The Safe House -Protect Your Valuables and Your Family

23 April, 2010

When we think about safes we often picture stacks of cash, and big dials with lots of numbers on them, and banks being robbed. Okay, these are real and legitimate images and uses of safes. However, like most things in this modern era, the times they are a-changing, and safes are part of that revolution as well.

Fireproof safes are not new to the market. In fact, it was one of their first uses. Safes were made of very thick steel or iron, which made them perfect for protecting their content from damage or destruction in a fire.

Like so many consumer items these days, technology has touched the manufacturing of safes. In many instances the types of materials that are used to make today's safes has changed. Technology has allowed for stronger, thinner materials that are resistant to even higher heats than ever imagined, as well as the locking and unlocking mechanisms.

You can still buy a safe with one, two, or three dials just like you could back in the day. However, by today's standards they'd be considered anachronistic. Today it's all about biometrics. We're talking locking and unlocking mechanisms that work on eye print technology, or fingerprint technology, and even on voice recognition technology.

Many people who own firearms choose to keep them locked away in a gun safe when not in use. Gun safes have been around for a long time and if you've ever had to move one then you know for certain there are few things more solid.

Traditionally, they've come equipped with a dial mechanism that you turned left-right-left to open. This is pretty good security, but the moment someone has the combination that shouldn't, like the children in your home, the security of the safe has been breached. What can't be duplicated is your fingerprint or thumbprint. If you desire this level protection, there are many options available today.

The same is true for other types of safes. Whether you need one to store and protect important documents like passports, birth certificates, deeds, and wills, or want to safeguard valuables like jewelry, bearer bonds, cash, and artwork, you have many options available, including the use of any number of biometric locking and unlocking mechanisms.

Whether you have a safe or not in your house is a matter of preference and taste in most instances. Even with a safe or two in your house, a monitored home security burglar and fire alarm system is your first line of defense against losses from burglary, fire, or flood. Doing something about home security is better than nothing, but doing more is even better. Protect you, your family, and your home today.