I got a gun safe!!!!!

[Partisan1983]

My wife and FIL bought me a gun safe for Christmas.


It's nothing big or fancy, but it sure is better than nothing. My neighbor and I got it off my truck bed and into my basement safe and sound.


Now for a couple of questions.

What do I use to keep moisture out so nothing will rust?

Since it is currently bolted to a pallet, should I remove it?

Is it ok for it to be sitting on the concrete floor, or should I try and get something under it?

[El Laton Caliente]

1. Golden rod or other mild heating unit built for safes. I have a floor standing dehumidifier in an air conditioned room where mine are and it gets a gallon of water a day out of the air.

2. CAFEFULLY! pick up one side at a time and remove it from the pallet.

3. Not only set it on the concrete, BOLT IT DOWN. Borrow or rent or buy a hammer drill get the right size concrete drop in bolts and bolt it down. It should have come with a drill templet. Use epoxie glue on the bolts; it comes in drop in glass viles for that purpose.

[Schuetzenman]

1. Golden rod or other mild heating unit built for safes. I have a floor standing dehumidifier in an air conditioned room where mine are and it gets a gallon of water a day out of the air.

2. CAFEFULLY! pick up one side at a time and remove it from the pallet.

3. Not only set it on the concrete, BOLT IT DOWN. Borrow or rent or buy a hammer drill get the right size concrete drop in bolts and bolt it down. It should have come with a drill templet. Use epoxie glue on the bolts; it comes in drop in glass viles for that purpose.

Perfect advise here, can't add much to this.

[Partisan1983]

Where is a good place to buy the heating units ?


I assume they are battery powered?

[mriddick]

Mine is plug in, there should be a hole in the back or a way to put power to the inside.

About the only thing I would ask is there any chance your basement floods? If so you might want to build a base to get it off the floor some (simple mold and concrete).

[Helen Keller]

I have 2 12" dri-rods in mine. I got alot of IN-the-white shit so I try to keep it warm/dry inside.


Hammer drills start at $50 . Once you get one you'll wonder how you ever got by.






IF you don't Lag screw/bolt Get the super long Tap-Con fasteners.

[Flinter]

I left mine on the pallet for 2 reasons;

I was worried about the safe rusting if it were sitting directly on concrete.
If my basement floods, I have about 6 inches before the water enters my safe.



Bolting it to the floor is the most secure method to prevent theft. Considering it took 4 of us 20 minutes to get it down my basement steps though, I doubt a thief is going to spend the time to get it out. It would be much easier to grab my angle grinder on the other side of the room and simply open up the side of the safe.

[El Laton Caliente]

I missed the basement aspect. Houses with basements are rare where I'm from.

[Texas Soldado]

Usually there is a threaded hole & bolt in the top (most safes) where you can run a power cord for a dehumidifier. If you want to bolt the safe down, you can still put two
1"x4" pieces of lumber under it to keep it from direct contact with the floor.
I had my safe sitting directly on the concrete for years. When I upgraded and moved the old safe out, the bottom had quite a bit of surface rust. No big deal, I buffed it and repainted with Rust-o-leum.
Bolting down is a good idea, if for no other reason than this... when empty and the door is open, the safe will tip over a bit if it is a heavy duty safe. Not a big deal normally because the safe is loaded but occasionally you might unload it for one reason or another.
Those battery operated 'Stick up' lights are a good idea too, they work good in a Harley Tourpak also.

[Partisan1983]

Thanks guys.


No Efflorescence here in MI, but I do need a dehumidifier for the basement.


I do not have to worry about flooding (my house is on top of a hill and right at the edge) If my basement floods...we all better be looking for an old man in a VERY large boat.

My basement is also heated in the winter and air conditioned in the summer.

One of my biggest concerns is that we have a walk out basement, but there is no way anyone could get a vehicle down there from our property....they would have to go through a neighbors property.

[l921428x]

Congrats on the safe. Try something like this, I have something like this in my safe and have never had an issue.

http://www.browning-gun-safe.com/dehumidifier1.html

[El Laton Caliente]

Congrats on the safe. Try something like this, I have something like this in my safe and have never had an issue.

http://www.browning-gun-safe.com/dehumidifier1.html

I have three of those I never got installed. Most gun safes come with a hole that you run the wire through and attach it to the heater. Basically they just heat the air in the safe so no condensation forms.

We opted to put in a floor standing room dehumidifier in that actually removes water from the air.

[shorthair]

Thanks guys.


No Efflorescence here in MI, but I do need a dehumidifier for the basement.


I do not have to worry about flooding (my house is on top of a hill and right at the edge) If my basement floods...we all better be looking for an old man in a VERY large boat.

My basement is also heated in the winter and air conditioned in the summer.

One of my biggest concerns is that we have a walk out basement, but there is no way anyone could get a vehicle down there from our property....they would have to go through a neighbors property.

If you have a water softener/conditioner you can have efflorescence.

[slamfire51]

Partisan1983,
If you want to add more protection in addition to a heater, I have a 450 gram container of silica gel I used in my safe before getting a golden rod.
It protects 33 cubic feet of space and can be reactivated by putting the bag in an oven @ 240* for 3 hours when the indicator turns pink.

It's yours if you want to pay shipping.

[El Laton Caliente]

Partisan1983,
If you want to add more protection in addition to a heater, I have a 450 gram container of silica gel I used in my safe before getting a golden rod.
It protects 33 cubic feet of space and can be reactivated by putting the bag in an oven @ 240* for 3 hours when the indicator turns pink.

It's yours if you want to pay shipping.

You can do almost the same with a burlap bag of rice. I will not hold quite as much moster and has to be bake out more often.

[Partisan1983]

Partisan1983,
If you want to add more protection in addition to a heater, I have a 450 gram container of silica gel I used in my safe before getting a golden rod.
It protects 33 cubic feet of space and can be reactivated by putting the bag in an oven @ 240* for 3 hours when the indicator turns pink.

It's yours if you want to pay shipping.

Thank You so much Slamfire.

I would take you up on that but my FIL stopped by this morning (afternoon technically) and dropped one off for me (that's what he uses in his safe).

[l921428x]

I have three of those I never got installed. Most gun safes come with a hole that you run the wire through and attach it to the heater. Basically they just heat the air in the safe so no condensation forms.

We opted to put in a floor standing room dehumidifier in that actually removes water from the air.

Can i have them? I will pay shipping!!

[slamfire51]

Thank You so much Slamfire.

I would take you up on that but my FIL stopped by this morning (afternoon technically) and dropped one off for me (that's what he uses in his safe).

Good to have nice in-laws. LOL

[American Rage]

I'm envious. Good luck with your safe, and may it always be full.

[slamfire51]

Can i have them? I will pay shipping!!

Are you asking me?
If so, yeah.