I am trying to decide on a dehumidification method for my gun safe, which obviously contains most of my guns and all of my ammunition.

 

I think I can recall reading somewhere on this or some other forum that a 20 or 40 watt lightbulb mounted inside is plenty sufficient for dehumidification purposes, and it is certainly much less expensive than a dedicated dehumififying appliance.

 

Does anyone have any thoughts, experience, or comments? Any comments or info would be greatly appreciated.

I am trying to decide on a dehumidification method for my gun safe, which obviously contains most of my guns and all of my ammunition.

 

I think I can recall reading somewhere on this or some other forum that a 20 or 40 watt lightbulb mounted inside is plenty sufficient for dehumidification purposes, and it is certainly much less expensive than a dedicated dehumififying appliance.

 

Does anyone have any thoughts, experience, or comments? Any comments or info would be greatly appreciated.

 

Yes - but I doubt that you want a dissertation on psychrometrics. I would suggest a goldenrod type dehumidifier.

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I own a liberty gun safe, it comes with a small hole in the lower right back, to run a wire for a gun safe dehumidifier. You are better off using an electrical rod humidifier than a light bulb, cheaper to run and more efficient.

Remington sells those small units for safes for about 25 bucks. It changes color to tell you it's time for a recharge. Just plug it in any electrical outlet, and it recharges. Good to go again.

Remington sells those small units for safes for about 25 bucks. It changes color to tell you it's time for a recharge. Just plug it in any electrical outlet, and it recharges. Good to go again.

 

 

That's what I use.

Remington sells those small units for safes for about 25 bucks. It changes color to tell you it's time for a recharge. Just plug it in any electrical outlet, and it recharges. Good to go again.

+1

I also snatch up any dessicant bags that my wife brings home in her new shoe boxes to toss into any ammo boxes that I have. Just to be sure.

Remington sells those small units for safes for about 25 bucks. It changes color to tell you it's time for a recharge. Just plug it in any electrical outlet, and it recharges. Good to go again.

+1

I also snatch up any dessicant bags that my wife brings home in her new shoe boxes to toss into any ammo boxes that I have. Just to be sure.

 

 

+1 on that, my wife had a bag of those things for all her (millions of pairs of) shoes

Would the packets of dehumidifier you can get i the grocery store work? Damp dry or something, not sure of the brand. Just curious

cat litter, silica gel packets, drierites, or even the closet odor eaters you can buy at walmart.

I have a golden rod and a can of the Silica Gel that they sell in Cabela's. I have the can that does 57 cubic feet. The can works pretty good. I average about 30% humidity with this combination. It lasts about a month and a half before recharging. You recharge it by baking it in the oven for a few hours. Get the large can. You won't have to recharge as frequently as the smaller unit.

 

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templ ... jsp.form23