[Milsurplus] BA rust in a coastal environment?

[David Stinson]

First, I don't think it's off topic at all.

Hue Miller wrote:
> 
> This may seem a strange title, but here's the story: I have a
> chance to take a job in a Pacific NW coast town of 8000.
> One of the factors in my decision is my concern over metal
> rusting in coastal areas. I have been told that cars rust out
> in this town. I am wondering if my heavy metal classic radios
> would also tend to rust....

Yes, indeed.  
I have some Drakes that spent a few years in Hawaii.
They were in a house a mile from the ocean.  
The salt-vapor corrosion is very evident.
If you're moving near the coast,
oil and wax everything you can reach
and make yourself heavy slip covers to cover the gear
when not in use.
Good luck with the new job-
extra money can make the trouble of salt-proofing 
your rigs bearable.
Dave S.