Honeywell Digital Security Safe (.27 cu ft) Expired

The Fire and Water Chests are NOT security safes. They are in no way meant to protect items from being stolen. The "lock" on these is only meant to be a latch to hold the chest closed and keep sealed in case of a fire or flood. They can be popped open with a small screwdriver. And there is no way to secure them down, and obviously they are small enough to be carried away by a thief. And no the handles are not strong enough to lock them to something securely.

Here is how these chests protect against fire. Inside the plastic covering of the chest is filled with a gypsum / cement type material that holds moisture. If the chest is heated by fire, it obviously gets warmer. In doing so, it heats the moisture in the middle layer and the moisture is released inside the chest as steam. The steam can only get to 212° and will keep the temperature on the inside of the chest from rising quickly and delays the contents from catching fire until all the moisture has evaporated from the extreme heat on the outside. After this point the contents are no longer protected from the fire. This is how almost all fire safes work (including almost all fire resistant gun safes lined with drywall).
I say all this because it leads me to describe the moisture issue. The inside of these chest stay VERY damp, even with desiccant. And you really don't want them to be too dry because that's how they work. In a fire, the items inside the chest WILL get a super heater steam bath! So anything that you want to protect, whether it is papers, metal, or electronic needs to be sealed in a waterproof container. Anything that can withstand a dishwasher should work, including Ziploc bags and Tupperware should work. So seal your items inside the waterproof container with desiccant packs inside the waterproof container with your valuables. The instructions say this too.
So just know what you're getting with these. They do serve a purpose. Just don't expect security. These are also great to put inside a larger gun safe with your valuables inside, especially papers and electronics like flash drives and hard drives.

As a security consultant for over 40 years, I highly recommend the small Digital security safe, and this is a Great price! Why you might ask? Because it's a great decoy!
It's small, cheap, and easily carried away, right? Exactly!
Put it in an obvious place where it can easily be seen and fill it with bricks or even lead or something heavy. Even better rub grease all over the back of it and put some plastic or something around the back sides to keep the grease off your furniture. Let them find it and believe it's loaded with goodies, struggle and consume their time hauling what they think is the motherload while hopefully not searching for the hidden goods!
It works!

Pro tip: throw a silica packet or two in there; Keeps my sentry safe in good shape.