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5 Tips to Select a Fire Proof Gun Safe In today’s modern world, more and more people own guns. Besides avid hunters and gun collectors, more people are purchasing them for a security measure in their own home. But with children about, guns need to be kept secure. Not only should guns be kept secure from tragic accidents and unauthorized use, but they should also be kept safe from damage from such sources as fire, after all, they are an investment. A fire proof gun safes is essential for any gun owner. Here are five questions to ask yourself before purchasing a safe. - read entire article -

About Cannon Safes
"Nothing Protects Like a Cannon" is the motto of Cannon Safes, one of America’s leading manufacturers of safes. For over 40 years Cannon has been a pioneer in secure storage product design, manufacturing and technological advancement in the safe industry. Part of the promise to their customers is ULTIMATE security FOR LIFE. Cannon is the only company to have a warranty that offers parts, labor and freight (all free) for repair of your safe after attempted burglary, flood or fire. - read entire article -

Looking for a cheap gun safe?
So you want a gun safe, but you don’t want to pay a lot of money, you are basically looking for a cheap gun safe. But what does the word "cheap" mean? It has quite a variety of definitions, some meaning virtually the opposite of other definitions. Let’s take a look at the meanings of cheap. - read entire article -

Fire Safes: What do you need to protect your Valuables?
No one wants to think that a fire will happen in their own home, but it does happen and more often than one would think. Most often it is accidental. I remember as a child a fire in my own home. My Dad had a deep fat fryer plugged in getting hot (my Mom is English, so had fish and chips for dinner every Saturday night). He was getting ready to go pick up my Mom from work, was distracted by a phone call and forgot to unplug the fryer before leaving. There were four of us kids at home when the kitchen caught fire. We were fine, there was a quick response from the fire department and damage was contained. We got to live at a hotel for six weeks, they had a swimming pool so it was cool for a 10 year old. But we were lucky. Cooking is the leading cause of home fires in the US and the leading cause of home fire
injuries. - read entire article -

Buying Gun Safes at a Discount and a Historical Marketing Tragedy
In today's world, sometimes marketing seems to get vicious as companies try to out do their competitors, or stores as they try to outsell other retailers. But a lot of marketing strategies have changed with the internet. Not only do stores have to compete locally, but also nationally and often globally. They compete against large internet companies, and companies that can appear large online, but may be home run businesses. It is a new competitiveness in today’s market that has drastically changed the way the public shops. This is obvious with many items today, especially smaller ones, but what about large, heavy items, such as gun safes? Yes, even these are available online, gun safes discount prices, and sometimes with free shipping. After all, isn’t that one of the main concerns about ordering a heavy items online - the shipping charge? Now, regardless of apparently devious marketing practices of today, they do not compare with many underhanded tactics used 150 years ago. - read entire article -

Understanding Ratings of a Sentry Fire Gun Safe
How much fire protection do you need for your Sentry fire gun safe? And what do all those ratings mean anyhow? All Sentry safes undergo UL fire testing. This means that safes are tested by the independent Underwriters Laboratory. One very important thing to realize is that you want a safe that is “UL Listed”. This means that the product has actually passed a UL test. If a product is labeled “Tested to UL Standards” that means that the product has been submitted for testing, but does not mean that it passed the test. All Sentry Fire Safes are subjected to fire by UL for either 1/2, 1 or 2 hours. In order for a safe to earn a UL classification, documents stored inside must remain completely undamaged. Here are some of the different tests that a Sentry Fire Gun Safe may endure. - read entire article -

Safes: To Crack or not to Crack, that is the Question!
Though we don't really have a lot of safes lying around the house, we did once receive a safe from an estate sale. We promptly locked the combination inside (dumb, yes, but lets assume the fault lies with one of our children!). Two possible scenarios came to mind to access the contents of the safe: one was the scene from the The Apple Dumpling Gang (a movie we recently felt compelled to expose our kids to from our own childhood). I don't remember the details of the scene, but it ended with a large explosion, money flying everywhere, and no one injured - only a bit of soot on everyone's face. Though there was no disclaimer, the scene screamed at me “DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!” My next thought was of The Italian Job and Charlize Theron. She had quite a touch in opening the most difficult safe under stressful situations successfully and without causing any damage to the safe. Hmmm? Not knowing Charlize personally, I decided to call my local locksmith to get his take on the situation. It turned out that he had seen this problem before and had quite a “sensitive” ear for this type of thing. - read entire article -

