How do you store your Powder ?

[hylander]

How and where do you store your Powder ?

Anyone store their Powder in the bedroom Closet ?
I usually have about 12 1lb containers of smokeless and 5 1lb. containersof Black Powder on hand.
I do not have a spare room and the Garage gets alot of humidity.
How do you store yours ?

[StraightShooter]

In a big ice chest in the barn. Ice chest regulates the temp very well.

[xrMike]

Anyone store their Powder in the bedroom Closet ?
Yep, just like that, in the closet of an unused room, on the floor.

[sammy]

Is a garage that bad? What problems can I have if it get a bit of humidity?

[JHC]

I have a small reloading room in the garage that's fully insulated, it stays pretty consistant temp wise and is dry.

[anyracoon]

Seems to me if the cans are air tight and the lids are screwed on tight that humidity should not be a problem. I store a small amount in my reloading room and the rest is outside in a insulated storge trailer. But would I not store black powder in my house let alone or in my garage in that amount.

[762cavalier]

I just throw it all in the closet next to the gas hot water heater.:eek:















J/K. I have it stored in a powder magazine in my "gun room":D

[get2now]

I've stored smokeless powder in my reloading room in my house for 20+ years with no problems. Some is in the shipping box and some not.
I wouldn't put it in the garage if I didn't have to and I wouldn't store as much as i do now either. Just so it didn't have to be out there that long.

G

[bohoki]

in the trunk of my car with an old leaky blitz can half full of gas a metal pail of varnish soaked rags some old road flares oh and a box of used up bic lighters

[sorensen440]

I keep it on a shelf in there original containers with the lids sealed tight out in the garage

[NotSoFast]

Mine is on a shelf in my reloading room, a spare bedroom in my apartment. If I get to 20 lbs, I'll be looking at building a fireproof box for it in the same room.

[docjonsn]

I bought a 20 M.M.ammo can. I store it with a couple of bags of descant air tight, steel, latches on each side you get the picture. i have about 6 lbs of smokeless in 1lb. cans and a little less than 1 lb of black powder and about 1800 primers. I am more concerned about the primers then powder.
doc.

[bummer7]

I bought a 20 M.M.ammo can. I store it with a couple of bags of descant air tight, steel, latches on each side you get the picture. i have about 6 lbs of smokeless in 1lb. cans and a little less than 1 lb of black powder and about 1800 primers. I am more concerned about the primers then powder.
doc.

What happens in a house or garage fire? Will the ammo can split open letting the gas vent? Or am I worrying about something that isn't dangerous?