Score at Wally World

runningboar · Jun 23, 2007

Me and my son do a lot of wade fishing and my son has ruined a cell phone and several wallets by getting them soaked. In Wal Mart the other day he saw a small waterproof box for 5.90 he bought it, I checked it out and it seemed to be very well made. I filled it with toilet tissue and even though it says do not submerge on the side, I sunk it in the bathtub for an hour. It passed with flying colors and as far as I can tell not a drop got inside. I went back today and bought me one, it would make a great kit box and I am very pleased with the quality. Chris

raindog101 · Jun 23, 2007

Much cheaper than the Pelican cases. Nice!

btuner · Jun 23, 2007

yeah i picked up one of those a couple of months ago and would highly suggest it

MIKE MACINTOSH · Jun 23, 2007

Look's like a great find ,thank's for passing it on

Mike

Will Power · Jun 23, 2007

Excellent!
Too bad we don't have W.world in the EU:grumpy: Well, not entirely

1whitefoot · Jun 23, 2007

What section of the store do I go to?

runningboar · Jun 23, 2007

1whitefoot said:
What section of the store do I go to?

Camping section, they have two sizes the one I got is the smaller, it is still big enough for a cell phone, wallet and afew other odds and ends. Chris

1whitefoot · Jun 23, 2007

Thanks :thumbup:

2dogs · Jun 23, 2007

Cool! (and dry)

jll346 · Jun 23, 2007

They just upgraded our local Walmart and I also just saw those boxes in the camping section. Might have to go back and pick one up.

longbow50 · Jun 23, 2007

Good score. Think I'll run over and see if our not so locat WW has them. I have heard that they added several nice items to camping, so guess I better go look see.

pipedreams308 · Jun 23, 2007

Sweet! Good find.

todd

kaktus505 · Jun 23, 2007

Wow Great Find

longbow50 · Jun 24, 2007

Yup, Went crazy and spent a $20.00. They had both the large and small. Picked up the small, gonna use it for my FAK, dry fire and cell phone. Got a deal on one of their windproof/water resistant butane lighters with enough savings to pay for the butane. Also got some wetwipes and lightsticks.

troutfisher13111 · Jun 24, 2007

I saw those to, but I opted for one of these:

http://www.organize-everything.com/locklock2.html

Its a air and water tight plastic food storage container. Supposed to be 100% air and water proof. Its guaranteed for life too. You can find them in the food storage section at WM. They come in different sizes.

JD Mandrell · Jun 24, 2007

Those are nice, not all Wal-Marts have them though, none of my local Wal-Marts have them, but one about 90 minutes away does.

Darbyfett · Jun 24, 2007

willgoy said:
Excellent!
Too bad we don't have W.world in the EU:grumpy: Well, not entirely

I have 3 Wal Marts here, be more than happy to send you one! You pay shipping though

. How much would it cost to ship a huge building over seas?

oregon · Jun 24, 2007

Thank you kindly runningboar for the heads up on these.

Found the small ones, $6.26, at the Woodburn WM. The larger version was out of stock.

I was able to pack my fat Mission wallet, Nokia cell and car keys with some room to spare. The label says "shatterproof polycarbonate" so they should take some trauma (a ziplock will also carry a cell and you can use the cell thru the bag, add some air and it floats, but this setup won't take much blunt force). This one will stow in the cabin of a Ranger 21' sailboat.

Some pics, of the filled small box, for your amusement:

All the best,

oregon