There have been a number of threads about securing your home while away on a trip. My question is what do you do about securing your important documents like income tax records, bank statements, and anything that my contain lots of important info that someone could use to steal your identity. For example, we are supposed to keep everything associated with our income taxes for 7 years (at least). To hold my 7 years of records I use two large file boxes so I can't put them in my safe deposit box at the bank. I have been asking my son to keep them at his house while we are away. What do you do? BTW, we have a lockbox bolted in our TT that we keep things in while on the road.

I am more worried about problems on the road than about this stuff.I do not do anything special

Buy a fire safe. I have one like this http://www.libertysafe.com/build_review.php.It's fire rated for 60 minutes which should be plenty if you live in a decent size city with a quick fire department. I have 4 large lag bolts into my floor joists. It's a heavy safe and has a digital keypad with a key override. Made in the USA with a lifetime warranty. Can't beat that. I bought mine at Lowes but I don't think they sell them anymore.

What do you do with them when you are:At work?At friends?Out for the evening?At the park/lake/day trip?Nothing......

My question is what do you do about securing your important documents like income tax records, bank statements, and anything that my contain lots of important info that someone could use to steal your identity. I carry 2 credit cards in case one gets locked down. And a list of phone numbers in case phone become lost or stolen. Not that concerned about ID theft as every few would want to become me

Have you check the crime rate n NM??? It's higher than being in YOUR RV> I don't worry about stuff like other people. S happens. JMO

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Crazy_Ray
Explorer
Nov 21, 2014
Have you check the crime rate n NM??? It's higher than being in YOUR RV> I don't worry about stuff like other people. S happens. JMO
path1
Explorer
Nov 21, 2014
My question is what do you do about securing your important documents like income tax records, bank statements, and anything that my contain lots of important info that someone could use to steal your identity.

I carry 2 credit cards in case one gets locked down. And a list of phone numbers in case phone become lost or stolen.

Not that concerned about ID theft as every few would want to become me
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Nov 21, 2014
What do you do with them when you are:
At work?
At friends?
Out for the evening?
At the park/lake/day trip?

Nothing......
is_it_friday_ye
Explorer
Nov 21, 2014
Buy a fire safe. I have one like this http://www.libertysafe.com/build_review.php.

It's fire rated for 60 minutes which should be plenty if you live in a decent size city with a quick fire department. I have 4 large lag bolts into my floor joists. It's a heavy safe and has a digital keypad with a key override. Made in the USA with a lifetime warranty. Can't beat that. I bought mine at Lowes but I don't think they sell them anymore.
rr2254545
Explorer
Nov 21, 2014
I am more worried about problems on the road than about this stuff.

I do not do anything special

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