Sentry Safes - An American Company
According to Merriam Webster, a sentry is a Guard or Watch; especially a soldier standing guard at a point of passage (as a gate). Other synonyms for sentry include sentinel, watchtower, lookout and patrol. The entymology of the word dates back to the 1500’s, coming from the Latin sentina (vigilance) and sentire (to perceive). Considering the meaning of sentry, it is understandable the naming of Sentry Safes. - read entire article -

What Type of Safes are Available without Getting a Really Big One?
Often when I think of a safe, I think of a large, rectangular, reinforced metal “box” for placing valuable or firearms. Though these large types of safes are available, and there is a very good reason to have one, they are not the only options out there for protecting your valuables. We do not have any firearms in our house, so we do not need large. But we do have some valuables and important documents that we would like to keep safe, especially in case of a fire. After doing a bit of research, I decided that I really like Sentry safes, so I took a look to see what they offered, and was impressed with the large range of different types of Sentry safes. - read entire article -

Which Sentry Safe is Best for Me?
I know that I want a Sentry Safe, but there are so many different types available that I wonder how I will know what is the best safe for me to purchase? With a little research I discovered that there are two main questions to ask.
1. What type of items do I want to protect?
2. What type of protection am I interested in receiving? - read entire article -

What to put in your Cannon Safe
I was just talking to a friend who just got a great deal on a Cannon Safe. The store was going out of business and she couldn’t pass it up. She knew she needed a safe to protect her valuables and important documents, but had been putting it off until she had more time (like that will happen!). So she called and asked me what she should put in her safe. Normally, I would say that is one of many questions that should be asked BEFORE buying a safe. But ... lets just take a general look at possible things that she could store in her new Cannon safe. - read entire article -

Fingerprint Recognition Technology on Home Safes?
Normally when I think of home safes, I think of small, square and very heavy metal safes for securing away your valuables with a combination lock. But today, in such a fast paced and evolving world, we are not limited by such narrow guidelines. Home safes today come in a wide variety of sizes and shapes, different types of locking mechanisms and are designed to hold different types of items. - read entire article -

Extra Features that Come Standard on a Browning Gun Safe
Browning may be a large manufacturer of many items, but their quality is top notch. Their quality and extra features are especially prevalent in a Browning gun safe. Last year Browning introduced many extras in their safes, including storage solutions, lighting and colors. Lets take a look at a some of these updated features. - read entire article -

Some Companies that Manufacture Great Home Safes
There are a lot of home safes on the market from which to choose. They come in many shapes and sizes and range widely in quality and price. When you buy a safe you are presumably trying to secure something. Obviously, you have something you are interested in protecting either from fire or water damage, theft, or just for general safekeeping. Making a decision about which safe is best for you starts with asking yourself some questions about what it is exactly that you want one for. - read entire article -

Home Safes: How to Choose One That's Right For You
When choosing a home or office safe, how do you know which one will suit your needs? With so many options out on the market, it's difficult to decide. Let's go over some of the options out there. - read entire article -

Features of Quality Browning Gun Safes
Recently the Browning Company has expanded their line of Browning gun safes. They offer four different premium gun safes and three value safes as well as a variety of specialty safes and safe accessories. But regardless of why you need a safe or the features that you are shopping for, Browning makes it easy with their picture rating system. Some of these features are found on all safes, some are premium features found on only select safes. Here are a look at the various Browning gun safes features. - read entire article -

Discount Gun Safes
Shopping for discount gun safes are like shopping for almost anything else, with the big difference that a gun safe can be pretty expensive compared to many regular consumer goods. As a consumer, you gather information, specifications, features, warranties, and prices. It's not hard to do. Think about the last time you went to a large discount store to buy, say, dog food. You look at the weight and the price of the various bags. Then, if you are at all concerned about your dog's nutrition, you look at the nutrition information printed on each of the bags. If you are like me, you are not a dog food nutrition expert so you sort of just take your best guess based on what you read. Ultimately, you decide and make your purchase. - read entire article -

Home Safes Insurance Rating Systems
There are many home safes on the market today, and like many industries, it has its own vocabulary. But everyday people own home safes, and most do not want to learn the industry lingo in order to purchase the one that is best for them. Most safes are security and fire tested by the independent Universal Laboratories, and have a UL rating based upon the security and fire testing that they have passed. - read entire article -

