[TenTec] equipment storage?

[Stuart Rohre]

The only thing about rice as a dessicant, is it swells up greatly when 
wet.  There are better chemical dessicants you can buy at HOME Centers, 
where the chemical is used up but retained in a plastic tub like a 
butter tub, until it and the moisture evaporates.  Silica gel in woven 
packets can be obtained, (check the Container Store chain), and is 
recyclable by baking.

-Stuart
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