What are hidden home safes and which is the best on the market today? Let’s look at the different variety of these types of safes because there are quite a few.
Generally, hidden safes can be found in all shapes and sizes and one of their main purposes is to stay hidden from view. So they would work at keeping thieves away from your valuables, just as any safe would, but with the extra bonus of being hidden away.
In other words a thief would need to find the safe first before he/she can even begin to set about breaking into it.
Let’s look at a few types of hidden home safes to get an idea of what some of the differences are:
Drawer Safes
These are actually becoming more popular and that maybe due to the fact that more people are working from these days. They have their own work desks that are able to accommodate a small to medium sized drawer safe.
In fact these safes can be put into most types of drawers including clothes drawers, dresser drawers and even cabinet drawers found in living rooms in the home.
These hidden safes are mainly flat with a rectangular to square shape in order to fit snugly into tight spaces. Many have top opening lids which means they are easy to access and open direct from an open drawer.
If you are a gun owner and require somewhere to store a pistol and some ammo then the drawer safe is a good choice although make sure to pick one that is specifically designed for holding guns.
Some gun drawer safes are quick opening to cut back on the time it takes to remove a gun in an emergency. These quick access safes tend to be electronic fingerprint / biometric safes meaning that there is no need to remember any passcodes or where you hid you access key. You just place your fingers in the appropriate slots on the safe lid and within seconds the lid is unlocked.
Secret Stash Containers
Secret stash containers are also known as diversion safes. These are hugely popular because they are inexpensive and are perfect as an additional backup for keeping smaller items hidden safely around the home or office.
These safes are really cool because you can literally hide small items and cash in places where thieves would not even consider looking. Some examples of secret stash safes are soda can safes, book safes, wall socket safes, spray can safes and even key in a rock safes.
Many security safe companies design and manufacture these types of hidden containers but not all provide quality products so make sure to read the customer reviews before buying. Always buy from the reputable companies such as Southwest Speciality Products, Trademark or AriZona because they would have years of diversion safe manufacturing experience behind them.
An example of a bestselling secret container safe is the Coca Cola soda can safe. It looks like a regular can of soda and it is even made with a real can of soda, minus the liquid. The inside has been fitted with a tiny hidden storage unit that is just big enough for you to stash small items such as watches, coins, loose cash, usb sticks and anything else that will fit in there.
The lid will be a pop on and off type so even with close inspection you would not know the difference between this can safe and the real can of soda. Once you have filled it with your items you can literally put the can in plain sight and no one would be the wiser.
Regarding a soda can safe you could put it in the fridge because that is where you would most likely find a real can of soda. If you have the Barbasol shaving cream can you could keep that in the bathroom next to your other grooming products.
The book safes a very cool and come in many styles. Some are carved out of real books where as others are made of plastic. On the outside they look like real books and even have real book covers, but inside they have a hidden area for stashing your items.
Put your book safe in amongst your real books in a book shelf or you can even leave it laying on the coffee table as if it was of no importance!
Disguised Safes
Diversion safes can come under this title but one type of safe is particularly known as a disguised safe and that is the wall safe. All wall safes are disguised in some way or another. Most are permenant fixtures and built into the wall of a room in the home or office.
These come in all shapes and sizes some of which are specially designed to look like a picture hanging on the wall. Yes, I know it is a bit of a cliché – a safe hidden behind a picture on the wall – but it still works. In fact these picture safes are very popular.
