Storing imo3 material
Hi guys. Money is a bit short at the moment. Did I hear drake mention something about using ply board for storing imo3/4 or did I completey make that up in my head. So basically looking for a cheap material to store it in. I can get hold of pallets/ scaffold boards but I think they are treated. The older ones shouldn’t contain much chemicals I’m thinking?
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IMO can be stored in any breathable container ...pallet wood will be fine if has been Heat Treated look for a HT on the pallet ...plywood would be fine if its built to let air through it ...canvas bags like potato sacks work great theres lots of different things that can be used just keep in mind " Let the Microbes Breathe "
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From the KNF library
Drafted by Claude from Office Hours and the books
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Sep 2026
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The library does not confirm plywood, pallets, or scaffold boards. It says nothing about treated wood.
In the October 2025 office hours, Drake said storing IMO3 material was what he had been working on that past week. (Office Hours Oct 2025, 6:01) He also said he would probably answer the storage questions himself. (Office Hours Oct 2025, 6:01)
Drake's IMO2 steps call for a breathable lid on the jar. (Cho's Solutions, p. 17) That is IMO2, not IMO3.
Drake recommends watching the October 2025 session for what he settled on for IMO3 storage. (Office Hours Oct 2025, 6:01)
Sources
- 6:01 Office Hours (Oct 2025) — IMO3 Temperature Fixes, Pile Size, and FPJ for Bees · “Especially the storing IMO3 material. Which, by the way, that's what I've been working on this past week.”
- p. 17 Cho's Solutions · “Cover with a breathable lid”
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