Dry razor storage

This was inspired by a similar, Ball jar gizmo I saw here on SRP.

I spotted this nice, shatterproof, bail-top jar and metal toothbrush holder at the local Wal-Mart; $8.47 & $8.68, respectively. The blue thing at the bottom is called a DriBox, and is a rechargeable desiccant that is overkill in this application (it's capable of drying MUCH larger containers, but I couldn't find anything else that is so convenient). The DriBox is $7.95 from the manufacturer, but they'll charge that much again for P&H.

Looks like the rig should work well in my humid bathroom as is, but a few tweaks may be in order. What do you think?

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I like it! How many toothbrush dividers does it have?

Thanks for the link to DryBox,,,,,,:tu

Dry rice will serve as a desiccant. Instead if recharging it you just replace it and throw the old stuff into soup!

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Originally Posted by Utopian

Dry rice will serve as a desiccant. Instead if recharging it you just replace it and throw the old stuff into soup!

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,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,:rofl2:,,,,I can just see me pulling the rice bags out of my Carborundum & Norton boxes,,,, making some stinky, smelly petro soup :D

Yeah but chicken and Wade & Butcher rice soup is pretty darn tasty!

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Originally Posted by Haroldg48

I like it! How many toothbrush dividers does it have?

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It's got three large openings, and each should easily accommodate 2-3 razors if they're put in pivot end first.

I remember you telling me about this when you were over - neat idea and I love the execution. Has anyone converted an old babercide container for this purpose?

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Originally Posted by JoelLewicki

I remember you telling me about this when you were over - neat idea and I love the execution. Has anyone converted an old babercide container for this purpose?

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I actually found an old Barbicide jar, but I don't think that any of them have a seal...this jar has a nice silicon deal, and is air tight. I considered trying to make a gasket for the Barbicide jar, but decided this was a better way to go because of the gasket, and because it's shatter proof, too.

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Originally Posted by JoelLewicki

I remember you telling me about this when you were over - neat idea and I love the execution. Has anyone converted an old babercide container for this purpose?

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I had thought about how to do that with an old king jar. But like Dzanda said I never found a seal that fit my jar well. I saw the old mason jar an toothbrush holder in that other link also an it is a great idea. Secure, sealed, an convenient. Nice job Dzanda. You got all this at wally world?

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Originally Posted by RollinCoal69

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You got all this at wally world?

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The jar and toothbrush holder came from Wally World; the DriBox came direct from the manufacturer.

If you can find packs of military desiccant, they can dried in the oven for reuse. Most of mine are about 4x6 in size. I use them in my safe and in ammo cans with my primers.

As far as I know, any blue desiccant that turns pink when used can be dried in the oven, at which point it will return to blue and be re-used.

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Originally Posted by Utopian

As far as I know, any blue desiccant that turns pink when used can be dried in the oven, at which point it will return to blue and be re-used.

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Blue/pink indicating silica gel is the type I'm most familiar with, and it can typically be regenerated.

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Originally Posted by Dzanda

This was inspired by a similar, Ball jar gizmo I saw here on SRP.

I spotted this nice, shatterproof, bail-top jar and metal toothbrush holder at the local Wal-Mart; $8.47 & $8.68, respectively. The blue thing at the bottom is called a DriBox, and is a rechargeable desiccant that is overkill in this application (it's capable of drying MUCH larger containers, but I couldn't find anything else that is so convenient). The DriBox is $7.95 from the manufacturer, but they'll charge that much again for P&H.

Looks like the rig should work well in my humid bathroom as is, but a few tweaks may be in order. What do you think?

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That's interesting. I have one of those containers that I used for artificial sweetner. I got it at Wal-Mart.

The question I'd have is, will the razor truly dry in that air tight environment? I towel dry and strop after shaving, but I leave it in the open air to finish drying if I missed a spot.

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Originally Posted by CaliforniaCajun

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The question I'd have is, will the razor truly dry in that air tight environment? I towel dry and strop after shaving, but I leave it in the open air to finish drying if I missed a spot.

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I'm not using the container to dry my razors!! I use the jar to KEEP them dry in my damp bathroom. I still dry them after I shave, including a wipe between the scales and a good stropping.

Although I'm pretty certain that the desiccant is capable of sucking up the moisture on a wet razor, I don't think that I'd trust it to do it quickly enough to prevent spots, etc..