Winelover
North Central Arkansas
When I built the new detached garage, I had a plastic 55 gallon drum buried in the ground. With the specific intentions to store, most of my extra powder, outside the main residence.
Finally, decided to move some powder this AM.............can't rush these things. Had to monitor the temperature and humidity, making sure condensation wasn't an issue.
When I first began monitoring, temperature was staying @ 63 degrees in the barrel. We weren't in the 90's yet. Since the hot weather hit, the temps inside the barrel leveled off to the low 70's, while the garage temperature climbed to the mid 90's, during the heat of the day. The other day I added the foil backed hard insulation to the barrel lid.
Can stack plastic milk crates, three high, if necessary.
These readings are a bit skewed because the humidity is near 100% outside and I had the lid off while I was adding the powder.
72.3 degrees, inside the barrel, humidity is 73% (expect these to drop by tomorrow AM)
76.8 degrees, inside the garage, with 74% humidity.
Finally, decided to move some powder this AM.............can't rush these things. Had to monitor the temperature and humidity, making sure condensation wasn't an issue.
When I first began monitoring, temperature was staying @ 63 degrees in the barrel. We weren't in the 90's yet. Since the hot weather hit, the temps inside the barrel leveled off to the low 70's, while the garage temperature climbed to the mid 90's, during the heat of the day. The other day I added the foil backed hard insulation to the barrel lid.
Can stack plastic milk crates, three high, if necessary.
These readings are a bit skewed because the humidity is near 100% outside and I had the lid off while I was adding the powder.
72.3 degrees, inside the barrel, humidity is 73% (expect these to drop by tomorrow AM)
76.8 degrees, inside the garage, with 74% humidity.