

We submerged the safe for 45 hours, and the interior remained dry. The safe is ETL verified to stay waterproof when submerged in water for up to 72 hours. The SentrySafe HD4100 Fireproof Safe was the only safe to pass our water and fire tests. Pros: Passed our water submersion and fire tests, heavy, spacious, easy to use, affordableĬons: Not easy to bolt down, lock feels flimsy

Material: Hard plastic and fire insulation.The SentrySafe HD4100 Fireproof Safe is an excellent option if your primary concern is ensuring your valuables make it through a fire or flood. The safe isn't waterproof or fireproof, so you might want to keep your contents in fireproof document bags. Since the safe is so light and you can access the contents with blunt force, we recommend bolting the safe down in a covert spot with the four provided bolts. The thick dual deadbolts made bashing in the door a difficult task, but within three minutes, we got in using a 4-pound sledgehammer. Setup was simple, though it was hard to see the black battery cover and passcode reset button against the black interior. The Amazon Basics safe is easy to open using a three-to-eight-digit PIN or a key. Also, it doesn't offer fingerprint access, though, for $52 more, you can get a biometric version. However, it's not as durably constructed and was easier to break into during our testing. The Amazon Basics Steel Security Safe (Model 25EI) is 70% larger than our top pick and a third of the price. Pros: Cheap, easy to use, comes with four bolts for securing the safe, locks using two thick deadbolts, second-most challenging safe for us to break intoĬons: Not fireproof or waterproof, light weight makes it easier to steal if it's not bolted down
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You can set a four-to-eight-digit passcode. You can remove the plate on the door to access the keyhole, opened with a four-prong cross key. There are three ways to open the two motorized 20-millimeter steel deadbolts.

Several features set the Viking Security Safe VS-20BLX Mini Biometric Safe apart from the other models we tested. Pros: Sturdy construction, stores up to 32 fingerprints for biometric access, interior LED light, comes with bolts for securing the safe, beeps when the door is left unlockedĬons: Not fireproof or waterproof, light weight makes it easy to steal (if not bolted down) Interior dimensions: 12" x 7.75" x 6" (0.32 cubic feet).Lock type: Fingerprint, passcode, and key entry with motorized deadbolt.You can also bolt it down, making it more challenging for thieves to steal. The Viking Security Safe VS-20BLX Mini Biometric Safe was the hardest for us to bash open and comes with fingerprint access.
