Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/31

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Subject: Re: Fwd: gear in rainforest?
From: Joe Berenbaum <joe-b@dircon.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 18:06:41 +0100

"BIRKEY, DUANE" <dbirkey@hcjb.org.ec> writes
>One  word of advice to anyone flying into the jungle.  Don't keep your 
>equipment in sealed cases or bags during the flight.  The first time I 
>flew into the jungle I put some equipment in a Halliburton 103 case.   
>When I opened my case, condensation formed on and in every bit of 
>equipment in the case and I was not able to use a single item in that 
>case for the time I had at that particular village.

Just curious- I won't be jungling anytime soon but the condensation
problem has always fascinated me- in the above instance, wouldn't
leaving the case unopened for a couple of hours in the warmer
environment to allow temperatures to equalise solve the problem?
- -- 
JB