It’s also beneficial to shop for a safe that’s been vetted by UL and Intertek - two agencies that regularly test and certify safes. Water-resistant isn’t as important as fire resistance unless you live in an area that’s prone to flooding. For these ratings, we recommend at minimum a TL-15-rated safe, which means the safe can withstand an attack for at least 15 minutes using common tools. You should also consider a safe’s burglary rating and waterproof rating. We recommend a safe that offers 30 minutes of fire protection, minimum. According to the National Fire Protection Association, there is a one in four chance of experiencing a household fire large enough to warrant calling the fire department, so a safe’s fire-resistance rating is an incredibly important factor to consider. There are several safe ratings that are worth paying attention to. Although biometric and digital keypad-equipped safes like our best overall home safe, the Sanctuary SA-PLAT3-DP, are easier and faster to open, one downside is you’ll have to replace their batteries regularly. However, safes that come with a key come with the risk that the key could be misplaced or stolen and may fall into the wrong hands.Ī combination or passcode is something that you or a trusted person can remember without writing it down. Many security experts consider this to be an advantage, since there isn’t a possibility for an electronic outage or failure like a digital or biometric lock can experience. More traditional safes - like the Steelwater AMSWFB-685 - use a key or dial to open them. The way to open a safe door varies just as much as the size of the safe itself.
It’s almost always cheaper to buy a larger capacity safe than it would be to buy an extra safe later on down the line, so we recommend buying something larger than what you currently need so you have “room to grow.” Of course, you need to ensure you have room in your home to store the safe, too. This is expressed in cubic feet, and you can calculate it by multiplying the height, width, and depth of a safe’s interior and dividing that total by 1,728. To gauge how large of a safe you need, we recommend paying attention to the safes’ internal sizes. Small items like passports, hard drives, and jewelry won’t take up much space, but if you have several collectibles and documents like birth certificates, life insurance policies, savings bonds, and tax returns, you’ll quickly realize how fast your safe fills up.
The first thing to consider is the size of the items you plan to store.
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