Posted: 10/29/2007 9:22:50 AM EDT
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Who's done it and how? Were you caching a 72 hr. kit, large food supply, guns and ammo? Did you put it underground or hide it aboveground somehow? It seems like an important thing to do. But that people don't talk about them much for the obvious reasons. But maybe a general discussion would be useful. |
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Caches don't just have to be "hidden in the woods" It can also be at a close friends or relatives, maybe a place of business. Or the trunk of your car. Under the desk at work. (redundant BOB's if you will, that's one that I do. All are identical, all have standard BOB equipment, in standardized pocket/interior locations. I automatically know where everything is and how it works. ( I have yet another identical pack that I hike/camp with, enough to refresh my memory, and try new things out. Spartan yes, but I like to do it) Also the foodstuffs and water is rotated in and out regularly. I change them on a schedule. And I'm always close to one, in event of getting the hell out of dodge.) Or in your shed or outbuilding. Maybe under the floor of said building, or in the rafters. Id be rather hesitant to go burying a gun. Not because the weather would damage it, there's ways around that, but i'd be paranoid someone else would find it. And then use it for less than happy purposes. But that's just me. I like to keep an eye on things like that. Weathertight is the most important. Cold, Rain, etc. Sealed. Vacume packed. Then maybe that inside another sealed container (Perhaps a sealed PVC tube, or an ammo can). All about redundancy. Then the problem becomes how to open that container? Glue up a PVC pipe endcap, then see how easy it is to get back into. Going to need a saw. Or implement of mass Smashing. |
I've done my share of gardening over the years.  For those who live where it rains make sure the container is sealed completely and not make of metal (PVC is your friend). For those who live where it floods make sure the cache is buried above the flood level. For those who live where it freezes make sure the bottom is well below the freeze line (top if possible). Make sure that you're on public land. I like the federal lands as they're very slow to change. Make sure that the land isn't scheduled for developement. Make sure that you can find the place day or night (and without GPS help). Make sure that you're not observed. Make sure that you replace the top soil and vegitation. Make sure that you purge the container of oxygen. Wood doesn't store well, plastic gun stocks do better. Make sure that you include all the "moving parts" like a cleaning kit and ammo. Decompress the springs (kind of controversial thing) like the buffer tube on an AR or the springs in a magazine. If you put the thing in correctly there is no need for checking on the thing - just wander by the public property from time-to-time to check for development. |
Get a new hacksaw blade and a can of the liquid rubber stuff that you dip plier handles into to put a new rubber coating on them. It comes in 1/2 pint cans, you dip the handle in it and let it dry and wala, a new insulated handle. Use that stuff to dip your new hacksaw blade into to seal it completely then tape and wire that to the side of your pvc package. When you need it you peel the rubber off the blade and cut the pipe open. Takes about 1/2 hour for 6" pipe. (so I've been told) Of course, this is all hypothetical, of course. Again, hypothetically, a SKS or Mini-14 both fit inside of a 6" pipe well w/ a few magazines and over a thousand rounds w/ cleaning supplies. Usually with room for a Glock/mags & ammo. An AR has trouble fitting inside 6" pvc. So, I've been told. |