Summer "beer can" Safari

[Rusty Jonesin]

Took a trip out to wilds of Oregon the last week of July with Ed, Dale, Conehead Jim, and Steve A.
Ed led us into some cool historic places used by past hunters, campers, and cowboys. Beautiful scenery and the weather was great, around the mid to upper eighties during the day and much cooler at night. Fortunately the heat bubble this area had been experiencing had subsided. Another fantastic adventure out west.

Here's a few of my pictures

off we go, heading out there.

First camp, this is a place Ed and Dale were at earlier in the year where they found some Horlucks OIs, ABCs and a Tornburgs cone.
The five of us hit it hard hoping for some more pre war pits.

1st camp, the Horluck's camp

With the drought conditions no fires were allowed, Ed saved the nights with this propane fire pit, we used it every day for atmosphere, heat and cooking. That first night it got down into the upper forties.

propane fire pit

open pit

Though this spot didn't produce like we hoped, we found a few stragglers.
I ended up with three new OIs for the shelf.

shelf cans from the Horluck's camp. Hop Gold L-408, 1938-39, ABC, checker board OI, L-4, 1937 and a Horluck's OI, L-411, 1936-37

there were dozens of these flying around this meadow, this one posed for me. a Fritillary butterfly (speyeria coronis)

2nd camp Jim rolls out of his tent and finds a pit.

cans in the ground

what you got Jim?

Rainier Ales, three variations,118/1/2/3 there were also Bugermeister flats

We ended up finding several more 50s & 60s pits of beer and soda at this camp.

Mule deer

Steak night, Grill master Dale prepares the steaks in a little rain.

view from 2nd camp, day

view from second camp, just after sunset.

cattle drive, watch out for the bull!

Conehead in the Rust,.....while Dale models the latest in dumping attire........from the Bramlette "Safari" collection.

made in the shade

Dinty Moore & Oly flats.......sigh!

color in the ground

more pics coming up......

[Rusty Jonesin]

Back on the Hunt!!

Jim & Steve open a big pit

Jim gets out and Steve dives in for more.

Jim Asks, what do you see in there Steve? looks like a bowling Jubilee can!

Inside the pit, a bowling Jubilee can

Come out of there Steve!! it's my turn!!!

Hee, Hee, fun times

Rainier Jubes, cans from pit

the tree of luck.

in a new spot Ed uncovers some pre war color

Whoo Hoo! Burgermeister Ales, Dale found a few more next to Ed's hole

Wolf Head Logger

Last Camp

dixie kansas

watch out for flying monkeys

continuing with another beetle pic, found this one under my tent as we broke camp the last day. chased it around for a while, took like forty pics to get one I liked. A Darkling beetle (Ipthiminus serratus)

It was like Christmas the day my cans arrived.

Cans fresh out of the box

Five new tabs, Heidelberg 75/9 though the one in the book looks enamel gold, this ones metalic. Lucky Light 90/40, General, Salt Lake, Burgermeister 51/27 from Burgermeister 1969 this was found in the hole with the Heidelberg. the Oly is an upgrade, well the one I have is a Zip, The Hamms 72/22 is 11oz with the NEW in red, happy how this can turned out as it was smashed into the hole, as was the Lucky.

Seven new OI's the Burgermeister Ale, L-173 with the cool 6% lid 1939-41, the Sick's L-756 & 757 Lilek believes 757 is discolored white from being in the ground, I don't know what the consensus is but we found these in two different locations. I'm keeping both. The Brown Derby L-124 Grace Bros. Santa Rosa 1936.

around 25 new cans for the shelf. I've neve dug a Heilmans in the mid west I believe this can was created for distribution out west.

The Shasta flats are upgrades the rest new.

At times it was so quite you could hear the cicadas in your head. Had a great time hanging out with these guys, dixie kansas.
I ended up with the lions share of the cans once again, as the guys already have these cans or they don't fit there collections.
Great time, looking forward to the next one.
Thanks for everything Ed,
Here's to mud on your boots,
Rusty

Safari Diggers

[Rand]

Lilek believes 757 is discolored white from being in the ground, I don't know what the consensus is

I don't know the consensus either......but I have my opinion....it's faded. There are enough partially yellow/partially white examples around to have convinced me.

Rand :-)

[tomcd62]

thanks for the virtual safari Rusty, looks like great fun and great cans, TGT

[Rusty Jonesin]

Lilek believes 757 is discolored white from being in the ground, I don't know what the consensus is

I don't know the consensus either......but I have my opinion....it's faded. There are enough partially yellow/partially white examples around to have convinced me.

Rand :-)

Rand,
Thanks for your opinion, I was hoping you would chime in on this.

This is my first experience with this can, the two cans in my pic were first cleaned by Ed and then I gave them a quick dip again to get some more rust off, that faded some more of the cream/orange on the one. I also got another 8to 10 un-cleaned Sicks cans, they were rough, covered in rust but I could make out the cream/orange color on some. After a good overnight soak they turned out pretty decent, yet all the cream/orange color was changed to an off white color. Not bright white. I think this particular paint/ink color is even weaker than most reds. I am leaning towards fade as well. Apparently there is no known on grade white example of this can. For now still keeping both.

Rusty

The first two are the same cans as above, the next three I soaked overnight.

Ed's glory pic, the two Sick's in this pick are my shelfers.

[Rusty Jonesin]

thanks for the virtual safari Rusty, looks like great fun and great cans, TGT

Your welcome Tom, and thanks,
Putting the new cans on the shelf today!! always fun!

Rusty

[Cap-Sealed]

A few more pix.....

Rusty on KP Duty! The canopy was a Godsend! It rained one night and it paid for itself as we put 2 together and were dry while hanging out after supper....

Steve A pops the best Horlucks....

Cans before breakfast... always a good sign!

Badger Camp...named after a Badger sighting.... BIGFOOT far left!

Conehead's tent, far right, reminds me of the 3 Stooges' horse, with the sag in the middle!

We returned to the last place we dig on the snow covered washout in May. Bill Lindstrom had found 2 smashed Burgie Ales... we figured there has to be more!

The Best ones.....

[digger]

Great pics again Rusty. Looks like a good time and thanx for posting

[Giant Beer]

Rusty,
Don't stop posting pictures of the scenery and wildlife (bugs included). Enjoy them as much as the dumping pictures.

[Conehead]

I finally got my take together for a photo op.

May favorite can is most likely the Mountain Dew. I always wanted one of those. Any of you soda guys need/want one of the Cokes with the radio offers. They were just to nice to leave behing.

[Longopener]

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