Safe House - Home Security, Home Automation, Family Safety, and Crime Prevention

Safe House - Home Security, Home Automation, Family Safety, and Crime Prevention


E15: Liberty Safe on Understanding Safes

December 21, 2015

In this episode of the Safe House podcast, Aaron sits down with Brandon Payne, Marketing Manager at Liberty Safe and Security Products, the no.1 seller of full-size residential safes in the US, offering the broadest line of home, gun, office and commercial safes. Listen in to learn why you should own a safe; how to select the perfect safe for yourself; what is a fire safety rating and which one you should choose; and all about the latest developments in technology related to safes. This is one episode you don’t want to miss out on.
~ Some of the Safe related questions that Brandon answers are:
* How did Liberty Safe come into existence? * What makes one safe better than another? * Do safes deter thieves or do safes actually attract a thief? * What do you recommend as the best places in the home to install a safe? * How do people go about figuring out the right size of safe? * What features are common to safes? How should people go about figuring out what features they need or want in a safe? * How are fire safety ratings actually determined and what do they really mean? * If somebody lives say 15 minutes from a fire station, how do they decide which rating is right for them? * There are a bunch of ways of getting into a safe legitimately - keys, keypad, biometric and even the good old tumbler analog combination lock. How does somebody pick which one is the right solution for them? * What are the cool technologies and add-ons that enhance safes these days? * Why do manufacturers recommend that ammo be stored separately from firearms? * What do you recommend for controlling moisture in your safes? * Why does it make sense for somebody to spend $1500-$2000 or even more on a safe? * What's the best method for ensuring that people are dealing with a reputable safe dealer and installer?
Bonus: Brandon shares his highest priority and important tips on picking and maintaining safes.
~ Safe related Episode Highlights:
* [1:21]: The story behind Liberty Safe. * [2:56]: What makes one safe better than the other. * [4:18]: Do safes deter or attract thieves? * [7:16]: The best places in the house to install a safe and why. * [10:45]: How to determine the right size for a safe. * [12:50]: Features of a safe and how to choose the ones that fit your needs. * [14:54]: Fire rating of a safe: it’s meaning and how it works. * [17:11]: How to decide which fire rating is right for you. * [22:35]: Advancements in technologies related to safes. * [26:09]: A cool option for storing your ammo. * [28:14]: Why you should store your ammo separately from your guns. * [29:54]: Solutions for controlling moisture in your safe. * [31:42]: Why you absolutely must get yourself a safe. * [34:34]: How to choose a reputable dealer. * [37:03]: Brandon’s top 3 tips relating to safes.
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