The advantages of having a safe diversion

When a burglar breaks into a home, they only spend about eight minutes looking for valuables. Most thieves know where people hide their valuables: in the underwear drawer, in the sock drawer, under the bed. You can make sure that the thief spends all his time searching and not finding anything by hiding your valuables in unexpected or hard-to-reach places.

Probably the best way to store your most important documents and valuables is in your safe deposit box at the bank. The next best way is inside a professional safe, but unfortunately a secure safe can cost hundreds of dollars.

An inexpensive yet effective way to hide your valuables is a safe distraction. These safes do not look like typical steel safes. Instead, diversion safes are disguised as a hollowed-out book or soda can. Diversion safes look like containers designed to hide your valuables in plain sight.

Common diversion safes include counterfeit branded containers for soda, canned fruit, household cleaning products, or even novels. Bypass safes have removable tops or bottoms so you can place your products in them, and the safes are weighted to look normal when handled.

Diversion safes cost much less than regular safes. A soda diversion safe, for example, typically costs less than $20. A fake wall outlet to store money and jewelry costs around $10. A fake fluorescent light bin, which can hold more belongings than most diversion safes, costs around $20. A popular and effective bypass safe is a faux stone to hide an extra house key outside, which usually costs about $10. Compare these prices to $50 for a small home safe. However, unlike more expensive home safes, diversion safes are not fireproof.

Diversion safes make a great gift for college students who live in dorms or with nosy roommates. Many types of diversion safes are for sale on the Internet.