Blaine: Every winter I go to my local marine store West Marine Or Boat
US and buy one of their moisture control kits to put in my cabin
cruiser. They have two or three different brand names available (I think
I have tried them all) and they all work great. The kit consists of a
plastic bucket type base and a plastic vented dome which holds the
chemical crystals that goes on top of the bucket. The crystals suck the
moisture out of the air and put it into the bucket. They come in
different sizes depending on how many square feet your cabin is. They
are not expensive and you can use more then one. I have used them with
great success for 5 years now.
George
55 TF
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Blaine & Maggie
Dumkee
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 11:09 PM
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Storage moisture removal
To further clarify.
The sea can is a shipping container, the type that goes from ships to
trucks
to trains. It is 8' x 20' and has been levelled off by using guard rail
posts( same as railway ties), so yes it is off the ground by 6 inches.
The seacan is fairly well sealed, after all the immigrants trying to
sneak
into North America in them seem to suffocate if they do not punch holes
in
them. It does not leak, and the doors have a rubber seal.
My concern is, I store my truck in August and do not open it up again
until
next summer, will condensation occur from sealing it up during hot
weather
and then when it cools down and the air is not longer able to hold the
moisture will condensation occur? The container is in the Canadian
prairies
which are relatively dry.
I live in a small northern isolated town, and I store my truck where I
can
have access to it during the summer months while on vacation. I do not
have
access to power, unless of course I rig up solar power!
I just thought that maybe some one would know if a substance was made
that
would absorb moisture from the air at a reasonable price.
Blaine
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Dingo
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 12:23 PM
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Storage moisture removal
A couple thousand of those little silica packets that come with dang
near
everything that's boxed (except foodstuff). Barring that, I'd go with a
vent, like a small gable vent that houses have? 2, one on opposite
sides; 1
low and 1 high; seems like some air exchange would be better than
sealing
up moisture. Is shipping container up off the ground, like on railroad
ties
or timbers, so ground moisture isn't transferred? Just my ideas.....
Ed in Mich
'57 3100
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