Security

Thanks for the replies,

DutchmenSport - No way to anchor it to floor. Small motorhome and below closet (the only place safe fits) is the water heater)

toed toes - May do that thumb drive but already have them in dropbox and
My phone and computer both need a PW to gain access. Can’t secure this safe to floor where it fits.

The safe is fire and waterproof UL listed by Sentry. Can’t find the papers on it right now to see how long it will survive. But will look.

Since I can’t secure safe, key will be taped to it. Either that or buy a smaller safe? This still seems like the best choice cause otherwise they will steal the safe too!

Thanks all,

Bob

"I bought a safe to keep important papers in..."

What "important papers" are you carrying with you? Other than the usual in my wallet, the TV and TT registrations and insurance cards in the TV and my passport for leaving the country, I've never needed important papers.

I agree with Dutchman Sport. I bought a small safe a couple of years ago and thru bolted {quarter inch bolts with large ss flat washers and double locking nuts} it into the bottom of the closet. A thief could probably get it out but that would require more time, tools and noise than most snatch and grab thieves have at their disposal. If they want it that bad... have at it.

My safe, like many operate with a battery powered keypad but also has backup - key operated access. The key lives on each of our RV sets of keys and as long as the batteries are fresh we can always quickly/easily access the contents {among other things I keep my gun in the safe}.

Leaving a key defeats the purpose of having a safe in the first place. Unless your safe is fire rated for 30 minutes and not many small {inexpensive}, safes are, the contents will be toast in a hot RV fire. My large safe at home has a 30 minute rating and in our community the fire department has a less than 5 minute response time. Out on the road or in a campsite you will likely see your whole rig turned into toast before the first responders arrive.

If you are worried about having account numbers compromised you can easily disguise them. Add a few random numbers, something that you can easily remember, at the beginning/end of the real number and run them all together. Be creative and no one will ever figure out your actual account/ss/medical record numbers.

As always.... Opinions and YMMV

:C

Scan or photograph your SS card, passport, credit cards, etc. Put the scans and account numbers on an encrypted thumb drive. Keep that with you at all times. This way if your "home" is destroyed, stolen, etc., you'll have numbers, etc. (copy both sides so you have phone numbers for the credit cards).

For the hard copies, keep them in the safe. Don't tape the key to the safe, keep one with you and give the spare to your niece for safekeeping. If you lose yours, you can have her mail the spare (or make a copy of the spare and send that).

As Dutchman suggests, find a way to secure the safe to the floor (preferably to the metal frame).

Put everything in the safe and hide your key. Better yet, keep it in your billfold. Make sure you have a spare hidden elsewhere.

If possible find a way to anchor the safe to the floor.