10 Genius ways to use those annoying little silica gel packets

Our sister website, South Coast Sun, has compiled this handy list of novel ways to make use of those silica gel packets that come in pill boxes, with your new shoes and in handbags.

They are designed to keep thing dry, so try using them in the following ways too:

1. Keep your important documents and memories safe: store family photos, passports and birth certificates in plastic sleeves to keep them protected. Tuck in a few silica sachets to keep them dry
2. Preserve leather and suede shoes: Pop a gel sachet into each to combat any moisture
3. Preserve tools: keep tools rust free by keeping a silica sachet in each toolbox or storage box in the shed or garage
4. Silver saver: moisture causes silver to tarnish. Keep a silica sachet in your cutlery canteen or jewellery box
5. Deodorise old books: keep an old book in a ziplock bag together with a silica sachet until the odour is gone
6. Keep bulbs dry: slip a few silica sachets in with them to keep them mould free
7. Biltong saver: biltong is expensive, so keep mould away by placing a silica sachet in the bag
8. Crispy crisps: keep potato crisps crispy by adding a silica sachet to an opened bag and closing with a bag clip
9. Pet food protector: keep pet food from being spoiled by moisture by adding silica packets to your bag
10. Remove moisture from hard-to-reach places, such as skinny necked bottles or vases by throwing in a sachet

Original article published by: Your Family, another proudly Caxton publication

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