J.T. - waste of time with an un-modified Altoids tin, IMO. The major fly in the ointment seems to be the bulge caused by the "hinges".<br><br>I fiddled a little with one and you CAN make it waterproof, but there's gotta be a better way... basically I bent the hinge tabs back in flush and soldered them up, then made a gasket for the lid and THEN the ranger bands bind it together. Gee, sounds sorta like a pipe tobbaco tin then...<br><br>For a lot less work: 3M PVC electrical tape CAREFULLY wrapped around the lid-body seam works MUCH BETTER if the hinge tabs on the body are bent back in flush or removed. Two complete wraps is sufficient. In cold weather, it's hard to re-seal completely in the field, but not impossible.<br><br>I used a WAVE to modify a tin (works), but using other resources in the workshop was quicker, neater, and more "satisfying". Sometimes, ya just gotta put things between a hard place and a hammer... pliers alone don't fully remove the crease in the "hinge" tab.<br><br>Regards,<br><br>Scouter Tom.