This Took Thirty Seconds [EDIT]

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 07/22/2020 at 12:48 • Filed to: None

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The back story here is that I am traveling -- news at eleven -- and this safe I fasten down to the plate seen in the background and keep a handgun with me when we’re camping in campgrounds. On this trip, this safe decided to crap its electronic combination and the contents became inaccessible to me, for thirty seconds plus the time it took to buy a new pry bar from Home Depot. At the time I bought this, ten years ago or more, it was the only one available at the moment and I’ve never been all that wild about it. But it’s always fastened down or chained in place so you can’t simply grab it and run. Gun safe shopping today.

CobraJoe > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/22/2020 at 11:58

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At least it’ll help stop curious kids.  That’s better than nothing.  

Tripper > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/22/2020 at 11:58

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Lol with that safe I’m surprised it took more than a hard drop

For Sweden > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/22/2020 at 11:59

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And now with this crowbar that Bosnian Bill and I made...

Future next gen S2000 owner > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/22/2020 at 11:59

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That’s pretty impressive to assemble a weapon, box, and safe in 30 seconds.

PartyPooper2012 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/22/2020 at 11:59

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They should let you try to break into it before you buy.

I had one of those keypad safes. Battery died. Couldn’t find key and needed to get into it fast. Like you, it took me 5 seconds to pry open soda can thick door of a safe. Sad really

Ash78, voting early and often > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/22/2020 at 12:00

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A bigger pry bar and you can cut that time in half!

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/22/2020 at 12:04

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Locks are for keeping honest people honest.

...well... that and lazy potential criminals. Anyone who really wants into something will get in regardless.

Michael > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/22/2020 at 12:09

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Safe that size you could steal and worry about opening it later

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/22/2020 at 12:13

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And keeping curious kids out

just-a-scratch > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/22/2020 at 12:17

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Flat pry bars are the best!

Oh. Is that not the subject?

Well, better a crappy locked box than nothing I guess.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/22/2020 at 12:38

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https://www.youtube.com/c/lockpickinglawyer

SiennaMan > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 07/22/2020 at 12:44

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 That's the big reason for locks in my world..

TheNeonDriver - Now with More BMW! > For Sweden 07/22/2020 at 12:44

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Ah, I see you’re a man of culture as well.

DasWauto > CobraJoe 07/22/2020 at 12:44

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But not curious kids with crowbars.

I was a curious kid with easy access to a crowbar.

Then again, I was also a curious kid with an angle grinder so the locked safe I got while collecting scrap metal was no match regardless. Empty, sadly. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > CobraJoe 07/22/2020 at 12:44

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For home use, that’s the biggest part of the equation. For portable use, when you’re on the road and it decides to crap its electronic combination, it’s time to get a new one.

Gone > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/22/2020 at 12:53

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AMSEC or Liberty is a decent place to start.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Gone 07/22/2020 at 12:54

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Thank you for that tip; much appreesh.

ttyymmnn > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/22/2020 at 13:08

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that and lazy potential criminals

I keep a padlock on the side gate to my backyard. I figure if a bad guy really wanted to get in they could do so fairly easily. But the lock might be just enough to encourage them to try my neighbor’s backyard instead.

Gone > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/22/2020 at 13:29

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Both places make good portable use safes like what you have that can fasten or cable lock. Plenty of truck vaults or console vaults out there too from other places, if that’s more your need.

CobraJoe > DasWauto 07/22/2020 at 13:38

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I was a curious kid with access to a lot of tools, but I also had parents that wouldn’t stand for unnecessary or unapproved destruction.  

TorqueToYield > ttyymmnn 07/22/2020 at 14:32

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exactly why I keep a cheap but beefy looking Masterlock (which I know isnt a very good lock) on my shed.

There’s a few hundred bucks of lawn equipment I’d rather not lose to a junky looking for a quick pawn and there are other unlocked sheds around the neighborhood.

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/22/2020 at 14:55

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I’m not a big ‘firearms for protection’ guy (I don’t disagree with it, just something I don’t personally feel I need right now in my current living situation), but I don’t like the idea of camping without a firearm, especially backwoods. It’s not the animals I’m worried about either. Kudos to you for being responsible (imo)  and keeping stuff under lock and key. 

getFuckedHerb > For Sweden 07/22/2020 at 15:20

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came here to post this, was not disappointed .

BigBlock440 > TorqueToYield 07/22/2020 at 16:54

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I kept mine locked with a breech lock. Figured the plastic handles or thin sheet metal would break well before any lock I decided to put on there, not worth using a good one.