Beginnings of my reloading area

[Freshly Minted Georgian!]

humidity.......watch the humidity. I had to put a big dehumidifier in mine to keep it at a reasonable level.

 

[EMC45]

Watch your ambient moisture in that basement. I like the notch and reinforce idea.

Humidity is what I reference.

 

[PewPewChris]

Humidity is what I reference.

Yeah, I don't feel like my basement is humid...shouldn't be an issue.

 

[deathbeforehonor]

You'd be surprised. I used OfferUp/Letgo and found a New a 50L GE Dehumidifier for $40. Most of my basement is finished aside from the laundry roof across a hall and that drafts right in from a crawl space.. For me it was a must, I generally try & keep it @ 45-55% 65-75ish℉ or cooler. I empty the water bin every other day, if not in there or at the end of a session.

You can always keep your primers and powders else where in the house or even in cabinets/boxes with desiccants. But you still might end up with surface rust on dies/equipment depending. Just something to think about, Ebay Hygrometer's Pretty Cheap way to keep an eye on it

 

[PewPewChris]

You'd be surprised. I used OfferUp/Letgo and found a New a 50L GE Dehumidifier for $40. Most of my basement is finished aside from the laundry roof across a hall and that drafts right in from a crawl space.. For me it was a must, I generally try & keep it @ 45-55% 65-75ish℉ or cooler. I empty the water bin every other day, if not in there or at the end of a session.

You can always keep your primers and powders else where in the house or even in cabinets/boxes with desiccants. But you still might end up with surface rust on dies/equipment depending. Just something to think about, Ebay Hygrometer's Pretty Cheap way to keep an eye on it

I think I may invest in a hygrometer as I really have no idea if it’s “humid” down there or not. Thanks for the insight

 

[PewPewChris]

Whats a guy to do that doesn't have a press yet? Well...setup an area...get your tumbler delivered...steal your wife's "used once 4 years ago dehydrator" and start manually banging out primers pre-cleaning. I'm going to pull the trigger on a press this week I believe...and then play the waiting game for it to be delivered.

 

[PewPewChris]

You'd be surprised. I used OfferUp/Letgo and found a New a 50L GE Dehumidifier for $40. Most of my basement is finished aside from the laundry roof across a hall and that drafts right in from a crawl space.. For me it was a must, I generally try & keep it @ 45-55% 65-75ish℉ or cooler. I empty the water bin every other day, if not in there or at the end of a session.

You can always keep your primers and powders else where in the house or even in cabinets/boxes with desiccants. But you still might end up with surface rust on dies/equipment depending. Just something to think about, Ebay Hygrometer's Pretty Cheap way to keep an eye on it

I received my hygrometer/thermometer today...70 degrees w/ 64% humidity...too high?

 

[Tracer847]

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Whats a guy to do that doesn't have a press yet? Well...setup an area...get your tumbler delivered...steal your wife's "used once 4 years ago dehydrator" and start manually banging out primers pre-cleaning. I'm going to pull the trigger on a press this week I believe...and then play the waiting game for it to be delivered.

Those glad lunch bowls/ food storage containers are always in short supply in my basement no matter how many I buy.

 

[PewPewChris]

Those glad lunch bowls/ food storage containers are always in short supply in my basement no matter how many I buy.

Lol - I was just thinking I need to stock up on some more

 

[GeauxLSU]

I received my hygrometer/thermometer today...70 degrees w/ 64% humidity...too high?

Yes. 50% or lower.