Diversion Safe

There is a rather untapped niche in the home security field. Most safes are designed in one of two ways, either to be fire resistant or resistant to tools. Fire resistant safes you’ll want to use to protect paper documents such as birth certificates and social security cards. Keep in mind that each safe is rated individually as to how long it could survive in a fire before the contents of the safe start to undergo extreme heat.

The other main way that safes are designed is to be resistant to attacks with tools, which is basically how hard they are for someone to open without the key or combination. Than of course diversion safes come along and offer another type of way to hide valueables, but I have yet to come across a fireproof diversion safe. I’d be interested in seeing what the first kinds might end up being.

One of the most well known secret desks of all time is the Resolute desk. The Resolute desk has been the desk of choice for many US presidents since Queen Victoria gave it to President Rutherford Hayes back in 1880. George Bush SR had the desk removed from the oval office during his time in office, but Bill Clinton had it moved back into Oval Office, since than George W. Bush and Barack Obama have used it.

Easily the most interesting thing about the desk to most people is the fact that there are hidden compartments in it. In the movie National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets the Resolute desk has a very important role in the plot when the desk contains in typical National Treasure fashion much needed information. It will likely be many more years until any other secret desks before more well known than the Resolute.

One of the most common types of diversion safes are the can safes, otherwise known as stash cans. These diversion safes are basically a normal can of soda that is emptied and that has a lid that screws on and off easily. You can normally get a cheap can safe for $10-20 online.

A can safe is not the best choice of diversion safe in my opinion just because they are too common compaired to most of the other types of hidden compartment devices. The only good place I can think of keeping a can safe is with other kinds of the same can, for example just putting your diversion safe as the last can in the back of the fridge.

Protecting valueable always comes down to other people not being able to get to the items you’re trying to protect. Although when it comes down to it a cheap diversion can safe is going to appear as a nice soft drink to anyone who sees it, and they just very well might try to open it, and than your secret stash is discovered.

Everyone will have their own opinion on what the best diversion safe is. Everyone has their own preferences ands likes with everything in life. So basically I figured I would give you a few pointers on what you should ask yourself to figure out what the best diversion safe for you is.

* Ask yourself what you plan on storing in your diversion safe to know what general size diversion safe you’ll need.
* Decide what room you want to keep your diversion safe, so you can buy one that wouldn’t be out of place.
* Pick your budget, if it’s a low budget you can probably make your own diversion safe. I’d suggest making a can safe if you were tight on money.

Once you have those three rather basic things decided you can start to look around for a diversion safe that would fit your needs. Most people start off with some kind of can safe since you can get them for under $20. Personally I prefer furnature diversion safes but those tend to always be on the expensive side.

One of the most popular kind of diversion safes over the years has been ones that are intended to hide a key. This makes sense to me, because it sucks to be locked out of your own house or car just because you left your key somewhere, that’s for sure when a hidden key can can come in handy in those circumstances.

I also see a few downsides to these kind of devices. For one, if for example you have a fake rock somewhere in your yard that has a hidden key inside it, then that means someone else can get that key just as easy as you can. So make sure that no one sees you when you go hide your key for the first time. I would also suggest moving the keys hidden location every time you return to it to use it.

Some tips I’d give anyone who uses a hide a key type of diversion safe to hide an extra key is to make sure the location is not obvious. Make sure the device blends in and that it won’t be found by some random person just wandering through your yard for whatever reason. Whatever you do, do not leave an extra house key under your welcome mat.

There are many different types of objects that are currently made for being secret safes, I figured I’d go over the pros and cons of five of the most common inexpensive types of secret safes.

Book Safes -

Book safes are one of the oldest types of secret safes, they have been around just about as long as books have. They are make by removing inner parts of the pages to leave a space for the objects to fit inside. This type of secret safe is good if you’re on a tight budget and have several books to be along side this one. The down sides of book safes for secret safes is that they can look a bit out of place if you do not have other books to go along side of them.

Soda Can Safes -

Soda can safes are one of my favorite types of secret safes. They are made now to such high quality that they even feel the same weight as the original products. The can safes look exactly like the normal products too. If you’re going to go for a can safe as your secret safe make sure that it is not too out of place. If you just put the can safe in a drawer someone would know something was up when they seen it.

Shaving Cream Safe -

Shaving cream safes are just a tweak from the normal soda can safes that I mentioned. The positives of the soda can safe are the same as the soda can safe except they are a bit larger in most cases, which space of course is a major bonus in secret safes. Another perk is shaving cream isn’t going too look too out of place in a random drawer in your bathroom or back cupboard.

Outlet Safes -

An outlet safe is far less common than the other types of secret safes listed above, this is a positive though in many cases as less robbers will look for them. They are basically a fake electrical outlet that you install into your wall and than the front of the outlet folds out to reveal the secret compartment for you to put your items. The downside of outlet safes is you need to install them physically in your wall, so if you no longer wanted ever use it as a secret safe again you’d have a hole in your wall if you removed it.

Clock Safes -

Clock safes are another fairly uncommon solution in the world of secret safes. They are rather effective in my opinion, how often is it someone gets curious and picks up a clock off the wall, not very often. Most have a place in the back of the clock to store whatever you’d like. The main thing I don’t like about them is you’re rather limited to how heavy of stuff you can put in there unless your clock in hanging on your wall with more than just a finishing nail or tack.

