29 Apr
2009
29 Apr
'09
4:18 p.m.
Dave McGuire wrote:
Shipping containers are nowhere near this expensive
unless you buy
them brand new.
Unmodified shipping containers are not at all suitable for storage of electronics or
paper. Much of the CHAC and Perham Foundation collections were destroyed by storing
them in shipping containers and sitting them on the ground in San Jose.
The problem is they are sealed. Once moisture enters throught he wooden floor, the
heat from the sun turns the inside into a steam bath.
At a minimum you have to add ventilation and modify the floors to prevent moisture
from getting in.
On ocean trips, The contents of those containers are sealed with desiccant, since
water can get inside. We had a couple of wet packing crates inside of an ocean container
in the process of getting the Dortmund collection to CHM.