More proof of Gerber's demise...

[tirod3]

I'll chime in that an air tight box will draw moisture through the seals. Originally the ammo was put in moisture free, with dessicant, sealed and distributed full to the top. Very little air.

A used box, with older dessicant, and a large volume of air cannot handle the cold/heat cycles in a rapidly changing environment, especially charged with humidity. A cold box will draw in moist warm air and trap it. I have opened boxes with literally inches of water in them that has become trapped. I have seen the same happen to gas cans in the trunks of cars, and some vehicles are susceptible to drawing water into the distributor in spring - really hard to keep running until the cap is sprayed out and venting opened up.

Same thing for gas tanks in unused autos, or containers on a concrete garage floor - especially in spring. Cold object, warm moist air = rust.

 

[Shing]

Its pretty standard practice. Someone buys the firm and the name but they are really interested in the name because Gerber used to stand for quality.

They put the name on cheap rubbish and sell it for high prices. For a while, people will still buy it because of the name and pay the price and the company makes money. After a while, people cotton on its a good name on a cheap knife and the brand becomes devalued and no longer command the high prices. The company dosen't care because its already milked the name for all the profits and will continue to use the name or sell it on to someone else. Its called capitalism.

 

[spyder10]

Shing has almost hit the nail on the head. The market term that I have always used/heard is called Cash Cow. This means that a large company buys another one for the namesake, then proceeds to "milk" the name. They take as much profit out of the company in any way possible until it is not profitable to keep the now trashed company, since no money was used to research, market or improve products, and usually either sell it to the highest bidder or the company dies.