Are you living in a 1 or 2 bedroom apartment? If so, space is tight, right? Even in a small condo or house, space can be extremely limited, but this doesn't mean you have to do without the essentials, such as home safes or gun safes that can protect your valuables from theft, fire, and accidental shootings!
Why you need a home or gun safe
Home safes range in all sizes and shapes, but the majority of them will provide enough space to store your passports, birth certificates, bank information, jewelry, cash, a hand gun or two, and other essentials. If space is sparse, then you should try a wall safe, micro vault, or portable mini safe:
Wall safes typically have well-situated shelving, interior lighting options, and thick-plated steel doors. But the best part about these little babies is that they can be installed on most any wall or in any wall recess without taking up floor space. Also, most wall safes are designed to blend in so they're less noticeable.
Micro vaults come in a variety of small sizes depending on your needs and can be easily stored beneath your bed, in a dresser drawer, or in your car. Typically they are larger than wall safes, but again this can vary. These days, micro vaults offer biometric fingerprint recognition which uses a new gun safe technology to identify your fingerprints as you type in your programed code.
Portable mini safes are great because they are both portable and mini. You want something like this if you travel a lot and would rather keep your valuables on hand with you (say in your car, RV, or hotel room). Most portable safes come with security cables so that you can secure your valuables easily.Other key features
Home and gun safes come with all sorts of safety features and so when shopping around for one figure out what your needs are. Fireproof safety options can be a very good thing if your house or office suddenly goes up in flames. Hopefully this will never happen, but it's nice to know that your valuables can be protected even in a situation like this.
One feature you want to have no matter what is a safe that is made of high-gauge steel. If you buy one that is not your safe can be opened with simple tools, like a hammer. This can give everyone access including kids, buglers, and curious teenagers. Also, check out the manufacturer and make sure that they don't have a reputation for defective equipment.
