That's one thing I didn't expect to be sold....I've seen various unrines on the shelf for hunting purposes but that one gave me a good laugh.Spray the area with Tiger pee, although I imagine that’s probably not a smell you want around. You used to be able to buy this to scare away rats, I have no idea if it’s still available.
Jeez, was there some sort of code issue in regards to hazmat that prompted the notice or just the jumpy repair guy?Really, it sounds like a rodent problem first and foremost. You should treat as such. Tomcat makes many mice size bait stations. They are cheaper than rat traps. I like refillable ones with a window to see when a new bait block is needed.
I came home to a 3 day vacate notice 35 years ago. I clogged the garbage disposal with a bottle cap (remember holding those and snapping your fingers to make them fly). The handyman saw my reloading equipment and supplies and called the police. The police did a good job of calming them down. I had to stop reloading at that address.
It's kinda vague insofar as just stating 1" board (same in the SAAMI book), you'd think they'd say something about hinging the lid & the use fasteners or glue.One inch thick boards
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Where I'm running into trouble is finding actual 1" board, under "item details" for hardwood at home depot, the true thickness is 3/4". It seems odd that they can even market it as such with an entire 1/4" absent.
Mice & rats can't climb down a rope, or so I have been told.
I'm guessing it varies somewhat--but do they recommend an ideal storage environment humidity level?One word of advice: don't use desiccants for powder storage. Lowering the moisture content of powder raises its burn rate. Norma has a bunch of plots in their print manual showing a 110-12% difference in burn rate, going from 80% humidity to near 0%. You want the relative humidity level at which your powder maker stores and ships stock for the load data they publish to remain valid. Norma also showed that loaded cartridges will equilibrate on the inside with the relative humidity on the outside over about a year, so you don't want desiccant with your loaded round, either.
You can get a digital humidity control on eBay for less than $30. If you have a lot of humidity in your storage locations, wet it up to control a Golden Rod or similar heater inside your storage container. Put it in with your stored stock and give it a circulation path (or use a small computer fan) and you will have controlled relative humidity.
Thanks--that's exactly the range I keep the humidity level at in my storage area, just curious.IIRC, Norma stores and fills containers in 50-60% RH. But I seem to recall Hodgdon was ten percent higher, but it was so long ago I don't trust my memory. You can phone them and ask.