Rechargeable Silica Gel Packet Desiccants to store ammo?

[araomd]

Has anybody used these packets in their ammo cans? These get good online reviews. Does anyone recommend another brand?

How often do you open your cans to check and see if the desiccant needs to be recharged if you seal them in ammo cans with a good gasket? Seems like the more you check the more humidity gets in.

Do you also put oxygen absorbers in also? Are they necessary for ammo in cans?

Thanks!

https://www.amazon.com/Pack-Indicating-Silica-Packets-Desiccants/dp/B01LVUR9V0/

 

[LethalEdge]

In for the insight.

 

[keith089]

Use the. Forever, if they turn pink, microwave them

 

[allamericaninfidel]

I buy the blue in bulk (Dry&Dry about $40 a gallon on Ebay) and use about a cup or so in a sock with a knot and seal it in a 50cal ammo can with more more for bigger cans

I usually open it after about three months and if it’s still blue I reseal it and forget about it forever

If it’s pink - the can may leak or there may have been a lot of moisture in the packaging of the ammo so I’ll try it again with blue pellets *keep in mind the can may leak somewhere other than the lid seal

Pink pellets Can be recharged to blue in an oven on a cookie sheet in a couple of hours with the oven set on 200° and the door left cracked open

 

[jastricker]

You can buy silica kitty litter really cheap at any store, it is a lot cheaper then the packets. To test a seal of an Ammo can get a white piece of chalk and draw a line around the seal, and close it. If there are gaps you will see where the chalk didn’t transfer to the other side

 

[threeclicks]

Adding a question. What is the opinion of metal vs plastic ammo cans, (both having good sealing gaskets)?

 

[codygarcia]

i use these from the dollar store. for $12 / year my safe stays nice and dry.

 

[nwbn90]

yep, work good so far

 

[YHVH]

Silica cat litter & panty hoes

 

[Greg_D]

I use DESI-PAK, recharge: 245degrees for 16hrs in oven, I recharge them every 1-2years.
https://www.amazon.com/Individually...pID=51tyZnOixrL&preST=_SX342_QL70_&dpSrc=srch