Quote Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown View Post
The desiccant is probably not a good idea as it may tend to draw the moisture out of the leather, causing it to dry out over time.
Respectfully, I disagree. If this were the case they wouldn't ship leather goods (jackets, shoes, etc) with silica gel packets. The time it would take to draw the moisture out of the leather would probably be measurable in decades and not months.