Alternative safes

[bobbyfairbanks]

So I have been thinking about using a job box anchored off to my garage floor as a safe for my ammo. Never heard of any one using these besides for tools. Is there any other types of boxes well suited for ammo storage?

Link for what I have been thinking of.

http://www.toolup.com/jobox_1-658990...x-24-2775.aspx

[colocowboy01]

I like your idea. I think it would work well.

[Marlin]

I have too many tools in mine..

[spyder]

I don't see why it wouldn't work. The only down sides I see are they those are not lined with anything which you could take care of, and that it is not a horizontal opening which means all of your stuff will be laying down and under odd shelving if you put some in. You could take off the legs and stand it up though I guess.

[rondog]

I thought of that before too, and I think it work work swell. Not for me though, because...

A. Don't have the space to put one.
B. Have too damn much ammo/ammo cans for one. One of those boxes would be great for STORING large quantities for long periods, but I have way too many different calibers and loads. I'd be shuffling them around all the time to get at what I wanted.
C. My back said "Bending over and lifting up heavy-ass .50 cal. cans full of ammo out of a big steel box? Oh HELL no!"

So, I'm just planning to build some sturdy wooden shelves and enclose them with 3/4" plywood to build a big cabinet. I can put a LOT of ammo cans on a 12"x60" wooden shelf, and I'll have probably 5-6 shelves when done. I can quickly see what the cans are when on shelves (have labels on the cans), and can easily pull out the cans I want. When I get that side of the garage insulated and sheetrocked, that is.

Like this only lots bigger.

[bobbyfairbanks]

Nice use of space. Right now my ammo just sits on a pallet in my garage. It always turns into a mess with ammo cans always moving all over the place.

[SAnd]

Good idea but keep looking. Jobox and Knaak and others all make cabinets that would work better that a chest. The cabinets are just as strong and secure as the chest.

Be careful with shelf material. Wood will hold moisture and rust out ammo cans. It's not much problem around here with the low humidity but some places it can cause problems in a short time. Concrete is porous and passes moisture that can cause rust also.