Any idea where I can get one of these?

[Zodiak]

can anybody please point me towards a cheap source of

1 - Tins / containers for fire kits.

2 - Stainless steel containers to convert into billies

Thanks

Z

 

[andy_e]

Adsa for billies, biscuit tin for large, sugar/coffee/tea tins for one person sized, picked a couple up myself the other day

Woolworths or IKEA if you want to have a go making a small wood-stove

 

[Eric_Methven]

Tins to hold fire kits can be made from 2oz baccy tins. You can't buy them these days with baccy, but most markets have a stall selling just the tins. These mostly have a sticky on label with a picture of marijuana leaves. These just peel off to leave a nice shiny new tin. Certainly big enough for flint, strikalite, charcloth and some punk.

Eric

 

[maddave]

Tins to hold fire kits can be made from 2oz baccy tins. You can't buy them these days with baccy, but most markets have a stall selling just the tins. These mostly have a sticky on label with a picture of marijuana leaves. These just peel off to leave a nice shiny new tin. Certainly big enough for flint, strikalite, charcloth and some punk.

Eric

Some on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Three-Old-Tob...ryZ80005QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Jared]

Slightly more expensive compared to supermarket tea/biscuit tins, but wider range of sizes...

http://www.spicesofindia.co.uk/acatalog/Ubha-Dabba.html
http://www.spicesofindia.co.uk/acatalog/Beitha-Dabba.html
http://www.spicesofindia.co.uk/acatalog/Puri-Dabba.html

 

[John Fenna]

Charity shops are my favourite! I have picked up several s/s cans there for pennies and made them into billies!

 

[Ogri the trog]

Charity shops are my favourite! I have picked up several s/s cans there for pennies and made them into billies!

...and while you're there,
you can also buy old jeans for charcloth, leather clothing to make your pouches, belts to make into...... belts and straps and a miriad of other stuff too.

ATB

Ogri the trog

 

[shep]

I've got a couple of spares. I bought a bunch from the pound shop. They're a perfect size for a hobo stove for a 10cm billie, or would make a reasonable billie themselves if you added a bail.

I have a precut hobo stove (not pretty, but functional), or a pristine s/s container to do with as you please.

You can have either for swapsies. (A handful of good tinder, something edible, whatever )

 

[andy_e]

I was speaking to a friend the other day who has a case load of those baccy tins from when they owned a shop - I suggested there might be interest for them on here but they've not got back to me yet on a price per tin.

 

[rancid badger]

I was speaking to a friend the other day who has a case load of those baccy tins from when they owned a shop - I suggested there might be interest for them on here but they've not got back to me yet on a price per tin.

I'd ceratainly be interested in a few if the price is right!
Cheers
R.B.

 

[LazySod]

I was lucky enough to find this single wall ice bucket in a catalogue returns shop near me for just a fiver, mind you i did have to sift through near all the stock to find one with a non buckled handle.

It measures 14.5cm diameter by 15cm tall and holds 2lt of water. Just need to change the metal knob for a wooden one.

Always worth looking a the kitchen section of any store.

 

[andy_e]

I'd ceratainly be interested in a few if the price is right!
Cheers
R.B.

If/When I hear back from them I'll start a thread

 

[Tengu]

PM sent....I have a few baccy tins

 

[Zodiak]

PM sent....I have a few baccy tins

Thanks for the kind offer but I have discovered the screw lid plastic pots the technology department use for storing small bits and bobs are ideal and they have written off a pile for me.