moisture protection in gun safe ?

JeffB1961 said:

so i'm getting a used sentential gun safe and i'll be putting it in the basement . i'm concerned about moisture control since i'm in the beautiful mountains of southwest Virginia . it stays fairly cool there in the summer and the lines/exchanger/hot water plate for our wood boiler are near where it will be and knocks the bite of cold off under the house in the dead of winter . so no huge temperature swings since it' stays mostly between 45ish to 70ish there . i keep my guns in gun socks and cases . sooooo .... should i go electric ? discant beads ? or both ? if electric is there anything better than the golden rod ? it seems to be popular on youtube FWIW ....... . i have a laminate and a few wood stocked guns so FWIU i don't want to get too dry for fear of cracking them ????
what are y'alls thoughts and opinions ?

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LuvDog said:

Golden Rod in my safes in the basement. But I also run a dehumidifier in the basement. Never had a problem with mold or rust in 25 years in this house.

The goldenrod also really affects relative humidity and not actual humidity.

And that's why I run the basement dehumidifier to actually remove water vapor.

Desiccant packs do absorb moisture, but once they become saturated they stop. And in worst case scenarios, they can "burst" and release that water back in to the safe. They also can get moldy if left unattended in humid places.

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