The Question Now is: Can you Keep Your Rifle or Pistol Safe?
Keeping a rifle or pistol safe is perhaps an obvious commonsense obligation of anyone who chooses to own a gun. And while the Second Amendment of the US Constitution provides a statutory basis for gun ownership in America, it does not outline how those guns are to be kept. The right to keep and bear arms is a controversial topic that sparks lively debates in homes and public forums around the country. Is the meaning of the Second Amendment properly interpreted to be that individuals are guaranteed the right to possess and carry a wide variety of firearms? Or, was the Amendment meant only to guarantee States the right to operate militias? - read entire article -

Sometimes Safes are not so Safe
Safes hold secrets, and people are curious. People with enough curiosity will do almost anything to get inside them; and they have. And I'm not talking only about bandana wearing robbers back in the wild wild west. Those six-gun totin' bad guys may have laid a proud history and foundation of thievery, but they weren't much compared to the modern day bad guy. Oh no, nowadays you don't just walk into any ol' bank, set some explosives off and ride off to infamy. Modern technology makes safes more secure than ever, but the potential haul is apparently pretty motivating for some. Let's take a look at a couple of bank notorious that have occurred in recent history. - read entire article -

What to Look for when Shopping for a Browning Gun Safe
According to the Browning Company, all safes not created equal and that what you can't see does matter. A Browning gun safe as many innovations, some essential and some that are premium features, that were pioneered by Browning but that are now recognized industry wide. Some which contribute to theft protection and other to fire protection. - read entire article -

Important Information when Purchasing a Fire Safe
There are two basic types of safes, fire and burglary. Obviously, a fire safe is to protect against fire and the other against theft. Today, all safes will protects to some degree against both, but few offer strong fire and theft protection. This is because of the type of construction used in a fire or burglary safe is different, and what makes a safe protect against fire can make it vulnerable to theft. A fire safe typically has thin metal walls with insulating material (often called fire board) sandwiched between them. This makes the safe vulnerable to a forcible attack. But a safe built to safeguard against burglary needs to have thick steel walls, and this can cause the safe's interior to heat up too quickly during a fire to offer the type of protection needed to survive a hot blaze. - read entire article -

Exercise Your 2nd Amendment Right to Bear Arms, but Keep Your Handgun Safe!
One of the founding principles of the United States of America, as found in the Second Amendment of the Constitution is that the "right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." Though the world has changed a lot since 1787, does that mean that our rights have changed? The nature of man has not changed, there have always been good and bad people, those who wish us the best and others who wish us the worst. There are a lot of questions about how the 2nd Amendment is interpreted regarding many things like automatic weapons, but today I just want to take a look at handguns, and how to keep your handgun safe if you own one. - read entire article -

Why I Love my Liberty Safe
I love my Liberty safe! I honestly believe that they make the best safes on the market. I wouldn't own anything else for securing my firearms. In fact, I found it interesting when I learned that over 4 million households are burglarized in the United States every year. Also, statistics show that violent gun crimes in America are most often committed by youths who get the guns from their own homes. Plus, millions of guns are stolen each year. In fact, the National Crime Information Center reports that they have more than 2 million stolen guns on file. I'd say that the risk of danger from unsecured or stolen firearms is pretty high. - read entire article -

Real Life Examples of the Toughness of Liberty Safes
Liberty safes are just one brand of many great safes on the market to protect your guns, valuables, collectibles, important documents, family heirlooms or whatever you might have that you want to protect from fire or theft. But one thing that Liberty offers to make them stand a part from the rest is their Lifetime Warranty. Liberty protects against both fire or attempted break-in. - read entire article -

A Safe History of Locks
Though the actual history of safes may not be very long, the main component and perhaps one of the most important parts of a safe has been, and that is the lock. It is hard to say when locks were first invented because there is not always a written history, and because of the materials used when locks were made, there are not very many still around today. However, there is evidence that many different civilizations developed locks independently of each other, among them being the Egyptians, Greeks, Chinese and Romans... - read entire article -

