Pls recommend a FP/WP portable safe box - for documents

[jamesbond]

Hello,

Can you please recommend a portable safe box ~0.20 cubic feet, something like this

https://amzn.to/2KEPoVY

I want a portable safe box which is fireproof and waterproof, that I can carry with me while travelling internationally, and carry my important documents and put it in this box and then inside the hotel safe.

I worry about any potential water or fire damage in case of a calamity, and I presume most hotels and or residential safes are not water/fire proof.

Or carry it with me when I am making long work trips and need to carry important documents in paper format.

Obviously the weight should be on the lighter side. I look forward to your recommendations.

Thank you

James

[Squelchtone]

Would a fireproof/waterproof bag work for your needs?

https://www.amazon.com/JUNDUN-Fireproof-Document-Waterproof-Resistant/dp/B07P2WB48X/

a lot lighter to carry on a trip.

Here are some water proof document bags, that you could even layer your waterproofing by putting one of these bags inside the fire proof bag.

https://www.amazon.com/izBuy-Waterproof ... 01ET8BLAQ/

hope this helps,
Squelchtone

[jamesbond]

@squelchtone

Yes a fire/water proof bag would work, but are there any good quality ones out there? or are they all the same?

Thank you

[Squelchtone]

@squelchtone

Yes a fire/water proof bag would work, but are there any good quality ones out there? or are they all the same?

Thank you

I dont know, perhaps check the reviews from all the bags on amazon and see which has the mpst 4 or 5 stars and well written reviews

maybe store a small fire bag in a bigger fire bag in the hotel safe?

[Squelchtone]

there seems to be a bunch of review videos on youtube.

https://youtu.be/2MXLeP1pMfo

if the hotel burns down, it doesnt seem the bags do much, but if they were in a safe as well, that may offer extra protection.

is this a passport or cash or bearer bonds you're protecting?

[jamesbond]

It will be my travel documents when travelling as well as some backup credit card, phone, and maybe some work documents like id cards etc. for occasional use

[Squelchtone]

It will be my travel documents when travelling as well as some backup credit card, phone, and maybe some work documents like id cards etc. for occasional use

just a thought..

when the head of my organization briefs us on physical threats to our facility he likes to use two words. Possibility vs Probability.

Are we at risk of lets say a person with a gun walking into reception? the possibility certainly exists. what's the actual probability of this happening? like 1 in a million. But we still do drills and have procedures for that 1 remote chance. What is the possibility of your documents getting wet or burned while traveling? I guess its possible. Theft probably much more likely by a maid in your room, but the probability of them getting wet or burned in hotel fire, very low. Is having a bag or safe still a good idea? of course.

Squelchtone

[jamesbond]

@squelchtone

This is a very interesting point, probability vs possibility. I have heard that many governments prepare for very low probability but high consequence events for example a asteroid strike, or something like that.

You raise an interesting point about placing valuable items in a hotel...apart from the hotel safe, where else can one place valuable items such as documents?

Thank you

[Squelchtone]

keep them on you at all times using something called a passport neck wallet with rfid blocking.

https://www.amazon.com/Zero-Grid-Blocki ... B01A3JZ62Y

random video: