Empty Tins...

[fnord]

There was a similar thread sometime back and a forum member hotglued one of the oversized Chinese soup spoons to the metal lid of a 50g tin. Voila tout Instant pipe rest: inexpensive and clever as hell.
Fnord

 

[tjameson]

That is really clever! I still have to build a little stove out of one. I've tried using it for ammo but its too heavy for the tins they don't seal well. I do hide a set of spare keys in an empty tin in my cellar.

 

[thesmokindragon]

I like the clock idea looks cool, I can see doing this with some

of the round Dunhill tins and using some disc magnets on it as

well
I use the LJ Peretti 8oz style paint cans as desk pen holders

 

[mustanggt]

I put bulk in it I take from my cellaring jars and mark on it what is in it if it isn't the same blend.

 

[judcole]

I throw 'em in the recycling bin.

 

[rondyr]

I collect the empty tins. What am I going to do with them? NOT A DARN THING! :P

They just look awesome sitting around!
I lucked out at a yard sale the other weekend and found two very old Prince Albert tins for fifty cents each. I snatched those puppies up! lol
I would be more than happy to take anyone's old, empty tins, and would even send you back a check to cover the shipping costs to Maryland. Lemme know.

 

[topd]

My family knows where the box is to get all they want. But once that ran out.... My sister puts them on the

table at yard sales. Folks always find some use for them......

 

[lordnoble]

I use them for tins of what-nots mostly,but I've used a few for Personal Survival Kits (PSKs). I like the rectangular ones better as they seem to hold more stuff, but the round ones are great for holding home-made fire starters (petroleum-jelly soaked cotton balls). I enjoy finding new ways to put as many "essential" items in them. I'll probably never use them for any sort of survival, but hey, you never know.
-Jason

 

[waznyf]

Make a clock! That's always been what I've wanted to do with mine. Right now my empty tins are just stacked up and collecting dust.
-Frank