Installed a Safe

[dogsgocamping]

Installed a safe under our love seat. You never know what kind of stuff you might want to secure.

The company that makes it is Monstervault. I have no affiliation with this company other having purchased this one item from them.

[MC9]

You never know when someone will take your bedding...

[Ford Idaho]

Just a touch on the overly large side for my needs, but if it works for ya then all is cool.

Just for grins what is the weight and what will you do to counter balance it when it is loaded up?

[dogsgocamping]

Weighs about 140lbs. Needs to be bolted down on the back or it will tip. Was really easy to setup. I used some elevator bolts like the ones FR used to hold down to love seat.

[blsst16]

I must be too trusting. I leave my laptop, the kindle, the iPad etc all in our hybrid.

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[dogsgocamping]

We are very trusting too but are planning on full timing and will have some things that would normally be left secured at home with us. Those items I would be uncomfortable leaving easily accessed. I have never had any problem with items left in our rigs. I just want to remove temptation and this seems like a good way for me to worry a little less. Besides, out of sight, out of mind (but with a good lock!)

[blsst16]

Yeah I can imagine if I was full timing, I'd have some things I wanted secured.

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[HONDAMAN174]

Take a look at consolevault.com for a smaller safe for your tow vehicle. Great fit and quality. Have one for Clifford and lets us be at ease when we can't take out *ahem* toys with us.


2014 Stealth Evo 2850 "Woodstock"
2011 Toyota Tundra Rock Crawler TRD 5.7 "Clifford"

[Forbes]

Is it fire rated? Have a smaller unit in our 5th wheel but never know when you might want to take something longer and insure its locked up.

[dogsgocamping]

consolevault.com has some cool stuff. Thanks for the link!


It is “fire resistant” 100% steel but no insulation. (from their website)

[Ray and Steph]

Ray installed a small safe from Harbor Freight about six months ago. It is the same type as you sometimes have in hotel rooms. Less than $50 and it lets us secure our small electronics and other valuables. Not very hard to install and we like knowing that even if Piper didn't lick the intruder to death before they found it, it would slow the thieves down some.

[Oaklevel]

We must be too trusting........as well....... Rarely even lock our doors, if they want it they can have it ....... Just my opinion to a thief a safe just means there must be something inside worth stealing so why not just take the whole thing........

[dogsgocamping]

[Filthy Beast]

We have a safe from Protech that holds what we need and has a 15 minute fire rating.

[Ray and Steph]

[QUOTE=Oaklevel;706471] We must be too trusting........as well....... Rarely even lock our doors, if they want it they can have it ....... Just my opinion to a thief a safe just means there must be something inside worth stealing so why not just take the whole thing........




...And that is why we also use a Tri-Max Hitch Lock. We know people whose trailers have been stolen by those who have just pulled up and used a small ball or a spike to make a quick get-away. Ounce of prevention rather than a pound of regret, so to speak.

[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by Oaklevel

We must be too trusting........as well....... Rarely even lock our doors, if they want it they can have it ....... Just my opinion to a thief a safe just means there must be something inside worth stealing so why not just take the whole thing...

My sentiments exactly except we do lock the door when we leave.

[Kaadk]

We're not diligent about locking the trailer up if we're just going with the kids down to the playground, or up to the store or something. We're usually in close enough ear shot that the dogs will let us know if anybody's around.

But I absolutely make sure everything's on lock down if we ever leave the park.

To the OP, our home safe only contains the items I don't want to burn, like the kids birth certificates or our marriage certificate. Even accounting for going full time, I can't think of what you'd need a safe that big for.

But hey, at only 140lbs, it's not like it's necessarily bulky. If fits nicely under the love seat and as you said it's an out of sight, out of mind thing. Nice install.