GUN SAFES - Must Watch Before Buying - The Safe Keeper 

This video is a prime example of quality over quantity. No fancy transitions, filler videos to over emphasize, no extra commentary. Transparent, informational and straight to the point. A good example of old fashion and I wish more people in my generation did this.

I'm most impressed that this guy just did two pull ups on a whim. I need to get in shape

this man makes me want to buy what ever he is selling

You did a fantastic job of explaining the difference of a cheap safe and a good safe, well done, thumbs up.

Finally a video that is totally unbiased. Thank you for making this and actually taking the time to explain the differences between the two. Really a well done video I hope you make some more.

Here it is 2021 and this video is still as pertinent as it was in 2014. Excellent video, and thank you.

You just saved me from purchasing an "El Cheapo" safe. Seriously, I still have the tab open to purchase it. *_Thank you._*

Not gonna lie, those chinups were impressive! Good video!

Fantastic information to have as a buyer, but also really impressed by the presentation. It’s really cool to see genuine interest in anything these days.

One of the best educational videos on how to shop based on safe door thickness, gap, and bolt rigidity. Summit Safes are excellent, albeit expensive.

Great video. One I thing I notice with the cheaper safes is they often show an impressively "thick" door but never show the inner construction and how it is basically just thin metals welded and shaped to give the illusion of being solid. Very informative and quickly demonstrates the differences. Thanks for making it.

Thank you so much for taking the time and making this video for all of us. This is exactly what I was looking for in terms of a good quality safe. You just got a subscriber!

A perfect video. The demonstrations were fantastic and the information was presented incredibly well. Thank you.

I bought a safe from The Safe Keeper several years ago. It is a champ! Honest and very nice people, good value. Thank you for the video. :-)

Just want stop by and say thank you. This information helped in my decision on what safe to buy! Brought a great safe and bolted it down. Now my kids or intruders will not get anywhere near my weapons...Thanks again

One of the best videos I've seen why spending a little more is worth it.

This is a good video. The bolt work on a safe is always a really telling feature IMO. There is a reason so many gun safes don't show their bolt work. Companies often market the number of locking bolts as well as the thickness of the locking bolts, neither of which are nearly as important as the bolt work itself. Another telling thing is when rapping on the door and the side walls with your knuckles. If there is almost no sound made and it physically hurts your knuckles a bit with absolutely zero give, you're tapping on a pretty substantial plate of steel. The inferior safe shown here is not necessarily a bad product--it's fine for use as a locking container, but it's not a security safe. That said, a lot of gun safe companies promote their products like they are high-security safes, when in reality they are simply locking boxes with really good marketing.

couldn't ask for a better video. thank you

I agree that you did e excellent job of explaining the differences on these 2 safes. I had no idea. I will be watching all your videos. thanks so much

Great job👍🏾 I'm glad to have found and watched this video before buying my next gun safe. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I was very interested to look up and see that liberty is the maker on the right. As you said they are great for the price and many safes are. Not everyone needs or can afford 3k or more in a safe. Makes me feel a little better about my cheap safe but I'm ready to look further into it and how it's made after watching this video.

Great Video, thanks. I've seen a few burglars who actually just take the whole damn safe with them, so if budget or space don't allow the behemoth, it's still a good idea to hard bolt the safe to the floor. We have a cement slab foundation, and for a few bucks I rented a hammer-drill and installed several 5/8 anchor bolts. No safe is 100% burglar proof, but the lazy bastards tend to go after the low hanging fruit, so every little bit helps.

Thank you for a great information video. Helped keep me from making a big mistake buying a cheap Big Box store safe! Semper fi!

This guy is a good salesman. I am shopping around for a decent safe. Thank you for this video. Subbed up for more good tips!

You are fit man of age. Props to you.

I just got one of the last Summit Rainier 6430's from The Safe Keeper and I couldn't be happier with it. Full 7 gauge body, relocker, beefy mechanism, S&G lock, with a recessed 7/16 inch solid steel plate door. A really good safe isn't cheap. Think about this, you're putting all of your guns, money, jewelry, important documents and whatever other valuables into one steel box, make it a good one and bolt it down.

