OT - Really???
 

Wouldn't want to help carry one of those into a fourth story apartment...

I can envision something like this occuring:

Ralph: "Man, my aching back. Gimme a shot and a beer."
Bartender Ed: "What's up?"
Ralph: "You know that really rich guy on 7th Street?"
Ed: "Yeah, what about him?"
Ralph: "I had to install one of our bed safes in his house today. That son of a b***h safe must've weighed 500 pounds"

And who else might be listening?

My $0.02

Mike

The problem with this is that EVERYONE checks between the mattresses when they are robbing a house lol

I know, right? That's one of the first places I always check.

- C.

:confused:

Definitely...odd. Now, I can see this being useful if A: You like to be prepared for those "oh s**t" situations whenever you're in bed or idling on the couch, and need that certain bit of firepower, a bug-out bag, emergency/first-aid kit, money to bribe somebody, whatever RIGHT NOW (just make sure you didn't lose the key or safe combination, LOL) and/or B: You just want an additional safe without taking up space elsewhere in the house/apartment to hold a few extra things under lock and key.

But if you're actually trying to hide something? Yeah, come on, thieves are always going to check couches and under beds and such if they have even a moderate amount of intelligence, people always like to throw things in there.

Did you fellows notice what the family had hidden in their safe?

Gold Coins... OK, makes sense
Silver Coins... Likewise
2 weeks food... Yeah, I can see that
$25,000 cash... WOW
4 Rolex watches... Trading value maybe?
but the kicker as far as I saw

36 (!!) hand guns
27 (!!) rifles
5000 rounds of ammo

I mean, REALLY DUDE???

Hopefully the hand guns are all of the same caliber. Or a VERY few optional calibers. Same with the rifles.

Let's say, for argument sakes, 18 .357 magnums and 18 9mm for the hand guns, for the rifles, 9 .22, 9 30-30 and 9 12 ga.

That boils down to 1250 rounds of .357 or .38.....that is approx 69 rnds/gun
1250 rounds of 9mm..... same result
900 rounds of .22 ..... 100 rnds/gun
800 rounds of 30-30.....approx 88 rnds/gun
800 rounds of 12 ga..... same

Not bad for the first few weeks of "SHTF", but after that???

IF it were me, fewer guns, maybe 3 of each, more ammo, more food. How about first aid kits? Extra clothing? Etc.....

My $0.02

Mike

Lots of guns might be for spare parts?

Easier to, oh, I don't know, just stock spare parts (and magazines). If you go through more than one barrel, you are officially having a bad apocalypse.

- C.

I agree. That is why I choose 3 of each. In the bedsafe ad, there is an adult male, an adult female, and 2 minor children. This gives each adult one of each caliber I mentioned above, with one spare. This is why I wanted more ammo, food, etc.

My $0.02

Mike

Also in the bedsafe ad, did you all watch the videos?

The inventor of the bedsafe not only is a prepper (Not a bad thing in and of itself) but had professional security consultants!!!???!!!

SOOOOO.....

IF SHTF, the consultants KNOW that this guy has X+Y+W+Q stored at his house. He is there by himself. So BANG.....he's gone and the "consultants" are the richer for the experience.

My $0.02

Mike

The same problem with using any outside aid for a panic room or SHTF shelter,"hey, remember that job we did last year.....".