Dehumidifiers for gunsafes?

[Guy Miner]

You folks who live in more humid climates - do you use dehumidifiers in your gun safes to prevent rust? What else?

Yes I live in Washington - but the dry side. Honestly, we get about 8" of precip a year here, despite some pretty heavy snowfall at times.

Rather dry here, almost a desert like environment naturally with sagebrush, bitterbrush and bunch grasses being the dominant native plants in most of the area.

So... it's been a long time since I was storing guns in a humid environment, but that's looming on the horizon. Best practices for preventing rust?

Thanks, Guy

 

[bkordon]

Guy,
Even though I reside in Laramie, WY, I still use a golden rod humidifier in my safes. It helps if your safe has a 110 plug in. Mount the clips to the side wall or bottom and instant peace of mind.
It isn't just about firearms. Important documents can fall victim to a humid environment.
I hope this helps.

 

[salmonchaser]

King Salmon was plenty humid, hard to get laundry to dry on the line. I would check all the guns frequently if they were in the field, those that didn’t see much action just got a wipe down with gun oil at the beginning of the season and the end. They all survived. Winter cold leaves the air pretty dry so they only were in high humidity for about 1/2 the year.
Thought you were headed to Idaho?

 

[JD338]

Guy,
When I had a gun safe, I used a golden rod. I now have a walk in vault and I use an actual dehumidifier with a hose that runs into a drain in the poured concrete floor. I also have a heater to maintain a constant temperature inside the vault.

JD338

 

[xphunter]

Golden Rod for me

 

[RL338]

Another Golden Rod user here.

 

[Slimfinn]

I have a rod in mine, and the silica beads.