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Message:: [QUOTE="benveniste, post: 2678176, member: 25547"]1.  I don't discuss my security setup in public.  Neither should you. 2.  If a safe can be hauled in by a couple of people with some basic gear, it can be hauled out the same way.  IMO, you need a pretty good reason not to secure your safe, but such reasons do exist.  For example, in quite a few rural and suburban areas, flooding is more of a risk than fire or theft, so it may be desirable to have the safe on an upper floor. 3.  Pretty much anything that can out gas can be problematic.  That includes many printed documents, soft plastics, and pretty much anything related to firearms. 4.  Be sure you know what you are trying to protect against and what you are buying.  For example, if you're only storing precious metals, you may not need as much fire protection as for other purposes.  Many of the "safes" sold in retail outlets are sufficient to convince "smash and grab" artists to look elsewhere, but for more serious opposition only serve to say "good stuff here."  Give some thought to the type of lock you want -- Electronic Keypads, Mechanical dials, Biometrics and even keys each have their advantages and disadvantages. Finally, don't take security advice from random internet posters.  You should assume I am a random internet poster.[/QUOTE]