Safe Advice (burglary, fire, etc)

[Chocaholic]

We live in a somewhat rural lake community and have three large inside dogs (about 300lbs combined) as our entire security detail. Don't want an alarm system. Too much of a PITA and will never use it. With my wife's jewelry and my watch habit (as well as documents), it's probably logical to get an in-home safe of some sort. It would need to be easily accessible (closet, bedroom, etc). If it's bolted to the floor in the far reaches of the basement, it just won't get used for items that see routine duty.

Don't need anything huge. What's the best choice here? Seems it must be securely mounted so that a burglar couldn't simply tote off the whole safe and it's contents. And of course, it needs to be fire-proof to a reasonable extent. Open to suggestions.

[Jim Bremner]

Gun Safes : Fire Safe Manufacturer : Sturdy Gun Safe

if you watch for businesses that are going out of biz you might just score a nice tl15 rated safe if you're patient.

Also watch craigslist. Good news is the used market for safes that size the price is a ton cheaper than anything over 40" tall.

Don't forget about wedding photos, kid photos, tapes and dvds, home papers, wills, & insurance docs. Everything starts sucking up room!

[Laneco]

Maybe you need two safes? One basement bigger one for seldom accessed items. Make that one hidden. One smaller one where you will use it.

Bad guy finds the one, probably not going to spend alot of time looking for the other one. Maybe?

angela

[MMiller]

Originally Posted by Jim Bremner

Gun Safes : Fire Safe Manufacturer : Sturdy Gun Safe


Don't forget about wedding photos, kid photos, tapes and dvds, home papers, wills, & insurance docs. Everything starts sucking up room!

Good advice here...^^^^

Buy a good fire proof med size gun safe. 400 to 800 dollars depending on size and how fancy. Bolt to wall and floor in a closet preferable in a corner area as it is harder to get leverage against it. You will be surprised the stuff you will want to secure in it once you have it and you feel so much better about leaving valuables behind that cant be replaced if lost. I hear you on the watches.... Some are family heirlooms. Insurance can't replace them.

I have seen good buys in places like Costco and SAMs from time to time

Mike

[HardDrive]

I have a small gun safe for my pistols, but its primarily for keeping kids away from them. We keep all of our really valuable stuff in a safe deposit box. I also keep our backup hard drives in there. The more paranoid amongst us would frown on this idea, as the banks will surely close when the (insert disaster here) happens. We like it. We can leave the country for weeks, and know that thieves can tear our house appart, but they'll never get the good stuff. TV, electronics, etc...that what insurance is for.

[masraum]

You can get an ok wall safe for about $350 that bolts in between two studs, but it won't be a fire safe. You can get an ok burglary and for safe the size of a small microwave for $300 that will bolt to a floor with one large central bolt.

More security, space, and/or fire resistance will cost more.