Gun Storage and Humidity

[Timberlineduke]

What is the ideal humidity range for storing guns?  

[littlebuf]

im thinking none. get a goldenrod safe heater and you wont have to worry about it

[Pat/Rick]

If you are comfortable you should be fine. My situation is a dedicated room for my collection and a de-humidifier plugged in around the clock. I got mine through Target on line store. (I hate the frog owned establishment too) sometimes ya gotta give. i also check in on "the kids" a few times a week to make sure they are getting proper care. I am not actually aware of an ideal % of humidity, If the air "feels" damp, I check. Hope it helps.

[Pat/Rick]

Found it! 40-50% is about average for gun storage.

[ICEMAN]

I do not have a humidifier.

Maybe I should due to all the drool left everytime I gaze into the safe... 

[littlebuf]

i'll tell ya ice the goldenrod that i put in my safe is sure a good piece of mind, went for a while without one and i always kinda worried since mines bolted down in the garage. but with that heater/dehumidifier i don't worry a bit, and ive got some old timers in there too

[jackelope]

the golden rod is a good thing. it just warms the air in the safe enough so to eliminate the humidity.

the only kicker is your safe has to have a hole in the back for the cord to come through to plug it in.

there are absorber blocks or little tubs available too, but they have to be changed out intermittently...dri-z-air's are good if you have room. i have a couple little stick on blocks that browning makes in mine. it has been fine in the garage for over a year now. no sign of any moisture or corrosion on anything.

[WDFW-SUX]

The golden rod is really really good.

[magnanimous_j]

I've got a handful of those little Silica packets like the ones that come in shoes. I don't know if it does anything or not, but I haven't had any rust yet.

I wonder if there is such a thing as TOO dry. I don't think it would be good for the wood stocks.

[JackOfAllTrades]

Iceman:

I do not have a humidifier.

You don't want a 'humidifier'. You want to run a 'De-Humidifier'.

My gunroom/safe is in the finished basement of the home. I run a De-Humidifier from mid spring through early fall to keep the humidity around 55%. Late fall and winter we use the wood stove a lot for suplimental heat. That dries the air a lot. Keeping the humidity down, proper lubrication of clean guns, has proven well for me for the eight years I've lived there.

-Steve

[addicted]

I've got a handful of those little Silica packets like the ones that come in shoes. I don't know if it does anything or not, but I haven't had any rust yet.

I wonder if there is such a thing as TOO dry. I don't think it would be good for the wood stocks.

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i've heard that the fine gun makers over here let their wood dry for 10+ years before they put they finish it as a stock. makes me think that they couldnt get any dryer.

[littlebuf]

I've got a handful of those little Silica packets like the ones that come in shoes. I don't know if it does anything or not, but I haven't had any rust yet.

I wonder if there is such a thing as TOO dry. I don't think it would be good for the wood stocks.

every time i get one of those i throw um in the safe, i figure why not. it will help also

[mazama]

I have used the goldenrod for about 25yrs,i have also used the dri z air and got about a pint of water every couple of months out of my safe,i have also used the crystals in the box that change colors and you dry in the oven,goldenrod is the best in this climate.