silica bags

[hound2013]

i use them to keep powder dry in the cupboard , and where i store my bullets does this stuff ever loose its power????? and can you buy this stuff???? hound13

 

[silverfoxdj]

If it's damp it will absorb moisture and then it's useless.. You can but similar packs and containers..online and at some Gun shops.

Even at the dollar store for damp basements etc.

h ttp://www.silicagelpackets.ca/

 

[big boar]

Yes it looses its "power" to absorb moisture but you can restore it just by placing it in the oven on "LOW" heat and leaving the door open. You're just drying it out.

 

[ssmedic]

There is a youtube video of some guy making them out of new, unscented cat litter. Seems a little bubba-ish but
he shows that the cat litter is mostly made up of silica and its incredibly cheap. He puts them in ammo cans
that he stores ammo in.

 

[ciphery]

Btw the half a dozen that you get in each shoe when bought new are the same thing.

 

[PatchRat]

I picked a bunch up from amazon.ca. Decent selection of sizes, and the price wasn't insane.

 

[hound2013]

yah when i get anything with that i keep it and put it in the cupboards hound13

 

[TERMINATOR101CA]

Yes it looses its "power" to absorb moisture but you can restore it just by placing it in the oven on "LOW" heat and leaving the door open. You're just drying it out.

This would be in an oven with electric elements, as any gas oven will have way too much moisture I would think.

 

[silverfoxdj]

This would be in an oven with electric elements, as any gas oven will have way too much moisture I would think.

It works in a gas oven but takes much more time..

 

[Lead hammer]

i use them to keep powder dry in the cupboard , and where i store my bullets does this stuff ever loose its power????? and can you buy this stuff???? hound13

Dollar store. Cheap and they are large plastic containers. I just throw them out when they are full.

 

[TERMINATOR101CA]

It works in a gas oven but takes much more time..

I wonder if stovetop would be an option ....

 

[silverfoxdj]

I wonder if stovetop would be an option ....

Don't think it would work very well..

 

[mrbishi]

I get ones the size of a small sandbag from my local harley shop for nothing, the bikes come with them in the crate and the boys just throw them out otherwise.

 

[Spawn-Inc]

I get ones the size of a small sandbag from my local harley shop for nothing, the bikes come with them in the crate and the boys just throw them out otherwise.

good to know! thanks.

 

[stevebc]

Lee Valley sells a canister type silica gel dehumidifier that you bake in the oven to dry out and re-use.
Looks good, too.

 

[dogzilla]

You can get them at just about any crafts store for drying flowers

 

[kennymo]

I used to have a couple large ones from one of the local gunshops. About two inches in diameter and five inches long, they were sold as safe dehumidifiers. Had instructions for drying/recharging in the oven, IIRC they changed colour when saturated. I used them with some success until a wrong move left silica particles all over the inside of my gun locker.

 

[sunray]

Yep. Has to be replenished or replaced regularly. Doesn't get loose or do much for powder anyway.

 

[d6dan]

Yes it looses its "power" to absorb moisture but you can restore it just by placing it in the oven on "LOW" heat and leaving the door open. You're just drying it out.

The bags I have are about 6"x6" and I oven bake them for about 6-8hrs @ 150-200F. Usually once a year. A friend of mine works in the oil patch and picked them up for me. Free is good.