I am not sure where this questions goes so I am posting it here.

I have a gun room in which I keep some of my guns when they are not in the safe. Its a 10x12 room.

Has anyone used a de-humidifier to maintain a drier environment for guns in a gun room like setting. Would a de-humidifier work?

Any other suggestions.

Thanks,

Mike

I use a de-humidifier in mine but I only have to worry about July and August up north here.

Yes a dehumidifier would work , that's what they're for . Keep them clean with a light coating of something like RIG and they'll be fine .

I have a 6 1/2 X 3 1/2 foot walk in vault. I have a de-humidifier and constant air circulation. Not so much for rust, but mildew.

Dave

Central A/C dries a room out -- is this an outside building?

Its indoor the second floor of my house. Its the place I put my guns when they are not in the safe.

My guns safes are in the garage - i have decided to have a portfolio approach with guns safes. I have a few bolted down in a row. I have electronic de-humidifiers in the safes and I uses plenty of gun oil and silicon gun sleves to protect them.

I like having a gun room - place I can walk in and all my guns are in proper wooden racks.

Loading up the guns room from the gun safe and vice versa is akin to climbing up and down a 75 story building

I am going to buy a mid-size de-humidifier from costco or amazon and put it in the gun room.

thanks for all the info.

Mike

Remember to lock it all up, pls. Good idea to display them until someone "visits" unbeknownst.

2 cents and enjoy!

Thanks BNagel

I lock my guns in the safes and also the gun room has a locked and is under electronic monitoring.

Also have all my ammo in another locked room.

I don't allow any ammo in the gun room.

Mike

Another option is to use Renaissance Wax on the firearms you have in your display room and safes. Not that great to use if you are actually shooting them regularly, but if they are sitting for months at a time, it works great, plus if you are showing them off and handling them it will keep you from having to worry about fingerprints.
I use it in conjunction with a product called Pre-Lim on all my firearms & cutlery. It is easy to apply and is what most museums use to protect their display items.


Just my 2 cents.

Keep the RH under about 45% and you should not have any problems. Under 40% is better.

There are thermostats that will display the RH to help you keep things dry.

If you want to consult with one of the authorities on the subject find a copy of "Corrosion Engineering" by Mars G. Fontana.

A garage is the worst place to keep guns from rusting.A good room to keep guns in IMO,is one that has chiprock walls and proper pink insulation,wood floors too.Having an electric heater/radiator in it is the ultimate especially in the winter but it will cost money in electric bill running it.

My safe is in the basement. It's been there for many decades. I have had a candelabra
bulb running in it all that time. There has never been a problem with rust on guns or mildew on documents in there.

The bulb keeps the guns warmer than the air in the basement so that moisture does not condense on the guns when they are taken out of the safe.

I got 120V power to the bulb with a speaker wire that's thin enough to allow the safes door to close on it. Later I had to try a 'Golden Rod' safe heater and I drilled a hole in the side of the safe to get a heavier 120V wire in. Presently I am using the Golden Rod for something else and went back to the bulb. The bulb also provides light in the safe.