A Sentry Safe Protects my Documents and Data
The Sentry Safe company is committed to manufacturing products that are designed to safeguard a wide range of private and business items. Objects that need protection from both theft and the potential ravaging by the elements. Regardless of what needs protecting: documents, money, guns and ammo, data on hard drives, collectibles, or anything else that is important to you, this company has a product that will do the job. They test and prove the safes they sell, and no corners are cut to insure that you are getting exactly what you need, a safe place to secure valuables. - read entire article -

In Tough Economic Times, There is an Increase in the Sale of Sentry Safes
In the current financial crisis, many industries have suffered, but the safe industry has had a boon in sales. With the number of banks in trouble on the rise, people are taking some of their savings and the security of their valuables into their own hands by purchasing home security safes. - read entire article -

Everybody Loves the Mystique of a Wall Safe
Who doesn't like the idea of a wall safe? They are cool and fun. As a kid I used to dream about how to make special hiding places for things, both inside and out. It wasn't very sophisticated. Usually a little box or hollowed out tube of some sort would keep me happy. Of course, hide-and-go-seek was always my favorite game. As an adult, I still have a fascination with all things clandestine and sneaky. Secret codes, hidden compartments, bugs, top secret information, listening devices, that sort of thing. I guess the appeal of a wall safe comes from the excitement of knowing something that someone else doesn't. - read entire article -

Floor, In-Floor and Wall Safes: Which Style is Best for You?
Most people purchase a safe to protect personal valuables from fire or theft. Your circumstances, as well as personal preferences, determines your needs in what type of safe you need. There are a lot of safes out there, especially if you take into account all the small and portable safes. But when it comes to the larger home and gun safes, there are three main styles based upon where the safe is placed. Those three styles are floor, in-floor and wall safes. - read entire article -

A Large Variety of American Security Safes
American Security Safes is a leading US safe manufacturer, and makes a larger variety of types of safes than many of its competitors. There is obviously fire safes and burglary or security safes, but then there are the safes that are designed to serve a specific purpose. - read entire article -

AMSEC Safes has Come a Long Way in the Last 60 Years
American Security Products has been around since 1948, and is most commonly referred to as AMSEC. AMSEC safes was started by Glenn Hall. When he set up shop, he started with only a welder and a lathe. He wanted to build a strong safe, to build something that could withstand an attack from a modern day burglar. As burglars became smarter and more creative, it was important for safes to become more difficult to crack. Because of this, AMSEC has striven to be innovative in the security industry. - read entire article -

Internal Features of a Cannon Safe
A large gun safe, from the exterior, offers everything that you need to protect you guns, valuables, important documents, collectibles, heirlooms etc. For a long time, this is what safe manufacturing companies focused on, making a secure, fire resistant, water resistant product. Originally, they just came with an assortment of shelves. But as time progressed, companies began to focus on the interior layout as well as the actually structural features. Many innovative safe interiors have been developed, and one of these is the Tru Rack by Cannon Safe. - read entire article -

Cannon Safes and the 4 Things I love About Them
Cannon safes are simply the best safes available today. That's good because there is a real need to have a safe place to protect documents, jewelry, cash, guns, and other valuables at home these days. Whether you are looking for a traditional safe, a gun safe or a wall safe, Cannon has one that will be just what you need... - read entire article -

Two Small Words to Look for When Buying a Fire Safe
When shopping for a safe to protect your important documents and valuables from fire, it can sometimes be overwhelming when you look at all the various UL Fire ratings. But even if you do not understand all of the ratings and what the various numbers mean, you can still choose a basic fire safe to protect your belongings. There is just one little thing that you have to look for, and if you don't, you may really regret it. But before I tell you what that is, let’s take a look at when happens when you don't find these two small words on the label. - read entire article -

Is there Really such a thing as a Fireproof Safe?
You may be somewhat shocked to learn that there are actually no industry standards for testing and rating a fireproof safe. In fact, there may not even really be such a thing as a fully fireproof safe. Eventually, a hot enough fire, for a long enough period of time wins every time. Certainly, some safes are able to resist fire more than others, but each manufacturer has different processes and standards... - read entire article -

