Help on camera and lens gear storage at home (Page 2): I neglected to say above, that we have a monitored alarm in our home with yard signs posted.

Drewline Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

I neglected to say above, that we have a monitored alarm in our home with yard signs posted.

bobkat

My belief is that all cameras and lens should be kept in their case. If you don't have cases, get them! Get a case for each camera and one for the lens. This way they are protected from dust, moisture and other hazards (spills). Each case can be kept on the floor. I don't like putting gear like this on shelves due to the possibility of falling. Hard cases are the best protection.

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

latebloomer wrote:

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I use a Gladiator cabinet and Simplisafe alarm system for $15 month hooked into police station.
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latebloomer Loc: Topeka, KS

Thank you for your comments. What is great is that there are a variety of comments and opinions with great choices.
Please keep them coming

I have always felt the gear was safest inside my padded bags. The problems is when I want to go out to shoot, I have to rummage through different bags to be certain what is in them for me to select. I would like to be able to quickly grab items, put them in a bag and go shooting. This included cameras, lenses, and accessories.Perhaps a cabinet might be best.

I have a gun safe; on the other hand, it is in the basement. Also being a competitive trap shooter, the discussion of safes has risen frequently. What they do is safeguard access by family members,acquaintances, and neighbors. Most safes can be broken into with a sawsall and drill with a carbide bit in about 20 minutes. Jewelry safes are VERY secure. They are very easy to install since they only weight close to or more than a ton.

Once again, thanks to members of this outstanding forum.

latebloomer Loc: Topeka, KS

Bill_de wrote:

My house has hot air heat (I hate) and A/C (I like) so I'm not too concerned with climate control. The shelves are 22' x 9.5" and the cabinet is 8' tall. The 3 shelves not shown hold the junk --- I mean accessories.

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latebloomer Loc: Topeka, KS

Bill_de wrote:

My house has hot air heat (I hate) and A/C (I like) so I'm not too concerned with climate control. The shelves are 22' x 9.5" and the cabinet is 8' tall. The 3 shelves not shown hold the junk --- I mean accessories.

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The wires suggest you might have a dehumidifier or light in the cabinet. Is this what the electrical wire purpose? Beautiful case. Did you build it? If I was younger and had the time I would put my table saw and router to work. The oak might make it not a very cost effective solution. It does look lovely.

Bill_de Loc: US

latebloomer wrote:

The wires suggest you might have a dehumidifier or light in the cabinet. Is this what the electrical wire purpose? Beautiful case. Did you build it? If I was younger and had the time I would put my table saw and router to work. The oak might make it not a very cost effective solution. It does look lovely.

Thanks, I did build it. I didn't want a deep cabinet where things tend to disappear.

The wire is actually from track lighting. The builder 'forgot' to put in an overhead light and put in a switched outlet for a lamp. When I decided on the cabinet and knew I could hide the wire I went with the track. In the long run it worked out because I now have six heads aimed at things on the wall.

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billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

latebloomer wrote:

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I use a dry cabinet. Keep humidity at the proper level for my equipment. The following unit B&H puts on sale twice a year. I got this cabinet for $200.00. It works great, has a lighted interior and a lock.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1348545-REG/ruggard_edc_120l_electronic_dry_cabinet_120l.html?sts=pi-ps

IzzyKap Loc: Rockville, MD

I keep mine in a file cabinet. One drawer for bodies, second one for lenses and the third for accessories.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

orrie smith wrote:

I bought a large dresser and built inserts into the drawers to fit my lenses and cameras for storage. It is easy to locate what I need and the equipment is kept safely out of sight.

Very good idea. Used furniture will be easier on the budget. There was a recent online article about a guy who used a tool cabinet for all his gear. It's on wheels and is tough and durable. I rely on a couple of camera bags for cameras and lenses. All the other stuff is in clear plastic storage boxes.

berchman Loc: South Central PA

billnikon wrote:

I use a dry cabinet. Keep humidity at the proper level for my equipment. The following unit B&H puts on sale twice a year. I got this cabinet for $200.00. It works great, has a lighted interior and a lock.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1348545-REG/ruggard_edc_120l_electronic_dry_cabinet_120l.html?sts=pi-ps

Which times of the year does it go on sale?

lrm Loc: Sarasota, FL

gun safe bolted to the floor

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Drewline wrote:

I neglected to say above, that we have a monitored alarm in our home with yard signs posted.

Exactly what we have.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

latebloomer wrote:

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In my opinion storing anything valuable in the open is inviting theft, a closet, or special cabinets are second place thieves look. A well built gun safe bolted to the floor well slow a thief down a bit, A high quality bank type vault would be the safest and most expensive.
I am using gun safes expensive ? a bit, but if something takes to much work thieves will usually not bother.The Safes, yes two, are not visible to visiting strangers and bolt to a concrete floor. However a thief with a plasma cutter (they do make them small and portable) can get into most gun safes in about two mins. So nothing is completely SAFE from theft.

Ron 717 Loc: Pennsylvania

latebloomer wrote:

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If you have a lot of equipment, I would recommend a bureau if you room for it. You could line the bottom with felt and cut some dividers from 1/2” x 3” wood or something similar to customize to your liking.