Newsgroups: talk.politics.guns From: [h--u--e] at [NETSYS.COM] (Hudson Luce) Subject: Weapons Caching, Revised. Part 3/7 Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1993 06:14:38 GMT Section 2. Equipment List for Cache Kit (part3a): The kit consists of the following: 1. 1 PVC 6" inside diameter plastic pipe, 60" long. 1 PVC end cap, non-threaded, to fit pipe. (Note: If you have gophers or other burrowing animals in the vicinity of the burial site, use ABS pipe instead of PVC. It is more resistant to damage, but is a bit more expensive.) 2. 1 ABS screw cap 6" inside diameter, with square lug. 1 ABS end cap adapter, 6" inside diameter, with threads inside, to fit pipe. 3. 1 weapons retrieving rod (ABS 0.5" plastic pipe) with 2 nylon cords attached, one upper, one lower. 4. 1 PVC end cap wrench. 5. 10 ultra-absorbent diapers 6. 5 lb. silica gel desiccant. 7. 2 pair nylon pantyhose 8. 8 six-bushel non-biodegradable plastic garbage bags 9. 1 roll of Teflon tape. 10. 1 small kitchen garbage bag (plastic) and 5" rubber band. Figure 1. Schematic Diagram of Assembled Cache Kit. 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Instructions for Making Your Own Kit (part 3b): ------------------------------------------------------------- Item 1: 6" PVC DS 3000 lb crush PVC sewer pipe MS ASTN D2729, with end cap. The 6" PVC sewer pipe is available from any plumbing supply store, as is the end cap. Hardware stores may carry this pipe, as well. This pipe can also be found on large construction sites, and in new houses where it is used for waste water pipe to sewer mains. Use a 5 foot (60") long piece. The end cap for the bottom end is 3" deep. We used Multi Purpose Cement, available from True Value Hardware, for attaching the end cap to the pipe. This cement produces a leakproof seal, and contains tetrahydrofuran (THF), methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), and cyclohexanone chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (PVC). NOTE: If you have gopher problems in the place where you will be placing the cache, use ABS pipe instead. IF you do this, you will need to use ABS cement as well. This may be a little bit more expensive. Costs- 6" PVC pipe, 5' long: $16; end cap: $3; cement: $2.79/4 fl. oz. ------------------------------------------------------------- Item 2: ABS plastic screw-in end cap adapter, and ABS screw-in end cap, with 2" square lug on outside end. These are more or less the same as the adapter and end cap found in household basement clean-out plugs. The cap and adapter assembly is about 12" long, with 6" protruding out over the end of the pipe, for the threads of the end cap. The screw-in cap must have standard threading - ours has seven threads/inch, and is one inch deep. Attach the adapter to the pipe with the Multi Purpose Cement as mentioned in Item 1, above. Costs- End cap adapter and screw-in end cap, $3. -------------------------------------------------------------- Item 3: Weapons retrieving rod. We used a 4'6" long half-inch ABS plastic pipe, with two 3/8" holes drilled in it, one hole at 3'6", and one at 1'6", and two five-foot lengths of nylon cord inserted through the holes. Knot on either side of the hole so there will be no slippage. We then attached a T-adapter to the end 1 foot away from the nylon cord (see Fig.1), and made it into a T-handle using 2 three-inch lengths of the half-inch ABS pipe. We capped the ends of the handle with half-inch end caps. All plastic joints were cemented using the Multi Purpose Cement as in Item 1, above. Wooden broom handles could also be used here, as long as the possibility of breakage is accounted for. DO NOT USE METAL PIPE FOR THIS COMPONENT Costs- 5' half-inch PVC or ABS pipe @ $0.35/foot, $1.65; T-adapter @ $0.79, $0.79; half-inch end caps @ $0.59, $1.18; 10 ft. nylon cord, $1.50. ------------------------------------------------------------ Item 4: End cap wrench. Get a 2" diameter piece of PVC pipe, cut to whatever length you decide to bury the tube at. Drill one end to make a handle with a 3/8" diameter foot-long length of pipe, preferably PVC also, and make four hacksaw cuts in the other end, as deep as the lug on the screw in end cap protrudes, and sized to fit the it snugly. See Fig. 1 for illustration. Costs- 3' two-inch PVC or ABS pipe @ $0.70/foot, $2.10; 1 foot of 3/8" dia. ABS pipe @ $0.50, $0.50. ------------------------------------------------------------- Item 5: 10 ultra-absorbent disposable diapers. We used the size for 25-30 lbs babies. One diaper was found to absorb one quart of water, and keep it behind a vapor barrier, so ten diapers should be quite sufficient to sop up whatever leakage may occur. Costs- 36 pack ultra-absorbent disposable diapers @$9.00, 1 diaper @ $0.25, $2.50 for ten. ------------------------------------------------------------ Item 6: Silica Gel Desiccant. This is available from arts and crafts stores, or from garden stores. It is commonly used to dry flowers. To reactivate, heat at 250 degrees in your oven overnight, or put on a plate in your microwave, and heat at the HIGH setting for four minutes. Costs- Five pounds Flower Art Silica Gel, $15.99; Activa Products, POB 1296, Marshall, TX, 75670. Also available from: Dillon, 1-800-223-4570. -------------------------------------------------------------- Item 7: Two pairs nylon pantyhose, new. Use cheapies, but make sure that the weave is tight enough so that the silica gel will not go through it. Costs- 2 pair nylon pantyhose. $4.00 ------------------------------------------------------------ Item 8: Eight six-bushel garbage bags. We got 100 of these on a roll from a local hardware store. Each bag is about five feet long, and they are of relatively thick plastic. Costs- 100 bags on a roll @ $8.00, 1 bag @ $0.08, 8 bags - $0.64 ------------------------------------------------------------ Item 9: 1 roll of Teflon tape. Also known as plumber's joint tape, used to wrap joints in water pipe, and so on. Should be 3/8" to 1/2" wide. Costs- 1 roll Teflon tape, $2.00 ------------------------------------------------------------ Item 10: Plastic bag and rubber band. Get a plastic bag from your kitchen, a small garbage bag will do fine, and a long (5") rubber