Great video, short enough, filled with info, and did its best to be unbiased.

If you are looking to purchase a gun safe this video shows some important factors to know when purchasing. Very helpful learning video before you waste your hard earned money. I recommend viewing this video before you buy. It changed my mind and what to look for.

Nice video thank u for the education

nice job, remember a good alarm system reduces the time anyone can work to get into your safe. That should be part of your strategy.

awesome video, about to get my first safe soon, very glad I stumbled upon this video. would have never thought of most of those things.

love your video keep up the good work and what's funny about the whole thing I was just in the store the other day looking at safe now this gives me a guideline

He just did more pull ups than most of you watching this can do

Thanks for the information; RU-vid is a treasure.

I’m at the age now where I ask my father for his advice on almost everything. I asked him awhile ago about a Sports Afield safe I saw on sale. He said “well...it’ll keep honest people honest” I now truly understand what he meant

Thank you guys for a professional and informative video. I know what my next safe will be.

Damn I know people in they're 20's who can't even do a pull up...this old man did 2 lol

ok but do you give master codes to the FBI without a warrant? Why do you have master codes at all?!!?!?!

I'm trying to find a good safe for my home right now. It's amazing to me how little worthwhile Information there is on them. Too many people touting $500-$1,000 safes as being great or as good as a $6,000 one. This is a very good video on the difference of cheap construction vs one that is well made.

Good examples of what to look for. Gotta purchase the most you can afford! Surprised no one picked up on his three points, at 2:30, while holding up four fingers. Great vid!

I was impressed with the chinups!

It's March 2020 but I feel the man needs to be recognized again for doing chin ups.

Well you're absolutely right about the design of the safe makes a big difference. I am looking at a half inch door frame 4, step system, 1-inch ar500, quarter-inch ar500, 8 inches of concrete and quarter-inch ar500

GREAT JOB explaining what to look for! Thank you so much!

Was gonna purchase a safe this weekend so I'm so glad I watched your video. Now I may have to sell some guns to afford the nicer safe.

The best safe I can think of is hidden in a wall. My grandparents had the old wood panel walls in the living room. I was over there for years when I was growing up and never knew it was even there. Then when grandad passed away, my dad went to get the guns out and that’s when I learned about the little hidden room with a safe built in it completely enclosed. They did it perfect. They let no one know it was there, it was very well hidden so even if someone broke in, they wouldn’t even see the safe. It was a fire resistant safe so if the house caught on fire, it may not burn it’s contents. A rocking chair was always in front of that hidden door to even make it less obvious. I’m not saying it’s was 100% safe from all thrives, but unless they knew exactly what to look for or somehow knew it was there, they weren’t going to find it.

Excellent video. I am glad I was able to purchase my 64 gun safe in 1992. I opted out of delivery and installation and remember popping a blood vessel in my right bicep going up the three steps on the back porch while using a dolly and three younger guys. I think it was to weight 890 pounds empty. Ask about the expanding door foam incase or a fire. My warranty book shows the part number for paint to door seals, then accessories. Thanks!

Excellent video! You will have my business on my next purchase of a gun safe. Thanks for taking the time to create and post this video.

Very informative video Thank you very much

Thumbs up for the pull ups.. good job..

Thank you for a very informative vid! I am currently shopping for a safe and this was very helpful.

Great video. Excellent information. Clear and to the point. Thank you sir.

it's great if you can afford 5-10k for a safe... I'd like to see a video doing safe modifications that you can add over time. I understand it would be massive work. but first would be beefing up the lock pin lip.. build it up... then door layer, walls... idk

You also need to pay attention to the other faces of the safe, including the back, top, and bottom. Obviously the door, bolts, and lock are important and are designed to be the strongest parts of the safe. But you need to know that the back, bottom, top, and sides of the safe are able to withstand as much torture as the front. Also, it is good practice to have the safe bolted down to the floor or ground. Even if it weighs 800 pounds, if it's not secured to something, someone with the right equipment can pick it up or knock it over.

Thank you very much for the information. You did a great public service..

Excellent video....this guy hits the nail on the head about safes for sure

Thank you for making this video. I found it very informative.

