They're probably less likely to do a smash and grab if the safe is located in the basement rather than on the upper floors.
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Thinking about a gun safe
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They're probably less likely to do a smash and grab if the safe is located in the basement rather than on the upper floors.
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I think I'm going to fashion one of my closets for long gun storage and put a looking door knob and perhaps a dead bolt on the door. All you really need is some sort of board with slots cut out for the barrels to rest on. Everything else is just fluff and how fancy you want to go. I find myself leaving long guns inside cases for long periods of time. They do take up a lot more space this way and may not be as quick to identify a particular gun.
If a thief is going to spend a lot of time inside my house, nothing is really safe if they have tools.
I agree that the smash & grab thief is less likely to spend a lot of time on the living floors of a home where as they might spend more time in a basement where they don't feel vulnerable.
If a thief is going to spend a lot of time inside my house, nothing is really safe if they have tools.
I agree that the smash & grab thief is less likely to spend a lot of time on the living floors of a home where as they might spend more time in a basement where they don't feel vulnerable.
Wouldn't the basement be a worse place to search since there's only one way out?
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Basements can often be entered without the occupants even realizing that their space has been violated. One exit door does not make a basement safer. Also, humidity control is often an issue in basements whether the basement be finished or unfinished.
I have a few of the StackOn cabinets in various sizes. They are heavy enough to keep kids and the average smash-N-grab thieves from getting in. A determined thief with tools and all day to work will probably find their way in fairly easily, but let’s face it, most home burglaries are in and out by simple thugs. If it’s gonna take any effort, they’ll move on to easier pickings.
The two biggest three biggest things are:
1. Now matter how much or how little you pay for it, bolt the cabinet or safe to a wall or floor - or both if possible. Most small, household safes aren’t broken into on location, but rather tossed in a vehicle, and opened later when there’s plenty of time. Especially lockboxes and handgun safes. If you can place it in the corner of the room, you can even bolt it on two sides AND the floor.
2. Hide it in plain sight. If they don’t see it, they can’t steal it. This is where you get a bit creative. Bolt it inside an old fridge in the garage. Build a faux wall inside a closet. Or hell, cover it with laundry. You’d be surprised how easily you can hide even a medium sized cabinet with a little imagination. It doesn’t have to be elaborate, just enough that someone ransacking your house is going to walk right by it.
3. Most importantly, just don’t tell anyone that you even have a gun safe. Yeah, my wife knows where they are. And my dad does (he even has my spare keys just in case). Anyone who knows is either family, or an extremely trusted friend. None of the neighbors, coworkers, or anyone else know where my safes are, what type they are, or how many I have. That is also as much information I’m going to give out here....
Bonus tip: keep the keys away from all the other keys in the house. And DON’T put them somewhere like a jewelry box, or other item that could be stolen. Keep them taped under a dresser drawer, inside an empty cereal box in the back of the pantry, or even on a hook in the freezer. Just remember where you left them!
The two biggest three biggest things are:
1. Now matter how much or how little you pay for it, bolt the cabinet or safe to a wall or floor - or both if possible. Most small, household safes aren’t broken into on location, but rather tossed in a vehicle, and opened later when there’s plenty of time. Especially lockboxes and handgun safes. If you can place it in the corner of the room, you can even bolt it on two sides AND the floor.
2. Hide it in plain sight. If they don’t see it, they can’t steal it. This is where you get a bit creative. Bolt it inside an old fridge in the garage. Build a faux wall inside a closet. Or hell, cover it with laundry. You’d be surprised how easily you can hide even a medium sized cabinet with a little imagination. It doesn’t have to be elaborate, just enough that someone ransacking your house is going to walk right by it.
3. Most importantly, just don’t tell anyone that you even have a gun safe. Yeah, my wife knows where they are. And my dad does (he even has my spare keys just in case). Anyone who knows is either family, or an extremely trusted friend. None of the neighbors, coworkers, or anyone else know where my safes are, what type they are, or how many I have. That is also as much information I’m going to give out here....
Bonus tip: keep the keys away from all the other keys in the house. And DON’T put them somewhere like a jewelry box, or other item that could be stolen. Keep them taped under a dresser drawer, inside an empty cereal box in the back of the pantry, or even on a hook in the freezer. Just remember where you left them!