Large Fierce Mammal

Three completed containers. The orange one was made from Gatorade packaging, the other two from water bottles. Click the picture to enlarge it. (LFM photo)

I recently encountered this idea on one of the forums I frequent – rugged, sealed, screw top containers for carrying a small supply of pain killers, anti-allergy meds, or whatever; built out of a single plastic bottle and two bottle caps.

The originator of this idea employed a sealant for waterproofing but that didn’t sit well with me, particularly after I checked the MSDS info on it. Undaunted, I crafted my first one for a solid snap fit into the cap that forms the base and found that, try as I might, I couldn’t blow air through the seal it made out of sheer friction and the natural flexibility of the materials. They’ve been twisted and thrown repeatedly against the floor without failure so I would say they are a sound design without the toxic additions.

This is just a preliminary announcement to share the coolness. I’m making a complete colour coded set for Mrs. LFM’s purse, and there’ll be a how to tutorial here soon.