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ftw13 wrote:thats why you bolt them into the floor

If you can catch them to bolt them to the floor, I can think of a lot more practical things to do to them.


Oh, you meant the safes...

Keith B wrote:While I agree you should buy a decent and well built safe, I call shenanigans on the video and think they doctored the safe to be able to get into it easier.

The whole situation was doctored: first, safes are placed against walls, so they wouldn't have been able to push it over and get the extra leverage; second, most people don't have their safe in a large empty room. Look at how much space they needed to work on the safe.

The most obvious is that Charlie Crackhead and his buddies aren't that organized and dedicated; those guys had a lot more in the way of tooling than the typical burglar, and a lot more cooperation.

IMO, the best setup I've seen was a safe behind a false wall in an under-the-stairs closet. It was set in such a way that the closet walls were right up against the safe, and the closet itself had a separate alarm circuit.

Personally, I'm just in the process of hardening a closet bit by bit. Already have the electronic combination deadbolt on the door, (the backup key is locked up elsewhere, so not available for my daughter to find, and no keys to look for when something is needed) planning to reinforce the door, then sheath the walls with 3/4" plywood. Not sledgehammer proof, but it can't be carried off either. Since the door opens out, strengthening it against a kick-in is simpler, and captive-pin or other anti-tamper hinges are on the list.