Posted: 7/29/2009 6:08:02 PM EDT
| Does anyone know a good place to get some desiccant locally? I have been using these rem-dry I bought at sportsman's. I got one the end of last winter when I bought the safe. I noticed a couple weeks ago it turned pink on the indicator. So I went and bought another thinking it was time. Now the new one is pink also. I'm thinking I need something bigger. |
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Does anyone know a good place to get some desiccant locally? I have been using these rem-dry I bought at sportsman's. I got one the end of last winter when I bought the safe. I noticed a couple weeks ago it turned pink on the indicator. So I went and bought another thinking it was time. Now the new one is pink also. I'm thinking I need something bigger. Are the ones you have not the type you can put in the oven to dry out and reuse? |
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In my real safes I use AC powered Golden Rods In my cheapo safes I use a desiccant I think I either found online or at a hardware store. The unit is like an upside down mesh basket (holds about 1/2 quart of material) that holds the desiccant and it fits onto the provided plastic tub so once it is saturated it just drips into the tub (which is about a quart in size). Along with those I ordered the refill packs which are just bulk chemical. It was cheap and I bought many pounds of refills. I can't remember the brand but when I get home on the 17th of August, I'll report back the brand and where to get it. Most desiccant packs are cheap and can be restored by some time in a warm oven. Tons of it online. |
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Quoted: I take out the little silica packets from jerky and such and toss those with my ammo. Um, those aren't silica packets, at least not in the Jerky packs. They may be made by a company such as Desiccare, but those are Oxygen absorbers. Those packets are filled with iron filings. They oxidize (rust) as they interact with oxygen, consuming it. Most foods are packed with these O2 absorbers to they don't spoil from the air, or better yet filled with an inert gas like nitrogen. Very rarely do I see silica packets in foods that are not completely dry. Some foods, like say Japanese Nori (seaweed), are packed with silica to keep them bone dry and crispy. If the food is already dry and sealed, you don't have to worry about aerobic bacteria spoiling the food. Take one of those packets from your jerky and open it up. I just did, had a charcoal color to the ground material in it, and the packet did indeed say O2 absorber made by Desiccare, Inc. |
