Make an investment in yourself by keeping your documents safe and secure. Even though many of our important papers are digital, there are still travel documents, family history, precious photos, or other items that need to be preserved.
24 hours underwater
This safe can stay submerged underwater for a whole day. There are two locking mechanisms on this safe. Set your combination and the box closes with four strong bolts. It’s hard to pry open and is made from steel. It’s large enough to store your firearms, Joe DiMaggio signed baseball, precious gems, and travel documents. Not just waterproof, this safe can handle temperatures hotter than melting glass to 1,700 degrees F. If this storage box needs to make an escape, it can fall 15 feet and stay, well, safe.
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Great for a quick getaway
If you did need to remove your documents in a hurry, this fireproof and waterproof chest is the best choice. With a handle to make carrying easy (or choose the cabinet style), weighing just under 30 pounds, this portable safe box is a moderate size, but the perfect place to store paper and digital documentation. It can withstand fire for 30-minutes and keep papers dry even if they’ve been in the water for 100 hours. Get one for your RV, camper, boat, or for your college student.
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Best for sensitive papers and files
You can get special hanging files and folders for this safe. For those who like the privacy and confidence in having paper documents, this file folder is a fantastic option. Not just legal documents, but birth and marriage certificates. This fireproof and waterproof safe can handle 1550 degrees F for 30 minutes. It can keep your papers safe and dry even when underwater for three days.
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No power, no problem
With keyed entry always available, don’t worry about trying to open the safe without power. With almost a cubic foot of storage, this safe provides a great space to store your family photos, firearms, collectibles, jewelry, and more. The all-steel safe comes with four large bolts to secure this waterproof and fireproof safe to your office wall (with support of course) or your master bedroom closet floor. This solid black storage box doesn’t draw attention, so it’s less conspicuous.
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Just large enough
Small and heavy, this box is great for long, legal documents without folding. Since fire destroys millions of personal papers, portable hard drives, and flash drives, every year, the time to protect them is now. Heavy and durable, this 58-pound safe is a good option when you have long documents, but don’t have a lot of objects to store. Waterproof for two hours and fireproof for one hour, this safe has a handle to take with you in an emergency.
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Cyndi Mathews is a contributing writer to Florida Travel & Life, an online brand that inspires active, affluent travelers, providing them with insider information on discovering the best of Florida. Informative and engaging, the website showcases travel destinations, arts and cultural venues, vibrant dining scenes, recreational activities, the great outdoors and the revitalized real-estate market. Cyndi recently published her first book and enjoys traveling to Florida in her sailboat.