band. Costs- bag, $0.05, rubber band, $0.05. ------------------------------------------------------------- Total Cost of Materials: approximately $55, before tax. Prices may vary due to discounts for bulk purchases, local taxes, and so on. ************************************************************** 4. Using The Kit to Cache Weapons: 4.1 Preparation and Loading of Cache: ------------------------------------------------------------ Step One: Cut one pair of the pantyhose in half. Fill one of the pieces with a pound of the silica gel desiccant. Knot snugly at the top, and then wrap the rest of the material down towards the toe of the sock. If there is enough left over, knot the end of the material. Place the weapon to be cached butt down in one of the garbage bags, and place the desiccant bag next to the receiver. Press all the air out of the bag, and knot at the top. Take this bag with weapon enclosed, and insert it muzzle first into another garbage bag. Press all of the air out, and knot shut. Place this bag with weapon enclosed into another garbage bag, butt first. Press all the air out, and knot shut. Place this bag with weapon enclosed in another garbage bag, muzzle first. Press out all of the air, and knot securely. The weapon and desiccant bag should now be enclosed in four (4) plastic garbage bags. The garbage bags should conform to the shape of the weapon, with as few air pockets as possible. See Figure 2. ------------------------------------------------------------- Step Two: The bagged weapon is tied, muzzle first, to the retrieving rod. Use the cord closest to the T-handle: tie a square knot around the muzzle of the weapon, either below the bayonet lug, or below the front sight. The second cord is then tied around the stock at the trigger guard. See Fig. 3. ------------------------------------------------------------- Repeat Steps One and Two for the second weapon, if any. -------------------------------------------------------------- Step Three: Fill each leg of the second pair of pantyhose with 1.5 lbs of silica gel desiccant. Knot each leg directly above the desiccant gel, and then push the resulting bags through the remaining material toward the top end of the pantyhose. Knot each end again, if possible. You should have two bags of desiccant connected by a strip of pantyhose. Drape these bags over the top nylon cord on the weapons retrieval rod, so that each bag hangs alongside the muzzle of each weapon. See Fig.4. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Step Four: fit one of the absorbent diapers to the butt end of each weapon, ABSORBENT MATERIAL FACING DOWN (inside out). Use the tapes on the diapers to secure them snugly. Each diaper is capable of absorbing 1 qt of water. Take the remaining diapers and place them, absorbent side down, in the long PVC tube. See Figure 5. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fifth, slide the weapons retrieving rod, with weapons attached, into the cache. Make sure the T-handle is closest to the end cap which screws in, BEFORE you insert the weapons. See Figure 6. --------------------------------------------------------------- Sixth, Use the Teflon tape to cover the threads of the end cap, by wrapping it onto the end cap. Cover all of the threads, and go over the threads twice. Make sure that the tape is wrapped on tight, so when you screw in the end cap it does not come loose. Screw in the end cap, and use plastic bag and rubber band to protect seal. See Figure 7. The tube is now ready for burial. An alternate idea is given below: A reader proposes the following: "I've wondered about an alternative method that would be a one-time affair. Pack the weapon as you describe and then rather than thread the cap, cement that sucker and use a hacksaw to get at it? Granted, reburying would be more difficult, but you'd have more confidence of a leak-proof seal. I'd be concerned about temperature extremes popping the top or caving it. I presume you've done some experiments." Using this proposal, reburial would be impossible, but the seal would be *guaranteed* watertight. One possible thing to worry about is the buoyancy of the cache tube. The weight of the weapons and ammo should be sufficient to weight it down, but the user needs to check the local water table. If water comes up in the bottom of the hole, then there may well be a problem with buoyancy; there may also be problems with water coming into the tube via hydrostatic pressure. In this case, the tube should either be moved to another location where this problem does not exist, or, if there is no better altenative, the user should Teflon-tape the screw threads up to 3/4" of the top, then apply ABS or PVC glue, as mentioned in the assembly procedure for Component 1, to the top 3/8" of the cap. The cap should then be screwed in, to finger tight, then turn with a wrench 1/8 turn. The user should then make a bead of glue on top of the joint where cap meets adapter, and glue a water-proofing sheet (used in lining shower stalls before pouring concrete) which has been cut to fit the top, to the top of the cache tube. The place where the sheet has been cut to accept the square lug should be glued, as should the area at the circumference of the sheet. This should provide a waterproof seal. The tube will have to be dug up to recover the contents, if it has been buried. A strong metal wrench will be required to break the seal, if it is desired to attempt to reuse the cache tube. Otherwise, a hacksaw blade can be used to cut the BOTTOM cap off. DO NOT CUT OFF THE TOP. It will take a long time, and there is a danger of harm to the contents of the tube. Using this method, the cache tube will be rendered UNUSABLE for further use. REMEMBER, "THINK TWICE, CUT ONCE!" --------------------------------------------------------------- (c) 1993 American Renaissance Productions. Permission is hereby given to reproduce this text at no charge, so long as this copyright notice is preserved, the text is reproduced without alteration, and so long as no money is charged for reproductions on paper, aside from a reasonable amount for materials. This permission is applicable to electronic and print media. 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