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johnbt · November 9, 2011, 09:21 AM

"a large bag of desicant, which can be baked at low temp for a couple hours to reactivate about once a year. "

Once a year? I wish.

I have a safe in a damp unfinished basement. Really damp. I tried using a big box of crystals made for gun safes AND a quart or so of flower drying crystals from the hobby shop. It was the same stuff in a different package. Used them both together.

I had to recharge them both in less than a week. Gun safes aren't air tight. Yes, central Virginia is humid. After a month of that nonsense I tossed them.

It's been at least 20 years now and I firmly believe in Golden Rods.

November 9, 2011, 09:21 AM	#8
johnbt Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 1999 Location: Richmond, Virginia USA Posts: 6,004	"a large bag of desicant, which can be baked at low temp for a couple hours to reactivate about once a year. " Once a year? I wish. I have a safe in a damp unfinished basement. Really damp. I tried using a big box of crystals made for gun safes AND a quart or so of flower drying crystals from the hobby shop. It was the same stuff in a different package. Used them both together. I had to recharge them both in less than a week. Gun safes aren't air tight. Yes, central Virginia is humid. After a month of that nonsense I tossed them. It's been at least 20 years now and I firmly believe in Golden Rods.