Just a friendly reminder for those of you that have a battery operated bed side safe. I just did my weekly test and it didn't open because the battery was too low. I switched the battery and it works great again.
Posted Feb 17, 2013, 5:54 AM UTC
How long have you had the safe? Just wondering when I should preventively change my batteries. (Too poor right now to afford better safe)
The safe/battery is about 9 months old.
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NiCd or NiMH rechargeables are not well suited to such application. They are optimized for capacity, but lose charge relatively quickly when left unused.
Get Sanyo Eneloop or just buy regular batteries. Charge or change them when changing batteries in smoke alarm.
That bed bunker looks like a great idea and all but I'm going to go ahead and guess that the guy in the video is not married... I don't see my wife going for this. Ever.
I second the suggestion of a simplex lock pistol safe.
The bed bunker can't be stolen unless they cut out the door frame. That's really the only reason I like it.
I put a yearly reminder in my calendar to solve that problem.
Does anyone know the type of safe used in the glock commercial with ole girl?
It looks like a Minivault.
Do they make any that have the ability to plug into the wall, then battery backup? It would be much better....runs off your house electricity, and in case of power outage you still have the battery backup. This way you aren't draining the battery every time you open and close it.
I have seen some that do plug into an outlet. Mine doesn't have that option.
Damn. Time to break out the wire and rig it, lol.
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If you're reaching for a gun to defend yourself at night, it shouldn't be in a safe.
This is kind of my thinking. With no kids and no idiots living with me I don't feel uncomfortable leaving my gun in a drawer at night.
Dump the battery powered ones and get one with a simplex lock instead.
When I was looking for a safe, I decided the form factor was more important than whether it was simplex or battery operated. I would have preferred a simplex safe but ultimately the SpeedVault fit where I wanted it the best. That is why I have made it a habit to do a weekly test.
I knew for certain that I did not want a biometric opener.
I hope you place your firearm in a real safe when you are not in your home, those electronic safes with tubular lock backups can be picked in seconds with a tool you can buy online. YouTube "tubular lock picking" and find out yourself.
FTFY
Safe to Armed in Seconds: A Study of Epic Fails of Popular Gun Safes
FTFY
It is typically on my person when I am not at home.