Ammo cans Unorthodox uses - Page 2

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Posted: 7/23/2010 2:47:35 PM EDT

[#1]

I have three .50 cal. cans in the basement filled with some bare essentials for a grab n' go scenario. They're painted fluorescent orange to stick out even if the power fails and the only illumination is moonlight coming through the window. Mrs. justbill understands that if there's a serious emergency, she is to load these three cans into the car right after the kids.

Posted: 7/24/2010 6:12:24 AM EDT

[#2]

Here are some ideas from the 4x4 crowd including using ammo cans as speaker enclosures in jeeps, plus center consoles etc.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=792419

Posted: 7/24/2010 8:25:54 AM EDT

[#3]

As a "Trophy Prop" holding up Wild Boar heads for pictures.
Found in Hunting forum by HogSWAT

Posted: 7/26/2010 6:53:51 PM EDT

[#4]

Great thread . Let's keep it going.

Posted: 7/27/2010 5:37:11 AM EDT

[#5]

The guy with the jeep console said he'd get me the pics so I can upload em, but it'd be a few days.

Posted: 7/28/2010 3:36:07 PM EDT

[#6]

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As a "Trophy Prop" holding up Wild Boar heads for pictures.
Found in Hunting forum by HogSWAT
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz88/bigreddwon/DSC01876.jpg

Da's a big ole' pig

Posted: 7/28/2010 8:13:12 PM EDT

[#7]

Posted: 7/28/2010 8:42:11 PM EDT

[#8]

Details, please!

Posted: 7/29/2010 4:17:55 AM EDT

[#9]

Does anyone know where I can get more ammo Cans like this? I have a bunch, but would like more. Cabelas used to sell them, but now use those more tackle-box like ones.

Posted: 7/29/2010 6:08:58 AM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:

Details, please!

I'm guessing some sort of solar array for ham radios maybe?

Posted: 7/29/2010 6:23:19 AM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
Does anyone know where I can get more ammo Cans like this? I have a bunch, but would like more. Cabelas used to sell them, but now use those more tackle-box like ones.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/mr_joshua/DSCN7805.jpg

$16 northern tools LINK

Posted: 7/29/2010 7:27:29 AM EDT

[#12]

Reusable crap box of course.

Tj

Posted: 7/29/2010 7:31:31 AM EDT

[#13]

81mm mortar cans make great stools

Posted: 7/29/2010 11:40:20 PM EDT

[#14]

I use filing cabinets I find for dirt cheap at garage sales to hide 30 and 50 cal cans in. A four drawer cabinet holds 24 30's packed with 7.62.

Posted: 7/30/2010 12:35:45 AM EDT

[#15]

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Custom painted motorcycle saddlebags
http://image.hotbikeweb.com/f/10628268/0806_hbkp_08_z+1980_harley_davidson_fx+ammo_box_bag.jpg

http://www.hasenwerk.ca/1997r1100gs/pannier/side.shot.with.panniers.jpg

http://www.hasenwerk.ca/1997r1100gs/pannier/quarter.shot.with.panniers.jpg

Any idea who makes the mounts for the BMW ammo can setup and what the cost is? I just dropped $1400 on Touratechs for my R100GS.

Posted: 7/30/2010 1:39:08 AM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:

Details, please!

Yes, more details on this; it has sparked my interest.

Posted: 7/30/2010 7:16:21 AM EDT

[#17]

woo! just got the jeep console pics..

Posted: 7/30/2010 7:46:58 AM EDT

[#18]

NICE!

Posted: 7/30/2010 7:48:28 AM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
81mm mortar cans make great stools

The flat "chest-looking" 81mm can?

I used 20mm can as a stool quite often.

Posted: 7/30/2010 7:55:26 AM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:

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81mm mortar cans make great stools

The flat "chest-looking" 81mm can?

I used 20mm can as a stool quite often.

the tall ones

20's are too short imo

yep that's a master lock bike lock on the handle - had it hooked in the back of my truck for a while....

works great when you wanna keep your crap outta the water - and want something to sit on also

Posted: 7/30/2010 8:24:59 AM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:

Quoted:
81mm mortar cans make great stools

The flat "chest-looking" 81mm can?

I used 20mm can as a stool quite often.

the tall ones

20's are too short imo

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs263.snc4/39466_1488272003552_1136491082_1414152_6588729_n.jpg

yep that's a master lock bike lock on the handle - had it hooked in the back of my truck for a while....

works great when you wanna keep your crap outta the water - and want something to sit on also

excellent i need a few of those.

