Thanks for the info. I have two of the 450g desiccant bags in the safe, but I lost the instructions on when to bake them. I only have a two car garage and use it to park two cars, so I'm not going to insulate and heat/cool it. Other than not having humidity control I don't mind having the safe out there, but I think I might get a couple more bags. I have about 6 long guns and 9 handguns in there now.jason812 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 1:58 pmI have one of the 450g desiccant bags in a box that has the color change indicator. I cook it every few months just because. I just got a much larger safe and it has a electrical dehumidifier rod and for now I still have the desiccant inside. In the old safe I haven't had any rust issues but it was little and the bag seemed to keep up just fine. Guns that don't get used very often I keep stored in the silicone treated gun socks. This helps with safe gremlins that like to put dings on stocks and suppose to help with rust. I pulled one of my most cherished Model 70s out yesterday as I was loading the new safe and was scared to look at it because it's been years since I had it out. It still looks like it did when I got it when I was 9 years old. I am a firm believer in the socks.ScottDLS wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 1:15 pmI had to move my safe to my garage recently. I have these paper "telltales" that turn pink with humidity that I got with a couple desiccant bags that I bought. The problem is they just say 25% 50% 75%. I've noticed some very slight oxidation on one of my stainless revolvers. I guess I'd like to hear also what people use to monitor as well as control safe humidity. Maybe time for me to bake the desiccant bags in the oven...jason812 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 12:55 pm Just curious what everyone uses to monitor the conditions inside their safes. I have a dial humidistat that I don't fully trust but what I would really like would be able to know what was going on inside without opening the door. Liberty's fancy monitor seems cool but its it's pricey and I don't need an app connected to my phone. Really would like to just walk in the room and have a display telling me the humidity in the safe.
I was thinking about this one.
https://www.deansafe.com/goldenrod-wire ... nitor.html
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- Thu Feb 28, 2019 1:15 pm
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I had to move my safe to my garage recently. I have these paper "telltales" that turn pink with humidity that I got with a couple desiccant bags that I bought. The problem is they just say 25% 50% 75%. I've noticed some very slight oxidation on one of my stainless revolvers. I guess I'd like to hear also what people use to monitor as well as control safe humidity. Maybe time for me to bake the desiccant bags in the oven...jason812 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 12:55 pm Just curious what everyone uses to monitor the conditions inside their safes. I have a dial humidistat that I don't fully trust but what I would really like would be able to know what was going on inside without opening the door. Liberty's fancy monitor seems cool but its it's pricey and I don't need an app connected to my phone. Really would like to just walk in the room and have a display telling me the humidity in the safe.
I was thinking about this one.
https://www.deansafe.com/goldenrod-wire ... nitor.html