Long-Term Burial of Items Prone to Rust

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Lets say you had a wild hair to go bury a couple items made of material subject to rust. Is there any people experienced in this that have been successful? What materials have you used? What did you use to treat the metal objects? Did you bury desiccant with it?

I'm considering using PVC. Is there anything I should consider as far as materials available out there?

Any anti-metal-detecting tactics that work?

I've heard of people using a coffee cant with nails other trash as a decoy for metal detectors placed a foot or so above what u have buried

Coat metal in cosmoline inside and out, wrap in plastic, put in PVC pipe with cleaning products and seal. Make sure to bury a hacksaw with the pipe, just in case.

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Originally Posted by brokenscout

I've heard of people using a coffee cant with nails other trash as a decoy for metal detectors placed a foot or so above what u have buried

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I guess you would need Like-material. I don't do any metal detecting, but from what I have gleaned from the reality show, that they can determine a makeup of the metal right from the surface.

I guess Silver or Precious metals would be hard as far as decoys?

Anyone know where to get their hands on some cosmoline or similar storage grease?

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If burying firearms it think it all depends on how deep, most people I know once they find trash they move on. If they really want to find it they will. Sonar, ect.

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Originally Posted by rbeau30

I guess you would need Like-material. I don't do any metal detecting, but from what I have gleaned from the reality show, that they can determine a makeup of the metal right from the surface.

I guess Silver or Precious metals would be hard as far as decoys?

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This, and I saw a guy put the hacksaw in the pipe,lol. Funny stuff. But for real hack saw is a must

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Originally Posted by blacklabel

Coat metal in cosmoline inside and out, wrap in plastic, put in PVC pipe with cleaning products and seal. Make sure to bury a hacksaw with the pipe, just in case.

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How about ammo? I am sure it doesn't cycle well with all that Cosmoline. :-D

Not sure I had firearms in mind when starting this thread, but then again, it might come to that for some readers :-D

I heard somewhere to bury longer items vertically as they will have a smaller profile from overhead. I'm a pipe guy, if I was using PVC I'd go with gasketed caps as they're a little more idiot proof than glue and primer. Lube well ;)

PVC tube - Fill with motor oil

Decoy can not likely to work. I suspect anyone with a detector simply needs to go back over the hole after pulling out the decoy to see if that is all that is in that spot.

Bury next to a metal fence post or along side a metal utility pipe/well pipe/ground rod, or deeply buried/tangled rebar - anything that is difficult to remove. This prevents removing the decoy and rechecking the spot.

Ammo in sealed container with oxygen absorbing packet.

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Originally Posted by Jamnanc

I heard somewhere to bury longer items vertically as they will have a smaller profile from overhead. I'm a pipe guy, if I was using PVC I'd go with gasketed caps as they're a little more idiot proof than glue and primer. Lube well ;)

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They don't work