How important is power in a safe?

[Clearance_Clarence]

Some charcoal will work. Or damp rid

 

[Zastava]

I personally have my safe setup as if there is no electricity. 10 ft strand of LED lights grace the doorway theshhold with a switch box placed off to the side that runs off 3 rechargeable AA Batteries. Over the face of the tumbler I have a motion activated LED light that illuminated the dial also powered by rechargeable AA. Who needs electricity. home is temp controlled and should something happen to compromise temperature I have mucho silica.

 

[DaveTheMinion]

I get by without power in mine and have for a long time. I just use the drybag silica type humidity suckers and I have some motion sensing battery powered lights that I have stuck up in the door and in the back.

Having a power hole seems like a detriment to me because it's one more place that water or heat can get in .... and if an electrical fire started INSIDE your safe because of the lights it would kind of kill the purpose of having a heavy fire safe wouldn't it?

You really make a damn good valid point with this post. I'd hate to have my safe CONTAIN a fire and ruin the contents.

 

[sovietak474u]

I use orange silica beads. It can be had for cheap and it lasts a long time. I installed some lights on the inside.

 

[DaveTheMinion]

Had em in my safe for over a year and it has never once felt humid in there! Change em every 3-6 months and your good to go.

Baha I got plenty of diapers!!!

 

[Hayata]

I have battery powered LED's to light the inside. Got 'em from Costco.

Never had a humidity problem. Of course, I go into the safe at least every other day so it gets a fair amount of "ventilation"...yes, it is an affliction.

 

[Lazarus]

I was just worried that the battery powered lights wouldnt be that bright.

 

[dial1911]

I was just worried that the battery powered lights wouldnt be that bright.

I've got some really cheap ones from Big Lots- motion activated and run on three AAA batteries... one of those is plenty of light. I think a three pack was either eight or ten bucks.

 

[Lazarus]

Thats pretty good. I guess its just a matter of if I'll have circular lights in different areas or if I want to run light strands around the different areas.