Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Tuesday's Tip's & Technique's - #35

Protecting your firearms from Humidity:

With the warmer weather days lurking around the corner for a lot of us I felt it was a good time to mention about Humidity. Humidity can be very bad for quite a few things especially our prized and expensive firearms.

I recently had hand built a hidden gun cabinet which being hidden does not have as much ventilation as the average gun cabinet in an average home. So I went a purchased what i think will at least help protect my guns from rust which is caused by humidity.

Model 365 Mini-Dehumidifier

• Compact unit attracts and holds moisture through water
crystal technology to protect gun safes and cabinets
• Protects 30-60 days before recharging is necessary
• Self-contained unit requires no wiring or extension cords
• Indicator window lets consumer know when to recharge
• Recharges easily in only a few hours
• Releases moisture trapped in water crystals

This particular model is so easy to use that it only makes sense to have one. I purchased mine right at Cabela's for the low price of $24.99. Cabela's review system gives a great score of 4.4 out of 5 which is impressive in itself. If the crystals are blue it is active and if the crystals are pink it needs to be recharged which is as easy as plugging into a standard 110 outlet for about 24 hours.

I am very please with mine and I know you will be to.


8 comments:

Deer Passion said...

I hope it works well for you!

Rick Kratzke said...

Deer Passion, I hope so too. Actually counting on it to do what it is suppose to.

cal45 said...

I have that same unit in my gun safe and it seems to work well. Goog luck with yours.

Albert A Rasch said...

Dehumidifiers are a must have in your gun safes and cabinets. I use the big bags of the crystals, and bake them in the oven every so often. Either way it is an investment to protect your investments.

Regards,
Albert
The Rasch Outdoor Chronicles.
The Range Reviews: Tactical.
Proud Member of Outdoor Bloggers Summit.

Rick Kratzke said...

Albert, I didn't know they came in big bags.

Rick Kratzke said...

Allen, thanks. That is good to know.

William said...

The name is accurate. It is a MINI dehumidifier. It works pretty well and I would give it a thumbs up. Cabela's rocks again.

Rick Kratzke said...

William, thanks for stopping by. I do recommend this item it works very well and I love Cabela's also, that place is awesome to go to.