Strong cage? Alt to full blown safe

[Helocat]

Anyone built or are using a strong cage of some kind for storing stuff other than guns? Like ammo, powder etc. Not full blow gun safe but a locked-down area with maybe chainlink or panel steel or something. I have some ideas to build a strongbox area ya the right tools and time one could get through it but that's long enough that it's discouraging to mess with knowing the noise to get in and time = someone with a gun WILL show up before they get in.

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[BigDog67]

Get a garden shed and plant blackberries around it.

 

[Helocat]

Get a garden shed and plant blackberries around it.

Sure and keep unfed primates inside too.

 

[Meridian7750]

Sure and keep unfed primates inside too.

You leave my ex-wife out of this!!

 

[FreedomPI]

I rent a 40 foot container for 125 a month, smaller ones are less and it is pretty secure.

 

[GWS]

I used old steel cabinets Put a hasp on the front and padlocked them

 

[The Heretic]

If my income comes back sufficiently, I am still considering getting a 20' container and putting that inside my 2K SF shop on one side, then adding stronger locks to the closing bar mechanisms, fire resistant drywall inside, a safe or two for the guns, the shelfs that I store ammo on, and tools inside it too. Then add an alarm system and cams to the shop. Now that I am home 99% of the time I think that would be good.

 

[Knute]

For a few hundred bucks you can get some pretty tough construction site boxes delivered from HD that you can bolt down or chain up. I use one for some reloading things...super tough but may not be big enough for bigger stashes

 

[Helocat]

For a few hundred bucks you can get some pretty tough construction site boxes delivered from HD that you can bolt down or chain up. I use one for some reloading things...super tough but may not be big enough for bigger stashes

That's a great idea. I actually have two abandoned ones at my business left by the last tenant in our building over 12yrs ago. I can have them blasted and painted. Hmmm Good thought. I will see how "functional" they are. I know one still opens and is dry as we keep fuel cans in it.

 

[L84Cabo]

For a few hundred bucks you can get some pretty tough construction site boxes delivered from HD that you can bolt down or chain up. I use one for some reloading things...super tough but may not be big enough for bigger stashes

+1. Metal Job boxes are great for ammo storage and storage in general. Many have an opening so you can run power inside if you want to install a light or a golden rod or something. And you can mount wheels on them which makes them wonderfully mobile.

 

[The Heretic]

I have a gun safe that looks like a job box but isn't. Bought it from a member here for $200. It has two secure pin locks one on each end of the front. I have not set it up yet, but I have some racks to go in it for rifles. My intention is to use it in a camper for secure gun storage - and as a bench to sit on.