I have kept mine in a finished basement for many years except when I need to take them out for gigs...I run a dehumidifier with a thermostat during the summer months to keep the humidity down to an acceptable level...The winter months I do nothing...There is a source of heat down there, although, it isn`t as warm as upstairs...I`ve never had a problem with any wraps splitting or such...

Cheers

Thanks for your reply grantro and nice to hear from someone in the same climate as i am.I`m sure it`s always different in each of our situations and great to hear your input here on this one. Keep your kits safe and thanks again...

Wayne

Generally if the temperature is reasonably comfortable for you. It will be fine for your drums. Just avoid sudden extreme temperature changes.

Wayne, what are you doing storing those beauties. You should make them the focal point of your house...set them up in the living room, I'm sure your wife won't mined.LoLoLoLo But seriously, with all the issues Stratford has had with it's storm sewers I would keep them out of the basement. I know they have done a fare bit of work to the system but I still don't trust it.

Cam

I keep my 60's Rogers in my master bedroom, in the warmth in the winter and A/C in the summer. My wife really LOVES me. Seriously, my basement floods during severe storms (14" during Hurricane Sandy), and the enclosed porch is too dusty and subject to extreme temps. So those Black Diamond Pearls are the first thing I see when I open my eyes each day. D' Drummer

Mine live in the garage... in 'good', padded gig bags. Here the winters are pretty mild, compared to many of you. Snow is a once every twenty year wonder, and lasts about fifteen minutes. However the summers are hot with highs over 100. In the garage, which is insulated and 'finished' (sheet rock), the highest temperature seems to be about 90 degrees Fahrenheit. In the bags, it's about 20 degrees cooler. The good thing is we have a very dry climate, and while I'm no expert, it seems to me that humidity would be second after direct sun as the worst thing you could do to a drum.

I'll second that.

I agree with Cam / No to basements...unless you get some shelving units..

stack them 2ft off the ground at ALL times and make sure there not touching any of the walls..(some kind of salt/calcium builds up over long periods of time and can corrode the chrome/hardware..

also reducing the humidly makes sense..

You're lucky...the first thing I see when I open my eyes each day is either the back of my wife's head or the face of my cat staring at me 6 inches away waiting for me to get up.

For those of us who can't use the bedroom for drum display, the basement can be the only option. I've completely waterproofed the floor and walls with that barrier/sealer paint. I run a dehumidifier constantly and no longer get any moisture at all. Temperature is kept between 68 and 74. Seems to be a good environment for wood shells, old wraps, and calfskin heads.

No problems in 20 years, but I sometimes wonder... is it possible to be too dry? Doesn't wood want a little moisture? What say the wood experts? Jeff?