Altoids case uses

[wywern209]

So i was eating some altoids today and i was reminded of the wacky altoids ipod case one of my friends had made. i was nice for his nano.so i was wondering are there any more uses for them( besides storing flavored mints?)?

 

[chrmjenkins]

Some people use them to store illicit substances. Circuit hobbyists use them for housing DIY electronics.

 

[wywern209]

Oh lol. did not know about the illicit uses part.

 

[TheVendor]

My dad stores his cigarettes in them.

 

[CorvusCamenarum]

My dad stores his cigarettes in them.

Does he do this in hopes that the minty residue will impart itself to the tobacco? If so that sounds like an interesting thing to try.

 

[TK B$K]

Does he do this in hopes that the minty residue will impart itself to the tobacco? If so that sounds like an interesting thing to try.

Good idea, but your a few years late Menthols

 

[TheVendor]

Does he do this in hopes that the minty residue will impart itself to the tobacco? If so that sounds like an interesting thing to try.

Perhaps, but I'm not entirely sure on his motives for doing so.

Here's another interesting thing to try: Not smoking.

 

[bartelby]

So i was eating some altoids today and i was reminded of the wacky altoids ipod case one of my friends had made. i was nice for his nano.so i was wondering are there any more uses for them( besides storing flavored mints?)?

To get back on track:

There's always a USB battery pack

 

[CorvusCamenarum]

Good idea, but your a few years late Menthols

Menthol ≠ actual mint, although the Marlboro Smooth does taste like a combination of tobacco plus Andes.

 

[ButtUglyJeff]

CMOY headphone amp....................

 

[AngryApple]

I make a musical instrument out of them. I bend some bobby pins and attach them with a hair tie and some tape. Great boredom buster.

 

[d wade]

ecstasy tablets...

 

[Melrose]

I once packed in a very rudimentary 'bug' that I planned on tapping into the household phone line - with a line in, headphone jack and little speaker... Back in my phreaking days.

I never got a chance to try it, though. I had it all wired except for the last few steps and then just lost interest.

 

[Electro Funk]

My dad stores his cigarettes in them.

are you sure they are ciggys?

 

[EricNau]

Why, a micro Geocache, of course.

 

[Mr. lax]

Most people i know store drugs, because they seal reasonably tight and still have that minty smell to cover anything else

 

[Arran]

Perfect size for archiving old credit cards, gift cards, hotel room key cards, etc.

 

[maestro55]

As an amateur radio operator,Altoids cans are great for storing small parts, also they make great cases for little kit radios and such. I have two cans in the car, both filled with toothpicks.

 

[theDUB]

Perfect size for archiving old credit cards, gift cards, hotel room key cards, etc.

Seriously? I "archive" that stuff with a pair of scissors and a trash can.

 

[themoonisdown09]

I keep an empty can of Altoids in my pocket just in case a need to take a dump and I can't find a bathroom. That's also why I keep a couple napkins in my other pocket.

 

[synth3tik]

Most people i know store drugs, because they seal reasonably tight and still have that minty smell to cover anything else

Most people who are in jail used them from drugs. No one with half a brain would put drugs in an Altoids box seeing as how for reasons you have mentioned that it the first place the copers look.

 

[jzuena]

They make a good substitute for a tobacco tin to use for a personal survival kit. Not real useful in day-to-day city life, but good to throw into your backpack when hiking, or to take in the car when driving in the middle of nowhere. I have one, as well as a larger crash kit that I take when I fly, since you are even more likely to be over the middle of nowhere when flying than when following any paved road.

 

[Saikou]

I keep an empty can of Altoids in my pocket just in case a need to take a dump and I can't find a bathroom. That's also why I keep a couple napkins in my other pocket.

LOL

 

[wvuwhat]

They were very useful yesterday... 420 baby.

 

[NT1440]

Ive always loved this use:

Gonna order the kit or just make one myself someday.