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Subject Topic: CARAVAN SECURITY FOR VALUABLES Post Reply Post New Topic
12/7/2007 at 9:55am
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Has anyone got any good ideas on how to store valuables on a long caravan holiday (other than just carry them round!). I was wondering about fitting one of those small home safes. Anyone done this or anything else please! Anna


12/7/2007 at 10:22am
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 I have bolted in a locking cash tin that is big enough to hold things such as passports, phones, as well as cash.  I would normally carry things with me but we are often on the beach surfing and guess things are safer locked in the van.  I've got a campervan so there is some metal around to bolt the tin to - not sure about a caravan.  I've also put the tin in a really inaccessible place in a locker - difficult enough for me to get to but virtually impossible to get anything in to lever the tin open.

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12/7/2007 at 12:00pm
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I bought a small safe from 'screwfix' and put it under the seat with the leisure battery, you just fix it to the floor, it would take a lot of hard work to get it out, and they are quite heavy.

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12/7/2007 at 12:51pm
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Hi

We got one of the small safes from Screwfix and fitted it under the oven (pan storage) and use it for passports camera and credit cards etc.

If you use nyloc nuts it would be very difficult to remove (unless they cut a section of floor out.

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12/7/2007 at 12:52pm
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Got a battery - emptied the acid out - washed it out - cut out the base - fitted cash box and welded it onto a chassis member - placed battery over the top and now it looks like it's part of the leisure battery bank, even to the extent that it looks like it's cabled in.

Mind you, Robbers  take one look at my van and usually leave money, food, clothing etc...



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12/7/2007 at 7:53pm
 Location: harlow
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hi anna6,

    got my mini safe from robert dyas the hardware shop it is realy neat and strong it is fairly small so you can hide it very easy and the bolts are covered when the unit is locked i paid £8-99



13/7/2007 at 9:15am
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I like the battery idea.

Top tip!



13/7/2007 at 9:41am
 Location: Llangennech Nr Llanelli S Wales.
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We have one of those joking bean tins, not secure but makes a good hide a,d blends in with the other tins in the cupboard.

 

But we do have an alarm in the van with PIR detectors.



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