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Recently moved and my new garage is more damp than an otters pocket.
I'm not worried about bikes etc but more my tents and bike packing gear.
Any thoughts on ways to store my kit to keep it safe?
Or minor things I could do to keep the damp out?
Cheers.
Have a look at airflow. Might seem counter intuitive but having cold air flowing through will keep the place dryer.
At least it does in my old stone outbuilding that is 50% dug into a banking.
vacum storage bags?
I've used tanking slurry with good results. That plus air flow.
https://www.toolstation.com/bostik-cementone-tanking-slurry/p79194
Any cause for the damp. Possibly a low level panel heater ? I use a 'tube' in mine over winter - mainly to keep the expensive hand built vintage road bike toasty.
I've just got really useful boxes. I have a weight for the top one in the stacks (lump of wood) to hold the side of the boxes closed, not just the handles on the edge.
They're in a leaky environment.
My canoeing gear, spare rucksacks, tent etc have lived in there for 7 years now.
First check that the roof isn't leaking / soaking up water / causing condensation. I had this with an old pre-fab concrete garage with corrugated roof - it dripped incessantly all winter even after I tried some bitumen sealer. Couldn't afford to replace it so I removed the roof, made a whole lot of trusses, bolted a ring beam to the top and put a pitched roof on. Boarded it with OSB and used cedar shingles with big under-even ventilation - no more condensation. Big plastic crates too - to keep things organised.
Big massive plastic boxes in my bare earth basement.
The good stuff gets a dessicant pouch lobbed in aswell.
Do you have power? I put my dehumidifier out in the garage once or twice a week and it's worked wonders.
Make it not damp. As others have said, ensure airflow and prevent water ingress.
For a garage where you don't care a out it being warm airflow is the best option.
Really useful boxes are ace.
Where is the damp coming from? ie if you leave something heavy on a dry patch of the floor will the patch it covers be wet when the item is lifted many hours later? or does the roof leak for example?
It seems to be coming from condensation , there's no power and it's never particularly warm in their so I think I'll try airflow and boxes.