Personally I’d go with the shaving cream safe or soda can safe as my first pick for secret safes if I was in the market to purchase one right now. I’ve been asked where to buy secret safes several times now and you can get them from Amazon for rather cheap. Check out the links to the right.

So today I was searching around on YouTube and found this pretty basic video on how to make a can safe, or I guess you could call it how to make a diversion safe. This one is rather basic and it probably won’t last forever but if you’re on a tight budget this might be a diversion safe solution for you. I’d suggest if you’re going to make a can safe like the one in the video to make sure to wash it out really good first though. If you can afford it though I’d highly suggest putting out the few bucks to get a higher quality stash can diversion safe. The ones you buy will most often be weighted to be the normal weight of the product container, and the overall look of the stash can diversion safe will be more realistic.

I’ve always stood firm on having that need and desire to protect my valuables. There are several things to consider when you are buying safes for the home however. The first thing you’re going to want to ask yourself is what are you looking to protect the items in the safe from. Many people will be a bit confused at that question, which is a bit scary. You need to realize that not every safe will protect it’s contents from everything. Certain safes are made for simply keeping the contents inside, while keeping people out, that’s probably the kind of safe you’re thinking of when you consider buying safes for the home. Although what if someone simply breaks into your home and physically takes the safe with them straight out the front door? Obviously that safe didn’t do you any good, probably helped the person robbing your house out a bit though with giving them a convent box to carry your valuables in that won’t spill out as they flee the scene.

To know what exactly you’re going to be looking for when buying safes for the home you’ll need to know what basic features are out there for safes. The main features that you should be looking at and questioning for the needs of your safe needs are these:

Does the safe bolt down to the floor?
Like in my previous example without having a safe that bolts down to the floor it is possible for the theif to just simply walk out of your house, safe in hands.

Does the safe protect against fire damage?
If you live in an area that is prone to wildfires you’ll want to look for safes that are marked with the code “UL 2-Hour” on it, meaning that the safe can survive an intense fire for 2 hours. If you are only worried about typical house fires than a safe rated “UL 1-Hour” is sufficient in most cases. Looking for these codes is very important if fire damage is of a concern to you, as fire resistant is not the same as this “UL X-Hour” rating system.

Does the safe protect against water damage?
If your home is liable to flood damage or perhaps you are looking for a safe for use on a boat of yours, you can also find safes for the home that are rated for how long they can survive completely submerged under water. Once again take note that safes for the home marked as water-resistant are not the same as water-proof.

How does the safe open?
You have three main options to choose from when picking how you’ll want to open your safe. The first is with the standard dial combination system, the downside of this is that your safe will likely come with a pre-set combination and to get it changed you’ll need to take it to a locksmith. The second system is with an electronic keypad where you generally enter 3-6 numbers that you pick yourself to open the safe. Both option one and two are equally secure as each other. The third option is a much more rare option but that is with a key lock, these are harder to find and less practical since you need long heavy-duty keys to reach through the thick safe doors, also your safe would only be as secure as your key was.

Hopefully this will have helped you some in questioning what you’ll need to consider when buying safes for the home. The general rule with safes is the same as with most insurance polices, the more you spend, the more protection you generally receive. I shall leave you to consider what it would be like to have a safe for the home like this one from a hotel in Texas.

A lot of us don’t really have the extra space for a large safe to be installed in our living space, but luckily for us there are a wide variety of small safes out there now. Near every kind of small safe you can think of may already be on the market, from small gun safes to a small digital safe. Just like any other kind of safe they serve a wide variety of purposes.

Personally I own a small fire safe, which is not only fire resistant but fireproof for an extended period of time. You’ll want to keep an eye out when you are making your purchase for a small security safe to make sure that you are buying something of quality, if it says fire resistant that does not mean fire proof, and if you’re me you’ll want those personal documents to be able to survive a fire. On a quick ending note be sure that you are fully satisfied with your small safes before you purchase them, if you are not completely in love with it odds are there is another small safe out there that you would be very happy with.

Not everyone knows that you can get safes for the home to serve a very large range of home security issues, commonly called a stash safe by many. Maybe you’ll someday go as far as following most of our childhood dreams by having a house with a hidden door or a secret passageway. What we can be certain about is that in our daily lives we will need to protect many things of ours nearly with nearly our life. It’s a smart idea to invest in a fireproof media safes to keep our private documents, like legal paperwork. Personal papers such as social security cards and birth certificates are a pain to replace and in the event of losing your home to a fire the last thing you want is more issues with trying to prove who you are to claim the insurance money for you homes misfortune.

A very large amount of people in the United States own firearms and for that there has been a large market for somewhere to safely keep your weapons, one of these solutions is in a hidden gun safe. Not only do they offer the security of being behind a lock but many of them are also hidden or disguised to not appear like it was designed to hold guns from the outside. A large portion of illegal weapons out on the streets today were obtained from home thefts where guns were not locked up. Do you really want to give a gun to someone who robbed your house? Didn’t think so, lock up your guns.

There are many people in the world who rely on their computer for income on a daily basis, and the information on their hard drive has value. If this was the case for you, you wouldn’t want anyone to be able to come into your house and simply walk off with your computer. Computer safes have been designed to help you protect your hardware components from being stolen, while still leaving the machine fully functional.

You can use a stash safe for much more than you think at first thought. Try to imagine what you own that you need to protect, or that you would be at a loss if it were to be taken away from you. Consider the benefits of a stash safe.