Cellaring - What Do You Guys Do With All The Empty Tins?

[lukasstrifeson]

The title pretty much says it all but here's a picture just so this isn't a boring wall-of-text thread.

I don't care too much for the tins with the gaudy SMOKING KILLS labels but these clean tins were always a struggle for me to throw away. Unfortunately I have gathered such a burdening collection now, I really need to do something with them or throw them out.

Any suggestions/recommendations out there?

 

[cshubhra]

I have a two garden sheds which I don’t have any need for.

So the tins now go there

 

[sablebrush52]

I just toss them. I have enough crap lying around.

 

[alaskanpiper]

I use them for various nuts, bolts, screws, nails, etc. in my shop. It works great when my wife is helping out, instead of saying "can you grab me a insert dimension insert screw type screw" and having her get all confused I just tell her to hand me a Capstan screw or a Dunbar nut. It's great. There are a few full of tacks, rubber bands, and such in our "junk drawer" that every kitchen has as well.

 

[spartacus]

They get thrown in the recycle bin. I'll probably get in trouble for that with all the restrictions they put on the recycle barrels.

 

[cshubhra]

Novel!!!

I use them for various nuts, bolts, screws, nails, etc. in my shop. It works great when my wife is helping out, instead of saying "can you grab me a insert dimension instert screw type screw" and having her get all confused I just tell her to hand me a Capstan screw or a Dunbar nut. It's great. There are a few full of tacks, rubber bands, and such in our "junk drawer" that every kitchen has as well.

 

[thedbs999]

I do the same as Alaskan piper screws, etc. That is, when i have one to take them down to my work shop. I don't have too many though as most of my Prince Albert and Carter Hall comes in a pouch.

Dan

 

[seldom]

They make good fly boxes for fly fishing. The square ones are particularly nice for nymphs. Just glue some foam on. Here is a picture off the internet of "real" fly boxes.

 

[ray47]

If the tin is no longer in production I'll save it for nostalgic reasons, otherwise the tin gets thrown out.

 

[cortezattic]

I toss them in the recycle bin. I have no desire to re-purpose a tin for some half-assed craft project.

 

[Chasing Embers]

In the trash.

 

[scloyd]

I have a couple of magnetic strips on the wall of my smoking room/porch. I stick the tins I like to the strips...artsy fartsy.

 

[prairiedruid]

Do you have a shotgun? PULL!!!!

 

[warren]

I need no more fore small pieces of stuff. So ... into the trash.

 

[didimauw]

I used to keep em, but now I'm in a point my life where I'm trying to get rid of things. So I toss them. I only have 1 laying around I keep extra cob stems, and Zippo accessories (flint, wicks etc) in.

 

[elasmo]

I have a drawer that's getting too full. I really hate to throw out the nicer ones unless I have duplicates.

 

[lelik]

Trash can.?

 

[olkofri]

Can use them for bushcraft stuff.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

I keep them, not because I'm some sort of pack rat, insane hoarder oh no it's because they will be worth money one day.
Well that's what I tell myself anyway.

Chris.

 

[lochinvar]

I have friends that take some to make backpacker survival kits. Others go to work to hold screws, nuts, nails, etc. And some just get tossed.