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I’m not saying that it isn’t worth it to have waterproofing if you can get it at a reasonable price, but what is the price? I don’t believe that either my old safe or my current one are water “proof”, although they will certainly keep a firehose from penetrating the safe. My bigger worry is fire-resistance, as I keep more than just guns in the safe. Also, I believe that some fireproofing is the result of the seal in the door swelling under heat, and therefore keeping the heat from penetrating the safe for longer. But if heat causes the seal to swell, then lack of heat means that the seal is less resistant to water. But exactly NO safes are 100% fire-proof. They are fire resistant, and that resistance is limited by time. The better the safe, the longer it will resist temperature rising inside the safe to the point where it will damage/destroy the contents.....but eventually they will ALL fail. A better safe will give you presumably long enough fire resistance to protect your belongings until the fire department can get there and knock down the flames around the safe.

If you’re genuinely worried about flooding, why not pour an elevated slab or stack up some cinderblocks or bricks to a height that will provide a platform above any likelihood of flooding, and simply place the safe on the platform? You could also point out to your wife that a gunsafe in a shed out back is far more likely to become an armory for the local criminal elements than a gunsafe strategically placed inside the home......so inside the home would actually be safer? My guess is that the very first time she suggests that you retrieve the shotgun from the shed out back and realizes that will get you killed even faster than staying inside, she might change her tune.

So in addition to my guns, my safe also contains things like my NFA trust papers, emergency supply of paper money and silver bars/coins, etc. I live in a geographical area where, if flooding affects my home, we’re talking an Old-Testament biblical event, and literally nothing will matter any longer. Fire is a much more likely concern. The same is true about the neighborhood I’ll be moving to in about 3 weeks from now.