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I was wondering what everyone uses to house their daily gear. I am thinking about getting a safe too. Anyone have a recommendation on what to look for in a good safe?
Whether you're one of the growing number of consumers deciding to keep cash or other valuables in your home rather than a bank safety deposit box or you simply need a secure place to store items like data files and important paperwork, a fireproof safe can reassure you in the event of an emergency. In addition to finding home safes that accommodate your items and storage space, it's also important to find a fireproof safe guaranteed to protect your possessions. Consider these tips to buy the best fireproof safe.
Instructions
Step 1
Buy the best fireproof safe by checking the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) rating. If a fireproof safe has a UL 125 grade, for example, this means the temperature will stay below 125 degrees when the safe is exposed to open flame. If you're planning to store paper items in the fireproof safe or fireproof file cabinet, look for a version rated at UL 350. Opt for a UL 125 safe if you also need to protect items with a lower burn point like compact discs or videos.
Step 2
Consider the duration of fire protection that you'll need from the safe. The best fireproof safes are UL listed for one, two or three hours of heat resistance. Although a fireproof safe offering three hours of protection may be considered overkill since a typical fire will burn at its maximum temperature for less than an hour, you may want the increased timeframe for peace of mind.
Step 3
Ensure the fire resistant safe you're considering is also waterproof (or that you store the home safe in a location where it will be protected from fire sprinklers) to avoid water damage to the paperwork contained inside.
Step 4
Let the home safe pull double duty by opting to buy the best fireproof safe that also offers burglary resistance such as high-security combination or key lock. Safes also have Underwriters Laboratories standards for burglary-a fireproof safe listed as TL-30 means that a technician has tried to open the safe with electric, lock pick or grinding tools for 30 minutes. You may only want to invest in these measures on larger safes, however, since the smallest fireproof safes can simply be carried from your home.
You put a nice big safe in a place that looks like you tried to hide it and fill it with shredded paper and put your good stuff in a floor safe or a good wall safe that can't be moved and the combo can be changed. Hopefully if anybody were to break in they find the safe with the shredded paper in it and take that. They aren't gonna stick around to open it there.
(I say shredded paper which is slang for pipe bomb that explodes when the safe door opens. )
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