Storing Coins In Humid South

One suggestion I can offer is to store everything in multiple layers.

Put each album and folder into their own large Ziploc type storage bag with a desiccant pack.

Separate the albums into multiple sets and put them appropriate size sealed plastic containers with a few more desiccant packs.

Finally, put the containers into your trunk with the large desiccant can.

All good suggestions. Here's a few more. You might consider waterproof airtight ammo cans. The ones with the rubber gaskets.

Also a vacuum sealer (without the meat) and finally, I have a box of open rice in the bottom of my safe.

Sure. It is just one more layer of protection.

I can't believe all the water I dump out everyday from my dehumidifier.

I have a 70 pint dehumidifier in the basement that I usually have to empty every 2 days, sometimes every day when it's hot and raining, not so much in the winter time though. I was surprised

I live in the South near the Atlantic Coast, and high humidity all year around is unavoidable. Before I had central air conditioning installed, my dehumidifier was removing several gallons of water from the air each day. During the winter, my furnace did a good job of keeping the humidity below 65%, but for rest of the year, the dehumidifier was used about 8 hours a day, along with several window ac units that were used when it was hot. My preferred storage method for coins is to keep them in a pelican brand equipment storage box with a desiccant pack or two. The pelican boxes are expensive, but worth it in my opinion, and you can find ones that will fit in your trunk. You should look into getting a dehumidifier if the humidity in the room consistently exceeds 50 or 60 percent. A word of caution about dehumidifiers; be sure to clean the air filter regularly, as a clogged air filter can cause excessive heat build up, even leading to a fire hazard. Don't buy a used dehumidifier, as some of the old ones have had recalls for causing fires. I still use my dehumidifier in the fall and spring when the central air is not being used, but I like to limit its run time to three or four hours at a time. I have a fridigaire brand 50 pint model. Its kind of loud, but works great.

Silver Ham

Put the Danscos in gallon size double zipper ziploc bags with some silica gel packets. The gel will remove the moisture from the small volume of air inside the bag, and the bag will keep any more humidity from getting in.

You might try those gun safe or fire safe dehumidifiers that you find on Amazon. They can bring down the humidity in a 60 square foot room, so they should work good in a trunk. Afterwards when the color changes you just plug it in overnight to "charge" and use it again.