Can anyone recommend a good in-closet floor safe?

[surfergirljen]

I want to get a safe for all my little lovelies plus passports, etc... but have no idea what brands are best or if I should go for a combo one or a key?

Can anyone recommend theirs to me? I think what we need is a typical size one (small microwave size?) with the ability to bolt it down to the floor with hidden bolts and heavy enough to be a deterrent in a theft. I guess some fireproofing would be useful too, however I've heard that the protective moisture inside can damage jewelry. Any advice would be appreciated! Brand names or even models would be so great. Thanks!

 

[Swanky]

We are going to buy one that we can hide in the corner behind clothes and we're going to put a few gym weights/plates in the bottom so someone can't just pick it up and run. That way it's movable since we move a lot.

 

[BigBagLady]

I bought mine from Costco.

 

[baglici0us]

We are going to buy one that we can hide in the corner behind clothes and we're going to put a few gym weights/plates in the bottom so someone can't just pick it up and run. That way it's movable since we move a lot.

Thats a great idea! Thanks, I move around heaps too and was thinking of getting a safe- it sounds like a perfect solution.

 

[barcreperie]

We have a floor safe which was set in the foundation of our house when the cement was poured. It's in a closet, and hard to get to. We don't use it much for that reason.

More recently we installed a wall safe in our bathroom wall. It's at eye level and very easy to access. I recommend this hands down. If a safe is too difficult to get to, you may not use it as much as you think you will. Closet safes are particularly vulnerable to inaccessibility because things get put on top of them and around them.

Edited to add - the floor safe has a combination lock, which is a major pain in the ass. The wall safe has a touch keypad, which I love! No key to keep track of, but not the hassle of counting turns on that stupid combo lock.

 

[NYCBelle]

you find them at costco, lowe's, home depot, target. we need one as well. good idea about the weights swanky!! we have a few that the old homeowners left behind.

 

[hambisyosa]

Try Brinks safe, http://http://dsafe.stores.yahoo.net/hobrsa.html

 

[surfergirljen]

We have a floor safe which was set in the foundation of our house when the cement was poured. It's in a closet, and hard to get to. We don't use it much for that reason.

More recently we installed a wall safe in our bathroom wall. It's at eye level and very easy to access. I recommend this hands down. If a safe is too difficult to get to, you may not use it as much as you think you will. Closet safes are particularly vulnerable to inaccessibility because things get put on top of them and around them.

Edited to add - the floor safe has a combination lock, which is a major pain in the ass. The wall safe has a touch keypad, which I love! No key to keep track of, but not the hassle of counting turns on that stupid combo lock.

oooh that sounds perfect! what brand is it?