gear storage

Post by **glbrady44** » Sat May 26, 2007 4:02 am

I keep all of my gear in a room in my basemaent with a dehumidifier
running 24/7 . I keep a small reptile humidity guage on the other side of the room and it usually stays between 30 and 60 % .

I also have the room completely blacked out and all gear hangs from
old slings on hooks.

Is all of this proper or should I change something.

Post by **anticlmber** » Sat May 26, 2007 4:10 am

wow!! and i thought jenna jamison was anal. well considering the red is usuall 110% humidity and sunny; i'd say your fine. well... your gear is fine.

Post by **Saxman** » Sat May 26, 2007 4:23 am

That's too dry. All of your soft goods are made of nylon and will dry out. It is now ruined and not safe. I will take it off your hands and dispose of it properly.

Post by **anticlmber** » Sat May 26, 2007 12:31 pm

all kidding aside, your gear is fine. as long as it's sry before you put it up you shouldn't have any problems with mold, mildew, rope lice, or anything else.

Post by **dmw** » Sat May 26, 2007 12:49 pm

no he'd get the lice from you, not the rope

Post by **the lurkist** » Sat May 26, 2007 3:55 pm

dude, you are a dumbass. Everyone knows that you have to keep your gear stored in a vacuum sealed container with all the O2 exvacuated to avoid long term oxidation and degrading. Your gear is so fucked...

Post by **Saxman** » Sat May 26, 2007 6:22 pm

Maybe he pumps the basement full of nitrogen. That would be good.

Pru · Post by **Pru** » Sat May 26, 2007 7:13 pm

I store mine in a rodent infested garage next to the gasoline. (Johnny would approve!)

"Wanna use my rope or yours?"

Post by **Saxman** » Sun May 27, 2007 4:15 am

Don't forget to use a powerful UV light to make sure everything is disinfected.

Post by KD » Mon May 28, 2007 5:59 pm

i have old pmi statics all over the place in mammoth cave some of them more than ten years old. Unless a cave rat chews them i'd rap or ascend from any of them. The air there is is nearly 90 percent humid but the uv is zero.