after reading about it it finally happened to me.

[hdwhit]

My written reloading procedures, printed in the form of a checklist, require that only one type of powder is on the bench at any time and that before the powder is removed, the powder measure is emptied. I urge everyone to write down their reloading procedures in a checklist format, print one out for every reloading session and keep it with the loaded cartridges.

 

[scruffT]

I keep only 1 pound marked partial jugs in the cabinet above the presses and when need arises (totally empty), replenish them from 4 and 8 pounders kept in another room. Have found this minimizes loss when my boneheaded hopper dumps occur.

 

[Leatherstocking]

Good ideas and reminders.
Did anyone mention put the powder back in the can after a session.
For me this means emptying a Trickler, and a measure or bowl (if I'm dipping)

 

[USSR]

One of the things I teach in my reloading course: only one cannister of powder on the reloading bench.

Don

 

[cfullgraf]

Jmorris reminded me that whenever I get any new powder, I wright the date on the can when I got it. I have done this for years.

I date the jug when I get it as well. I also put and "OPEN" sticker on the jug when I open it. Keeps me from opening a second container of the same powder.

Besides keeping the containers of powders that I am using separate from my reloading bench, I also have my un-opened inventory stored separately from that. This is mostly due to space limitations but it has other benefits.

As kcofohio said, "Everyone finds a method that works for themselves."

 

[ar-newbie]

I live in a humid climate, so I keep my powders in a closet inside the house. Out in the garage where the reloading bench is, I have to keep my dies and sensitive tools inside plastic bags to keep them from rusting. Keeping only the bottle of powder I am working with out on the bench, and returning it to the closet when I am done. Never more than one bottle out in the garage at a time.

 

[griff383]

shortly after I first started reloading I made the mistake of having several jugs in close proximity to where I was reloading. I emptied a half full hopper of Green Dot into an almost new 4lb jug of Titegroup. As soon as I emptied the hopper I realized what I had done and shortly after my wife got fertilizer on her new flowers. That was painful and really expensive to me at the time since I was a poor college student but a lesson I never forgot. Now, all my powders are organized and labeled AND on the other side of the room from the bench. When I get ready to reload I check the bench twice to ensure no powder is sitting out before I grab one for the session. Often times I feel like I triple check everything because of that incident and a practice I share with people when we chat about reloading in general.

Pictures are worth a thousand words so thanks to everyone for the pics and stories, I am going to share this thread with my neighbor as he is wanting to learn the trade now.

 

[kingmt]

shortly after I first started reloading I made the mistake of having several jugs in close proximity to where I was reloading. I emptied a half full hopper of Green Dot into an almost new 4lb jug of Titegroup. As soon as I emptied the hopper I realized what I had done and shortly after my wife got fertilizer on her new flowers. That was painful and really expensive to me at the time since I was a poor college student but a lesson I never forgot. Now, all my powders are organized and labeled AND on the other side of the room from the bench. When I get ready to reload I check the bench twice to ensure no powder is sitting out before I grab one for the session. Often times I feel like I triple check everything because of that incident and a practice I share with people when we chat about reloading in general.

Pictures are worth a thousand words so thanks to everyone for the pics and stories, I am going to share this thread with my neighbor as he is wanting to learn the trade now.

Yeah I'd definitely have worked up data for that one. Not that I'd suggest you should. But anyone with more then 4lb of scrap powder wanting to donate I'd be happy to dispose of it.