Yeah, 44 cents for the item, but $2.99 shipping. They could put it in a standard envelope and mail it with a first class postage stamp. But it looks like they don't do that. Still, a small pouch like this would have many uses.

I've narrowed down the list of possible candidates and the logical conclusion is that it will have to be some kind of thin wall plastic with a tupperware style top.

There's got to be some food item in the grocery store that comes in a container like that and is small enough. It will probably be in the refrigerated section and it will probably be something that is wet or semi-wet and thus needs a tupperware style top. It will also probably be some food item that is expensive and thus comes in a small container. I just haven't found it yet.

Perhaps that description will ring a bell with somebody. I'm going to the grocery store this weekend to snoop around. I wish we had a better selection of stores around here.

Haertig,

>Yeah, 44 cents for the item, but $2.99 shipping.

Yes, but it you order 18 it is still $2.99 for shipping.

I recently made a fire kit out of tea tin. It's bigger than an altoids tin, and doesn't have a latched lid, so there no holes to plug. As long as I don't overstuff it, the lid is a tight fit, but I secure it with elastic or tape anyway, just to be sure.

I like carrying a metal tin to use for making char cloth, but that requires a hole in the tin so it's not going to be waterproof anyway. In that case, I include the tin as part of the kit, and house it all in something waterproof, usually a zip lock.

What I like about the vinyl pouch is that it can also be used for making first-aid "quik-paks". Just pull it out and toss it to whoever needs it. Of course, the same can be said for a one-quart Ziploc(tm).

The Solkoa SUMA container is the approximate size, except for being a little taller. It could be cut down to suit your needs. It's milled form 6061 aluminum and is very stout.
The inside of the lid has a gasket material to make a seal.

http://www.fast-fire.com/images/specs/Suma.pdf

Might be late to this party, but why not just buy some rubber O-rings at your local hardware store and use them as gaskets on an Altoid tin?

Depending on how much you plan to use them, I also wonder if you could get some hot paraffin and "paint" a seal onto the lip.

That Solkoa SUMA box looks good. No mention of waterproofing but I suppose you could run a fine bead of silicone at the lid junction, then secure it closed with Ranger bands.

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Hey, hey said the man! Figured out how to post pics directly from my iPhone. Every once in a while technology is good for something after all.

Anyway. These are some tins I've got from these cool little emergency fishing kits I have. They snap real tight and would seal reasonably well so long as you don't submerge them.

Not that it solves your problem I know, but the size you are looking for are out there.

I wonder if the baby soda bottles would be appropriate? You know, those heavy duty "test tubes". They are rugged and compact. something like this: http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/test-tubes

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