Let's forget the theft portion of the situation. Assuming judicious use of dessicant has there ever been an issue with rust or corrosion?

Let's forget the theft portion of the situation. Assuming judicious use of dessicant has there ever been an issue with rust or corrosion?

 

Humidity might, of course, not be the only issue.  Temperature as well. Is the garage under "climate control?"  I'd want the safe on the inside for not only temp. & humidity, but also "access."  I'd want the safe in my "bunker room" that I go to when under attack (or close to it).

I have a Brinks safe that I bought at Kmart in my garage (attached but no climate control) for over 10 years and have never had any issues with rust or corrosion.

i had a safe in the garage for maybe 7 years with a golden rod in it. never had an issue with rust corrosion or anything

I had mold in my garage kept safe even with a golden rod. Best bet is to check weekly, most condensation problems occur from rapid temp changes.

i had a safe in the garage for maybe 7 years with a golden rod in it. never had an issue with rust corrosion or anything

I don't have any kind of dehumidifier in my safe.  I clean the guns within a week or so after shooting them and just put them in the safe. Never had any issues

No issues for 2.5 years so far. BUT, I am at 120 degrees at 10% humidity during summer, and 50 degrees at 50% in winter. YMMV.

Humidity might, of course, not be the only issue. Temperature as well. Is the garage under "climate control?" I'd want the safe on the inside for not only temp. & humidity, but also "access." I'd want the safe in my "bunker room" that I go to when under attack (or close to it).

Assume no temp control and access is not an issue

No issues but i keep fresh desiccant in mine. I use the razor blade trick too which is to keep an un-oiled clean generic razor blade in the safe and check it weekly. If it starts developing little rust spots then its getting too humid in there.

I had a safe in a humid basement without a dehumidifier, which resulted in rust on the sights of my S&W 22A.

If the garage is dry, you should be fine.  A little heat in the safe makes a huge difference.

 

In our shop, we have a big metal cabinet where we keep the welding rods.  Welding rods absorb humidity and need to be kept dry.  The shop is heated but no humiidity control and on a cool, wet day, the walls and floor are damp.   We have a 60 watt light bulb installed in this cabinet.  It's enough heat to keep the cabinet a few degrees warmer than the rest of the room and prevent condensation.  I know some of the rods have been in that cabinet for more than 10 years, probably a lot more and all are as dry as the day the cans were opened.

seems like it won't be a big deal until i can come up with a better solution.  

I have both my safes in my garage.  They are very secure there because I have about 5' of junk piled as high as the top of the garage door just inside the door. 

We have very little, if any, humidity problem here and so that has not been a concern. 

Sarge 

A friend of mine has a fat boy safe pretty full in his garage for years.....He never had any trouble but I'm not sure what he uses for dehumidification.