Fire Storage

But then I cant look at all my silver whenever I want to. :) Congrats on your next post!

Alot of good advice, especially from Glenn.

I'm not a fan of the safe deposit box for these reasons:

1) You don't have access to the box at all hours
2) Bank mistakes happen where they mix up paperwork and sell off the contents of the box
3) Goes back to #1, in a bank holiday you have no way to get your items

As far as the portable Sentry safe with the handle, I like the 1160 model. I have found them as cheap as $10 used at garage sales, or I think they retail new somewhere in the $40-50 range.

Why not a good full sized anti-theft safe with those Sentry lock box safes with water and fire protection inside the large one. I'd imagine the heavier the better.

As my puppy pointed out, small Sentry safes are not water proof.

I keep my good stuff at the bank. I hide my less good stuff. I keep my important photos etc. in a very cost effective and secure 600 lb. fire proof file cabinet. Works for me. The fire proofing is way better than a safe and no one is walking off with it.

You have to be very careful with fire safes. The safes are filled with lava rock. If you actually have a fire, the fire safe keeps things cool, in part, by the lava rock giving off moisture, which will make the contents wet. Anything important should be sealed inside the safe in watertight containers.