Looking for advice on small fire safes
Posted by CaliRefugeeinTN@reddit | preppers | View on Reddit | 4 comments
Looking for something to keep a couple hard drives and a few documents in. Mostly because I want something easy to grab in case of fire or evacuation. Don’t need anything huge, looking at maybe a dozen papers and 2 usb he’s and 2 flash drives.
Want something resistant to fire for a while (had 2 different homes near us burn down in the middle of the night), and waterproof is a bonus but not a deal breaker if it isn’t. Anyone have any good recommendations?
RottenRott69@reddit
Harbor freight has these.
RottenRott69@reddit
redduif@reddit
True fires safes especially media rated aren't portable.
They use things like sand. They are also rarely waterproof, just water-resistant.
Since it sounds like you want to store it at home, but be able to take it, I'd put it in a pelican case, lined with carbonfiber material like some welding cloths, maybe even the pouches they sell for documents but be aware it's quality stuff and doesn't melt on your precious items.
And then build a fire safe cabinet or box, something lined with gypsum board for example.
It appears the manual valves on the cases are better waterproof than the automatic ones but if doubled in pouches inside it should be the same.
It's not perfect but I'm not sure perfect is possible for this ...
Jolopy4099@reddit
Most are rated for an amount of time before failing. You can put whatever your protecting inside fire bags inside the safe to help more. I've also seen people build enclosures around a safe using 5/8s fire rated plywood to add an air layer between the safe and drywall.