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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Burgess, post: 4993997, member: 105098&quot;]Personally I think first step is security before starting again. A secure place to store your items that someone can&#039;t just walk off with.</p><p><br /></p><p>I chose a big, very big gun safe and mounted it into the foundation slab from the inside with huge screws. Plenty of room and only I know the code to get into it or where the key might be. And it would be hell for most folks to break into easily or quietly.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can do it however you like just avoid the metal cabinet types that are thin and seem cheap. The one I have locks like a vault&nbsp; with pins in all directions and is rated to withstand a house fire for an hour and a half. Depends on your collection really. A couple thousand dollars to protect my firearms and smaller collectibles and jewelry ect seemed like a good deal when everything is either irreplaceable or valuable that I have in there.</p><p>A lot has to do with the value of what you are trying to protect and the cost must be reasonable to that. </p><p><br /></p><p>I wouldn&#039;t let it discourage you, trust has been broken and I&#039;m sure your thinking &quot;why even bother&quot;.</p><p>Just in my opinion do what makes you happy and if you have to write something off as &quot;why even bother&quot; write off the criminals that stole from you instead.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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