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[Stephen Grisanti]

These were definitely the insulated containers; they even had the three inserts with tops. The place also had about about a zillion .50 cal ammo boxes. No confusing the two types. Square corners vs. round was pretty obvious. And they had larger ammo boxes which looked like they might be used on a bike, but the guy was surprised I knew what the Mermite boxes were. I'll take another look at the hinges. Stephen --- Pat wrote:

> Stephen > > Are you sure you're not looking at ammo cans? All > the food containers > I've seen have over-center hinges as shown in the > pics. One side has > an open bracket that allows the hinge to separate, > the other side is > closed and remains attached so that the lid hangs > off one side when > open (not get dirty or lost?). > > I first installed them opening to the inside, but > now prefer to have > them hinge out. I use a short lanyard that keeps the > lid parallel to > the ground - nice little table or shelf when in > camp. > > Pat > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Stephen Grisanti > wrote: > > I found two of these ($70 for the pair) at the > local > > surplus store. Trying to decide if I should > attempt a > > similar install or try to adapt my Krausers from > > another bike. > > > > Pat, I do not recall the lids being hinged; > rather, > > the ones I saw were lift off after loosening two > > latches on each side. Did you hinge yours? > > > > Stephen > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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