I did used to like them 
Anyone have any experience with using Eclipse mint tins?
Dark matter
I had a very nasty experience involving Eclipse tins today 
I'm going to be scarred for life
I'm going to be scarred for life
Re: Dark matter
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Re: Dark matter
If wrote:I had a very nasty experience involving Eclipse tins today
I'm going to be scarred for life
At least they were not damp inside...or rusty 
As previously stated, the downside to an Eclipse tin is that it isn't waterproof, so needs to be placed out of the rain. I've found a couple of eclipse caches placed in trees that simply will not protect the contents from the element. As such, they need to be placed in a relatively sheltered spot. (Which reminds me that I need to check on one of my eclipse caches... 
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The benefits are that they provide a sturdy container for a micro hide and are good for magnetising to attach to steel objects.
They can be painted (there is a black one by the Brisbane River that is well camoflaged) to fit in with their surroundings.
If you are using magnets, I highly recommend the ones out of a computer HDD and a tube of tarzan's grip.
As also stated above, it would be best to make your own logbook that will fit in the tin, and be able to be easily removed.
The silica gel sachet idea is a good one - I think I'll add them to the two eclipse caches that I've hidden.
In the end, I'd prefer to use an ammo box
, but when size matters, Eclipse tins are OK.
)The benefits are that they provide a sturdy container for a micro hide and are good for magnetising to attach to steel objects.
They can be painted (there is a black one by the Brisbane River that is well camoflaged) to fit in with their surroundings.
If you are using magnets, I highly recommend the ones out of a computer HDD and a tube of tarzan's grip.
As also stated above, it would be best to make your own logbook that will fit in the tin, and be able to be easily removed.
The silica gel sachet idea is a good one - I think I'll add them to the two eclipse caches that I've hidden.
In the end, I'd prefer to use an ammo box
, but when size matters, Eclipse tins are OK.-
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I have used a couple - they are good in inner city locations where it can be very hard to find a hide of a decent size.
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No one has mentioned yet the lip at the top of the tin which is the reason why it is hard to get (little) log books out - they catch on the lip all the time. That is why I always put the log in a little clip - extraction then is much easier. The lip can't be shaved off or the lid doesn't close properly.
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I also always paint them both for disguise and for protection.
I have used a couple - they are good in inner city locations where it can be very hard to find a hide of a decent size.
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No one has mentioned yet the lip at the top of the tin which is the reason why it is hard to get (little) log books out - they catch on the lip all the time. That is why I always put the log in a little clip - extraction then is much easier. The lip can't be shaved off or the lid doesn't close properly.
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I also always paint them both for disguise and for protection.
'hairy lemon' containers
we as working parents live and survive on hairy lemons, berocca's or the like - has anyone used these containers? The lid seems to seal very well, just not sure how they would weather..........
Re: 'hairy lemon' containers
They certainly seem ideal, with a built in silica gel packet and all! Unfortunately, they don't keep the water out very well, but they're great in a sheltered spot, and you can fit a pretty decent sized log in there if you roll up a notebook, with plenty of room for a cut down pencil.willhumpa wrote:we as working parents live and survive on hairy lemons, berocca's or the like - has anyone used these containers? The lid seems to seal very well, just not sure how they would weather..........
Having used many ourselves, and found many also... We can say with some sort of experience.....DON'T USE folded up paper as the log, no matter how tempting!<br>
You can get cheap notebooks from the supermarket or $2 shop that can be cut down easily to fit, then you get 3-4 out of each notebook too!<br>
The Ikea pencils don't quite fit, but nothing that side cutters can't fix!<br>
Last but not least, the attachment method.... Magnets!
In our inexperienced of use of Eclipse containers stage, I was glueing the HDD magnet on the outside, which is good as leaves more space inside
BUT cachers had problems getting them off the structure! So most cachers here, if not all now, put the HDD magnet on the inside...
Hope this helps...
PS: Keep a small long nosed plier in the caching bag, for those logs that are just paper, or been put in backwards! (Leave the spiral at the top, it aids in removal of log)
Cheers
You can get cheap notebooks from the supermarket or $2 shop that can be cut down easily to fit, then you get 3-4 out of each notebook too!<br>
The Ikea pencils don't quite fit, but nothing that side cutters can't fix!<br>
Last but not least, the attachment method.... Magnets!
In our inexperienced of use of Eclipse containers stage, I was glueing the HDD magnet on the outside, which is good as leaves more space inside
BUT cachers had problems getting them off the structure! So most cachers here, if not all now, put the HDD magnet on the inside...
Hope this helps...
PS: Keep a small long nosed plier in the caching bag, for those logs that are just paper, or been put in backwards! (Leave the spiral at the top, it aids in removal of log)
Cheers
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how to make logs easier to extract
I found a couple of these cache containers in Queensland recently and the easiest to extract (I think one of wingaap's) had a "handle" wrapped around the top of the spiral bound log book. Great idea. Otherwise they are a pain to get the log book out of.
of these cache containers in Queensland recently and the easiest to extract (I think one of wingaap's) had a "handle" wrapped around the top of the spiral bound log book. Great idea. Otherwise they are a pain to get the log book out of.