Floor Safes are Inherently More Secure
I have to admit that I have never been a burglar so I am just guessing here, but I would say that most burglars just aren't really that motivated to spend a whole lot of time in someone's house or place of business while ripping them off. They don't really want to spend a lot of time looking around for things like floor safes or other hidden safes. Nope, they prefer quick in and quick out. I'm sure most crooks don't mind a quick check behind the paintings, or in bookshelves, or behind cabinet doors. But beyond that, being in someone's house uninvited, with nefarious intention, just isn't a leisurely la-dee-da experience. So, using a floor safe increases the likelihood that a thief will not be successful just by the nature of the safe itself. - read entire article -

Liberty Gun Safes
Believe it or not, Liberty gun safes can help you live a happier, more stress-free life. If you are like millions of other hard working people across America, you know what it is like to work hard to try to improve you and your family's life. Working 40 hours a week is just the beginning for many people. It is not unusual for people to work upwards of 60 and even 80 hours per week. With that sort of effort and dedication you deserve to know that the valuables you keep at home are absolutely going to be protected from harm. - read entire article -

The Fatboy Liberty Safe
When I hear the words "Fat Boy", the first thing I think of is the Fat Boy Harley Davidson motorcycle. The next thing that comes to mind is Fat Boy ice cream sandwiches. A little research online also revealed the new alternative to the original bean bag which was developed in 1998 is called a Fat Boy. A little more looking around revealed a British DJ with the stage name of Fatboy Slim. And of course, a British movie that I enjoyed, "Run Fat Boy Run". As in most of these examples, the term Fat Boy is used to denote something that is bigger than normal. And so it is with the Liberty Safe FATBOY. - read entire article -

Keeping People and Things Safe at Home
Everybody has an intrinsic understanding of the value of being safe. Nobody wants harm or danger to come to their family, health or valuables. We hope for it, we work for it, we even pray for it. As a praying family, it is a common supplication at our house to ask that "no harm or danger" would befall us. Yep, safety is a big deal. Sometimes the things that happen to threaten us, or our things, occur through no fault of our own. Other times, there are things we could have done that would have kept us safe if only we had been just a bit more diligent. I thought a closer look at this would be worthwhile as a reminder, if nothing else. - read entire article -

Safes: 3 Major Historical Developments
If you have ever seen a Robin Hood movie (animated or not), you may have noticed that when Robin robbed from the Sheriff of Nottingham, the gold was often kept in a wood box that was bound with iron straps. These were called strong boxes, and are the precursor to modern day safes. It seems rather obvious that a wood box has limited security potential, and offers almost no protection against fire, but it wasn't until the late 1700's that we started seeing serious efforts in what would become modern day safes. Let's take a look at three of the these developments. - read entire article -

Sentry Safe Launches 24 New Safes
The Sentry Safe company was started in 1930 during the Great Depression by John Brush, Sr. and his brother-in-law Willard Punnett. When they started their small safe manufacturing shop, they had a basic formula, it was to produce "quality products at reasonable prices through innovative engineering". Using this philosophy, the company grew rapidly till they became the global presence they are today. Sentry boasts that they produce more safes, files, fire-resistant chests, security storage containers and gun safes than any other company in the world. - read entire article -

Sentry Safes Saved Us a lot of Hassle and Expense
Sentry Safes doesn't just say they make great safes. They actually do! The type of protection you have in mind might be against fire or water damage. Or maybe you are just after general security. Or maybe you want to install a cool wall safe. Everyone loves the idea of a hidden safe right? It doesn't matter what you are after, their extensive product lineup means that no matter what sort of safe you need to protect your valuable items and papers, you will be certain to find just the thing. In my case, having a Sentry Safes home safe has proven to be one of the best things I've ever purchased. - read entire article -

Top 7 Advantages of Wall Safes
There are many different types of safes available on the market today. Some examples are floor safes, gun safes, wall safes, deposit safes and fire safes. They all their advantages and are designed for specific purposes. Today lets take a look at wall safes and their top 7 advantages over other types of safes. - read entire article -

Who Makes the Best Gun Safe?
Who makes the best gun safe? This is a question that every manufacturer would love the opportunity to answer. And there is nothing wrong with having pride in what you make. Nor is there anything wrong with marketing and telling your story. The thing consumers are concerned about, however, is that when they dish out hard-earned money for a relatively expensive item like a gun safe, they want to be sure to be getting a real value, something with the quality and features they need, and at a reasonable price. - read entire article -

