*We recently used Rice to recover Brenda's Drowned Cell Phone. Removed the
battery and covered it with rice. The next morning, the phone was back to
normal. Just a thought but, a small Cinder Block cubby hole with the
equipment in Air Tight Containers SITTING on a bed of rice. No moisture to
get in and none running around in the container. Air Tight would be a must
using the rice. I would hate to see what rodent droppings would do to a
radio.... Yuck ...*
* *
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 9:50 PM, denton sprague <denton@oregontrail.net>wrote:
> hmmmm…gives me an idea…
> This qth is an older hobby farm…which means there is a pump house out
> back that has been converted to a storage building…it is well insulated.
> Think will take a gander at that and see what can do.
> On Jul 24, 2013, at 7:17 PM, Al Gulseth <wb5jnc@centurytel.net> wrote:
>
> > Dumb question - what about cinder block walls? I'd think that would be
> more
> > fire resistant than sheetrock and can be "DIY" with "dry stack"
> construction
> > (blocks without mortar in between but with strategically placed
> > rebar/concrete "columns" inside and a cement veneer on the outside).
> >
> > 73, Al
> >
> > On Wed July 24 2013 6:16:00 pm Stuart Rohre wrote:
> >> Likely, going to publications on line for "Fire Resistive Construction,
> >> Drywall" will show you the latest preferred thickness. Certainly, metal
> >> studs seem appealing but heavy timber actually lasts longer in a fire!
> >> You can coat timber with a fire retardent foam material, which is also
> >> excellent insulation. That might give you the weather resistance you
> >> need for Archival storage.
> >>
> >> Stuart Rohre
> >> K5KVH
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