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Sentry Firesafe
Why Owning A Security Safe Is Not Enough!
Owning a security safe is a great way to protect your valuables. You finally feel that you have the peace of mind that comes knowing you can stash cash, jewelry, electronics, firearms, and other memorabilia in one secure location and help reduce your risk of theft.
But is that really enough? - No!
Surprisingly most people who buy safes feel that they've done their part in protecting their valuables. What they fail to realize that buying the safe is only have the solution. Protecting your safe from theft itself is often overlooked by the majority of new safe owners.
Here are a few tips from The Safe Loft on how to keep your safe protected.
Mount it. Most safes come with some sort of anchoring hardware to help mount your safe securely to a floor. These bolts are generally capable of being drilled into concrete or wooden floors and do a fantastic job of helping to anchor your safe. Most new owners don't spend the extra time to secure their safe which is a shame. If your safe weighs less than 150lbs, you've put your valuables at risk by putting them in one small place for a thief to walk off with all of them at once! Anchor your safe properly at all times. If you're unable to mount the safe directly to a floor or wall, consider mounting it inside of a dresser or armoire as the wood may be easier to secure the safe into.
Hide it. Many burglars often look for safes in the most obvious places. Most safe owners put their safe in their closets making them an easy target. Consider putting your safe in a hidden crawlspace, an attack, or garage. By keeping it out of sight, your risks of theft are greatly reduced.
Disguise it. Many safes are often disguised when they are in plane sight. If your safe is in a garage, throw an empty cardboard box over it so it looks like an old box. If it's your living room, consider putting it inside a trunk, or under a piece of furniture. By keeping it out sight, potential thieves will most likely not even see it. If disguising a safe seems to difficult, consider buying a wall safe or a floor safe that can be securely mounted and hidden behind a picture or under a rug.
Make a decoy. One of the best ways to hide your valuables is to put them in plain sight. Okay, so maybe not your real valuables, but here's a great tip. Purchase a cheap small closet safe and throw some items in there. Maybe an old cell phone, a broken ipod, fake documents. Then hide the real valuables in a more secure safe elsewhere in your home. If a burglar think they found your stash in the small cheap safe, they may run off satisfied without ever realizing that the missed out on the rest. By decoying your safe with a small obvious safe, you can help eliminate the risk of theft.
These are just a few of the suggestions you can follow if you're looking to buy a safe. By following these steps and even making a few of your own, you'll be sure to keep your valuables safe and secure for years to come.
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Is it okay to operate an external hard drive inside a fire safe?
Hello everyone. I've devised something I think I am proud of but want to make sure this will be okay.
I have a Western Digital MyBook external USB backup drive, 250G. for my piece of mind about fires, thefts, etc, I placed the entire unit inside of a 7x12 office firesafe (Sentry 1100), which is itself bolted to the wall of my office. The lid closes fine over the wires, so the device operates normally from inside of the locked safe. Also, I have an external thermometer so that I can keep an eye on the air temperature inside of the box, and it usually hovers at 80-85F, depending on how hard I actually use the drive.
Anyone see any hazards that I'm missing?
No, you should be fine. If the drive was double the size with a tendency to heat up, i might worry a little, but for a drive that small you should be fine. Either way, it's in a fire-proof box 
Hope this helps,
T. Smith
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