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rumely28	Dehumidifiers	Lead	[-]
Posts: 7 (06/20/09 08:08 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None I'm having some issues with moisture in my gun cabinets. I see Dunham's has Remington dehumidifier canisters. Apparently they work by giving off some sort of chemical. It says it's safe for the guns but does that include MN's finished with shelac? Does anybody know if this is safe on the leather sling and frogs I have on another rifle? I know I want to stop the rust right away, but I don't want to cause discoloration or cracking on down the line. If anyone has experience with this type of dehumidifier, please give your opinions. Thanks, r28 They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty or safety. --Benjamin Franklin
zeebill		#1	[-]
Posts: 3631 (06/21/09 04:35 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Assuming they are simply desicants with a crystal powder in them I have used similar things for years. I however have no idea what the actual ones you are talking about may be? Not much of an answer, sorry. Bill
PitbullsDad	Dehumidifier	#2	[-]
Posts: 100 (06/21/09 06:31 AM) active member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I have had similar problems; I just hang Damprid (available at your local grocery or hardware chain) in each of my 4 gun cabinets. It does the trick!
m1 talker		#3	[-]
Posts: 6830 (06/21/09 07:24 AM) Veteran member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	We get some items shipped to us at work that has a bunch of those silica gel pouchs in the packing material. They were headed for the dumpster out back, so I hauled home a bunch of them. They never seem to wear out. When they change color, just pop them in a warm oven for a few hours and they are as good as new. Curt
Youngblood		#4	[-]
Posts: 1118 (06/21/09 09:38 AM) Veteran member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	A couple of years ago the basement in my, now, 21-year-old home, started to noticably increase in RH during the summer (NoVA area) ... so I bought 4 of the items in the link below. http://www.amazon.com/Eva...id=1245594705&sr=8-1 I keep 2 in each of my gunsafes (along with the "goldenrods" for +temp and small fans for circulation). I remove 1ea from the safes periodically for recharging. Currently, my basement is running ~ 70°/70%RH and my 2 gunsafes ~74.5°/46%RH.
m1 talker		#5	[-]
Posts: 6833 (06/21/09 09:47 AM) Veteran member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	What is the desired humidity level for storing things like rifles? I know too damp is no good, but too dry also tends to dry out the wood in the stocks. Curt
rumely28		#6	[-]
Posts: 8 (06/21/09 10:55 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	What I was looking at wasn't the Remington 365, but I can't find it on the internet. It was a green tube slightly larger than a pop bottle. I found it at Dunhams. I'll definitely pass on that and go with the standard silica based units. Thanks for all the replies. r28 They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty or safety. --Benjamin Franklin
Youngblood		#7	[-]
Posts: 1119 (06/21/09 12:00 PM) Veteran member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	What is the desired humidity level for storing things like rifles? I know too damp is no good, but too dry also tends to dry out the wood in the stocks. From what I have read over the years, Curt, ~40%-50%RH seems to be a good rule of thumb. Kim
m1 talker		#8	[-]
Posts: 6834 (06/21/09 02:30 PM) Veteran member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks. Curt
rumely28		#9	[-]
Posts: 9 (06/21/09 02:36 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I just got home from Dunhams and picked up a pair of Remington 365 units. What I was looking at before was a Remington MoistureGuard safe plug- http://www.remington.com/...care/VCI_technology.asp. r28 They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty or safety. --Benjamin Franklin
zeebill		#10	[-]
Posts: 3640 (06/30/09 08:05 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Totally forgot to add something I found out the hard way in one of the really bigger safes I have. The rug material in the bottom of the safes tends to wick and hold the little moisture in the safes and puts a light coat of rust sometimes in the winter so I have covered the bottom with a sliced up black trash bag and that solved the problems for me. Simple and quick! I think 40 to 55 percent RH was what I saw in a many articles I have read about storing rifles and such. I also, much to the chagrin of many people who have handled them a reasonably great amount of oil on them too. We all have our preferences for storage and care so try what you tend to like and just stick with that if it works for you! Bill ELT
WVchuck		#11	[-]
Posts: 12158 (06/30/09 02:55 PM) Forum Site Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yes, it is hard to drive home from Zee's place after being in the safes, your hands will slip off of the steering wheel.... :lo
zeebill		#12	[-]
Posts: 3642 (07/01/09 09:22 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	You wait Chuck! I will treat you to the special slime storage gunk I make! One drop and it is all over you and you won't be able to even sit on the Jeep seat on the way home! Heheheheh! Bill
Sgt LaBelle		#13	[-]
Posts: 43 (07/05/09 07:01 PM) active member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I just finished working with a local Heating /Cooling service, and instaling an air exchanging system and a dehumidifer in out Historical Society's vault. The target is 40% humidity. I myself have a goldenrod in my safe and a couple little mosture collection jars that turn color when satruated. I have had on problems. It's rained 24 days out of 30 last month here. Everything is ok. Just my 2c.
eb in oregon		#14	[-]
Posts: 940 (07/05/09 07:09 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I went to Home Depote and bought one of their dehumidifiers once I started moving my collection into my shop. I have a "Hot Dawg" propane heater that I keep to 52 degrees when I'm not in the shop. The dehumidifier runs about six hours a night (it's on a timer) and I really don't know what the humidity is as I don't have anything to gage it. All I know is that with all the rain that falls in Oregon, in five years I haven't had a rust problem in my shop, with the exception of handling and not re-oiling. I have "acid hands." eb "We must all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately." Benjamin Franklin, July 4 1776

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