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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Smitty, post: 1341665, member: 35044&quot;]Thanks for all the replies so far.</p><p><br /></p><p>I probably should expand on my situation.</p><p><br /></p><p>The new safe would be bolted down just like the old one is.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, large safes are out for a couple of reasons: <ol> <li>I don&#039;t have the room.</li> <li>I don&#039;t want to pay a mover $400+ to move it (twice) when I remodel my house in the not-too-distant future.</li> </ol><p>There&#039;s a third possible reason also.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m debating whether to put the safe in a closet or in the attic. Not only does the house have about eight steps to get in the front door, but the attic staircase is another dozen steps.</p><p><br /></p><p>The pros of putting it in the attic are; <ol> <li>It&#039;s MUCH easier to hide.</li> <li>A thief won&#039;t likely look for valuables in an attic as much as in the main living area</li> <li>They won&#039;t want to be cornered in a much less accessible area of the house for any length of time.</li> </ol><p>The cons are; <ol> <li>Fire burns up.</li> <li>The safe would have a longer distance to fall if the floor burned through</li> <li>I&#039;d have to haul it up those steps.</li> <li>I need to find out if the attic&#039;s more drastic temperature range and changes would affect the coins.</li> <li>My stash would be harder to get to if I had to exit the house in a hurry.</li> </ol><p>I&#039;m drawn to the B-rated safes because they have 1/2&quot; steel plate in the door, 1/4&quot; for the body, bigger bolts, and many have a re-locker. I&#039;m reluctant, but willing to go to the $700 range (delivered if necessary). I&#039;d much prefer to stay under $500. My current 1.2 cubic feet safe is plenty big enough for what I would expect to accumulate in the future, so I don&#039;t really need any bigger.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m more interested in burglary protection than fire. A media container inside a good burglary-resistant safe will take care of the fire part. When I&#039;m home the safe will be protected by Smitty&amp;Wesson <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, I&#039;ve watched a bunch of the YouTube videos. I especially enjoyed the one where the guy opened the safe with a potato <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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