dose this old wives tale actually work?

[chrisd1986]

Right ive heard of people doing it years ago but dose rice in a sock stop condensation and damp in the boot of your car?

[Benn]

You want a bag of silicone packing beads. They abzord(sp?) moisture.

[Andy]

Find out where water is coming in from would be my 1st priority.
Shouldnt just condense up for no reason.
Prevention and all that.

[Jack]

...but yes, it will work, the rice will act like a desiccant. Silica gel will be more efficient, but as Andy said find the cause first otherwise you'll just end up with a boot full of damp rice lol

[mowgli]

make sure you take it out of the tin first though......lol
any grain will absorb moisture, but the boot should be dry, unless you are transporting wet dogs about

[Novasport]

Vehicles will naturally get some moisture in them as moisture is in the air and cars are not airtight. Differing surface temperatures will gather the moisture giving condensation.
I use moisture traps in all of my cars and although they are all dry inside and have no leaks the traps still gather quite a bit of water from the air so are well worth buying. The 888 and Sport are garaged but the traps in them still get water in them.
I buy mine from Morrisons, they are about £3 each for the large traps and I usually put two in each car which last for about 6 months

[chrisd1986]

Its a saloon with a bit of rust so i think that the rear arches need doing aswell as the were the boot seal is under the rear window there is a tiny rust hole so when i open the boot after it has rained water that runs off the boot drips inside if you get me