NOT EAT things.. I get it now


I'm aware, just being sarcastic about the lack of moisture we have around here..

I was working on a dead battery rescue one time (sons GF) threw a damp brass wire brush in the ammo can tool box in my wife's car. When I opened the ammo can up three months later everything was rusted.
The moral of the story is, any water that get in an ammo can stays there even in Nevada.

Here's a tip for desiccant packs; throw them in the oven at low temp for a few hours once a year* to dry them out.
*Thats for Nevada, if you live in New Jersey once a month.

 

[rusty_tlc]

Whew! I thought you might be confusing it with defecate

As long as you mentioned it, ammo cans are great for storing used WAG bags. We had a primary containment failure of a wag bag on Saline Valley Road, the ammo can more than paid for itself that day.

 

[Mace]

Eww..

 

[JohnVee]

Eww..

Yeah, you should never have bought that used can off him.

 

[Cruiserdrew]

I've been on a bunch of rafting trips and the large ammo cans are universally used as, er, containment vessels. In fact, in 3 different states and 3 different companies, called "the groover" for the groves it left on your lower cheeks. So Rusty Dan's idea is well tested and recommended.

When Wagg bags first came out, one of our buds thought they were for multiple use, and he experienced a "primary containment failure". Inside his rig. No joke.

 

[Solace in Solitude]

I was working on a dead battery rescue one time (sons GF) threw a damp brass wire brush in the ammo can tool box in my wife's car. When I opened the ammo can up three months later everything was rusted.
The moral of the story is, any water that get in an ammo can stays there even in Nevada.

Here's a tip for desiccant packs; throw them in the oven at low temp for a few hours once a year* to dry them out.
*Thats for Nevada, if you live in New Jersey once a month.

This is why I keep desiccant packets in my ammo cans

Good tip for drying them out!

 

[Solace in Solitude]

As long as you mentioned it, ammo cans are great for storing used WAG bags. We had a primary containment failure of a wag bag on Saline Valley Road, the ammo can more than paid for itself that day.

They're handy alright

 

[surfpig]

As long as you mentioned it, ammo cans are great for storing used WAG bags. We had a primary containment failure of a wag bag on Saline Valley Road, the ammo can more than paid for itself that day.

Is that one marked with a brown stripe?

 

[Solace in Solitude]

Is that one marked with a brown stripe?

For 'normal' people, being colorblind, I marked mine with a "2"