How To Build a PVC Pipe Survival Cache

[Undertaker]

This guy apparently came up with this thinking 2012 was the end but the idea is interesting to say the least.

http://www.shtfpreparedness.com/how-to-build-a-pvc-pipe-survival-cache/

 

[bigpaul]

its not the cache that's the problem, its where to bury it where it wont get found.

 

[Undertaker]

Well you could always camo it and hide it in a tree or bush I guess.....I do not know about where you live but here in the US a lot of people have sewer clean outs leading to the main sewer line.....It could be buried with the open end up to resemble a sewer clean out and no one would be the wiser.

 

[bigpaul]

Well you could always camo it and hide it in a tree or bush I guess.....I do not know about where you live but here in the US a lot of people have sewer clean outs leading to the main sewer line.....It could be buried with the open end up to resemble a sewer clean out and no one would be the wiser.

i don't know anything like that here, i'm in the UK, apart from burying it in the garden there is no way of controlling what happens to it. which is why I don't do it

 

[padouva]

so cool

 

[jimLE]

good idea there..

It could be buried with the open end up to resemble a sewer clean out and no one would be the wiser.

 

[Undertaker]

i don't know anything like that here, i'm in the UK, apart from burying it in the garden there is no way of controlling what happens to it. which is why I don't do it

Oh, sorry, did not know you were in the UK...

 

[bigpaul]

Oh, sorry, did not know you were in the UK...

sorry I should have said.

 

[grayghost668]

I am not big on the idea of burying things,,,what if I can't remember the exact location,,I like big things like caves or old abandoned buildings or cars and trust me there are plenty of old cars rotting out in the woods,

 

[Arcticdude]

I like the idea of stashing things, but make a map of the locations, or let someone you trust know where it's buried. My wife's cousins husband was a gold miner and buried jars of nuggets around his 20 acre property. He was young and healthy but he up and died one day. The wife managed to find a few jars with a metal detector but most were never found. The previous owner of my property was known to bury valuables too. She didn't trust banks. But she was killed here on the property, so it's still here somewhere. Just something to keep in mind if your going to bury anything of value.

 

[BucketBack]

It freezes in my state. It would be tough to dig in January

 

[Kevin L]

Another idea to cache stuff is to put the valuables inside a metal .50 caliber ammo box, and cover the entire box with a thick layer of autobody filler, and let it harden.

The box may then be buried in almost any environment with complete confidence.

Remember to put oxygen eaters and silica gel in the box with your stuff.

You need a saw to get at the contents...but they'll be safe.

 

[Kevin L]

I've cached a gun this way, and ammo, silver coins, and a cleaning kit.

The gun has an interesting history.

I bought a black powder .44 caliber single action revolver, and substituted a conversion cylinder.

It shoots .44 caliber cowboy loads.

There is no paper trail, and it's completely legal.

I realize that some of you may roll your eyes at a single action revolver, but it's a powerful sidearm that's better than being gunless if the government takes them.

 

[Arcticdude]

I've cached a gun this way, and ammo, silver coins, and a cleaning kit.

The gun has an interesting history.

I bought a black powder .44 caliber single action revolver, and substituted a conversion cylinder.

It shoots .44 caliber cowboy loads.

There is no paper trail, and it's completely legal.

I realize that some of you may roll your eyes at a single action revolver, but it's a powerful sidearm that's better than being gunless if the government takes them.

I prefer a single action hand gun over semi auto too. I also have several semi autos, just because.

 

[BucketBack]

Most autobody filler is polyester resin suspended in a styrene monomer. The soft stuff has talc .Water is present in the resin, which is dried out by the hardener aka 50% Benzoyl Perioxide in a plasticiser paste
Oxy 10 is same thing but only 10%
Since water is evaporated during the cure process, the cured product will also absorb water .
I would add up to 2% water to the mixed resin to delay the curing process when repairing boats in the 85 degree heat.
Now vinylester resin is supposed to be waterproof and is approved for below waterline use.
If you insist on coating the ammo can, I would consider an epoxy resin, thickened with a ground glass, a extra duty type of duraglass.

As always with my advice YMMV

 

[BucketBack]

 

[BucketBack]

I used the Interlux Interprotect 2000 to prime underwater aluminum

 

[Born Prepper]

Looks pretty cool!

 

[padouva]

my job including pvc pipe
I will test it someday