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Posted: 6/3/2004 5:00:24 PM EDT
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Does information exhist about the maximum levels of acceptable air moisture with respect to firearms storage? There must be a way to measure the level of moisture in the area I intend to store a large number of rifles and pistols, some of which are collectible. The last thing I need is mold on wood and rusted metal.  I intend to run my dehumidifer continuously in this area of my basement. My basement is not exactly the dryest area of my house but I have no other place currently set up. All of the firearms I am referring to have wood stocks. My AR's stay in my personal closet of my bedroom of course  Thanks, Gunz  |
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Remotely monitor the humitidy level with this RadioShack electronic hydrometer. I use one. It is great. You can purchase up to two additional remote sensors. The device can monitor a total of three remote sensors. www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F010%5F005%5F001%5F000&product%5Fid=63%2D1030  Click below for additional sensors. www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F010%5F005%5F001%5F000&product%5Fid=63%2D1031 
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Go to the pet store like Petco or PetSmart. Look for cat litter that looks like large salt chunks. Check the ingreints - it should be 100% Silica Gel. As you know, silica gel is dicessacant (moisture abosorbant). A one gallon size container will be about $20. But, you can forever recharge the stuff by baking it in the oven at 300 degrees Ferherhant for 3 hours. Find a semi-airtight container. Put your valuables and the remote humiidity sensor in the conatiner with the one-gallon amount of silica gel. Of course, the silica gel would be contianed in a seperate contianer with an open top so that it would be exposed to the air within the large container. Try to place the silica in something that would spread-out the silica to have a large surface area so that the silica will be exposed to the air easily. Tape over the larger container seams. Every so often, monitor the climate conidtions inside the container via your remote sensor. A freshly recharged batch of silica will last about two months before needing recharging. The silcia will lower the hunidity to approx 10%. After one month, the humidity will be approx 17%. After two months, the level will be 20%. I always recharge mine when it reaches 20%. For reference, the government stores old war planes in the desert in Arizonia. These planes are exposed to the climate with no protection. The humidity in the Arozinia desrt is around 20%. Good enough for me. |
! Again, thanks for the response
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