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I am going to start storing ammo, powder, etc. in the garage. The thinking is that it would be more accessible to firefighters and/or further away from inhabitants. Any suggestions or concerns I should have? Thinking about installing a dehumidifier bar.

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I wouldn't worry too much about fire-fighters, I'd worry about my home insurance carrier.

Should have been more clear in my initial post. I have an extra safe. The safe is fire rated which I know is based on a lot of variables.

I had a Liberty Safe weighed 550 lbs in the garage for many years and yes you definitely want a dehumidifier, and if you can put it on a solid wood platform just to get it up off the damp cement. Drape a sheet over it or put it in a inconspicuous corner so not seen every time the door is opened. Not sure if this point is necessary but label it “live ammo inside”...for fire fighters. Mav

mavrik wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 6:06 am I had a Liberty Safe weighed 550 lbs in the garage for many years and yes you definitely want a dehumidifier, and if you can put it on a solid wood platform just to get it up off the damp cement. Drape a sheet over it or put it in a inconspicuous corner so not seen every time the door is opened. Not sure if this point is necessary but label it “live ammo inside”...for fire fighters. Mav

Dehumidifier bar or and actual dehumidifier?

Bar, but dint have powder so dehumidifier might b best

Instead of wood underneath use some of those plastic boards one can find at HD or lowes.

I guess it depends exactly how far you are away for the beach front itself.

I know people that live right on the beach and EVERYTHING rusts that is steel. Tools, tool boxes, garage door hardware, light fixtures, appliances, cars in garages! Even stuff that is indoor with indoor dehumidifiers or AC running! If you are close, the salt permeates and even stainless steel rusts anything on the interior! I kid you not. Even one I know that is across the street from the beach has these issues.

I guess if you are f few miles from the beach front you might be better off.

But as I always tell my family members who insist of putting their safes in garages, the hood rats WILL find a way to dump it in a truck backed right into your garage no matter how heavy it is or how well you have it bolted down. It might just take them a few minutes longer.

Go to your local auto parts store and get some "Liquid Glass." It kept my motorcycles rust free on waterfronts for two decades.