Honeywell 1102

Very solid, heavy and well made. The lid closes very snugly and there is a soft close mechanism. Locks securely. There is a little play in the mechanism though. So it is possible to 'drop' the lid on your finger if you have only opened it a little way and it slips. I know this because I did, and the lid is very heavy, very painful. Keep it locked and don't let children operate it.

Good sized fire and waterproof storage. Whilst not a security safe it is very heavy so not easy for somebody to carry off. Internal size is enough for a reasonable amount of A4 sized documents etc, but the internal width is almost exactly A4 width so wider documents will need to be folded. Happy with my purchase.

After looking at lots of different options from Fire Safe Boxes to Fire Safes, I settled on this as a compromise as it had good reviews, including some YouTube videos of people putting it in fire and water. It is well made and quite heavy. Fire and water proof (within limits) which is better than some. My only small gripe is that you can't lay A4 paper flat in the bottom of it. It comes with some hanging files and you can stand piles of A4 paper on the long edge, but it would have been so much better if you could have laid A4 flat in the bottom. The sides slope slightly and so you could lay A4 flat at the top and to about a third/half of the way down, just not in the bottom. I can fit everything I wanted to in it, so it's not a show stopper, but it would have been nice if they'd just made it that little bit bigger at the bottom to take A4 flat.

Arrived next day and thankfully I was in to accept it. Packaging was damaged in various places, but chest seems fine. It is also just packaged in it's box, so everyone will know what you got delivered to you. Seems to fit product specs given. Will have to get a filing system that fits though, as A4 just about fits in, but not a folder or envelope. Came with a packet of silica. Should probably follow the manufacturer's warning to air it out every week to prevent moisture and mold build up. Overall, very pleased with the information provided on Amazon and the product so far, although I wish they did this size in the higher proofing specs. 40kg of the largest chest would just be too heavy for me to handle. Let's hope it will never have to be put to the test for its fire- and waterproof qualities.

Bought this for my Mum as she has some valuable to store. It is a very solid case. Heavy but with a strong handle and an excellent lock. I had previously purchased a 'fireproof briefcase safe' made by a company better known for smoke alarms but it was easy to force the locked handle. This Honeywell is more rugged and the addition of the two latches makes it easier for Mum to close the lid securely before locking it. Not the sort of thing someone would carry for long periods of time, it will likely tear muscle and tendons given the robust shell and weighty protection.

I bought this in September and one of the lock handles doesn’t close now. The key is also catching. Contacted Amazon who told me I should contact Honeywell. Contacted Honeywell who asked me to contact another company, did that but they Havnt replied. Useless! Product not fit for purpose, will be contacting trading standards! Avoid Honeywell rubbish customer service

I was looking for a fire safe to store title deeds & other essential documents. Thank goodness I checked on the links on earlier reviews. It would appear that under real life conditions most fire resistant bags are useless. Please, before you buy a " fire resistant bag " check out real life reviews where they subject the bag to a real fire & not just the ones that hold a lighter up to the bag. I hope that I never need this safe, but I have confidence that in a real fire situation it will protect my documents.

I need somewhere to put the myriad of legal documents that have no value but are irriplaceable. Be aware that this item is very heavy and you not only need to have a strong, healthy spine to cope with the weight but every move will need to be planned in advance to prevent damage to self and property. I did a test with storing several unimportant documents for a eight weeks and found that the manufacturer’s warning to be spot-on: the case needs to be opened monthly to prevent trapped-moisture damage to papers. The test proved that three sheets of ink on a4 paper were slightly damaged: they had curled up and the ink handwriting had enlarged as the ink had ran. Test two involves adding a small silica gel bag, that I found inside the box containing my wife’s new leather handbag. If that fails, I’ll put the documents inside resealable clear plastic document wallets before putting them inside the Safe Chest. Overall, I’m pleased that I’ll have something to protect my documents.