Posted: 8/1/2010 6:10:53 PM EDT

[#22]

TAG

Posted: 8/2/2010 11:52:29 AM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:

Quoted:
81mm mortar cans make great stools

The flat "chest-looking" 81mm can?

I used 20mm can as a stool quite often.

the tall ones

20's are too short imo

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs263.snc4/39466_1488272003552_1136491082_1414152_6588729_n.jpg

yep that's a master lock bike lock on the handle - had it hooked in the back of my truck for a while....

works great when you wanna keep your crap outta the water - and want something to sit on also

Nice. What are you a 7 footer?

Posted: 8/3/2010 7:38:55 PM EDT

[#24]

Well the neighbors friend show up today, so here are the pics.

Posted: 8/4/2010 8:58:27 AM EDT

[#25]

Kids like 'em too!

While it could be used as a lunch box, or dry storage, my daughter uses it to store eye/ear protection and a box of .22LR:

Posted: 8/4/2010 12:11:38 PM EDT

[#26]

Hmm, this got me thinking. I may try to make a river stereo out of an ammo can. That way I won't have to cut up a perfectly good cooler!

Posted: 8/4/2010 12:39:07 PM EDT

[#27]

What's a 'River Stereo'?

Posted: 8/4/2010 2:42:54 PM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:
What's a 'River Stereo'?

Posted: 8/4/2010 2:56:59 PM EDT

[#29]

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What's a 'River Stereo'?

if its what i know them to be, its a cooler (or in this case ammo can) that has battery and electrics inside the waterproof box (tuner, cd player etc) and waterproof speakers mounted to the outside. useful for tubing down the river, just throw in another tube and tie it on (along with yet another one for the beer cooler)

Posted: 8/4/2010 2:59:14 PM EDT

[#30]

Hey now....no stealin' mah ideas

Also, here's a tip for those of you who want to do this. Weld the rear hinge to the box itself....unless you want to be able to open it from the rear.

Posted: 8/5/2010 4:10:03 PM EDT

[#31]

Quoted:

Hey now....no stealin' mah ideas

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n123/majorpayne83/5-30-09007.jpg

Also, here's a tip for those of you who want to do this. Weld the rear hinge to the box itself....unless you want to be able to open it from the rear.

What it that bolt lock on there?

Posted: 8/5/2010 11:34:58 PM EDT

[#32]

Quoted:

Hey now....no stealin' mah ideas

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n123/majorpayne83/5-30-09007.jpg

Also, here's a tip for those of you who want to do this. Weld the rear hinge to the box itself....unless you want to be able to open it from the rear.

What it that bolt lock on there?

That is where you access the tactical cd player thats mounted inside

Posted: 8/6/2010 8:17:58 AM EDT

[#33]

Not mine... but cool...

From mini-itx.com

Posted: 8/6/2010 8:56:51 AM EDT

[#34]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Does anyone know where I can get more ammo Cans like this? I have a bunch, but would like more. Cabelas used to sell them, but now use those more tackle-box like ones.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/mr_joshua/DSCN7805.jpg

$16 northern tools LINK

Wal Mart sells them in Orange.

Posted: 8/6/2010 8:58:01 AM EDT

[#35]

Quoted:
I use filing cabinets I find for dirt cheap at garage sales to hide 30 and 50 cal cans in. A four drawer cabinet holds 24 30's packed with 7.62.

http://media.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=20604

The file cabinets can handle that much weight?

Apparently they do, surprising.

Posted: 8/6/2010 8:58:30 AM EDT

[#36]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Custom painted motorcycle saddlebags
http://image.hotbikeweb.com/f/10628268/0806_hbkp_08_z+1980_harley_davidson_fx+ammo_box_bag.jpg

http://www.hasenwerk.ca/1997r1100gs/pannier/side.shot.with.panniers.jpg

http://www.hasenwerk.ca/1997r1100gs/pannier/quarter.shot.with.panniers.jpg

Any idea who makes the mounts for the BMW ammo can setup and what the cost is? I just dropped $1400 on Touratechs for my R100GS.

I would almost bet those are custom.

Posted: 8/11/2010 5:04:02 AM EDT

[#37]

Ammo Box Guitar Amp

Posted: 9/11/2010 8:29:03 AM EDT

[#38]

MORE MORE ammobox ideas please!!!

