Chemical Safety - Storing Ammonium Nitrate

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Hello, I'm thinking about creating a temporary refrigeration device for cooling items in a hot enclosure (i.e closed car in the sun), and I was thinking about using on-demand NH3NO4 as the cooling agent. I understand how the reaction works and the implications of using the chemical, but I'm more thinking about storing the chemical in a warm environment.

So here's the question specifically: would anhydrous NH3NO4 be dangerous to store in dry, sealed containers of, say, 50-500g a piece? We'll say the absolute maximum temperature of the car will be 170 degrees F and the minimum, -30F.
 
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Your first stop should be to look at the MSDS for storage of any chemicals.

http://www.sciencelab.com/msds.php?msdsId=9927336
 
Keep it as a solution maybe?