New House - Reloading/Storage Advice Needed

[Empyrean]

We expecting to close on a new home by the end of the month. It has a partial basement which has high humidity and moisture and a garage. The humidity in the basement will have to be dealt with using a dehumidifier and some other work that we need to do. Give those two choices, where would you suggest I put my guns (in a gun safe) and my reloading bench? We live in New Jersey so it we have both the cold and hot extreme temperatures.

Thanks!

 

[MtnCreek]

Assuming you take care of the humidity problems, I would set up in the basement. The concrete floor will provide a solid surface to set up your bench. Plus, this is probably the most likely area where you can estabilish a good man cave without the wife making other plans for the space!

 

[Smokey Joe]

Fewer extremes...

Empyrean--There will be fewer extremes to deal with, in the basement, than in the garage, IMHO. In the garage you will have heat, cold, AND humidity. In the b'ment, the humidity can be dealth with, as you said, by a dehum, and the heat/cold differential will be less.

The choice is obvious to me.

Good luck with the new domicile!

 

[oneounceload]

With those parameters, I would opt for someplace inside the main part of the house for at least the safe. You can set up the bench in the basement - just keep your powder and primers in a more suitable location until reloading time then remove them from the humidity

 

[Seedtick]

Congratulations on your new home!

It's really nice that you value our advice and opinions. But I'm afraid that what we think, and possibly even what you think, really has no bearing on the final outcome.

SHMBO will make the final decision.


Seedtick

 

[Rollis R. Karvellis]

The safe should be upstars, in spair beadroom, or even a closet, depending on the sizes of the safe, and closet. the way I, deal with the humidity in the basement is a dehumidifier, and a reguler box fan blowing on the powder, primer, ammo, section in the shop.

 

[rfwobbly]

Most homes now have forced heat/AC. Adding 1 or more small openings in the duct work to allow some of that treated air to enter the basement will dry things out considerably. That heat is not lost, nor will your utility bills increase measurably. Basement heat only ends up working it's way up through the flooring into the rest of the home, and saves you money by acting to prevent any mold growth.

If you get mold started you'll really be in for a hard repair and huge health hazards.

 

[blarby]

Most ammo cans hold primer and powders well as a final stopgap for preventing damage from humidity.

Enjoy basement dwelling.

I'm originally from Michigan, and miss my basement.

 

[petrey10]

we too are getting ready to close on a property here soon.... its my first home (and most likely the last)... we are building on a lot in the country... anyways I made the basement utility room bigger so I could put my reloading bench and safe down there... I should have a perfect setup by the time I am done...

congrats on the new house...