Best product to use to keep moister humidity out of a gunsafe

[Hunter007]

Want to get a new bigger  gunsafe for my basement problem is the moisture and humidity down there is very high . 

What is the best way to keep moisture away from guns in a safe that you have used .

 

 

 

[Nomad]

I run a dehumidifier in my basement , along with some of those perforated cans in the safe . Many use  those electric rod things, I have no experience with those .

Now I worked for a safe company ( building them ) for 9 years, fire resistant ones often have an issue with moisture, at least ours did , as ours held moisture in suspension in the fill mix, not simply sheet rock liners .

It was and is highly recommend that you open the door frequently, particularly in the beginning .

I have  had zero rust issues .

[Hunter007]

7 minutes ago, Stay at home Nomad said:

I run a dehumidifier in my basement , along with some of those perforated cans in the safe . Many use  those electric rod things, I have no experience with those .

Now I worked for a safe company ( building them ) for 9 years, fire resistant ones often have an issue with moisture, at least ours did , as ours held moisture in suspension in the fill mix, not simply sheet rock liners .

It was and is highly recommend that you open the door frequently, particularly in the beginning .

I have  had zero rust issues .

Really 

Was thinking about even building one out of wood down there  as a project obvously not going to be as strong as bought one . but I think I could make it strong enough that unless you had a  chainsaw you would not be getting in .

 

[Steuben Jerry]

I use a golden rod. Can't say I've actually measured the humidity inside the safe, but after 3-4 years, I haven't had any issues in a mildly damp basement.

[dbHunterNY]

my safe is in my dry but somewhat damp and unfinished basement. i use two things at once i've got a metal desiccant bead canister that can be recharged by putting it in the oven. also a remington plugin unit with desiccant beads.  setup seems to work just fine. canister on the bottom and plugin toward the top. the canister goes a long time with the plugin seeming to keep up.