Make your own Dessicant for Food Storage

When you store food for the long haul, it is wise to use a dessicant to reduce the chance of humidity spoiling your food. This is an easy way to make your own.

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Education

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• Long term food storage
• dessicant
• mylar
• DIY

[joatmaster0]

Question, are you sure the clay will pull the moisture out of the air? Or is it a contact absorber? If you have a hygrometer it would be a neat experiment to see how low you could get the humidity in a sealed bucket with just the clay and a hygrometer in it.

[texasprepper2]

@joatmaster0 Dude...!@ The name is TexasPrepper... not HarvardPrepper.... You B waaaaaay over my head... but it would be a good trial for someone who understands what a Hygrodoohickey is...

But... I've definately got the CLAY. Let me know when you want to start the test. :)

[helidodge]

Great vindication for the very same idea I got a few months ago while cleaning up some oil spilled while doing an oil change. Thanks for posting.

[GaryMule]

Thanks for the idea, will use with my ammo

[LDSPrepper]

Great idea. I loved your humor too!

[goosearrow]

You crack me up. But sadly, someone would probably put dirty socks in there. : )

[astrialkil]

You may want to "dry" your clay by baking it in the oven at 250* for an hour on a cookie sheet. if your in a high humidity area heating it on the side walk at 105* may not drive off all the water. Who knows how long its been sitting in high humidity at the where house.

[astrialkil]

@texasprepper2 LOL that's funny! Being from taxes doesn't mean you don't study organic chemistry and make your own fuel/plastics/adhesives .etc. It just means your from Texas! So go down to your local library and start reading up so you can make your own carbon fiber machine! Corner the market after the Apocalypse !

[joatmaster0]

@texasprepper2 Sounds like a plan, I would enjoy testing it.

[Peskey2010]

Great idea! 

[BexarPrepper]

your laugh is infectious love it and also great idea. Blessings!