tack room help please

[Fastasflames]

hi everyone, i have always kept my tack in the house but it's got way out of control now i have more than one horse. My stables are internal within a steel framed agricultural shed, the doorway is open. I could get some kind of tack locker or put saddle racks along the back wall and hooks for bridles but my concern is that it will ruin the leather and go mouldy?

 

[HappyHollyDays]

I would be more worried it would get stolen.

 

[Fastasflames]

security isnt a problem, hopefully!!

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Mine went mouldy in the garage so I keep it indoors now.

 

[The Xmas Furry]

I wouldn't have them in the open like that, even under a steel framed roof. I've left the odd bridle hanging in my hay barn, ok in summer but goes very mildew covered quite quickly in winter.
Can you build a shed, or order a garden shed? To put up next to stables in barn?
Can then line internally on walls and roof to help avoid condensation etc. Still wouldn't be secure though.

 

[Fastasflames]

not sounding hopeful, thanks, i will looking into options

 

[cremedemonthe]

To keep your leather in a good condition it needs to be in a dry, well lit room at 56 degrees Celsius or slightly higher if the leather has a good fat content but no more than 65-70 degrees where possible.

Keep out of direct sunlight but light is good to keep mould at bay.
Avoid, glycerine saddle soap, it encourages mould as it's a humectant which means it draws in moisture from the surrounding air and that includes those demon mould spores right along with it, you will also need to avoid dark, damp unheated, tack rooms where possible.
If funds and power supply allow, use a de humidifier in your tack room and/or an electric oil filled radiator.
Oz​

 

[rabatsa]

I have a large wardrobe in the house for storing my tack when not in use. It keeps it handy but out of view.

 

[Gloi]

To keep your leather in a good condition it needs to be in a dry, well lit room at 56 degrees Celsius or slightly higher if the leather has a good fat content but no more than 65-70 degrees where possible.

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I think/hope you meant farenheit ?

 

[Fastasflames]

thanks for your reply!

does this mean tack lockers aren't ideal if they are dark?

i am thinking now of getting a small shed to put inside the other building with a heating tube ?

 

[cremedemonthe]

I think/hope you meant farenheit ?

yes apologies, never ger used to c and f !