Posted: 9/11/2010 9:01:11 AM EDT

[#39]

Quoted:
Not mine... but cool...

http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/ammobox/images/ammobox0013L.jpg
http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/ammobox/images/ammobox0017L.jpg

From mini-itx.com

thats bad ass. Onder if anyone could make it emp proof?

Posted: 9/13/2010 4:21:42 PM EDT

[#40]

Quoted:

Soak your feet.

You'll need two of them.

What are you to do if your feet are to big? Mine will not fit (size 16)..

Posted: 9/13/2010 5:27:49 PM EDT

[#41]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Soak your feet.
You'll need two of them.

What are you to do if your feet atre to big? Mine will not fit (size 16)..

like shoes, ammo cans come in different sizes

Posted: 9/13/2010 7:15:33 PM EDT

[#42]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Not mine... but cool...

http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/ammobox/images/ammobox0013L.jpg

http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/ammobox/images/ammobox0017L.jpg

From mini-itx.com

thats bad ass. Onder if anyone could make it emp proof?

I ran a MINI-ITX board as my first generation carPC.....don't count on doing a whole hell of a lot with it. Running windows XP stripped down, Itunes, MS Streets and Trips, and WMP for video it would bog down pretty good. LOL that said I'm not running a PICO-ITX with XP stripped, winamp, WMP classic, iGuidance, and Roadrunner for a front end and that seems to be doing pretty good. GPS function is still laggy but I can't tell if it's because of the processor or the GPS Mouse.

...and if you just read that and are going o.O the cliff notes is dont' expect to run a whole heck of a lot aside from music and internet off a MINI-ITX board

Posted: 9/18/2010 6:01:01 PM EDT

[#43]

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I have a buddy who's an Observer/Controller in Louisiana.
He made a memory foam seat cushion for the top of his Mk19 ammo can storage box. The inside is divided with home-made plastic inserts for his Jetboil stove, fuel, radio batteries, AAR kit, cameras, whatever.

The whole thing fits securely behind the Driver seat of a HMMWV. During breaks, he just breaks out a lawn chair and makes a cup of coffee, takes his boots off and props them up on the can.

I'd swear I'd seen that guy.

Colonel Lew Millett taught me how to make really big fragmentation grenades out of one, but that's not really a Survival Forum use.

Is Lew Millett from Maine by any chance??

Posted: 9/18/2010 7:07:24 PM EDT

[#44]

Posted: 9/18/2010 7:51:17 PM EDT

[#45]

My Dad used a .50 Cal can for keeping tubes of grease in.

Quoted:

Ammo Box Guitar Amp

And here's another amp.

And another.

Posted: 9/19/2010 6:26:05 PM EDT

[#46]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Not mine... but cool...

http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/ammobox/images/ammobox0013L.jpg
http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/ammobox/images/ammobox0017L.jpg

From mini-itx.com

thats bad ass. Onder if anyone could make it emp proof?

I ran a MINI-ITX board as my first generation carPC.....don't count on doing a whole hell of a lot with it. Running windows XP stripped down, Itunes, MS Streets and Trips, and WMP for video it would bog down pretty good. LOL that said I'm not running a PICO-ITX with XP stripped, winamp, WMP classic, iGuidance, and Roadrunner for a front end and that seems to be doing pretty good. GPS function is still laggy but I can't tell if it's because of the processor or the GPS Mouse.

...and if you just read that and are going o.O the cliff notes is dont' expect to run a whole heck of a lot aside from music and internet off a MINI-ITX board

I have a Zotac Dual Core Atom 1.6 Mini ITX to put in this 30mm ammo can I have. Laptop style power supply, SSD drive and slim DVD rom. Just have to make time to mount it all and make it pretty. Will run 7 or XP just fine

Posted: 9/20/2010 6:36:28 AM EDT

[#47]

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Soak your feet.

You'll need two of them.

What are you to do if your feet atre to big? Mine will not fit (size 16)..

LOL, I know!! The SAW cans work!!!!

Posted: 9/29/2010 8:09:56 PM EDT

[#48]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Soak your feet.
You'll need two of them.

What are you to do if your feet are to big? Mine will not fit (size 16)..

Go with 40mm

Posted: 9/29/2010 8:13:21 PM EDT

[#49]

I used a .50 cal can to bury my moms ashes in.

Posted: 9/30/2010 6:13:16 PM EDT

[#50]

Quoted:
I used a .50 cal can to bury my moms ashes in.

That doesn't sound like too bad an idea.

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