Check out the lock picking lawyer on YouTube. Very eye opening as to how easy locks are to break into.

Someone posted a video using a rare earth magnet to open most safes. after we saw that video we decided a safe was a waste of money. We’d have to engineer our own solution.

Because of these videos, and successfully picking our locks based on what we learned, we opted to hide in plain sight. Hollowed out books, mayo jar, drawer, small safe, floor board, etc. scattered things around the house. Inside and out. Some locked, some not. But nothing is in one spot.

Increase level of effort for find and time to locate. Safe has a frustratingly small number of items. So, effort spent would equal small gain. Same with the scattered approach.

We were thinking of the casual break and enter. FED protection would need Indiana Jones level of obscuring. Which we’re actively trying to figure out and build.

Something to consider.