The little things (on a budget)

[Irving]

Battery cases. It's important to have a way to carry batteries without them touching each other. These battery cases are nice, especially if they are going in a bug out bag where weight may be key. http://www.amazon.com/Generic-Bluece...s=battery+case

If you're like me though, and have equipment that gets used daily, and you go through a set of batteries at rate of every other day, you end up buying batteries in bulk, and find that those containers the batteries come in aren't the most durable, especially as they get empty. Rather than paying $6-8 to store 24 batteries, you can pay $3-4 to store 50. Like so:



I found that while the AAA fit in the same case as the AA, the bullet size that fits AA is long enough that the AAA batteries will come out of their slots if the box is over turned. One could just place two layers of cardboard over the AAA side to prevent this. The cases are a 500 S&W for the AA, and 44 mag for the AAA. I'm looking forward to not having piles of jumbled up batteries in my cup holders any more.

[HoneyBadger]

I find it a little ironic that you demonstrate with Kirkland batteries... which already come in a perfectly suitable container.


But I guess as you empty the container, it doesn't exactly hold up, as you said.

I just put electrical tape over the ends and threw a bunch in a ziplock bag about 4 years ago. Just last week I pulled some out and they have worked just fine in HB Jr's train set for at least a week. not a scientific test.

[Irving]

You think so? I can't see this doing very well riding around in the back seat.



I was forced into this by those AAA, which kept breaking loose of their case and laying in a pile in a cup holder.

[ray1970]

Have you tried a smaller box for the AAA batteries? Almost seems like they might fit into another caliber box better.

[HoneyBadger]

Who drives around with 72 AA batteries in their back seat??


Sounds like you need to secure your cargo better.

[Irving]

Have you tried a smaller box for the AAA batteries? Almost seems like they might fit into another caliber box better.

That is the smaller box for the AAA. With the 44 mag box pictured, they touch the lid when closed.

Who drives around with 72 AA batteries in their back seat??

A guy who takes 5,000 pictures a year on a camera with an "auto" flash setting so sensitive that it still shoots the flash when I'm on a roof, with zero shade, at noon. That's something I've just had to learn to turn off every time I turn on the camera. When I'm busy, I can go through a pair every 2-3 days. Remember that thread about the prepping mind set when I said I don't like to run out of things? I wasn't joking. Also, I may or may not skim some batteries for prep every time I buy some. I buy chalk by the case. Too bad I can't think of any S&P uses for chalk.

[HoneyBadger]

Just giving you a hard time

[Irving]

Believe me, I wish I didn't have to carry three types of batteries and keep 5 different electronics (in addition to the things that take the batteries) charged at all times

[kwando]

Got high drain devices look at Enloops

[Great-Kazoo]

That is the smaller box for the AAA. With the 44 mag box pictured, they touch the lid when closed.


A guy who takes 5,000 pictures a year on a camera with an "auto" flash setting so sensitive that it still shoots the flash when I'm on a roof, with zero shade, at noon. That's something I've just had to learn to turn off every time I turn on the camera. When I'm busy, I can go through a pair every 2-3 days. Remember that thread about the prepping mind set when I said I don't like to run out of things? I wasn't joking. Also, I may or may not skim some batteries for prep every time I buy some. I buy chalk by the case. Too bad I can't think of any S&P uses for chalk.

Leaving messages, outlining the loser? Instead of those ammo boxes, I have a decent collection of ammo links you could have.