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disston said

I went to High School on the island of Kauai. Class of ’66. Made it back after drafted in the Army, 1969. Left in ’72. It’s been over 50 years now since I left there. Still miss it.

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You need to get back. It’s the only place I truly feel at home. Every minute I’m away is a minute lost. ]]> https://www.garagejournal.com/an-apo-update/#comment-38221 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 20:33:58 +0000 https://www.garagejournal.com/?p=5054#comment-38221

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pcmeiners said

Basically silica desiccant only evens out the moisture level of the area it is used in. It do not absorb moisture on a permanent basis; desiccant will absorb a small percent of moisture when first used from a closed container if the desiccant was dried in an oven but it is not much .
Once the desiccant captures moisture to a certain level it behaves as follows…… If an air change brings in humid air the desiccant absorbs some moisture, should an air change bring in drier air, then the desiccant gives off some moisture. Overall it does lower the average moisture level to a small degree in a closed container, and evens out the level of moisture if air changes occur but it is not a miracle cure for condensation.

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From my experience, it works quite well in air tight containers sitting a few hundred feet from the Pacific Ocean…

I have one packout without desiccant that only had a couple of starrett rulers within. Both have surface rust after 7 months. They cleaned up fine, but I have zero rust in any packout that included desiccant.

Not very scientific… but…

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txvwnut said

I saw in the video where you had a dessicant pack laying on a wrench. Was there no staining or light rust under the pack? I started putting packs in my tool boxes in the home shop and the ones that were in contact with a tool left a rust stain where the pack was.

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None. I know the video clip you speak of… I saw that after I was back in Texas and worried myself, but it had no ill effects. ]]> https://www.garagejournal.com/an-apo-update/#comment-38211 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 08:07:57 +0000 https://www.garagejournal.com/?p=5054#comment-38211

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Parkershop said

Genuinely surprised desiccant packs did that much, they’re as good as if coated with oil.

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Honestly, I’m shocked. The control wrench that was left out had a solid layer of surface rust. I’ll find it and post an image. ]]>