If you have the same question as the one in the title, then you have come to the right place to get all of the information that you need, in order to keep your gun’s quality in tip top condition.
To answer the question: “can a gun safe be kept in an unheated garage?”
The straight answer to that is – YES!
However, there are some important factors that you have to consider just before you store in your firearm right inside the safe, and put it somewhere in an unheated garage.
Why do you need a special storage (“Safe”) for your gun?
A good safe will always keep your gun’s quality at its best. However, the safe won’t do it all for you. You also have to make sure of certain factors prior to storing. Same logic for the refrigerator and food, you store food inside a fridge so it will keep its best quality for a long time.
Factors to consider when storing the gun inside a garage
Anyway, going back to the topic, when you decide to place your safe inside an unheated garage, you will have to make sure that you don’t place the gun safe anywhere close to the entrance door, or perhaps any place where your front door neighbor or passersby can see you bringing in and out the gun from the safe. You don’t want anyone to know that there is something of real value inside your garage which they can easily access at the dead of the night when all of you inside the house is fast asleep.
Another thing that you have to consider when placing a gun safe kept in an unheated garage, you will have to make sure that none of your power tools will be anywhere accessible as you can make it easy for a thief to disarm your safe. You may also want to keep your gun safe away from any volatile components such as paints, thinners and most especially gasoline. Although a safe can be very secure and a good one will make sure that your gun will be safe from fire, anything beside the safe that can trigger and induce fire even more can definitely put your firearm in great risk of damage – without any doubt.
And last but not the least, if you really don’t have enough space inside your home for the gun safe to be placed, and you don’t have any option than placing it inside your unheated garage, you just have to make sure that your safe is equipped with a dehumidifier inside (together with the gun) to prevent the moisture to build up inside and cause rust. Rust is a big NO NO, as this can very well destroy your gun’s body and quality in no time.
We hope that we were able to answer the question “can a gun safe be kept in an unheated garage†– as this is a pretty common question that gets asked from time to time.
