Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.

One of the local shops had ammo cans on sale. Six bucks, regardless of size. Well, I dont actually need any more ammo cans but you never really know what you need until you have them. And for six bucks youd have to be insane not to pick up the uber-useful 40mm cans. (Note that the cans may not actually be used for 40mm but theyve come to be called ‘40mm ammo cans’.)

Nice thing about the big ones is that they are airtight, watertight, man-portable and pretty much impervious to anything. ideal for transporting gear through snow, rain, filth and apocalyptic landscapes. Sure theyre a wee bit heavy but thats the proce for nigh-invulnerability.

They also had a few other odd sizes as well and I got a few samples of each. I need a comprehensive field guide to identifying the various ammo cans. I did a quick Google but found no such guide.