Safe in an RV?

[Strider]

I bought a safe for my home, for my firearms. It's still at the store because
1. I have not been able to schedule a delivery.
2. I may sell the home and a 300 lb safe seems a bit much for an RV.

Debating returning it.

What do you all do for a safe in an RV?
I have seen some "safes" that are more like a lightweight metal gun cabinet at Harbor Freight. While not nearly as robust as a real safe, neither are they 300+ lbs.

Any thoughts?

Thank you!

 

[Joe Hogan]

Typically if you install a Safe, the theft will do more damage than the value of the contents prying it from the RV structure. Our solution is to secure the RV, always, and not park in areas that are easily accessible to unsavory characters.
We pride ourselves for being under the radar, so to speak. No stickers, nothing obvious on any vehicle or clothing that might attract the curious criminal.
We are always prepared and vigilant.

 

[breal14]

I've thought about this for small things, like my wallet, passports, etc.
my inital thought was to bolt a small ~1 gallon size safe under the dinette to the seatbelt steel brackets with some kind of eyelett hook coming out the safe.

It's not perfect, but it's better than nothing. Not sure i'd trust a firearm like that. best place is on your hip.

I think if you're going RV full time, along with your scale down of furniture, your arms need to follow suit. a side arm is probably enough. if you hunt, that's another issue and maybe you need to put them at your parent/sister/etc house while you are on the road in that big safe.

 

[lostinfla]

Our DS came with a safe but when we had the Baystar, I used one of These bolted to the slide floor next to the bed. We also have one of these...

 

[Strider]

I've thought about this for small things, like my wallet, passports, etc.
my inital thought was to bolt a small ~1 gallon size safe under the dinette to the seatbelt steel brackets with some kind of eyelett hook coming out the safe.

It's not perfect, but it's better than nothing. Not sure i'd trust a firearm like that. best place is on your hip.

I think if you're going RV full time, along with your scale down of furniture, your arms need to follow suit. a side arm is probably enough. if you hunt, that's another issue and maybe you need to put them at your parent/sister/etc house while you are on the road in that big safe.

Our DS came with a safe but when we had the Baystar, I used one of These bolted to the slide floor next to the bed. We also have one of these...View attachment 26792

My interest in a safe is due to enjoying Cowboy Action Shooting and sometimes Historical Trekking. Since these require a pair of single action pistols, a lever rifle, and a shogun, or a flintlock respectively, I want a way to secure them better because I won;t be carrying those with me on a regular basis.
For self defense, I generally will carry a pistol on me.

I have seen a safe in Harbor Freight that is basically a steel lockbox. That may be the key, if I can find somewhere to bolt it to out of sight. Depends on what RV I get though.

 

[Strider]

I just realized the title of my post can give the wrong impression. I meant "safe" as in a thing to secure some firearms in, not as in being "safe" from crime.

 

[lostinfla]

On our coach, there's a bit of room under the floor that's under the bed. 2 screws and the panel is out.

 

[Jim]

Typically if you install a Safe, the theft will do more damage than the value of the contents prying it from the RV structure.

Also, I highly doubt these factory-installed safes offer any meaningful fire protection. Stuffing them with cash, titles, or important documents seems like an exercise in futility, considering how quickly these things tend to burn.