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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;petro89, post: 1656274, member: 17048&quot;]There are a few things to consider.</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; Are you buying a storage item just to organize things, or are you worried about fire or theft as well?&nbsp; If it is just for storage and organization, anything is really fine.&nbsp; If it is for fire or theft you really will want to do some research into a nice safe so you have peace of mind.&nbsp; You also may want to consider a safe deposit box at a bank if you have really high-dollar items. </p><p><br /></p><p>2.&nbsp; You mentioned that you may be interested in a safe.&nbsp; Again,&nbsp; fire or theft or both?&nbsp; There are like a million to choose from.&nbsp; You do get what you pay for though.&nbsp; A nice heavy fire safe is a start and will set you back a couple hundred bucks.&nbsp; But I have seen one be broken in to by an expert in less than 5 minutes.&nbsp; A theft-deterrant safe will be much more but unless the crook has a posse a few men strong and a couple hours on their time you&#039;re probably OK.</p><p><br /></p><p>3.&nbsp; Whatever route you go, make sure you deal with the moisture issue!&nbsp; You can get packets of dessicant or silica gel for like 69 cents apiece and each packet protects like 2 cubic feet.&nbsp; You can recharge the packets after a few months by baking them so they are reusable too.&nbsp; Or just replace them every six months or so because they are so inexpensive.&nbsp; But any enclosed space whether it be a locker or safe or whatever will have practically zero airflow so moisture can be a major issue.&nbsp; Load up your safe with a few packs of silica gel and you should be fine.</p><p><br /></p><p>4.&nbsp; Buy BIG!&nbsp; If you think that a certain size safe or locker is &quot;big enough&quot;, you&#039;re wrong.&nbsp; Buy the next size up!&nbsp; Believe me, you won&#039;t regret it in the future.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have any other questions just send me a message or start a new thread and others can give you some more tips.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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