diver60540 Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 I'm in Illinois and working on a move to southeast Florida. Up here we have basements which work great for gun storage and reloading spaces. Where do those of you in Fla, and hot humid climates with no basements, store your guns, components and do your loading? Absent an air conditioned garage, all I can figure is a "spare" bedroom. Looking for pointers and advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njl Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Reloading / guest bedroom. [emoji3] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowdyb Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 passive dehumidifiers in the gun safe. making sure the lids on things are very tight. always clean things you touch. glass powder hopper. powered dehumidifier in the garage during summer months to keep it down to 50% humidity. desicant pack thrown in ammo cans, storage boxes ect. I prefer to keep stuff out in the garage and separate from my living space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustygun Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 I am on the gulf coast of Texas and have similar problems with humidity and rust. I actually had the outer edges of a can of WD-40 get rusty. I added a small dehumidifier to the big safe in the garage. It is about 10” tall 8” wide and 6” deep. I dump it out about a quart of water once a week or so and put it back in place and let her run. If I keep the door closed it keeps the humidity below 50% sometimes close to 40% in the safe. Search for amazon for mini dehumidifier. It has run 100% of the time for over two years and cost around $50 but worth every penny. I reload so have an inventory of components and still store primers and powder in a climate controller space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Don't store anything metal in paper or cardboard .... The paper retains moisture, and eventually affects any kind of metal .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balakay Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 We have an "L" shaped garage. I enclosed a section with dry wall and put in a ductless A/C unit. Very comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver60540 Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 Thanks guys. Gonna be house shopping next year...... We'll what I wind up with ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DudeRick Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Decap and clean in the garage. I keep my reloading equipment hidden in plain sight in my den. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver60540 Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 Outstanding. Bought a house in Palm City (just north of Palm Beach). Got a couple of extra rooms (It's south Fla so my daughter can sleep outside, right?) so it will all be indoors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stick Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 25 minutes ago, diver60540 said: Outstanding. Bought a house in Palm City (just north of Palm Beach). Got a couple of extra rooms (It's south Fla so my daughter can sleep outside, right?) so it will all be indoors. I live in Port St Lucie. (about 20 minutes North) when you get settled, I can fill you in on all the ranges and matches. (if you're into that of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muncie21 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 @Dude - that has to be the cleanest reloading setup I've seen and the hutch enclosure is just awesome!! Now back to our regularly scheduled program- Florida: humidity, hurricanes and more humidity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver60540 Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 That'd be great Stick. I know about OK Corral, South Fla in Davie, and Frostproof. What else is going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketRyan Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Everglades Ammo is down there, Mark 7 Reloading as well. Generally quite a bit of the larger matches in florida are hosted on matchsignup.org only a few are on practiscore. I reload in a wood shed, but keep all my components inside the house. Gun Craft Inc (Ruskin) Hansen Range & Gun Club (Punta Gorda), they host the custom gun classic around November. Wyoming Antelope Club (Clearwater), they host the factory gun classic the first weekend of December. Shoot GTR (Gainesville) Volusia Gun & Hunt Club (Volusia) Universal Shooting Academy (Frostproof) OK Corral (Okeechobee) Area 6 Championship will be there in two weeks. I'm sure there are many others, but off the top of my head these are some of the more popular facilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stick Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 On 4/1/2018 at 3:00 PM, diver60540 said: That'd be great Stick. I know about OK Corral, South Fla in Davie, and Frostproof. What else is going on? PMRPC (port Malabar rifle and pistol club) Has IDPA, USPSA, Steel Challenge and cowboy. I primarily shoot at OK Corral and PMRPC. I shot 3gun at Frostproof but I mostly shoot Steel challenge and USPSA now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver60540 Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 20 hours ago, stick said: PMRPC (port Malabar rifle and pistol club) Has IDPA, USPSA, Steel Challenge and cowboy. I primarily shoot at OK Corral and PMRPC. I shot 3gun at Frostproof but I mostly shoot Steel challenge and USPSA now. Great thanks. Haven't shot much IDPA in a long time, but you never know. I shoot USPSA and sporting clays generally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver60540 Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 On 4/2/2018 at 2:58 PM, RocketRyan said: Everglades Ammo is down there, Mark 7 Reloading as well. Generally quite a bit of the larger matches in florida are hosted on matchsignup.org only a few are on practiscore. I reload in a wood shed, but keep all my components inside the house. Gun Craft Inc (Ruskin) Hansen Range & Gun Club (Punta Gorda), they host the custom gun classic around November. Wyoming Antelope Club (Clearwater), they host the factory gun classic the first weekend of December. Shoot GTR (Gainesville) Volusia Gun & Hunt Club (Volusia) Universal Shooting Academy (Frostproof) OK Corral (Okeechobee) Area 6 Championship will be there in two weeks. I'm sure there are many others, but off the top of my head these are some of the more popular facilities. Thanks RocketRyan. Good to know about the sign up procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stick Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 29 minutes ago, diver60540 said: Great thanks. Haven't shot much IDPA in a long time, but you never know. I shoot USPSA and sporting clays generally I don't shoot IDPA either. Do you use practiscore? I'm a member at PMRPC, but I also shoot at Ok Corral. When you get here, look me up. I'll fill you in on the local matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver60540 Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 Thanks. Will do. Yes I use Practiscore. It's universal up here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvc4you Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Every time, I buy a house I look for an extra bedroom for my reloading ...just like having another kid Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver60540 Posted April 7, 2018 Author Share Posted April 7, 2018 That looks like foreshadowing for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p7fl Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 I was downsizing 5 years ago, walked into a house in Boca Raton by the beach, in great shape, perfect location at the right price. Other buyers were in the house so didn't really look around too hard. Made a cash offer and accepted. Went to move in. And guess what--- the guy was a cabinet maker and a shooter. Built in carpentry for safe, loading, shelves for 50 cal ammo can storage...sometimes you get lucky :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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