gun safe in an unheated garage?

[snojet]

Just to muddy the waters a little.
I have a close friend that got dis-interested in his firearms and simply put them in a normal gun case with that "egg shell" foam and then placed that along with all related firearm "stuff" in a cardboard box and stored all that in his attic for better than 10yrs.
Now he is back into his firearms. After that "slumber" the firearm and equipment endured, there was ZERO problem.
If I didn't see it with my own to eyes I would not have believed it. No rust/corrosion of any kind.
I know it's not like an enclosed/sealed container that could "sweat" but I'm still surprised.
Good luck with your safe storage issue.

 

[gmiller]

The main issue you'd run into is condensation. A dehumidifier will only help if your safe is air tight enough so that the dehumidifier can remove humidity faster than air gets in. The actual temperature doesn't matter, inside or out, it's all about whether the temperature inside the safe is below the dew point.

But most guns are hardy enough to endure some water here and there. So I'd imagine the wear would be imperceptible from the normal wear on a gun. But I'm keeping mine inside just in case.

 

[ws6guy]

Thanks for input. I feel a little better about the idea of using the garage. Now I'll need find away to conceal the safe...usually during the summer the garage is open quite a bit since I'd rather be tinkering in the garage than sitting inside. The space is going to be the problem the garage is already full too. I'm starting to think that I just need to buy a new house with some property

 

[SigSense]

Got mine in a safe in the cold basement, with a Goldenrod.