Lifestyle Defense

There are a couple things on Twitter people have been asking me about and one of them is in regards to safes. People want to know which one they should choose and which ones are the best.

This is a very easy question for me since I have had my house broken into and my stuff stolen before. About six months ago someone broke into my house while I was gone and stole upwards of $6000.00 of merchandise from me. The one thing they stole that I thought they would never be able to take was my 300 pound safe.

This safe took both me and two other people to get it upstairs and in my office. Just the sheer size of it made me think that it was never going anywhere. Little did I know size didn’t matter much. They came in and took the safe and somehow got it open from the remnants I found the next street over.

Anyway here is what I recommend when buying a safe.

1.) Make sure it is heavy and that it has bolts included that can be bolted to the floor. This was the part of the equation I neglected when I brought my safe home. Once a safe is stolen there is a 75% chance they will be able to get into it if they really want whats inside. If its bolted down they pretty much have no chance of getting in unless they are high tech burglars.

2.) Make sure its expensive. My safe was around $300.00 and weighed about 300 pounds. That’s about a dollar a pound which seems to have served myself and fellow friends with safe purchases. You get what you pay for so don’t make the mistake of buying cheap when it comes to a good safe.

3.) Make sure it is fire proof to the highest degree. Usually manufacturers go by the hours a safe can stand being in a fire.

4.) Make sure it is at least water resistant. Water can fit anywhere so don’t go too crazy with this one but at least having one that is resistant is a good idea.

There you have it. If you follow these four rules you should never have a problem with your safe. As always, if you have questions please leave them in the comment section below. If you are looking for a small safe that will hold a little bit of money all while being discrete check this out: Disguised Shelf Safe!