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A tip-- go into Joann Fabric and join thier club. Eventually and
periodically, they'll send you a coupon good for 50% off anything in the
store, and you can save a load on the ott light

Scott

That's where I got mine.

Ditto. Does that make me a Ditto Head that has seen the light?
Frank

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A tip-- go into Joann Fabric and join thier club. Eventually and
periodically, they'll send you a coupon good for 50% off anything in the
store, and you can save a load on the ott light

Scott

That's where I got mine.

Ditto. Does that make me a Ditto Head that has seen the light?
Frank

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vincent p. norris wrote:
Even the cleanest homes in the coldest
clients are subject to moths, beetles and other insects that LOVE to eat
away at anything that was once living.


Larry, do you use mothballs, camphor, cedar chips, or anything of that
sort to discourage an invasion by bugs?

Hi Vince-

I use tennessse insence cedar blocks that I re-sand the surface of
annually in each of my plastic boxes that I store normal volumes of
natural materials in and in the bulk boxes, I use moth crystals that I
change out once a year. I wrap the crystals in paper towels and then
staple the pack inside a piece of brown paper that I poke holes in.

All of my natural materials get washed and dried when I purchase them or
receive them from friends after a hunt, except tanned hides/skins. I
then run them thru two freeze cycles, ensuring any moisture is removed
prior to re-sealing and once in the microwave on a low heat. All
materials are bagged in ziploc bags (I use quart, gallon or two gallon
size) and label them to indicate the source of the materials and date I
put it into storage.

Yeah, I know, it sounds anal, but I have in the low thousands of dollars
of materials and have not had an infestation since the late 1970's when
I lost about 15 capes and countless skins.

Larry

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vincent p. norris wrote:
Even the cleanest homes in the coldest
clients are subject to moths, beetles and other insects that LOVE to eat
away at anything that was once living.


Larry, do you use mothballs, camphor, cedar chips, or anything of that
sort to discourage an invasion by bugs?

Hi Vince-

I use tennessse insence cedar blocks that I re-sand the surface of
annually in each of my plastic boxes that I store normal volumes of
natural materials in and in the bulk boxes, I use moth crystals that I
change out once a year. I wrap the crystals in paper towels and then
staple the pack inside a piece of brown paper that I poke holes in.

All of my natural materials get washed and dried when I purchase them or
receive them from friends after a hunt, except tanned hides/skins. I
then run them thru two freeze cycles, ensuring any moisture is removed
prior to re-sealing and once in the microwave on a low heat. All
materials are bagged in ziploc bags (I use quart, gallon or two gallon
size) and label them to indicate the source of the materials and date I
put it into storage.

Yeah, I know, it sounds anal, but I have in the low thousands of dollars
of materials and have not had an infestation since the late 1970's when
I lost about 15 capes and countless skins.

Larry

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Yeah, I know, it sounds anal....

No, I'd say it sounds sensible. Thanks.

vince

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Yeah, I know, it sounds anal....

No, I'd say it sounds sensible. Thanks.

vince