Proper protection from moisture is important. To that end, using a desiccant is one of the most efficient ways to protect your medications. No matter how effective a container may be, there is always a possibility that a minute amount of moisture may seep in. The use of desiccants is a smart preventive measure for added protection.
The most commonly used desiccants include:
•silica gel desiccants
•molecular sieve desiccants
•montmorillonite clay desiccants
In working with military packaging, I know that proper protection from moisture is important. To that end, combining moisture barrier bags with a desiccant is one of the most efficient ways to protect your goods. No matter how effective a moisture barrier bag may be, there is always a possibility that a minute amount of moisture may seep in. The use of desiccants is a smart preventive measure for added protection.
I use 4 or 5 of the rectangular metal silica gel boxes in my pelican 1510. In the humid summer I need to bake them every 2 weeks, the rest of the year every 90 days.
Sarsfield wrote:
This is anal OCD territory in my opinion. Unless you live in Hawaii or the rain forest.
+1.
Unless you live in an excessively humid or wet environment, imho you really don't need these types of products. Zorbits work well, but I don't go beyond that. I'm a photographer--I use my equipment. I'm not storing it. If you have ever experienced mold/fungus on your lenses, then you probably need more than just a lens cap desiccant. I've never experienced any humidity damage to my equipment.
Btw, I maintain humidity in my studio at 40-60% as I've found my Epson printers perform best. No issues with camera equipment.
Anal OCD territory is right---and companies playing on those fears.
I thought we were talking about lenses? This is anal OCD territory in my opinion. Unless you live in Hawaii or the rain forest.