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September 7, 2020, 10:19 AM | #1 |
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Ammo storage in litter box room...
Hey all,
Silly question. I have my ammo in home depot (Knaack made) Rigid job sight boxes. They have a generous rubber gasket around the lip. Otherwise no holes elsewhere. These were going for $150 a bit ago, back up to $300. Highly recommend. I have these in an area I made into a locked storage room which hosts the litter box. Includes an unused fireplace with the flue open and I have a filtered fan blowing up the flue. Let's not worry if that is really working-the smell is non existent with the set up. So good enough for me. But I do wonder if I'm rolling the dice with ammonia in the air somehow playing with the ammo. Any thoughts? |
September 8, 2020, 06:58 AM | #2 |
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I don't think there would be any issue at all--especially if you've got a good seal on your can.
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September 9, 2020, 06:54 AM | #3 |
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Probably best to just keep the box clean.
How many poops do you do before you flush the toilet? |
September 9, 2020, 09:46 AM | #4 |
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I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.
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September 10, 2020, 10:43 AM | #5 |
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Just get a dog!
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September 10, 2020, 01:31 PM | #6 |
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I very much doubt there'd be enough ammonia produced by kitty to make any difference. That gasket should make the high priced boxes air tight anyway.
How does said cat get into a locked storage room? He have a key? Just curious.
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September 10, 2020, 07:00 PM | #7 |
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Sprinkle some baking soda to neutralize the ammonia --
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September 11, 2020, 05:29 AM | #8 |
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Why not store ammo in ammo cans with dessicant and not worry. The job boxes are not really air tight but even if there was ammonia in the air it's probably not strong enough to do anything to brass cased ammo.
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September 11, 2020, 06:43 PM | #9 |
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You guys worry about the silliest things!
BTW- baking soda does not neutralize ammonia. Ammonia is an alkali, so is the soda. It will help with the smell, though. |
September 14, 2020, 06:50 AM | #10 |
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Inside the kitty litter container and under the kitty litter would be a great place to hide ammo and I doubt if it would cause any problems.
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September 15, 2020, 02:44 PM | #11 |
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if you have a rubber gasketed tool box, I would not worry about it.
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September 15, 2020, 10:05 PM | #12 |
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"Ammo" Storage
I thought this was a thread about Ammonia Storage. Never mind.
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