Quote Originally Posted by fdcmiami View Post
7018/6011 1/8th or 3/32 whichever you prefer. get off of the lo hi degradation from moisture rant. it's not about to make any difference to anyone here. i've used stuff, as recently as this week that was several years old without issue and no, it was not AC rod.

pick up five pounds and keep it in the mfg's container. that's what i keep on the truck. my lincoln rods come in rectangular plastic containers.
Not sure what it is about my post that you consider a rant , since people have expressed concerns over moisture, I was just stating the rod that I had good luck with and the conditions I stored it under. I kept mine in the mfg's container too, it was a cardboard box. I could pick up a half stick that I left hanging in the stinger for a month, flip the switch and go with no issues. Wish I could say the same for the Hobart 7018 I have now; half a stick left out overnight and the flux practically falls off when you touch it, so my own personal experience suggests that there is a difference. Not all 7018s are created equal.