Found a make-do battery container, and it's better!

[MaxUT]

I was getting ready for vacation and a little camping trip and realized I didn't have enough boxes for my spare batts, so I did some looking around at the grocery store.

This is what I found:

Coghlan's #8746 - Plastic Match Box with screw-on cap and rubber gasket
Plastic Match Box | Mantles, Lighters & Firestarters | Coghlan's

It's long enough to stack 2 AW ICR16340 batteries, and the inside diameter is about 3/16" larger than the batteries. It would probably work for 18650s and unprotected 18350 batts. too.

The funny thing is, I paid $1.79 each for these and I like them better than the $2.49 clamshell 2-battery cases from a battery site. These won't pop open, there's no hinge to break and they're waterproof to boot.

 

[JC Okie]

I LOVE it when I find something "out there" that can be re-purposed for vaping! I'm constantly on the lookout for cheap, dollar store stuff that I can use either in DIY (plastic bottles really cheap that I can empty and use...) or cases (camera cases or game system carrying cases are the best) that I can use for my vaping "stuff." For me, half the fun of this whole industry being so young is that it doesn't have a huge line of accessories that everybody just has to have. The accessories are creative and makeshift and clever and fun.

Good job.

 

[zoiDman]

I was getting ready for vacation and a little camping trip and realized I didn't have enough boxes for my spare batts, so I did some looking around at the grocery store.

This is what I found:
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Couglan's #8746 - Plastic Match Box with screw-on cap and rubber gasket
Plastic Match Box | Mantles, Lighters & Firestarters | Coghlan's

It's long enough to stack 2 AW ICR16340 batteries, and the inside diameter is about 3/16" larger than the batteries. It would probably work for 18650s and unprotected 18350 batts. too.

The funny thing is, I paid $1.79 each for these and I like them better than the $2.49 clamshell 2-battery cases from a battery site. These won't pop open, there's no hinge to break and they're waterproof to boot.

I've been using using those Containers for Years.

The Funny thing is, I have used them For just about everything Except matches.

LOL

 

[unloaded]

I've seen those at WallyWorld in the camping section. Might pick up a few to try out.

 

[zoiDman]

I've seen those at WallyWorld in the camping section. Might pick up a few to try out.

There Very Cool because their Cheap, Water Resistent and even Float if what is inside isn't Too Heavy.

Like a Wad of Cash or some Lantern Mantles.

 

[DaveP]

Good find! I use the clear plastic snap boxes I bought from Provape and they are good, but square and bulky. Those look more rounded and better for a pocket without the sharp square corners. I like the snap top, too.

 

[TomCatt]

Definitely gonna check these out. I have two of the clamshell cases (16340) that the closure broke within 2 weeks and another that won't fit my protected batts.

 

[yzer]

Zero cost container for a pair of 14650's.

 

[Iffy]

Tic-Tac containers are great for cartos.

 

[mattiem]

Tic-Tac containers are great for cartos.

And I have a slew of them...I used contact paper to put 3 of them together for holding my CE3's.

 

[phil71185]

Very nice find indeed will have to head over and pick a few up. I wounder how durable they are i keep my batterys in my backpack and it gets beat up from time to time.