Where do you store powder in the house? I was thinking I'd just store it in my safe with the other ammo and my guns then the realization hit that thats not a good idea.
So, did a INGO search and see that the general consensus is to store it in the house.
I have a couple options as I live in a ranch home with no basement....
1) I have some kitchen cabinets that are used for storage in the utility room I could put jugs of powder in. The area where I'd consider storing it is about 12 ft from the furnace/hot water heater...I plan on reloading in the garage as that's all that's available to me. The Utility room is far away from anywhere we'd have to go in case of a fire.
2) Closet close to fireplace(its around a corner from the fireplace...but the backwall of the closet butts up to the fireplace).
I am thinking the back cabinet in the utility room. Option 2 is in a location where we'd pass by that closet on our way out of the house in a fire...so I'd hate to have a bomb there at our exit location.
My thought is just put the jugs of powder in the cabinet...no special storage...
That said, if I buy boxes of primers....do you store those in the same location as the powder or different? Primers+powder=boom...and that wouldn't be an issue to put them in a different cabinet in the utility room from the powder...but they would be in the same general area of the house.
Anyway, thanks for sharing any wisdom. Ideally I'd just leave everything in my garage. It never freezes out there but I know the humidity is bad...but I don't want my supplies to deteriorate over time.
So, did a INGO search and see that the general consensus is to store it in the house.
I have a couple options as I live in a ranch home with no basement....
1) I have some kitchen cabinets that are used for storage in the utility room I could put jugs of powder in. The area where I'd consider storing it is about 12 ft from the furnace/hot water heater...I plan on reloading in the garage as that's all that's available to me. The Utility room is far away from anywhere we'd have to go in case of a fire.
2) Closet close to fireplace(its around a corner from the fireplace...but the backwall of the closet butts up to the fireplace).
I am thinking the back cabinet in the utility room. Option 2 is in a location where we'd pass by that closet on our way out of the house in a fire...so I'd hate to have a bomb there at our exit location.
My thought is just put the jugs of powder in the cabinet...no special storage...
That said, if I buy boxes of primers....do you store those in the same location as the powder or different? Primers+powder=boom...and that wouldn't be an issue to put them in a different cabinet in the utility room from the powder...but they would be in the same general area of the house.
Anyway, thanks for sharing any wisdom. Ideally I'd just leave everything in my garage. It never freezes out there but I know the humidity is bad...but I don't want my supplies to deteriorate over time.