Thinking of upgrading your door security? Getting a better deadbolt or padlock? Getting a new frame or better hinges? Not sure what brand or model to go with for your particular application? Need a recommendation? Feel free to ask for advice here!
My neighbor is taking a trip to France and Italy in a few weeks and offered to do a little lock shopping for me. I figured it might be a good chance to get a few locks that are a little harder to come by in the States.
I am looking for padlocks in the $20 to $80 range.
Do you guys have any suggestions on a few brands/models that might fit this range?
I've had a hard time finding the French Vachette brand padlocks in the states, but I do think they would fit that price range. There are also the French Fichet padlocks. Those are super hard to find. But I honestly don't know about the price. They are pretty fancy so they might be above the $80 limit. I just don't know.
Italy has some pretty neat locks but they don't seem to be too hard to get in the states. I've bought a few online and had no trouble getting them shipped here. I think the Viro ones with the cylindrical body are pretty cool. They have a neat design with a secondary pin located at the base of the key:
Now that I think about it, ISEO is Italian, and those are pretty hard to find here. I've seen a few really simple ones but nothing all that interesting. Check out this one here. I don't know the model number though.
