Honeywell 0.39 CuFt Waterproof and Fireproof Chest (1114)

This is a super heavy, high-quality safe. Easy to use and stores documents exactly like I need it to.

Solid, well built, keyed and sufficient for our needs. It's heavy but it's from concrete, not thick steel. It claims to be fire resistant, water resistant but you cannot expect miracles. I'd prefer a lighter "safe" to carry out of our house in case of a fire or zombie apocalypse evacuation. The weight of the safe does not give me the illusion of impregnability.We have this to store our passports, wills, deeds, automobile titles and the like. We'll keep our gold bars, magic rings and plutonium reserves in our imaginary subterranean vault. Not bad, should suffice.Oh yes. You will be surprised by the stench when you open this. Drag it into the garage to off-gas for a while. Wiccans may want to try a cleansing spell or get a priest to perform an exorcism. It's bad, but only for a few days. Don't open it in the house for a while.

this thing is a beast. its heavy tho be ready for that

This is pretty heavy but seems able to do the job since it has a UL rating for 1 hour fire safety. Note that it must be stored laying flat, they specifically say not to store standing up. The lock is a bit flimsy but this isn't designed for theft prevention, it's only meant to protect against fire and water. This and similar safes all warn of humidity building inside the safe and require weekly airing. I wonder why they can't make a vapor-proof interior compartment?

Overall, I like this safe, but it has some features that purchasers need to be aware of. First, the safe is extremely heavy for its size. It feels as if it is lined with lead. Of course, that can be a valuable quality if there is a flood, but it makes it very difficult to move from one spot in one's home to another. Second, the size of the document storage compartment is rather modest. It will fit a reasonably sized 3-leaf binder for letter-sized paper, but if you expect to store a not particularly large number of documents, you will probably need to purchase more than one of these. (I have two.) Third, the purpose of the safe is to protect the items within it from the main natural disasters--fire and flood--and if it actually holds up in a fire or a flood, then it will be worth it. But what the safe is not very good at protecting items from is theft. Each safe comes with a pair of numbered keys, but not only are replacement keys from the manufacturer (a licensee of Honeywell) rather expensive and potentially purchaseable by someone else (despite the requirement of a notarized affidavit, since the keys can be purchased by their three-digit number, which is now actually printed on the front of the safe, whereas in an earlier version it was not), but the lock itself is easily opened with a paper clip. (YouTube videos can show you--and therefore also potential thieves--how to accomplish this.) In summary, the safe is heavy, small, and subject to break-ins. If it is kept in a secure and out-of-view location and if it actually protects the items within it from flood or fire, then it is definitely worth the price. But the caveats need to be kept in mind.

Very heavy construction, so should work in a fire.

Not even 2 months and the key has broken off in the lock. And of course it’s past the refund or replacement time. I wish I had listened to numerous reviews that said this happened to them

This is heavy. And worth it. I did quite a bit of researching, and this was the highest quality and best heat resistance for this size. Perfect for our documents. Follow the instructions to air it out weekly to ensure moisture doesn’t build up inside. Please note that instructions state it’s not appropriate to store a weapon in. The keys are thinner, but not a dealbreaker. They turn and go in and out just fine.