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- Mon Oct 08, 2018 12:43 pm
- Forum: Storage & Organization
- Topic: Humidity Control: DIY Salt Packs
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Re: Humidity Control: DIY Salt Packs
yes, any breathable fabric will work for preventing stuff from falling into your salt pack. however, normal fabric will provide much less splash resistance if the jar gets bumped. tyvek is fairly waterproof. if you accidentally knock the jar over, i don't think much if any liquid will leak out -- e...
- Fri Jan 05, 2018 9:40 am
- Forum: Storage & Organization
- Topic: Humidity Control: DIY Salt Packs
- Replies: 72
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Re: Humidity Control: DIY Salt Packs
So I finally got around to setting up the experiment. As the mason jars I got were a bit bigger, I thought why not just up the amount of mixture. 200g water heated and mixed with 34g sugar until dissolved, then added 140g of unrefined sea salt and mixed for a bit. Now, in the instruction part of the...
- Fri Dec 29, 2017 1:07 am
- Forum: Storage & Organization
- Topic: Humidity Control: DIY Salt Packs
- Replies: 72
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Re: Humidity Control: DIY Salt Packs
are you in the US? you can get them from the post office for free. https://store.usps.com/store/product/shipping-supplies/priority-mail-tyvek-envelope-P_EP_14 i think you might even be able to order them for free too.. I’m not, unfortunately, but ordered some from an online shop. Did try to order f...
- Thu Dec 28, 2017 12:59 am
- Forum: Storage & Organization
- Topic: Humidity Control: DIY Salt Packs
- Replies: 72
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Re: Humidity Control: DIY Salt Packs
Great idea - thank you! Just a question for clarification: are you using just the membrane from the envelope, ie cutting the Tyvek out of the envelope? some of the USPS mailers are made of tyvek. i.e. a piece of the envelope itself is the membrane. pretty much any part of it is suitable. Hi...i am ...
- Wed Dec 27, 2017 2:06 am
- Forum: Storage & Organization
- Topic: Humidity Control: DIY Salt Packs
- Replies: 72
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Re: Humidity Control: DIY Salt Packs
Great idea - thank you!
Just a question for clarification: are you using just the membrane from the envelope, ie cutting the Tyvek out of the envelope?
Just a question for clarification: are you using just the membrane from the envelope, ie cutting the Tyvek out of the envelope?