I keep my guns in a room with a bunch of other stuff, recently I've noticed this gross white mold on a lot of things, like the slings, the straps on my camel pack, knife sheaths, ect. My mother says I need ventilation; keep a window open, but 9 months a year here, sure enough if I open a window it rains and blows water in. I bought an electric dehumifier, but I think all it does is warm up the room a little, maybe making it worse even. How do other people in Oregon keep this from happening?

Is this in a normal bedroom, closet, basement, or other? If you have mold popping up in a normal bedroom that means you have a big moisture problem. If the gear is sealed up in boxes, ammo cans, or a safe that's a little different. I have about 1/2lbs. of silica packs spread in my small safe and it works well to suck up moisture. If your talking about small sealed spaces look into something like the Safe Dri.

Oregon = mold

Vinegar will kill it and is like $2 a gallon...actually vinegar is really underused as an overall cleaner: kills weeds, pickles your beets, cleans showers/sinks (with a drop of soap and some borax added...I digress

Ventilation is key. Dehumidifiers work but as you found, causes other undesirable issues. I try not to pack things into closets and such. Good luck...

move to the east side of the cascades circulation of dry heat and mold has no chance

Thanks. White vinigar, right?

Yes white. .. two gallons at Costco for $4

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