Ammo can idea thread
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jscherb
Expedition Leader
I just picked this set up at Costco for $19.99
A .50 and a .30 for $20 - good deal!
Dr. Marneaus
Station Wagoneer
So are there really like zero uses for the big 3' tall 120mm mortar cans? A local guy has like 6 pallets he is selling at a decent price (he cant seem to get rid of them) and really the only thing I can think of using it for would be tool storage, like folding shovel, axes, hatchets, a jack, stuff like that. Longer slender tools that you wont have to dig around to get from the bottom since the cans open at the top. I figure it might be nice to keep the heavier items as such inside there so they dont become projectiles when stopping fast, and just so they dont roll/shift all over the place.
XJSuperman
OhIOWAn
I was going to use them to mount under my trailer, but since I don't have a place where I can connect them all the way across, I used the 81mm.
A larger trailer with a different frame design would be great for several 120mm cans. Or maybe a rooftop? Or even a toolbox, it would be long enough to fit a torque wrench and longer breaker bars or prybars in.
A larger trailer with a different frame design would be great for several 120mm cans. Or maybe a rooftop? Or even a toolbox, it would be long enough to fit a torque wrench and longer breaker bars or prybars in.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
I've had an inner fender ammo can mount in my LJ for the past month or two and it's working out great. Right now I'm getting the Jeep ready for a trip to Moab/EJS followed by Death Valley and the Mojave Desert and I'll be using this ammo can to carry my trail camera system when I'm not on the trail. I only plan to have the monitor on my dash and the side-mount cameras installed while on the trail (no need for them on the interstate), so the ammo can is a perfect place to store everything safely.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
I'm glad you can make use of the idea. I picked up one 40" x 72" black movers blanket for $4.39 (on sale and 20%-off coupon), and grabbed some black hem binding tape at JoAnn for another two bucks or so (you'll need to bind the edges you cut or the stuffing will come out), and from that made (so far) four custom padded bags - the three for the trail camera components, and the larger one below. Takes no time at all to sew them, they're very inexpensive, and do a great job protecting things.
It's a really nice and cost-effective way to keep gear nice in the Jeep.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
I picked up a PA-70 (60mm) ammo can the other day. It's pretty close to the size of a jerry can, so it should fit nicely anywhere a jerry can will.
The 50 cal can (right) and the 60mm cans (center: PA-60 short 60mm/night vision goggle case, left: PA-70 medium height 60mm) all have the same width and depth and share the same lids. Sometimes the 60mm cans are called "tall 50's", although there actually is a tall 50 cal can, it's designated PA-19 and it's about 3" taller than the standard 50 cal (and 3" shorter than the PA-60 60mm/night vision goggle case).
The 50 cal can (right) and the 60mm cans (center: PA-60 short 60mm/night vision goggle case, left: PA-70 medium height 60mm) all have the same width and depth and share the same lids. Sometimes the 60mm cans are called "tall 50's", although there actually is a tall 50 cal can, it's designated PA-19 and it's about 3" taller than the standard 50 cal (and 3" shorter than the PA-60 60mm/night vision goggle case).
WilliamKElliott
Confused
I'm glad you can make use of the idea. I picked up one 40" x 72" black movers blanket for $4.39 (on sale and 20%-off coupon), and grabbed some black hem binding tape at JoAnn for another two bucks or so (you'll need to bind the edges you cut or the stuffing will come out), and from that made (so far) four custom padded bags - the three for the trail camera components, and the larger one below. Takes no time at all to sew them, they're very inexpensive, and do a great job protecting things.
It's a really nice and cost-effective way to keep gear nice in the Jeep.
Cool idea! I feel kinda dumb for never having thought of it.
Hey Jeff, where in the Mojave/Death valley are you going? I was going to add that to EJS myself again this year, we did DV last year and the Mojave Road last fall and the guys I was with are doing more of it this year after EJS but i have to come back here on Easter.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
Terry,
I plan to do from the east end of the Mojave Road to Lanfair Road, and the Cinder Cone Lava Bed area. In DV I plan to do a bunch of the best known places - Titus Canyon, Chloride City, Echo Canyon, of course I'll have to make a stop at Badwater Basin. It's my first visit to both areas so I'm not planning to see everything, just a good sampling of both.
jeff
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Darkrider
Adventurer
Def some interesting ideas in here. I have a couple ammo cans kicking around here as well...i want to say one is the .50 cal style but is hinged on the long side instead of the narrow end on its lid. And i have one that was used for Mortars i believe...it came in handy for recovery gear when i still had my Trailblazer. I will see if i can find a pic of it in that truck later on.
jscherb
Expedition Leader
During a stop in Beatty, NV the other day I came across a place with loads of ammo cans, this photo only shows part of the guys stock...
Among others, they had a bunch of hard-to-find 60mm cans in really nice shape and they also had PA-19 "tall" 50 cal cans. A regular M2A1 50 cal can is about 7" tall - the PA-19 is about 10" tall. I grabbed one, here's a photo of it next to the "standard" M2A1 50 cal in the back of the Jeep. The taller can should fit nicely in the tray and provide more storage capacity than the regular 50.
Among others, they had a bunch of hard-to-find 60mm cans in really nice shape and they also had PA-19 "tall" 50 cal cans. A regular M2A1 50 cal can is about 7" tall - the PA-19 is about 10" tall. I grabbed one, here's a photo of it next to the "standard" M2A1 50 cal in the back of the Jeep. The taller can should fit nicely in the tray and provide more storage capacity than the regular 50.