Source for dessicant packets?? > General Discussion

Posted: 6/12/2004 6:03:34 PM EDT

Any idea where to buy 3-4 inch packets?

Posted: 6/12/2004 6:51:11 PM EDT

[#1]

https://www1.fishersci.com/Coupon?cid=1341&gid=2368671

Posted: 6/12/2004 6:55:11 PM EDT

[#2]

sportsmansguide sells them

Posted: 6/12/2004 7:04:02 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
https://www1.fishersci.com/Coupon?cid=1341&gid=2368671

OUCH!!! That's expensive!!!

Posted: 6/12/2004 7:07:05 PM EDT

[#4]

Try some flower drying compound from hobbie lobby, just put it in a sock tie the end and throu in an ammo can. Check it once in a while when the crystals turn blue microwave them for a min. or two and there good to go.

Posted: 6/12/2004 7:10:56 PM EDT

[#5]

If anybody is interested, I think I can get some desiccant packs for pretty cheap. If you'd want to get some, let me know and I'll look into it.

Posted: 6/12/2004 7:17:23 PM EDT

[#6]

I've got some lying around. IM me and let me know how many you need.

Posted: 6/12/2004 7:21:10 PM EDT

[#7]

Your local shoe store throws away a couple hundred of the small ones every week. Ask nicely and they'll save them for you. Since they're free you can use them by the fist full.

Posted: 6/12/2004 7:39:03 PM EDT

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Posted: 6/12/2004 7:48:13 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
sportsmansguide sells them

Can't find them...LINK?

Posted: 6/12/2004 7:54:40 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
Any idea where to buy 3-4 inch packets?

You could Buy a Lecroy LC584 digital oscilloscope for $30,000 and it comes with 25 lbs of desiccant.

Thats how I got mine. Only I didnt have to foot the bill.

Posted: 6/12/2004 7:55:46 PM EDT

[#11]

I like these from Brownells

www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=6944&title=SILICA+GEL+PAKS&s=17780#17780

Posted: 6/12/2004 7:57:21 PM EDT

[#12]

Midway USA

Cheaper Than Dirt

Posted: 6/12/2004 11:59:41 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
I like these from Brownells

www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=6944&title=SILICA+GEL+PAKS&s=17780#17780

Agreed.

Posted: 6/13/2004 12:03:24 AM EDT

[#14]

ebay

Posted: 6/13/2004 12:09:18 AM EDT

[#15]

Links found here:

Q. How do I store ammo properly?

Posted: 6/13/2004 4:42:08 AM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
Quoted:
https://www1.fishersci.com/Coupon?cid=1341&gid=2368671

OUCH!!! That's expensive!!!

Those aren't packs. That is Drierite dessicant. Made to change colors when it becomes too wet.

Posted: 6/13/2004 7:21:50 AM EDT

[#17]

Thanks for all the links!

Posted: 6/13/2004 7:29:09 AM EDT

[#18]

I've had good luck with these guys. Their prices are not bad.

Unit Paks

I use the 4 unit paks in 50 cal cans. Probably overkill.

The clay is cheaper, but the silica paks absorb more moisture.

Posted: 6/13/2004 9:55:05 AM EDT

[#19]

ask any telephone guy, we use it to dry cable out.

Posted: 6/13/2004 10:44:49 AM EDT

[#20]

Can you recharge the little shoe pellets?
I have a leg of pantyhose full of them. I dried them in the oven before I put them in the safe, and they all turned brown.
I haven't invested in the real stuff yet.
tony

Posted: 6/13/2004 11:07:42 AM EDT

[#21]

Not to run off topic, but has anyone packed with oxygen-absorbing materials in addition to dessicant?
Seems like a good thing to me, but I just don't know for sure.

Maybe the extra lack of oxygen would be nice for ammo storage? Vacuum-packed bags? Perhaps seal the lid tighter (with the suction) on ammocans?

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