RE: storing lenses

For those that live in desert and have only hear hushed legends of these
"boating stores" lol B&H sells Silica if you're into mail order.

   -David-

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Cheek [mailto:jimcheek@usol.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 6:07 AM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
> Subject: Re: storing lenses
>
>
> To all,
>
> At boating stores you can buy a few different products that work quite
> well. They have hanging (small) boxes that you dispose of when they are
> exhausted and my favorite is a small plastic container that you fill
> with pellets that you can refill from milk carton size refill boxes of
> pellets. The following link will show you three examples under $10. We
> kept our lockers dry and free of mold free with these, the boat always
> smelled clean. I would think on a smaller scale these would work fine.
>
>
> http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/
> SiteSearch?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&keyword=dehumidifier&x=6&y=5
>
>
> Jim Cheek
>
> On Monday, January 26, 2004, at 02:22 AM, John wrote:
>
> > At 10:55 PM 1/21/2004 -0800, you wrote:
> >> I have to store a couple of lenses for three months in my house here
> >> in TN.
> >> I wonder what is the best way to do this to prevent mold?
> >>
> >> --shannon
> >
> > We're in the same boat on this issue. I'm planning on building
> > something like a humidor but instead of keeping the humidty in, I'm
> > putting in silica gel cartridges which can be "recharged" by pouring
> > the gel out onto a cookie sheet and baking for a while. If you want
> > something large, you might consider looking on Ebay for a jewellers
> > cabinet. One of my neighbors uses one to dispay his wares at flea
> > markets.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
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