A novel Gun (hidden) Storage idea...

[lew1]

Originally Posted by Olle

Nice, but I would rather insert a real safe behind the book case. A friend of mine has a custom made safe build into a basement wall, with a large painting in front of it (kind of the classic way to hide it...). He also have air ducts leading to and from it, to keep the air circulating. I'm not sure about that part though, I figure that it could be a disaster in the case of a fire. I'd rather stick to Damp Rid or a Goldenrod.

I have a friend who built a house about 15 years ago. His gun room is under the garage, so it is surrounded by concrete wall on all sides, top and bottom - except for the door which came from a bank that closed down. He just has draperies in front of the door.

He used a de-humidifier until about 4 years ago when I mentioned Damp Rid to him.

[Olle]

Originally Posted by lew1

He used a de-humidifier until about 4 years ago when I mentioned Damp Rid to him.

Dehumidifiers are great, until they tear up or you have a power outage. My safe is in my basement/garage/shop and I installed a small, portable dehumidifier many years ago. It's connected to a drain and runs continuously, and I also have a hygrometer on the wall so I can check the humidity now and then. This little thing has kept the humidity down 30-35% in a 2000 ft2 area, but it goes up to 55-60% quickly if the dehumidifier is out of commission (power outage, stopped up drain line, low on freon etc). In the summer, I just have to open the garage door for a few minutes and it will be 90-95%.

Anywho, Damp Rid will always work, so that's what I use in the gun safe. Checking the bucket now and then is no big deal, I'm there every day to pet my babies anyway.

[lew1]

Originally Posted by Olle

Dehumidifiers are great, until they tear up or you have a power outage. My safe is in my basement/garage/shop and I installed a small, portable dehumidifier many years ago. It's connected to a drain and runs continuously, and I also have a hygrometer on the wall so I can check the humidity now and then. This little thing has kept the humidity down 30-35% in a 2000 ft2 area, but it goes up to 55-60% quickly if the dehumidifier is out of commission (power outage, stopped up drain line, low on freon etc). In the summer, I just have to open the garage door for a few minutes and it will be 90-95%.

Anywho, Damp Rid will always work, so that's what I use in the gun safe. Checking the bucket now and then is no big deal, I'm there every day to pet my babies anyway.

I have a dehumidifier and I use damp rid. The dehumidifier only cuts in on the occasional instance when the humidity gets really high. Fortunately it does not cut in often. The damp rid I use comes in bags which catch the water. (Don't have to worry about knocking the bucket over.)