Silica and oxygen absorber gel pks for storing in jars

Twentyways

Twentyways

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So a friend here told me about silica pks after burping to keep your meds fresh during storage. I went a step further and looked up oxygen absorber pks also. I was thinking one of each cause the oxygen packs keep the oxygen out which we all know breaks down organic matter so I thought it would be a cool idea. I found the FDA approved kind on eBay from a guy named silicadesiccants who has a 100% rating and offers free shipping. Any input would be appreciated. I made sure they were the ones for food not the ones in shoes lol. Let me know what u guys think.
 
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chopper699

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Hi mate

I bought some of them from ebay a few weeks ago they are working great and as they are for use in food products you dont have to worry about being poisoned lol:)
 
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chopper699

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haha ya if it a humid store room the shoes grow mold in them the silica packs suck the oxygen out of the shoe box reducing the humidity there fore no mold:)
 
thecoolman

thecoolman

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chopper699 said:
silica packs are oxygen absorbers, its what keeps the food fresh. It is also used to stop shoes from molding lol
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SILICA PACKS ARE NOT OXYGEN ABSORBERS THEY ARE WATER ABSORBERS OXYGEN ABSORBERS ARE MADE FROM IRON OXIDE i HAVE BEEN THINKING OF TRYING THEM ALONG
WITH THE BOVEDA 62 PERCENT HUMIDITY PACKS WHICH IS WHAT YOU WANT FOR KEEPING YOUR BUDS PERFECT DURING STORAGE.
 
scooby419

scooby419

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thecoolman said:
SILICA PACKS ARE NOT OXYGEN ABSORBERS THEY ARE WATER ABSORBERS OXYGEN ABSORBERS ARE MADE FROM IRON OXIDE i HAVE BEEN THINKING OF TRYING THEM ALONG
WITH THE BOVEDA 62 PERCENT HUMIDITY PACKS WHICH IS WHAT YOU WANT FOR KEEPING YOUR BUDS PERFECT DURING STORAGE.
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I use those bovida packs with my cigars when I take a small amount anywhere. They even make larger ones that you could use for bigger storage containers.

Do the iron oxide oxygen absorbers put off any smell/chemical that would affect the bud?
 
potpimp

potpimp

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Ivana Smokealot said:
would pumping in a small amount of c02 into the jars work as well? assuming one might have a c02 setup.
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I don't see why that would help. All you're trying to do in curing is dry it out and allow the chlorophyll to degrade. I always call those little silica gel packets "snack packs" since obviously, some dumb ass somewhere has eaten one and gotten poisoned.
 
TechnoMage

TechnoMage

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I already vacuum seal mine and haven't had any issues but I also dry a little longer than optimal. A combination of vacuum seal and oxygen absorber might let me hit a higher humidity level. I think I'll try it out.
 
Thebogie

Thebogie

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CVAULT works great and they use Boveda 62% packs. I use the Boveda 62% packs in Qt. jars to cure my harvest. Up yo 60 days THEY tell me. No burping jars anymore. YUP!!
 
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