Home make dry box

Due to low budget. Buying a dry cabinet or a dry box is out of question for now. That is why I make my own so call dry box. Since I'm making one , I'm going to make a big one that can fit all my camera equipments including those items that don't need to be dry. Like the camera bag, cleaning set and others.

A dry box is actually an air tight box with hygrometer and dehumidifier. We should keep the camera equipments under 40%- 55% humidity (recommended).

This is the box i purchase from Carrerfour for RM20. A proper dry box should be air tight but this is not a air tight box. Can't find one air tight box that can fit all my stuff. This will do for now.

This is the digital hygrometer I bought from pet shop for RM30.

It has a remote sensor that I can put inside the camera bag where I stored my D40x. This way i can monitor the humidity inside the bag too.

This is an analog hygrometer also bought from pet shop that cost only RM9. I used it to monitor the humidity of the box.

These are the silica gel (dehumidifier). I put this inside my camera bag where I keep my camera. to control the humidity inside the bag. It cost me RM4 each pack.

This is another dehumidifier - Thirsty Hippo. Contain calsium chloride that absorb vapour.

I got enough dehumidifier to keep my room dry... wahahahahhaha.....

With this set up. I can keep the humidity between 40%- 55% even without an air tight box. Once the humidity go more then 55%, is time to change the Thirsty Hippo.