Mark_Mark
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now you talking my flavor! SOUND delicious!It changed for to fire. I'll fix it.
It's dry aged bacon and hams mostly.
now you talking my flavor! SOUND delicious!It changed for to fire. I'll fix it.
It's dry aged bacon and hams mostly.
Well my thinking is simple. If you can dig out and add a root cellar which can meet the guidelines for storing components like powder and primers (cool dry place) then have at it. Root cellars are normally cool but depending on location not always dry (low humidity).I always had this fire concert, What do you guy think about digging a root cellar and storing powder in there… just a little idea I had been thinking about.
I'm not really worried about a couple thousand primers in factory boxes or a couple of pounds of smokeless powder. What worries me are the six or seven loaded firearms stashed around the house in various locked storage devices, most of which are only fire-rated to 20 minutes. Loose ammo is pretty much just about a firecracker; but, a loaded gun will fire a projectile. The local FD knows I have guns and has my written consent to contain the fire only, not enter the premises to attempt to save property. I know those guys - it's a volunteer FD - and I don't want any of them hurt.I am a first responder and I don't really worry about it. If you store it as NFPA recommends, and we do our job and put the wet stuff on the red stuff, you should be good.
If you're worried about the wooden container storage specs NFPA recommends and you're trying to keep the powder from getting destroyed, you could line the cabinet with sheet rock to increase the amount of time it will take for the heat to penetrate the box. But if you're just worried about it going boom and hurting someone, NFPA specs will do.