Gun Safe Organization Input?

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Recently purchased a "Stack-On" gun safe and noticed barrel rests are a bit high for my AR's.

Any suggestions for solving this would be appreciated.

On a side note, does anyone have experience with non electric "rechargeable" dehumidifiers such as those offered by Stack-On, Remington and Eva Dry?
 
I have a set of these for my cabinet. I use the magnetic strip on them so I can move them all around my cabinet if needed. The adhesive on the magnet isn't the best, so I Krazy Glued the magnet to the foam.
 
I use the Lagute models which IIRC is the same as the Eva Dry with different branding. They work great but their capacity is limited and once they absorb moisture to that point of capacity they will do nothing further until recharged. I have one of these in my 3.5 cubic foot UL Listed high security safe & UL fire safe and I usually recharge it about once a month. As this safe is a fire safe and as this safe has an additional fire box inside of it, there is a lot of moisture to handle but the Lagute gets the job done.

Is the safe you purchased one with fire protection? I ask because some of the materials used to fireproof a safe or lockbox tend to promote more humidity than just a steel plate safe.

Also, does the safe have any large openings in it that would prevent it from being relatively air-tight when closed?

Do you plan to go long periods of time without opening the safe (e.g., months)?

Finally, is the safe being stored in an area with unusually high or low humidity? (or temp extremes?)
 
The safe is a simple one, no fire or water resistance. No large openings that I'm aware of and I open it multiple times every day.

As for temperature extremes, I live in Michigan. Hottest it gets is high 90's and lowest is -20's.

I currently have a "Stack-On SPAD 100" wireless dehumidifier in the safe, the safe itself has a 16 gun capacity.
 
I have three of the Stack-on gun lockers, I used some spare lumber scraps and built a raised platform/shelf about 12 inches high for the one I keep my AK's, AR's and VZ in. I use the space under it to store the accesories (bayos, slings, cleaning kits and paperwork) for them. I store the longer rifles in another one that is unmodified.
 
IMO the SPAD is actually the same as the Eva Dry and is likely sufficient for your needs.

For your application it should be plenty capable as the SPAD has quite a lot of silica in it. If you find that the one you currently have is reaching capacity more frequently than you would prefer, you could add a second but I think one will be plenty capable here. My guess is that it should give you at least a month between needing to be recharged, and possibly longer.

Also, since the safe does not have fire protection and it is being opened frequently, this can also reduce the concern for humidity. The only exception would be if the location where you have installed the safe has extremely high humidity on a frequent or constant basis. If that is the case and the safe is left open for extended periods, you will need to recharge silica gel products on a more frequent basis.

In some cases, placing a material such as weatherstripping or silicone or polyurethane around the door jam and sealing off any openings such as a bolt holes can allow one to get the humidity to a super-super low level with the right product. I have a 2.5 cubic foot Stack On cabinet I use for ammo storage that I have done this with. Using an adhesive polyurethane strip to improve how air tight the safe is when closed, along with a silica gel product, I can keep its humidity even lower than I do in the safes I store firearms in. The main purpose of this is for maximizing the longevity of ammo that I plan to keep for decades (e.g., defensive loadings.)



I also remembered that Stack On has quite a few adhesive foam blocks designed to act as padded barrel rests. If that could potentially help you, they have great customer service and I would not be surprised if you called them and they sent you some for free to see if they help your needs.

I have moved to custom interiors since most safe rifle racks store all rifles at the same elevation (because if all rifles are stored at the same base height, the thickest part of the rifles will all meet in the same area, reducing total capacity and potentially increasing the chance of cosmetic damage.) By varying the base elevation by 6-10 inches, this staggers the rifles so they are no longer all meeting at the thickest point, increasing capacity while potentially reducing how much they bang into each other during storage.
 
Recently purchased a "Stack-On" gun safe and noticed barrel rests are a bit high for my AR's.

Any suggestions for solving this would be appreciated.

On a side note, does anyone have experience with non electric "rechargeable" dehumidifiers such as those offered by Stack-On, Remington and Eva Dry?

Cheap fishing pole holder like this. You can cut or remove the foam to better fit the barrels - it would be plenty wide enough for the barrels.

Double sided tape or silicon in place.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Berkley-Horizontal-Rod-Rack/16637400

I'm a little late to the party, I know :(
 
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