I'm very new to fly tying and fly fishing for that matter, anyway I have a question on the storage of feathers. I have some hen hackle from Whiting (sorry Denny, this was before I knew you and by the way Dad does remember you from high school)that I have always left in the original packages, but after reading the posting on bugs, I decide to move them to plastic contains with moth cyrstals in them. My question is: is there any thing else that a person should keep in mind when storing materials? do you have to worry about feathers, skins or anything else drying out or becoming brittle?
Thanks
Dave