# Alternate uses for a lead-lined film protector pouch **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 8, 2019, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-uses-for-a-lead-lined-film-protector-pouch/827392 "2019-01-08T05:38:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-uses-for-a-lead-lined-film-protector-pouch/827392/21 "2019-01-09T20:04:20Z")
I use mine for milk and cereal pouches on the go. ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Norse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/big_norse/32/9954_2.png) [@Big\_Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Norse)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-uses-for-a-lead-lined-film-protector-pouch/827392/22 "2019-01-10T01:52:19Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > If Australia is ever nuked you could be the caretaker for small radioactive marsupials. So far this is giving me the best idea. Sell it to a “prepper” to protect their hamster. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Norse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/big_norse/32/9954_2.png) [@Big\_Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Norse)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-uses-for-a-lead-lined-film-protector-pouch/827392/23 "2019-01-10T01:55:45Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Funnily enough, I just ran across mine when cleaning out a closet. I hadn’t seen it in years and didn’t realize that I still had it. It’s going to the thrift store unless I see a very good idea in the next couple of days. Yep, I just moved and found it while packing. I was hoping to get some ideas to help me pass it on (if I can come up with something great I could maybe make money). Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Norse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/big_norse/32/9954_2.png) [@Big\_Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Norse)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-uses-for-a-lead-lined-film-protector-pouch/827392/24 "2019-01-10T01:56:55Z")
> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > Put a note that reads, “Made you look, you dirty crook, you stole your mother’s pocketbook!” in it, then carry it with you in carry-on luggage and see how often you get special screening. > > You might want to wait until the TSA agent’s start getting paid again… I was thinking of punking the TSA with it, but I’m a coward. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Norse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/big_norse/32/9954_2.png) [@Big\_Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Norse)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-uses-for-a-lead-lined-film-protector-pouch/827392/25 "2019-01-10T01:59:21Z")
> [@AncientHumanoid](#): > > I use mine for milk and cereal pouches on the go. I currently use it to protect post-it note packs. They always seem to get mangled in my bag. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Norse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/big_norse/32/9954_2.png) [@Big\_Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Norse)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-uses-for-a-lead-lined-film-protector-pouch/827392/26 "2019-01-12T04:56:08Z")
No one else has these things hanging around? Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-uses-for-a-lead-lined-film-protector-pouch/827392/27 "2019-01-12T08:28:29Z")
Put your phone in it when you don’t want to get any calls. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-uses-for-a-lead-lined-film-protector-pouch/827392/28 "2019-01-12T10:46:17Z")
Or when you’re off to visit Kiev and you don’t want the government knowing you’ve been there ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Norse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/big_norse/32/9954_2.png) [@Big\_Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Norse)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2019, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-uses-for-a-lead-lined-film-protector-pouch/827392/29 "2019-01-18T04:08:25Z")
Would it actually block people tracking your phone? If it does you could carry the dead body in your trunk and no one would know where you hid the body. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2019, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-uses-for-a-lead-lined-film-protector-pouch/827392/30 "2019-01-18T04:21:04Z")
> [@Big\_Norse](#): > > …The only thing I could think of was putting my toll road transponder in it to keep it from being seen when I drive under the toll readers, but I haven’t yet come up with a reason why I’d want to do that. My aunt paid someone to ship her car from Miami to Boston, and the transponder was triggered on every road, even though her car was inside a truck. So, hey, it could come in handy if you want to ship your car. ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Norse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/big_norse/32/9954_2.png) [@Big\_Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Norse)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-uses-for-a-lead-lined-film-protector-pouch/827392/31 "2019-01-23T04:28:54Z")
My transponder folk (ipass) say when sending it back, wrap it in aluminum foil. So basically the same result? Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-uses-for-a-lead-lined-film-protector-pouch/827392/32 "2019-01-23T04:45:07Z")
> [@mixdenny](#): > > I wouldn’t just put it in a thrift store unless it was marked as containing lead. > > Dennis The “lead” in “lead lined” radiation shields normally isn’t lead. ---
**Author:** ![ASGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-uses-for-a-lead-lined-film-protector-pouch/827392/33 "2019-01-23T11:23:28Z")
**kaylasdad99** (#27) might be joking but that’s exactly what I’d keep it around for. Put a smart device in it when you don’t want tracking or any reception of any kind. I realize you can turn the things off and in most cases remove the sim card, but throwing it inside a pouch seems easier. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-uses-for-a-lead-lined-film-protector-pouch/827392/34 "2019-01-23T13:57:39Z")
> [@Melbourne](#): > > The “lead” in “lead lined” radiation shields normally isn’t lead. What is it usually? ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-uses-for-a-lead-lined-film-protector-pouch/827392/35 "2019-01-23T16:36:31Z")
> [@ASGuy](#): > > **kaylasdad99** (#27) might be joking but that’s exactly what I’d keep it around for. Put a smart device in it when you don’t want tracking or any reception of any kind. I realize you can turn the things off and in most cases remove the sim card, but throwing it inside a pouch seems easier. Pretty sure lead is a lousy choice for an RF shield - it is a poor conductor of electricity. ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-uses-for-a-lead-lined-film-protector-pouch/827392/36 "2019-01-23T17:20:55Z")
> [@Big\_Norse](#): > > I’m old and have a lead lined pouch for protecting camera film when going through airport x-ray machines. Like [this](https://www.ebay.com/itm/OPTECH-X-Ray-PROTECTION-LEAD-FILM-POUCH-HIGH-QUALITY-ABOUT-5-5-X-8-/332996913156?oid=273480496709). > > Are there any alternate/modern/current/hip uses for this? It’s in great shape, it was well made and didn’t see much use. > > The only thing I could think of was putting my toll road transponder in it to keep it from being seen when I drive under the toll readers, but I haven’t yet come up with a reason why I’d want to do that. You could use it for a few small metal LED flashlights and extra lithium batteries in case of a solar flare or if a nuke was set off in the atmosphere. Just one of those tips I read in one of my post-apoc books 🙂 But it also comes in handy in that it keeps the flashlights and batteries in one spot in case of a blackout from a storm. ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-uses-for-a-lead-lined-film-protector-pouch/827392/37 "2019-01-26T04:27:52Z")
> [@scr4](#): > > What is it usually? Tin perhaps. Radiation shields are made with antimony, bismuth etc. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-uses-for-a-lead-lined-film-protector-pouch/827392.md?page=1)