Posted 10/08/2005 11:51 pm
Richard, a little over a year ago, I bought a small portable Sentry safe at Walmart. I figured since my home is towed behind my Jeep GC (I'm a fulltime RVer) and that I am vulnerable to three dangers on the road or wherever I'm parked, fire (highest risk), accident (medium risk) and theft (lower risk), I needed some protection for my coins and most valuable personal papers. Before I bought it, I researched online for small portable fire-resistant safes; Sentry came up at the top of most lists.
This safe is small, about 15" x 12" on the inside (holds my high value coins), but weighs about 40 lbs, and is built so solidly that I think a tank could drive over it without causing it damage. It's guaranteed to withstand fire temperatures (1500F IIRC) and water penetration for 1 1/2 hours (plenty of time for a trailer fire) although I have no plans to test this guarantee.
If nothing else, it gives me peace of mind since even if my home on wheels is destroyed, there is a very good chance that my coins will survive and that I won't be left with a melted glob of silver and other metal. Even though the safe could be carried away by a thief, the places to where I go are very low risk for theft, so I don't lose sleep over this weakness of the safe; in fact, I only keep it locked while I'm on the road.
While this is starting to sound like a testimonial for Sentry safes and I do, in fact, put my trust in the name, I think my point is that having this safe has given me a much higher level of confidence that if something happens, I will not have to start over nor will suffer a major financial loss.
This safe is small, about 15" x 12" on the inside (holds my high value coins), but weighs about 40 lbs, and is built so solidly that I think a tank could drive over it without causing it damage. It's guaranteed to withstand fire temperatures (1500F IIRC) and water penetration for 1 1/2 hours (plenty of time for a trailer fire) although I have no plans to test this guarantee.
If nothing else, it gives me peace of mind since even if my home on wheels is destroyed, there is a very good chance that my coins will survive and that I won't be left with a melted glob of silver and other metal. Even though the safe could be carried away by a thief, the places to where I go are very low risk for theft, so I don't lose sleep over this weakness of the safe; in fact, I only keep it locked while I'm on the road.
While this is starting to sound like a testimonial for Sentry safes and I do, in fact, put my trust in the name, I think my point is that having this safe has given me a much higher level of confidence that if something happens, I will not have to start over nor will suffer a major financial loss.
