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solar dehydrator - good for wet tropics?

 
                
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Howdy, all. REcently discovered this community and super keen to learn - hoping also this is the right place for posting Qs of this nature...
Are the solar food dehydrators https://solar-food-dehydrator.com/#purchase effective in wet tropical climates (like the south Pacific coast of Costa Rica? I'm most drawn to the Wheaton ATC1 model owing to its larger solar collector, but a bit concerned that it seems to not have the "overhang for weather protection" that the MIssoula model does... any tips/advice is warmly welcome. Thanks.
 
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Are you concerned that mold might be a fact?

These might interest you or others:
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https://permies.com/t/108738/Solar-Dehydrator-High-Humidity

https://permies.com/t/71002/built-Walk-Radiant-Solar-Dehydrator
 
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