Airtight storage

[WillowEstate]

You might also want to consider tossing in a few small sachets of silica gell to absorb any moisture that might be in the container when you seal it. Varying temperatures can induce condensation. I got a whole box of sachets from an electronics supply store for our packing cases when we moved down here and they kept everything nicely dry. The fabric packets are slightly better than the paper ones, in my experience.

[Mikilt]

You might also want to consider tossing in a few small sachets of silica gell to absorb any moisture that might be in the container when you seal it. Varying temperatures can induce condensation. I got a whole box of sachets from an electronics supply store for our packing cases when we moved down here and they kept everything nicely dry. The fabric packets are slightly better than the paper ones, in my experience.

Good idea. I made some calls to electronics stores but none of them sold the packets. I found some on Amazon for just $4.

[Hawk]

Just a suggestion, concerning the small silica packages, if you are really nice to the Hardware/Tool Associates at your local Home Depot, you can ask them for a few packets out of their Tool Belt and Leather Belt area boxes. Once they empty the boxes of merchandise they throw the packets away......

Hawk

[Mikilt]

I just read the following:
http://www.garmentcare.info/maintain...rage_tips.html

It suggests that airtight storage is not ideal and that I ought to just wrap the wool in tissue paper and store it in a breathable box with some cedar. Actually, it suggests mothballs, but I am not going there. I don't live in an excessively humid climate, so I am not certain that silica gel would make a difference.

Interesting.