[Gelrir]

Both my original campaign (run in the mid-Eighties) and my current campaign have a "personal effects box". In both cases we use a .50 cal can as the container:

1. it's sturdy and watertight
2. the dimensions are known, and can't be fudged
3. they're easy to get if you want a prop

Our current campaign has a page on these:

http://asmrb.pbworks.com/w/page/5014...onal%20Effects

EDIT: note that the current campaign is "classic setting", so nothing from after the Eighties is present.

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Michael B.