I paid 210.00 for my Ruger 10/22, 719.00 for my 257 Weatherby, I paid 622.00 for my Savage 300 win mag. I paid 5200.00 to protect them with my safe.

Thank you sir for helping educate the consumer as to what to look for good to know before spending your hard earned money on some thing that’s one step up from a coffee can.

Probably the best video on safes that I have seen!

It’s safe to say this guy knows what he’s talking about.

... another option is to buy a cheap safe ... then conceal your goods under a tile ...

THANK YOU! Excellent comparison that I was looking for.

Great video! Enjoyed the delivery of information.

Great video. I bought a used TL-30 for $2500.00 and built my own interior. Safe weighed 4330 lb. 66x42 .

Did Chuck Norris just school me in bank safe chin-ups?

I'd like to add my name to the impressively long list of others who appreciated your video...thank you...very very helpful

great advice, much appreciate your expertise.

I know a fellow who had his gun safe broken into. It was an American Security Safe that was bolted to the floor. They broke into it by pulling the safe down from the top. As they pulled the safe over, the welds that attached the floor of the safe to the walls of the safe popped apart. The safe walls separated from the floor of the safe which was still bolted to the floor. They stole all of the guns.

These days, crooks come armed with a cordless grinder and go in through the sides. So sidewall thickness is now a very important consideration. Doors were more important before the lithium ion battery came to power tools.

Great breakdown of the different factors effecting the effectiveness, thank you!

Excellent, I learned quite a lot and feel I am now better prepared to judge a safe's security before buying. But what impressed me most were those chin-ups!

You get what you pay for. Making a decision on a safe you should remember you're going to be storing all your valuables inside it. A good investment in a safe protects everything inside. I know it sucks having to spend a fortune to protect your stuff but that's the world we live in. Don't trust several thousand dollars worth of stuff to a cheap $500 safe.

greatest part of this video is you slapping some chin-ups like a fucking boss. Good for you old man. Good for you very informational video as well. thank you

Well after watching this vid, it's a SAFE BET I can pick out a good safe. Thanks for the excellent job.

Nice job with one exception. The thickness and construction of the sides and resistance to common portable cutting tools like DA grinder/cutter.

I'm looking for a good quality safe. what make and model was the safe on the left.

cool, so I'll get a cabinet and put it in a closet, stick a canary monitoring system in the room the closet is located. Activity is detected, I'll get a notification on my phone (never without it), sound a high decibel alarm, while it's being recorded in real time and hit the 911 notification, all within the span of a minute, and before anyone makes it to the closet.

Awesome vids thanks a bunch. Well done, very informative

Great information! This will definitely help me with my safe shopping. Thanks!

Isn't putting the door hinges on the outside a major design flaw, I've seen models with double hinges that allow for the door to open and clear the frame.

I hope I will be able to do chin ups at his age.

Great video. Im looking for dafe and that guide def helped a lot. Thank U

Great video, well done with good information! Thank you.

Even the safe on the left doesn't hold a candle to the Sturdy (brand) Safe.

there are 3 styles of door construction... holds up 4 fingers lol 2:32

Thank you for the education. Great job!

Screw the door, you can cut a man sized hole through the side of either of those safes in 15 minutes with an angle grinder.

John Locke?!?!?!

thank you for the explanation. the bar bending the bolts was down right scary. it does make me think on saving some more and getting the higher end safe. Oh and the chin ups were amazing I thought that safe was going to topple over!

14 years ago i bought a beautiful TETON safe by Summit. fantastic with a 2 hr fire rating and a forrest green metaflake gloss for my guns in my bedroom. the quality exudes daily. you could improve the video by mentioning fire resistance. keep up the great work!

2:34 he said three styles of door construction and put 4 fingers up

I just wanna know what safe that was on the left!

Thanks for the informative information video on safe’s.

Nice Job! Very informative and worthwhile.

Neither one of these safes can with stand a cutoff wheel on a grinder.

Those of you wondering cannon safe on the right, liberty safe on the left.

Gear video; I learned a lot before my purchase.

This is a very interesting video. Great job!

There's not a gun safe out there that cant be opened.