Reddit reviews Interteck Packaging 5 LBS Premium Quality Blue Indicating Silica Gel Bulk Desiccant Beads, Industry Standard 2-5mm - Rechargeable (Blue to Pink)

You can also buy desiccant in bulk and that’s literally its entire purpose. To absorb moisture.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G5NTCWW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_qd0tDb54HBNDZ

In terms of water absorption from the air, most cat litter is surprisingly ineffective. I use these indicating reusable silica beads from amazon to keep my 3d printer filament dry. Works wonderfully and when it changes color you just pop it in the oven for a few hours and they're ready to go again.

I’d say tents and hard gear would be ok. Fold or hang them loosely. Make sure they are totally dry before storing. Sleeping bag and clothing should stay inside.

Get some of this for inside, and and if you seal the outdoor storage door, the outside as well.

5 Pounds of Industry Standard 3-5 mm Large Blue Beaded Indicating Silica Gel Desiccants and Dehumidifier, Air-Tight Can for Storage - RECHARGEABLE https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G5NTCWW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_a9bYAb0CZXS54

Color indicating silica. I dumped a 5 pound bucket into my dry box: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G5NTCWW/

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075DBPY6F/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G5NTCWW/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

solved my problems.

I live in south Louisiana where humidity is like that friend who doesn't know when it's time to leave. My box stays at 10% humidity now. Also, /u/arudinne linked the same weather sealed boxes I use for filament when it's being stored. Use the leftover silica in the weatherbox. That container is running at 10-11 humidity also.


You can also make a weatherseal box a dry box and directly print from it, which is something I might consider after getting an mmu2 if I can't find a good off the shelf solution.

I can't tell what's actually in the product, so maybe. You can get generic silica gel desiccant which will do the trick. You will have to recharge the beads every so often. Others on here will tell you that you should actively dehydrate your PVA using a food dehydrator, for example, or your oven if the temp goes low enough. Then you can store the PVA using silica gel to keep any moisture away. If you are good about keeping the silica gel dry then I think it will pull some moisture out of the PVA with enough time. I specifically use this and I 3D printed some containers to hold it in inside a gasket-lined plastic box.

Well, tyvek won't really help much - heck just painter's plastic as a vapor barrier from the outside and then some pink stuff (I use recycled denim, it also helps dampen sound) would work just fine. Other people use the rigid foam - check out some of /u/gilliganphantom's posts - he used spray foam.

Insulation can help a lot with condensation, but remember that airflow!

In the meantime, buy buckets of desiccant. https://www.amazon.com/Industry-Indicating-Desiccants-Dehumidifier-Air-Tight/dp/B01G5NTCWW/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=desicant&qid=1550686565&s=gateway&sr=8-8 Hopefully this won't get spam filtered.

Depends on where you live. I've stored guns in foam cases for weeks without issue but I'm in Phoenix. If you can get the shelf closed up fairly well and can keep some desiccant in there https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G5NTCWW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_0zoxCbD7B7YKQ you could change it out and dry it as needed and should be good.

I’ve heard of people using bulk desiccants such as this

https://www.amazon.com/Interteck-Packaging-Indicating-Desiccant-Industry/dp/B01G5NTCWW

It can even be re used after, and is dirt cheap.

I have used the oven method one time, and glad I came back to check it out. I do not recommend using the oven, temps are unstable relatively, and the time needed to dry and the low temps needed, I can not achieve with my oven (full electric lowest temp is 140°f which is 60°c. I know it was unstable do to the filament getting too soft (recommend oven temp is 40°c, if I'm not mistaken).

So I would recommend food dehydrator, here are search results for you https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=filament+dehydrator&dwh=765d2638b300bca

My dry box has no design I just grab something similar to this https://www.amazon.com/Rubbermaid-Latching-Storage-Container-FG3Q2500CLMCB/dp/B002EGNTP6/ref=sr_1_34?gclid=CjwKCAjwmZbpBRAGEiwADrmVXhoB2wgZo-4gx7z0t49bn2TK9weXoN3pqk-2uQZ89k0uOZa3kjGyxhoC-4wQAvD_BwE&hvadid=174242580843&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9005648&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=10792283390857055523&hvtargid=kwd-123073099&hydadcr=15250_9600094&keywords=rubbermaid+bin&qid=1562786027&s=gateway&sr=8-34. The one I got was from family dollar, so it only costed like $7.

I used this for the feed holes https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2172384

Silica is enough when you have a ton of it, those little packets are fine for vacuum sealed stuff, IMO, but you want more than the 30-50 pellets that come in the single packet. I recommend https://www.amazon.com/Industry-Indicating-Desiccants-Dehumidifier-Air-Tight/dp/B01G5NTCWW/ref=sr_1_12_sspa?crid=3MHZ5INHY9XMM&keywords=silica+packets+for+moisture&qid=1562786465&s=gateway&sprefix=silica+p%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-12-spons&psc=1, take the money you save on the box (when bought from a bargain store) and put the difference into that or buy some cheaper stuff and add this to the mix https://www.amazon.com/ThermoPro-TP50-Digital-Thermometer-Temperature/dp/B01H1R0K68/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=3QHXOT7LWVYXF&keywords=humidity+gauge&qid=1562786618&s=gateway&sprefix=humidity%2Caps%2C128&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&smid=A39VTLCPMNRL3Z

Again the links above are for reference to visually understand what I am mentioning. You can obviously find this stuff cheaper elsewhere. I just prefer amazon or ebay for certain things (TBH 90% of everything I buy, haven't purchased in store items, other than food, for a long time now).