On May 30, 2007, at 9:48 AM, Marc Nicholas wrote:

> Epsom salts.

There are LOTS of things that make fine dessicants that are available
even in Canada.  Epson salts, plaster of paris, Bentonite clay (AKA
"kitty litter.")  I believe that the original poster implied that
their main goal was to find something pre-packaged in those little
cloth/tyvek pouches for easier handling, rather like at

http://SilicanGelPackets.com

There are some sellers on ebay.ca that claim to ship to canada,
although most seem to be located in the US.  Prices seem low
enough to risk it...

http://cgi.ebay.com/125-GRAMS-NEW-SILICA-GEL-INDICATING-DESICCANT-5-GM- 
PAKS_W0QQitemZ160122274857QQihZ006QQcategoryZ43479QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewIt 
em

BillW
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