Say for some reason it would become necessary for someone (definitely not me) to bury some metal objects in the backyard. What tips can you offer my "friend" to help "her" from having her treasure chest discovered and also the best way to protect said treasure. Any input on container design and burying depth and location help will be helpful.

Thanks in advance!

I think buying stainless steel .177 BB's and layering the entire yard with them just 1 inch under the surface might help camouflage it...

Bouncing Betty's and maybe some punji sticks.

Give it to me for safe keeping 

^^ I would but it not mines. It's my friends stuff.

riiiiggggghhhhhttttt
"it's for a friend"

these are not the droids you are looking for, move along

^^ I would but it not mines. It's my friends stuff.

Old refrigerator?

Lol.

Bury an old fridge?

Personally, I would prefer hiding in the attic if you have one, which most homes in hawaii do. You could store alot of stuff up there and easily make it appear in-accesible by framing up sections to be closed off. Or maybe just drywall and paint over an attic access completely so it appears there isint one. Also. between walls. again tons of space. Average wall has 14" x 3.5" x 8' cavity between each stud. Drywall over and paint like nothing ever happened. Then when SHTF and you need to get your stuff kick the drywall in and its ready to go. 

I'd tell 'your friend' to be sure to seal it up good in so the elements don't get to it...

Thanks. Ill let "HER" know of all these great ideas!!!

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PVC works better than metal.

Homemade cosmoline:

In a double boiler, melt wax.  Add an equal amount of axle grease, stir well, paint on while still hot.

Well, that's embarrassing...I was searching and searching all through my room and could not figure out where my 1911 went.. Flygirl eventually noticed it under a pile of clothes wrapped in rags in a laptop case, along with another handgun I haven't seen in months.    If they do come for my guns, they'll have a hard time finding them!!

I think my guns finally did develop a mind of their own and hid plotting to kill me............. 

Nah, they probably were crying because I gave all my attention to my Glock (home carry).  I think it's time I went out and fed them.

Plant a tree over the burial site.

Thanks. Ill let "HER" know of all these great ideas!!!

If I were you I'd get pretty worried if she starts talking to you about a saw, trash bags, and something that can dissolve flesh............

If I were you I'd get pretty worried if she starts talking to you about a saw, trash bags, and something that can dissolve flesh............

Quicklime. 

If I were worried about somebody in jackboots going around with a metal detector, I'd find dig my hole down to, say, the electrical conduit for something across the yard and bury my treasure as deep under it as I could.  That way even when their metal detector goes off and they dig down, they hit the electrical conduit and figure that must have been what set off the detector without ever digging down past it.  Then again, maybe modern metal detectors can tell the difference between steel and copper?  Idk.

Don't know for sure, but it would seem like burying it vertically would reduce its "metal-detector profile."

Anyone know fer a fact?

Also, burying it a couple of feet under something metallic but innocuous might work.  Like an old rusty pickaxe or shovel or a car driveshaft or sumpin'.

However, I think the radar signature from above will show "disturbed earth" for many years.

That's why I figure planting a tree over it might work.  Or a bunch of new trees all over the property.  Or parking an old tractor or harvester over it.

Jes' spec'latin', jes' fer fun, like OP said.

Terry, 230RN