OK, last time I poked a bit of fun at the freebies at our local Public Health office. But fair is fair, they did have some swag I actually was happy to scoop up. For some reason they had a big box full of really nice water proof pouches. THREE LAYERS of ziplock, a roll up velcro top, sturdy plastic and even a draw string.
Just the stuff for geocaches.
Above is a kitchen table view. The beige paper is special water resistant stuff useful for geocache logs. But honestly I don't see moisture getting in there. Ah, but there is that message on the front. GYT - Get yourself talking, get yourself tested. Not clear exactly what they are suggesting you test for but if you recall the bowl of condoms nearby I can just imagine. Not a helpful message for geocaching. Solution? Spray paint!
A couple of coats of flat black seem to cover well and do not immediately flake off. For one experiment I put down a base coat of spray adhesive. The drawstring is a mix of black and green, but that should work well in most spring/summer environment covers.
I see these being useful in a couple of ways. I've been looking for a cache type that can be hung inside of hollow trees. This oughta do it. Or, just have a superior water tight inner envelope for various other containers. I've made a number of the Strange Fish series out of this 1 by 2 aluminum structure extrusion.
Always fun to have new material to work with. I'm considering another series. Strange Fish is a fun one but its getting hard to find new species/locations. Perhaps an amphibian based series called Frog Hop?????
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