Browning Gun Safes Duo-Plus Storage System
When you look at the history of safes, there has been a lot of improvement over the years, but mostly by building upon the foundation that has historically been set. For example, Browning gun safes have concentrated on security by making sure that their safes are well constructed, that the doors can resist prying and that locking mechanisms are top notch. They have concentrated on fire protection by offering various thickness' of insulation to provide the amount of protection needed under different circumstances... - read entire article -

Gun Safe Accessories: What do You Need?
Now that you have the perfect gun safe to keep your firearms out of little hands or your collection safe from robbery, do you need any gun safe accessories? What type of accessories could you possibly need? Well, you never know until you see what is available, and then you find things that you simply cannot do without! - read entire article -

Home Safes: The Pros and Cons
Home safes come in many different shapes and sizes and serve many different purposes. The strengths and weaknesses, advantages and disadvantages, pros and cons, are a little difficult to define definitively because each owner will have a different reason for having one. In this article I offer the pros and cons from my perspective, as an owner of home safes. So let's get started. - read entire article -

Liberty Safes Live Up To Their Name
Every company name is important and Liberty Safes is no exception. If you've been looking at safes for very long at all you have heard of them and know that they are a world class company. But have you ever really considered the the meaning behind the name? Have you thought about how it is that Liberty Safes personifies their name? Most people don't take time to really consider what is in a name so I thought I'd take the chance to explore that a bit here. - read entire article -

What to Include in Your Wall Safe Checklist
Hopefully you considered what you were going to put in your wall safe before you purchased it to make sure that you got the one that suits you best. But now that your wall safe is smartly installed behind your favorite painting, it is time to get serious. Here is a checklist of possible things that you may want to keep secure from theft or damage, regardless of your original purpose behind the purchase. - read entire article -

New Products by Sentry Safe
The Sentry Safe company has been around since the 1930’s, and today, though they are now a global presence, they still strive to always abide by their founders ideals of quality, affordability and innovation. These three qualities were upheld this year with the introduction of two new product lines: a fire safe vault door and five depository security safes. - read entire article -

Sentry Safes Give Some Peace and Protection in Today's Tough Economic Times
Many people are purchasing Sentry Safes during these tough economic times to protect their cash and other valuables. But, some obvious questions arise. Do these safes actually do the job they are meant to? Usually this means, do they protect from fire? What sort of ratings are used on safes? Why should I use a safe at all? In this article I will point to some national trends and attempt to briefly address some of these questions. - read entire article -

Installing Wall Safes is Easy
In movies, it seems that only the wealthy have wall safes. But in today’s world, this is not so, anybody can have a wall safe for a variety of reasons. Some of these reasons include: they are extra secure since they are hidden, they are less conspicuous than other safes, they save floor space, they are easy to access, and they are easy to install. This last reason may not seem obvious to many people, but it really is not that difficult. Let’s take a look at the basic steps to install any wall safe in your home or office. - read entire article -

Sentry Safes Waterproof and Fire Resistant Hard Drive
Today we live in a digital world, and many of our important documents are stored and backed up on external hard drives. But if fire, flooding or other natural disasters occur, a hard drive offers very little protection from damage. Unless you have Sentry Safes Fire-Safe Waterproof Hard Drive. It boasts offering ETL Verified fire protection for 30 minutes up to 1550 degrees Fahrenheit, and is ETL Verified waterproof meaning that it is fully submersible in water for up to 24 hours. - read entire article -

Browning Safes Various Levels of Fire Protection
Browning is a company well known for their hunting and outdoor products. This includes items such as clothing, knives, lights, firearms and Browning safes to keep those firearms safe and out of the wrong hands. Not only are safes used to keep the firearms secure, they also protect from fire and other natural disasters. Sometimes it is difficult to understand the different fire ratings and how fire protection differs from one safe to another. Lets take a look at each safe and the fire protection that it offers. - read entire article -

Five Things to Look for in Fire Safes
There are different reasons why people purchase a safe today. Reasons range from theft protection for valuables to keeping items out of children's hands to protection from natural disasters and fire. A persons threat from many of these vary from low to high, but of them all, natural disasters and fire are no respecter of persons. Though fire can strike anybody at any time, there are some things that contribute to your amount of fire vulnerability. Lets take a look at that, as well as some things to look for in good fire safes. - read entire article -

