"No-one has mentioned the dreaded print through, lessened by storing tapes reverse wound"
I was once told by someone from Topic that if print-through was going to happen it would take place within twenty minutes of the tape being recorded and the only way to avoid it was to spool the tape off the reel and let it hang free - presuming you could find a room high enough to store it!!! Obviously impractical, but it's never been a major problem with me.
Jim Carroll