I have been thinking that prepping must also include keeping my valuables safe and sound. so I'm concerned with choosing the right safe that help me with this.
having my valuables protected
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personally I like Cannon safes. they have the best warranty in the industry. http://cannonsafe.com/warranty
I don't know, I've always been told that even if the safe doesn't catch fire, the temperatures inside of it can cause papers and the like to ignite.
I would like some ideas of how to hide a small safe that I inherited. Finally got it open, not sure if it can be bolted. I can lift it a little and scoot it around but carrying it much of a distance would be a challenge. Currently it is in the garage empty. How would I hide something that is really heavy and is approximately 16-18 inches wide and about 20 inches tall. I haven't measured, just a wild guess. Also, I need it accessible. A fake floor drain would work but this has to be easy to do and inexpensive. I thought about a wooden apple type crate full of old rags and have the crate open in front with a hinge. True rags would fall out all over but that is easy to pick up. A garbage can with the bottom cut out?
I am also considering using a one gallon paint can and storing ammo in it,(have the can ready) but I haven't come up with a good way to label it so no one would know what it is. Not like I can label it "Color 9 mm" or "Shotgun Shell Red".
I am always trying to think of a container of something that no one would want. Who else has ideas on homemade diversion safes?
I am also considering using a one gallon paint can and storing ammo in it,(have the can ready) but I haven't come up with a good way to label it so no one would know what it is. Not like I can label it "Color 9 mm" or "Shotgun Shell Red".
I am always trying to think of a container of something that no one would want. Who else has ideas on homemade diversion safes?
Paint it attention yellow and throw a flammable sticker on it. Maybe write oily rags on it. Smear a little used motor oil on the front. I wouldn't check it, unless I had lots of time.
Misdirection is the best way to keep things safe. Looking right at something and not seeing it for what it really is is great. I still think bolting it down is a good idea too though.
False bottom in a container, hollowed out leg on furniture, even the old false floor board. There are some websites about hiding in plain sight.
Or be like me, and have nothing of value.
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I keep dog food in a 30 gallon plastic barrel ,,,,,,,,,,,as long as the item you want hidden is small put it in a zip lock bag and bury it in the feed,,,,,,,,,,,no one will look at the barrel more than once
That's a good one. My Aunt once had 17 thousand dollars in the bottom of a barrel of goat feed once.
I looked up instructions on making a security can, cutting the bottom off with a safety opener, and how to put a screw bottom on, etc. Here is where I found it, I think I will give it a try.
https://www.instructables.com/id/Diversion-Safe--Can-Safe/
Considering use of a galvanized garbage can(the nastier the better), cut the bottom out, put it over the safe, place a round of wood over the safe and insert a black garbage bag and just use it for trash or fill it with rags. Will have to see how it looks and if it will fit. I like the ideas so far.
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I'm a big fan of hiding things underground.
I've hidden silver and gold coins by putting them in a canning jar, putting in silica gel, and using a plastic lid.
What I then do is cover the entire lid and upper quarter of the jar in Flex Seal (a kind of artificial liquid rubber available at Walmart), and let it cure per the directions.
I then bury my treasure in an inconspicuous place.
Scattering a bunch of nails and screws in a wide area over the burial site will confound an amatuer with a metal detector, but it probably won't deter a professional...as high-end metal detectors--combined with professional training--will enable them to fine-tune the reception of the detector and exclude certian readings.
I buried a black powder single action revolver with a conversion cylinder and Cowboy .44 ammo in this way.
I've hidden silver and gold coins by putting them in a canning jar, putting in silica gel, and using a plastic lid.
What I then do is cover the entire lid and upper quarter of the jar in Flex Seal (a kind of artificial liquid rubber available at Walmart), and let it cure per the directions.
I then bury my treasure in an inconspicuous place.
Scattering a bunch of nails and screws in a wide area over the burial site will confound an amatuer with a metal detector, but it probably won't deter a professional...as high-end metal detectors--combined with professional training--will enable them to fine-tune the reception of the detector and exclude certian readings.
I buried a black powder single action revolver with a conversion cylinder and Cowboy .44 ammo in this way.
I am a fan of hide in plain sight. I have enough trouble remembering where I left my keys, much less where I buried the good stuff.
Read "The Purloined Letter" by Edgar Allen Poe.
I have and Poe is one of my favorite authors. Having eliminated all the probable hiding spots, look for the improbable hiding spot. The true key is to not have anybody looking for it. If nobody is looking for a safe, then hiding a safe is much easier. ,
I would fill the black garbage bag with fertilizer / fresh pet droppings, etc.. One whiff and the search heads in a different direction. Nobody is digging in that, to see if something maybe hidden.
I used to see them in stores. I’m sure there are still cheap options on line. I remember seeing shaving cream, cleaning agents, and a few other non conspicuous mini safes.
Lol. I just found a 9mm I hid in the kitchen behind some recipe books. I was wondering where the damned thing was for two days when it came to me in a flash earlier today! I guess it wouldn’t have done much good if I forgot where it was so it’s back to under the mattress again.
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if I was going to put a safe in my house,it would be bolted to the floor and encased in concrete hidden in a closet
A close friend of mine put a floor safe in the slab of his house in the HVAC air intake space behind the filter. It got flooded during Hurricane Katrina and rusted closed. Luckily he took everything out before the water had risen. Its still there rusted shut.
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I like the suggestion that someone had about not having anything of value.
Remembering where stuff is located is definitely a challenge, not only that but someone besides yourself needs to know just in case of sudden death. There should be a key(as in a written document indicating where things are) that is easily accessible. In this way you only need to recall where the "key" is. I have documented the serial numbers for my weapons on an index card and squirreled it away. I need to do the same for items that I have hidden and let someone know where it is.
Wow, someone will discover it someday and think they've found a prize.
My parents have been discussing giving us money (due to their age) and they don't want it to be traceable. They do not want us to put it into a bank, soooooo. If they do it then I need to find the safest place I can think of to put it. It would be difficult to be a prepper and possess only valueless items.
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But if people THINK you have nothing of value...
I have a similar one in a linen closet. I had to reinforce the shelf it's on, to hold it, and kind of bolted it in. Then, just stacked some folded washcloths in front of it to hide it, in a closet with towels and other linens. You'd pretty much have to know it's there to find it. Yet still very accessible. Not worried about revealing it here....mostly as I just keep some handguns and documents in it, and my son's knives (that's just another story).....
It used to have a good bit of emergency cash in there, but....alas....no longer....
We have a great soda can safe, for my wife's "medicinals". She's still waiting on the damn card from the state, to make it more legal.
I love the outlet safes and air vent safes too, though haven't messed with them yet.
It used to have a good bit of emergency cash in there, but....alas....no longer....
We have a great soda can safe, for my wife's "medicinals". She's still waiting on the damn card from the state, to make it more legal.
I love the outlet safes and air vent safes too, though haven't messed with them yet.
Great idea, you can message me where the key is, just in case.
Sure as soon as I get it together.
Oh, yea, my family is not fully aware and they don't necessarily need to be either at this point.
