Controlling humidity in your safe

[Wetpaperbag]

First of all use good lubrication and safe entry techniques.

What are examples of "safe entry techniques?" I'm not lucky enough to be able to walk into and enter my safe. Although I did think of installing a safe door into my closet.


On a side note 'lubrication and safe entry techniques,' does that come with a safe word?

[Classic]

Does your safe have an electrical plug-in in side? Mine does and I use an 18" Golden Rod which is on sale at Midway
http://ads.midwayusa.com/product/614184 ... fgod1aQAMA

No but I can drill a small hole with a diamond bit and feed the wire through. Have you had any rust issues since you started using the goldenrod?

3 years and everything is as new. My safe is bolted into Concrete with plastic spacers between the concrete & the bottom of the safe.
I usually open the safe daily (putting in or taking out a gun) but everything is perfect!

[joao01]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000H0 ... HYT5DTNQ9R

I have on in my big safe and one in my pistol box. I don't really have any wood to worry about. Had my 1911 with only a pistol lock for 10 years in this state, and it did just fine.

I plug them in about once a month to "recharge"

[Wired]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000H0XFCS/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687762&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000H0XFD2&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1KCKTAH67MHYT5DTNQ9R

I have on in my big safe and one in my pistol box. I don't really have any wood to worry about. Had my 1911 with only a pistol lock for 10 years in this state, and it did just fine.

I plug them in about once a month to "recharge"

Almost the same thing I use. Except mine is branded by liberty and a little different looking. I've had it in my safe for a couple months and it's only started getting close to dry time. So our humidity really isn't a problem. It's more of a feel good measure.

[joao01]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000H0XFCS/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687762&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000H0XFD2&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1KCKTAH67MHYT5DTNQ9R

I have on in my big safe and one in my pistol box. I don't really have any wood to worry about. Had my 1911 with only a pistol lock for 10 years in this state, and it did just fine.

I plug them in about once a month to "recharge"

Almost the same thing I use. Except mine is branded by liberty and a little different looking. I've had it in my safe for a couple months and it's only started getting close to dry time. So our humidity really isn't a problem. It's more of a feel good measure.

Yup.

Couple years ago I busted out my 1911 and 10 year old ammo. Worked just fine, and was not in a safe, just pistol lock in a box.

[Pablo]

First of all use good lubrication and safe entry techniques.

What are examples of "safe entry techniques?" I'm not lucky enough to be able to walk into and enter my safe. Although I did think of installing a safe door into my closet.


On a side note 'lubrication and safe entry techniques,' does that come with a safe word?

That is a funny word choice on my part. For once I didn't actually mean anything perverted.

What I'm actually talking about is just simple stuff: items coming in the safe must be clean and ultradry with hopefully some good oily vapors. No wet duck guns, nothing from the soggy day at the range. I clean normally, wipe down then lube again with CorrosionX or the like. Limited paper or cardboard. Ammo in the box will need a good drying over a heater vent in the winter. Think about anything that could possible have H2O.

[Liet-kynes]

I use a peet. Same company that make the boot dryers. So far it's worked well.

http://www.amazon.com/Peet-Dryer-M10-PE ... humidifier

[BadKarma]

I use a peet. Same company that make the boot dryers. So far it's worked well.

http://www.amazon.com/Peet-Dryer-M10-PE ... humidifier

Same here. Circulates the warm air and not had any issues.

[Spokepoker]

This might be helpful;
http://www.theruststore.com/Learn-about-VCI-W23.aspx

What is VCI?
VCI is an abbreviation for Vapor Corrosion Inhibitor. (Also known as VpCIs or Vapor Phase Corrosion Inhibitors.) These corrosion inhibiting compounds release molecules into the air. When these compounds come in contact with metal surfaces they form a very thin molecular layer. This thin layer effectively inhibits corrosion on the metal surface by preventing air and moisture from coming in contact with the surface. Unlike other methods of rust prevention, the corrosion inhibiting vapors have the ability to reach into intricate surfaces that would be otherwise hard to reach with traditional rust prevention products.

More info on the site, not sure how much I can copy-paste.

[url]products[/url]:
http://www.theruststore.com/VCI-C12.aspx