Hi all,
I recently acquired a fire safe from a former employer. It is extraordinarily heavy and seems quite sturdy, so I think it would make an ideal gun safe. With a few minor modifications it can be made to hold more long guns and handguns than I can afford to populate it with.
The problem is that fire safes tend to accumulate quite a bit of moisture inside, so some sort of dehumidification is definitely in order. My first thought was silica packs, but what does everyone think about drilling a small hole through the safe for a cord and installing a Golden Rod? I am trying to decide if the benefits of the Golden Rod outweigh the costs to the fire rating. How much do you think the fire resistance would suffer from drilling the hole? Is it worth the trouble, or should I just stick with the silica?
Thanks in advance for all the great advice.
JR
I recently acquired a fire safe from a former employer. It is extraordinarily heavy and seems quite sturdy, so I think it would make an ideal gun safe. With a few minor modifications it can be made to hold more long guns and handguns than I can afford to populate it with.
The problem is that fire safes tend to accumulate quite a bit of moisture inside, so some sort of dehumidification is definitely in order. My first thought was silica packs, but what does everyone think about drilling a small hole through the safe for a cord and installing a Golden Rod? I am trying to decide if the benefits of the Golden Rod outweigh the costs to the fire rating. How much do you think the fire resistance would suffer from drilling the hole? Is it worth the trouble, or should I just stick with the silica?
Thanks in advance for all the great advice.
JR