I am proud to present the SeedStasis V2, my long term seed storage system. After showing the first version of this, and the positive response to it, I decided maybe I was on to something. I went back to the drawing board and redesigned it from the ground up. I probably spent 100+ hours researching, designing, printing failed parts, and generally toiling away on this. Ive sat on this finished design for quite a while, and almost didn't post it, just because I've had some unusually hostile reactions to my projects in this community. Call this exposure therapy for the mean-spirited comments I'll almost certainly get lol.
The outer shell has been beefed up, and now have TPU (a softer material) bumpers on the corners, and feet on the bottom. There is a hygrometer built in to the shell, with a TPU seal around it to prevent air getting in. There are also two TPU seals around where the top and bottom parts of the shell meet. There is a removable filter to be filled with indicating silica gel beads. There are four trays with 24 spots each, for the seed bottles. The seed bottles have a plug that goes in before the cap is put on. Each bottle holds approximately 70 seeds, so the whole system can hold 96 cultivars with about 6,720 seeds. I also collect pepper seeds which are smaller, so I can hold even more of those. The trays have retracting handles, which i was particularly proud of coming up with. Everything is held in place with magnets, so you can shake the shit out of the box, and everything stays in place.
This system does its job very well, and looks good doing it. The rule of thumb is to keep the combined humidity and temperature numbers under 100. Kept in my mini fridge, the temperature is about 40°F and 20-25% RH. There is a process to follow when taking seeds from cold storage, that involves gradually letting them warm up in steps over a few hours. I hope to keep my seed collection viable for as long as possible, while also pollen chucking to make more of my own.
I hope some of y'all can take some inspiration from this project to make something for yourselves! Im trying to get something set up to sell some of my projects and I may include this if anyone is interested. Im a terrible businessman so I'm learning to navigate the ins and outs of what goes into selling stuff. If you read this far, you're a legend and thank you!