What are you guys using? Just a canister or an electric dehumidifier of some kind? Never used one before but putting more thought into it now and want to maybe buy something to keep my investment safer.
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Boveda sells 49% humidity control packs that I use. I use the 69%’s in my large humidor, so I just replace them once a year. They are easy to monitor because once they are hard, you just replace them. They’ll make sure the humidity doesn’t get too low and cause issues with wood stocks, I have guitars in mine, etc.
Oh, and a buddy of mine’s dad died recently. They went I clean out the house and found a handful of nice guns rusted up in the safe. Definitely do something.2012 GT500
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I use a few of these, have yet for them to change color, but when they do, pop em in the oven for a bit, and put them back in.
Wisesorb 5 Packs 40g Indicating Silica Gel Dehumidifier Desiccant Tin Canister, Wisetin Orange to Green Color Changing, SG-40 No Cobalt (II) Chloride-Reusable (Pack of 5)
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Originally posted by Cobraman View PostBoveda sells 49% humidity control packs that I use. I use the 69%’s in my large humidor, so I just replace them once a year. They are easy to monitor because once they are hard, you just replace them. They’ll make sure the humidity doesn’t get too low and cause issues with wood stocks, I have guitars in mine, etc.
Oh, and a buddy of mine’s dad died recently. They went I clean out the house and found a handful of nice guns rusted up in the safe. Definitely do something.
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Just researching my safe and it doesn't look like I have a way to get a power cord into it. I see that Hornady makes a rechargeable dehumidifier but not seeing very many good reviews on it (hit or miss but it's also only $20).
Might just go with a big can of silica gel. I have a bunch of the small baggies that come with all kinds of stuff but I usually throw those in ammo cans. I'll have to "recharge" them as I didn't know that was a thing.
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Originally posted by Jose View PostJust researching my safe and it doesn't look like I have a way to get a power cord into it. I see that Hornady makes a rechargeable dehumidifier but not seeing very many good reviews on it (hit or miss but it's also only $20).
Might just go with a big can of silica gel. I have a bunch of the small baggies that come with all kinds of stuff but I usually throw those in ammo cans. I'll have to "recharge" them as I didn't know that was a thing.
My plug in one (can't remember make model off top of my head) - came with the plug itself not installed - so it's a real small hole and you can seal it up.
The other options mentioned work great too, just I found that I'd go MONTHS without checking/refreshing them and totally forget. Then when refreshing I'd forget to unplug or otherwise move the process forward (life gets in way and just simply forget) - so having it just working 24x7x365 is really nice.
They are 20-30 dollars too if I remember right, so not a big investment.Originally posted by MR EDDU defend him who use's racial slurs like hes drinking water.
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