How to store chips for 2 months in high humidity (1 Viewer)

[scooot]

I may have to store a mix of china clays and Paulson's in a basement for a few months in the summer. Concerns are about high humidity. Are there any airtight cases that are great for keeping out humidity?

 

[Postoakpoker]

This doesn't address the storage itself but you may want to consider a dehumidifier.

 

[drdr]

Airtight container? Similar to Tupperware, perhaps.

 

[Taghkanic]

I think it might be hard/chancey to keep humidity from penetrating a case over the course of a long summer, though such products may exist… Seconding the dehumidifier idea for the space. I also like to throw a few of those desiccant pacs which come with various products nowadays into my cases.

 

[drdr]

I think it might be hard/chancey to keep humidity from penetrating a case over the course of a long summer, though such products may exist… Seconding the dehumidifier idea for the space. I also like to throw a few of those desiccant pacs which come with various products nowadays into my cases.

Guess depends on how much you want to spend. Should be plenty of options for good containers. Could also vacuum bag the chips and place in a container. No power costs compared to running a dehumidifier.

 

[SwissChip]

I would use a Tupperware. Stacked barrels or in chip boxes + a silica gel pad just in case.

Or vacuum bags if you don‘t have tons of chips.

 

[DrStrange]

errr, maybe i misunderstand the situation. I wasn't under the impression that poker chips suffer lost durability from high humidity. There are plenty of us who live in high humidity areas. That is certainly the case for me. I don't see signs of damage on my chips - most of which have been in my home over a decade. Am I missing something?

On the other hand, high heat is potentially a chip threat. Warping. Delaminating. Maybe OP's basement is unairconditioned? New Hampshire might(?) get too hot. But I though 90 f was a heat wave up there. Here in Texas, that's a warm spring day. But I do have air conditioning.

 

[allforcharity]

Maybe covered racks inside a taped cardboard box with silica gel packets around.

 

[Lunettesman]

Cigar I expert here. Too humid and they get destroy. My technic.

1. Jumbo box with silicone lid + boveda pouch to suck the humidity while in the box.

Or...

2. Vaccum seal.

Each option is fine.

 

[AlbinoDragon]

errr, maybe i misunderstand the situation. I wasn't under the impression that poker chips suffer lost durability from high humidity. There are plenty of us who live in high humidity areas. That is certainly the case for me. I don't see signs of damage on my chips - most of which have been in my home over a decade. Am I missing something?

On the other hand, high heat is potentially a chip threat. Warping. Delaminating. Maybe OP's basement is unairconditioned? New Hampshire might(?) get too hot. But I though 90 f was a heat wave up there. Here in Texas, that's a warm spring day. But I do have air conditioning.

I live in a desert. High humidity is never a problem here. If anything, the opposite is true (we gripe and complain when the humidity goes over 65% in the summer).

Heat is going to be the thing that damages chips. Clay chips are pressed in a high temperature environment (albeit, controlled heat). Some of us choose to un-warp chips using heating pads and ovens set at low.

I've got custom CPCs (actually, ASM's) that have lived in racks in cages for >15 years, always inside an air-conditioned and are just fine.

 

[Taghkanic]

A humid basement is also potentially prone to mold/mildew.

 

[Colquhoun]

I would think an Apache or Pelican case would be airtight enough, just make sure the valve is closed. A few desiccant packs wouldn’t hurt.

 

[harrysallout]

An affordable alternative.

As @Colquhoun mentioned a few desiccant packs for extra measure.

 

[upNdown]

errr, maybe i misunderstand the situation. I wasn't under the impression that poker chips suffer lost durability from high humidity. There are plenty of us who live in high humidity areas. That is certainly the case for me. I don't see signs of damage on my chips - most of which have been in my home over a decade. Am I missing something?

On the other hand, high heat is potentially a chip threat. Warping. Delaminating. Maybe OP's basement is unairconditioned? New Hampshire might(?) get too hot. But I though 90 f was a heat wave up there. Here in Texas, that's a warm spring day. But I do have air conditioning.

There have been people preaching about storing Paulsons in humidity controlled environments here for years. I think they’re nuts.

 

[upNdown]

Ohhhhhhhhh! Maybe you need to oil the chips, to lock out the moisture!

 

[philhut]

I run 2 dehumidifiers in my basement. One in the cold cellar area and another in a central area of the finished basement. This is for both moisture and also I find insect control. Since running the dehumidifier the bottom the basement stairs are no longer "big spider country". Keeps metal from tarnishing, wood from warping and paper based materials from absorbing moisture and expanding/becoming damaged.

 

[mbrobe]

I would think an Apache or Pelican case would be airtight enough, just make sure the valve is closed. A few desiccant packs wouldn’t hurt.

I couldn’t say enough about pelican cases. I forgot about a case in my old garage for some time and it was very humid. Chips were just fine.