Modern Safes Are Amazing
Contemporary safes are simply amazing in both design and function. They protect valuables from theft, fire, and even water damage. And while no safe is completely impervious to any harm whatsoever, most safes today offer an amazing level of protection. A lot has been written about what makes a good safe, what to look for when purchasing a safe, and many other topics related to safes. All of that is great because it makes consumers more aware, savvy and prepared to purchase exactly what they really need. - read entire article -

Liberty Safes Fire Protection Levels in their Different Model Safes
If you are in the market for a home safe, you probably already know that Liberty is one of the best manufacturers in the market today, and that there are a lot of different Liberty safes available. But just because you know you want a Liberty, how do you choose which one? Here is a quick look at their entire line of safes and what you get each time you step up to a more deluxe and expensive model. Right now we will just look at what you get in the way of fire protection, and will look at security and style upgrades another time. Just remember, each time you upgrade to a more deluxe series, you get all the qualities of the previous series, plus the upgrades. - read entire article -

Purchase Sentry Safes for the Right Reasons
Sentry safes are just one of the many top safe manufacturers in America today that are experiencing a dramatic increase in sales. The industry is experiencing a general increase in sales across the board, and many have attributed this to people's desire to gain some sense of control over their cash and other valuables. This may be the case, but I am not so sure that, what motivates people to buy, is always the best reason, especially when that reason comes from a place of fear or illusion. - read entire article -

What Makes Browning Safes the Best
Browning safes make a great investment. Whether it is to protect valuables from fire or theft, or to safely keep guns away from curious children, owning a safe is a great idea. And a beautifully handcrafted safe just looks fantastic. Contrary to what you may think, all safes are not created equal. Let's cut through it just a bit and discover just what it is about Browning safes that makes them one of the world-class leaders in the safe industry... - read entire article -

Not all Fireproof Gun Safes are Created Equal
Fireproof gun safes are something many people with guns are very interested in, and with good reason. Guns are expensive, potentially dangerous, and certainly deserving of being stored in a safe and appropriate location, like a fireproof safe. Before I get too far along here let me just make a comment about the idea that gun safes are fireproof. This term, "fireproof", is just a little misleading. Nothing is absolutely immune from the ravages of heat and fire if subjected to it intensely enough and for a long enough period of time... - read entire article -

A Sentry Fire Safe to Help you Avoid Total Destruction in a Fire
The weather turned cold the other week, so it was time to load up the wood burning stove to get some heat in the house. We have had a wood burning stove in the past, but not for about 12 years, so we have to get accustomed to maintaining a fire again. But, I love wood heat, so it is worth the effort. However, the wood stove also got me to thinking about safety issues as well. I know two people who had their home burn to the ground last year (neither due to a wood stove), and realize that fire is a danger to anyone... - read entire article -

Liberty Safes: How to Accept Delivery of Yours
Congratulations! You've done your due diligence, scoped out the many options available to you in the safe market and made a wise decision in purchasing one of the world-class Liberty Safes. I applaud your decision because Liberty makes not only beautiful safes that are proven to withstand the ravages of fire and theft, but also look amazing and have lots of internal features that truly make them one of the world's nicest safes. - read entire article -

Does my Fire Safe Offer Enough Protection?
We do not have a big, fancy, heavy duty fire safe to protect our valuables if something goes wrong and our house goes up in flames. All we have is a small security chest that can be easily grabbed in case of an emergency. Though small, it holds many of our important items. Things such as our social security cards, birth certificates, vehicle titles, our will and trust, our back up FireLite hard drive (which holds thousands of family photos), and a few personal items. - read entire article -

Fire Safes Protect from Fire and From Theft
Fire safes protect from fire. That's just what they do. At least that's what they are supposed to do. And most of them do a pretty decent job. They don't protect from fire for an endless length of time, however. They are designed to protect from heat for a reasonable amount of time. Studies have shown that the average house fire lasts around a half hour. That's about how long it takes for firemen to extinguish the fire, or for it to burn out. This is the length of time you can expect good fire safes to protect what is inside them. - read entire article -

Fire Proof Gun Safes can Bring you Peace of Mind
The main thing to know about fire proof gun safes is that they are only fire proof for a limited amount of time. They are not immune from the ravages of high heat for endless lengths of time. This may be just a technical distinction, but a useful one for consumers nonetheless. If you put enough heat in direct contact with a metal safe there will be a point beyond which the contents inside will not be protected. But that's okay. If a safe can protect your guns and other valuables until fire fighters can extinguish the fire, then you can consider your things protected. In that case, your safe did its job. - read entire article -

