Cold storage

From what I know about physics,as long as the air inside your container is warmer than the outside, (even slightly)condensation won't occur.
One of those plug-in rods sounds in order for you.
I do NOT know this to be 100% fact under sub-freezing conditions though.

How the hell did you get a gun safe into your attic? I don't even want to try getting one into my basement.

You can still get condensation once the temperature drops below the current dewpoint. I would certainly keep it heated to be safe.

Shed?

Keep fresh anti-humidity stuff in it, maybe. Water can't condense at any temperature if there's none in the air to begin with.

if you put a little bit of rig mixed with some 3 in one oil on them and check em every once a month or even every couple of months i cant see much happening to them just clean the goop off when you want to take one out.

Excuse the ignorance, RyanM, but what do you mean by anti-humidity stuff?

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I meant dessicant. Couldn't remember the word right then. I may have been drunk.

Stuff like silica gel. Here's the first link that came up. http://www.firehawktech.com/Silica_Gel_Dessicant_in_a_Variety_of_Sizes_s/58.htm

May be better deals out there.

You may want to look at putting a Golden Rod De-humidifier in it. Only 7 watts and works well. I also use a Silica Gel.

How about insulating the room and then put a golden rod in

Rusted guns

I'm afraid, without heat, you are going to eventually have rusted guns (unless you pack the safe with grease, even then you still might).

I would suggest moving your parents into the attic and the guns inside, but thats just my way of thinking

How the hell did you get a gun safe into your attic? I don't even want to try getting one into my basement

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thats what i was thinking

I would suggest moving your parents into the attic and the guns inside, but thats just my way of thinking

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Good one!

Yeh scrat. I have a Golden Rod in my safe along with a closet dehumidifier as an experiment. I'm collecting just as much water as without the Golden Rod. Bit suspicious here. Sent Golden Rod an e-mail and was told to call them. So I did. No one could answer my question and said they would call back. Haven't heard from them in 3 months...Guess they didn't like my question...

Wrap the safe with some insulation - similar to what you might put on a hot-water heater that's in a cold basement.

If you're really concerned about it - i'm sure you could find some sort of suitable low-wattage heating element you could put in the bottom just to keep it from getting too chilly.

Dr. Fresh, If the windows in the house do not collect condensate, you proably won't collect any in the safe. Does the wall common to the attic develop mold, if so, that is a sign that the wall is cold enough to condense moisture. The wall will condense moisture before the inside of the safe will, even if they use a humidifier. But what if the temp and humidity rises quickly. The mass of the safe will delay its warming up compaired to the attic wall. When the safe is the coldest mass in the room, and it is below the due point of the air, it will condense water vapor on the surfaces. I suspect this would be rare. Tropical front after bitter cold.

I suggest you make a point to fire all firearms (at least clean them) every 45 days.

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If you're really concerned about humidity, and you get to check the guns every few days, then what I would suggest is that you run a work light into the safe, put in a small bulb like a 15watt bug light, and quit worrying. Run the cord through one of the mounting holes, of course.

Homemade silica packs...

Awesome tip from this site...

Go to Walmart and buy kitty litter that's pure silica. It'll say on the bag. Go to the women's panty hose section and buy those cheap lower leg nylons. Fill the nylons with the kitty litter as desired. Tie the nylons up and throw them in your safe. You'll have industrial sized portions of silica/dessicant for less than $10.

See also Post #10 here...

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=396909&highlight=kitty+litter