spookelele
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So today, I ordered a Pono (yey!)... and I'm going to need a humidifier, because it's winter, and it's dry. But it seems to me that water is so low tech, that I should be able to make something without spending much money.
In a nutshell, we want water that doesn't leak, but evaporates right?
I see people using sponges/foam on youtube, and that seems less than ideal to me. Sponges can leak, and in order for them not to leak, they have to be partly dry, which is working against the goal of putting water in.
So, I think the water holding material to use would be sodium polyacrylate. It's a kind of plastic that absorbs water and locks it in. I think this is what oasis uses but I guess only they'd know for sure.
But, you know what else uses it? Diapers. It's also used in floral gel, water crystals, "smelly jelly", and "water balz". All of those are cheap, and easy to find at Michaels, ebay, or amazon if you can't find a new parent to bum a diaper from. When you water it, it swells, and when it dries it shrinks.
You don't want loose bits of water crystals wandering around, so you need to contain it. But you'll need to re-water it when it dries out. So... put the gel/crystals in a tea strainer ball, or a nylon stocking and tie it off so you don't have to sew. If you need to re-water, just sit it in a cup of water for 5 minutes, and shake off any excess water.
But, you still don't want any of this touching anything in your case because it's still "wet" and you want to protect your stuff.
So.. there's this material called Tyvek. It's used for lots of things, but most familiar is for wrapping houses as a water barrier. The stuff is water proof, but breathes water vapor. It's how your house keeps water out while still letting things dry so the wood doesn't rot out. It's also tear resistant.
Sounds perfect right? Unless you know a home builder, it's kind of expensive to buy at like Home Depot, which does sell it.
But.. do you know who else uses it? The US post office. (other countries probably have similar) They have free envelopes that are made out of tyvek and you should be able to find them in the lobby, or near the self-shipping kiosks. It feels like slippery paper, but isn't paper.
So, put it all together: wet crystals, inside mesh, inside tyvek envelope = next to free humidifier that holds alot of water, doesn't leak, but still evaporates. You can make it however big or small you need it to be.
All the pieces are non-organic so it should also discourage mold, and if it does get funky, you can make another one for next to free.
In a nutshell, we want water that doesn't leak, but evaporates right?
I see people using sponges/foam on youtube, and that seems less than ideal to me. Sponges can leak, and in order for them not to leak, they have to be partly dry, which is working against the goal of putting water in.
So, I think the water holding material to use would be sodium polyacrylate. It's a kind of plastic that absorbs water and locks it in. I think this is what oasis uses but I guess only they'd know for sure.
But, you know what else uses it? Diapers. It's also used in floral gel, water crystals, "smelly jelly", and "water balz". All of those are cheap, and easy to find at Michaels, ebay, or amazon if you can't find a new parent to bum a diaper from. When you water it, it swells, and when it dries it shrinks.
You don't want loose bits of water crystals wandering around, so you need to contain it. But you'll need to re-water it when it dries out. So... put the gel/crystals in a tea strainer ball, or a nylon stocking and tie it off so you don't have to sew. If you need to re-water, just sit it in a cup of water for 5 minutes, and shake off any excess water.
But, you still don't want any of this touching anything in your case because it's still "wet" and you want to protect your stuff.
So.. there's this material called Tyvek. It's used for lots of things, but most familiar is for wrapping houses as a water barrier. The stuff is water proof, but breathes water vapor. It's how your house keeps water out while still letting things dry so the wood doesn't rot out. It's also tear resistant.
Sounds perfect right? Unless you know a home builder, it's kind of expensive to buy at like Home Depot, which does sell it.
But.. do you know who else uses it? The US post office. (other countries probably have similar) They have free envelopes that are made out of tyvek and you should be able to find them in the lobby, or near the self-shipping kiosks. It feels like slippery paper, but isn't paper.
So, put it all together: wet crystals, inside mesh, inside tyvek envelope = next to free humidifier that holds alot of water, doesn't leak, but still evaporates. You can make it however big or small you need it to be.
All the pieces are non-organic so it should also discourage mold, and if it does get funky, you can make another one for next to free.