A Quick Look at how Safes Are Made
Safes are a reality in today's world. Unfortunately, things like safes and keys and locks are needed to protect people and things from those who would steal or otherwise do harm. Given this reality, most of us instinctively understand the need. But, we tend to take for granted that we can just buy a safe to suit our needs without really giving much thought to the efforts and processes behind bringing those safes to market. Lets take a look, albeit briefly, through a pretty amazing manufacturing process. Drum roll please: How safes are made. - read entire article -

Sentry Safes Help Uphold the Right to Bear Arms
Sentry Safes is an all American company, started in New York during the Great Depression, and still operates out of the area of the country. Not just their corporate offices, but also all of their manufacturing. To the very core, Sentry Safes is an American company, and they support American values. - read entire article -

Installing a Wall Safe is Easy
A wall safe it the stuff dreams are made of. What adult doesn't remember, as a kid at least, dreaming of secret hidden compartments to hold special treasures in, or a rotating fireplace (think Scooby Doo) that turns to reveal a secret room, or a sliding bookshelf that reveals a hidden passageway? - read entire article -

Sentry Safe Makes Four Different Types of Safes
Purchasing a safe is major decision and shouldn't be taken lightly. The first thing you need to do is to choose a reputable manufacturer that has a proven track record for making a strong and reliable product. There are many such companies in existence today, but one that I really like is Sentry Safe. They are a family owned company that has been around since the 1930's. They are globally recognized, but still operate out of their hometown of Rochester, NY. - read entire article -

Two Companies that Specialize in Security Boxes and Wall Safes
Regardless of what you need to keep secure, you can find a safe that will work for you. Safes come in a whole range of sizes, from small chests, to knee high floor safes, to narrow wall safes, to large gun safes, to security doors to secure an entire room. Only you know what you want to keep secure in order to make the best decision for you and your family. With such a wide range of safes available there are a lot of safe manufacturer's, some who make all types of safes, and others who specialize in niche markets. - read entire article -

Don't Mess with Liberty Safes Featuring Monster Mech
Some Liberty safes have a new feature called a Monster Mech, which Liberty label's a A Thief's worst nightmare. This made me wonder, what is Monster Mech and how does it work? Who would want one and why? Since we are in the market for a new safe, I decided to find out, because by answering these questions I could see if this feature is important for me to have in a safe. - read entire article -

Keeping People and Things Safe
Staying safe is something we all value and desire. We want it for ourselves, our country, our service men and women, our possessions, and for all our loved ones. Safety is a concept all people, everywhere, can relate to because all humans have an innate sense of preservation. When we do something dangerous, or even crazy, we have to set our sense of safety to the side for a time, but it is something we still cling to inside. That's why danger feels exciting to us. It's why our adrenaline starts pumping. We generally know when we aren't safe. - read entire article -

The Top 3 Best Places to Keep a Safe
Do you have a safe in your home? If so, where do you keep it? A safe is a great way to protect personal valuables, family heirlooms, important documents, collectibles and some extra cash. A good security safe can protect your valuables, but keeping it in a hidden or secure location can help to contribute to that security. After all, if a thief has to spend extra time finding your safe before they can rob it, that is less time they have trying to break into it. Time is not something that a thief has a lot of to spare; they need to be quick in order to be successful. Let's take a look at three of the best locations to place your safe. - read entire article -

A Home Safe Grows as You do
Let me share with you my experiences with a home safe. When I was first married over twenty years ago I didn't think about things like home safes, securing important papers and valuables, or anything else even closely related. I just concerned myself with life's more basic distractions, like working, eating, sleeping, and maybe catching a movie every once in a while. As I got older things started to change. Before I knew it I got to the point where I felt the need to secure a few things. - read entire article -

Floor Safes Protect Like Nothing Else
Home and office security means more than just locking the door at night, or when we go out. It means more than cameras, motion detectors, or security guards. Securing and protecting our valuable properties, goods, secrets, papers, and other valuables is obviously a multifaceted proposition. Some of those facets involve things like gun, wall, and floor safes. Safes make it possible for us to quickly and easily store and protect items that we want to protect from theft or damage. - read entire article -