I dug up my little DIY cache the other day...

[OAKVILLE SHOOTER]

The company that I work for buried a time capsule about nine or ten years ago to celebrate our 50th aniv.

We used a section of 24" pvc pipe. Glued end caps on both ends. Had a 1/4" flare fitting threaded into one end. Used a vacuum pump to evacuate the pipe, then filled it with dry nitrogen gas. Not sure what they pressurized it to. The plan is to open it in 2046 for the 100th aniv.

I would think that something like this should work for long term storage of guns and ammunition also.

 

[lee n. field]

Well if you planted a Glock, you won't need to use a container.

Would it sprout?

 

[dmftoy1]

I think one good reason to do something like this is as a backup plan if you ever had to go through a SD shooting. My guess is that at least here in Illinois they'd take every gun you had in the house after the SD shooting leaving you with nothing until the case was resolved.

A buried cache would sure be nice after something like that . . .

 

[Sackett]

Good point dmftoy1. I'm guessing the same for CA.

Of course, mine are all registered so they'd want to know where said BUG went...

 

[armedandsafe]

I have a sig referencing this. A couple of things to remember, if you are burying to be retrieved after a confiscation:

Find a large, metal pipe used by a utility/gas/oil/water company and bury your stash under it. Makes it very hard to detect with metal detectors.

Don't tell anybody except those authorised to dig up the stash that you even have one.

Pops

 

[juk]

I know of a guy that buries ammo in ammo cans sealed with roofing tar. I have a feeling his yard would look like a mine field if anyone ever ran a metal detector over it!

 

[Roadwild17]

I did an experiment like this a few years ago, I gave my self a half hour to get it together. I used an amm0 can with sicla in it, an old cell phone (they have a sticker on them that turns red when it is wet) a handful of different ammo (shotgun shells, 9mm, X39, etc..). Wrapped a few garbage bags around it, and sealed the last one with silicone. Then one more bag and electrical tape around it. I threw this test batch in a ditch for 3 weeks totally submerged in water. When I got it out, everything was damp down to the ammo can, but the inside of the can was dry.

After that I got a few peaces of 6" PVC with end caps. I can get a sks with ~1400 rds, the 9mm with ~1000 rds and the shotgun with 18 and 26 in barrles and about ~600 rds together and ready to go in about 20 min. Digging the hole is another story.

Another thing I did was I went to and old junk yard and got scrap (rusty bolts and washers) and put them all over my back yard and in some of the neighbors yard. Anyone comes with a metal detector will find there is a lot to dig up. Hopefully they will buy me excuse that this used to be a junk yard back in the 70s.

 

[jcwit]

If using anything with a lid on it like a plastic pail would it not be wise to bury it with the lid on the bottom, thereby the pail acting as a bell jar.

 

[MD_Willington]

PVC pipe cracks easier than ABS...

CPVC pipe is even worse, CPVC is used in fire sprinkler application as it is somewhat more fire resistant but more prone to cracking as it gets colder.


Yay !!.. Ex pipe/fire sprinkler fitter apprentice here.. LOL

 

[kd7nqb]

The company that I work for buried a time capsule about nine or ten years ago to celebrate our 50th aniv.
.......The plan is to open it in 2046 for the 100th aniv.

I would then guess it was buried in 1996.

Back on topic thanks for the input I would love to know how well those "survival tubes" that they sell at gun shows (with the Mossberg 500 and first aid stuff in it.) fair in being buried.

http://www.impactguns.com/store/015813513401.html