Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I carefully researched safes and found that there are basically three main categories: fire safes meant to protect documents and media from fire damage; gun safes meant to store weapons safely; and safes meant to protect items against theft. Fire safes are rated by how long they can protect contents from fire at certain temperatures and good ones are UL rated. Anti-theft safes are rated by how long it takes for a professional to crack the lock and the quality of the materials used to contract the safe. Of course, there are safes that perform two or more of these functions but they tend to be fairly expensive ($1,000 +). With that in mind, I give this four stars because it is UL rated to withstand an hour of 1,700 degree fire and to be submerged in water for 48 hours; it fits legal sized paper and could probably accommodate two reams of paper stacked. As others have noted its heavy (due to the materials used for the fire rating) and the lock is literally something that would be found on an Ikea shelf. However, since its meant to protect against fire and isn't meant to serve as anti-theft safe there isn't much point in a better lock (its portable - a burglar could simply walk off with it). It's perfect if you need a place to put your passport, birth certificate, small family heirlooms, etc. that will keep them from being damaged in a fire and that you can pick up and take with you during a hurricane evacuation.