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Sunday, April 11, 2010

hiding place ideas

i need ideas on where to hide my medicine. its getting really annoying.

* Inner pocket of a shirt or jacket never worn but can't bring self to get rid off (come on, we all have at least one of those). ;-)

* Between pages of a book no one will likely pick up to read.

* Inside a non-matched sock placed randomly under the matched socks.

* In the toe of a pair of shoes rarely worn.

* Between the padding and cover of the ironing board.

* Between the picture and cardboard backing of a favorite framed photo.

* Open an old VHS tape and take out the magnetic tape. You now have a safe hiding place you can place on a shelf or other location that won't draw attention.

* Place valuables into a small Ziploc bag and place contents in the bottom of an oatmeal container under the oatmeal. Place the jar back into the cupboard.

* Bar of soap - Split the soap lengthwise with a warm butterknife, hollow out a cavity, insert the stash, reseal with a powerful adhesive, and using a warm knife smooth the outside edge. Also roughen the appearance of the soap.

* Shaving cream can - Depress the release value ten minutes to release pressure, secure the can in a vise, open it up with a screwdriver, insert the stash, and reseal with pliers.

* Stick deodorant canister - Remove the top from an empty canister and push down the platform which held the deodorant. Scrub the canister clean, let it dry, and then add your stash. Replace the canister among other toiletries.

* Flowerpots or window boxes - Very well known but it still works. Make a false bottom in the pot or box, insert the stash, replace the flowers and soil on top.

* Aquarium - Best used if it has dangerous fish like piranhas or electric eels and hide the stash inside the gravel.

* Picture frame- Take out the board behind, lay the stash flat in the frame, and put the board back on.

* Base of lamp – Open up the base of a lamp, insert the stash, and close the base

* Pillows, stuffed animals, toys, dolls- Neatly cut a slit in one of these, remove enough of the stuffing to make room for your stash, insert the stash, pad the excess space with stuffing, and neatly resew the object.

* Hardcover book - Open the book and leaf through a third of the pages. Then with a utility knife and a ruler cut a square hollow from the center of the remaining second third of the pages. Remove the cut out section and glue the pages together inside of the square opening. Let the book dry and tape your stash inside.

* Wall clock - Open up the back of the clock with a screwdriver, insert the stash, and replace the back.

* Birdhouse - If your handy with tools you can build a birdhouse with a removable top and put it the backyard.

* Wooded Areas - Inside stump of old large trees in an area you are sure they are not going to be cut down.
* Abandoned buildings - Inside old shafts, culverts, broken walls, loose floorboards, weed thickets. This is a great thing if you live beside or close to such a place.
* Underground “Caching” - Bury the stash in 4”-8” diameter PVC water pipes. You will need PVC pipe, an end cap, a screwtop end, PVC pipe cement, Teflon sealing tape, and a hacksaw. First cut the pipe down to the right size with the hacksaw. Then, prepare the surface on the end of the pipe with steel wool, apply PVC cement and stick the end cap on one end. Do the same to the other end with the screw top end. Allow the cement to set for 24 hours. Drive out the moisture by turning the oven to its lowest temperature (this VERY important- PVC is plastic) for 15 minutes and take the pipe out. Prepare the stash by putting it in a sealed heavy duty bag with 2 oz. of desiccant (such as silca gel) in a sock. If the stash is metal wrap it in cheesecloth, sit it overnight in a dry oven at 250 degrees, apply a coat of oil to it, wrap it in aluminum foil or waxpaper, and then put it in a ziplock baggie with desiccant in a sock. Put in your stash, place Teflon tape on the threads, and screw the end on. Bury the pipe vertically 3 feet deep and cover with 18 inches of dirt then place a part from the auto scrap yard like an alternator or carburetor in the hole and fill the hole. The auto scrap hopefully will act as a decoy for any wiseass deciding to use a metal detector. Burying the goods under an old abandoned car or refrigerator is another possibility. For best results, bury more scrap metal randomly around the area and at different depths. A variation of this is to bury the goods next to a fence. Dig a hole next to the fence with a post digger and drop in a sealed pvc pipe with the goods. The fence will act as a decoy for the metal detector.