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Every safe manufacturer will have a different method of telling you that their safe is the best and most secure out there. That doesn’t mean that you should trust the first safe manufacturer you come across. It’s wise to shop around and compare different manufacturers for your next safe purchase.

But how do you go about comparing different manufacturers for your safe?  Also, are you only looking for new safes or are you interested in the used safe market as well?

The first thing you should do is do a comparison on some of the most fundamental features you need in a safe. While some safe manufacturers may make some outrageous claims about the safety of their safes by making their own ratings, these fundamental features boil it down to basics: what features do you really need to look at when shopping?

Size and Dimension

We’re not only talking about outer measurements and dimensions, but also the inner dimensions of the safe, which are just as important – if not more so.

Inner dimensions determine how much stuff you’ll be able to fit in the safe, so you always may want to consider the interior cubic capacity of the safe. Some manufacturers, unfortunately, do not provide this information, so looking at the information they provide you regarding outer dimensions will have to be the next best thing.

Weight

A safes ability to protect from fire and theft comes not only from inner insulation for reinforced steel plating, but from the safe’s weight.

A heavy safe will likely be insulated with fire-resistant materials. Take note of whether the manufacturer’s safe insulation are made from fireboard, which is a light-weight material that actually doesn’t protect it well from fire. On the other hand, poured concrete will protect very well from fire.

You’ll find that the best fire and burglary safes are the ones that weigh the heaviest – many times heavier than safes that use only fireboard.

Thickness of the Steel

Yet another important consideration. The higher the number in this case, the more protection you get. The general rule here is anything that has steel walls that measure one-quarter of an inch thick or more, or has steel doors with a half-inch thick steel reinforcement or more, will be a fairly secure safe.

A safe could be heavy, but it doesn’t mean its all steel. Find out how much of the safe’s weight is contributed by the steel, as opposed to any cheaper composite material.

So you’ve decided that you want to buy a safe. By now, you’ve mulled it over and decided that the valuables you wish to protect is worth the expense of a high security safe.

First, you should decide which kind of safe you need- you can always consider AMSEC Safes as they are a great option. There are lots of different safes and some vital differences between them. The style of safe you buy depends on several factors:

• What you will be storing in them
• How big the items are that you plan to store
• Where you will put it
• How often you will need to access the safe

After you’ve done your research and decided which kind of safe is best for your valuables, it helps to do even more research and learn some of the common industry lingo for safes. Also research how safes are rated and consider what kind of security your valuables really need. For example, if you’re using a safe mainly to store papers, than fire protection should be your first priority; in a house fire, the steel of the safe will get hot enough to burn through papers if not properly enforced with fire protection.

After knowing enough about the kind of safe you want, make a list of what you need out of your safe. From safety ratings to fire protection or kinds of locks, you should be able to list your priorities in your safe.

After knowing exactly what you need out of your safe, it’s time to go shopping. Compare safe manufacturers and see if they can fulfill your safe requirements. This can be, unfortunately, the most time consuming part of the process, as many manufacturers may not provide as much information as to their ability to protect, and may even use their own terminology and industry lingo that may confuse you. The general rule, then, is that a good safe should have at least one-quarter inch steel body with a half-inch steel door, or more. If you settle for anything less just because of budget concerns, you’ll have a far less secure safe on your hands and could be throwing a lot of money away on a product that may not even do half the job of protecting your valuables.

Once you’ve chosen the right manufacturer to choose from, it will be about time to make a wise and measured decision on what safe to get. If you want the absolute best safe that customers in the US Market buy- you can consider looking into TRTL30x6 Safes but they do get rather pricey for even the smallest ones.