Valuables Safe 2970RL

[NewGuy]

Was wondering if anybody has installed a valuables safe in an Imagine 2970RL. Curious what you bought, where you installed it and how you secured it to the structure.

I’m full time living across the country, so need a solution for various small jewelry and important papers.

[OurNewEra]

Was wondering if anybody has installed a valuables safe in an Imagine 2970RL. Curious what you bought, where you installed it and how you secured it to the structure.

I’m full time living across the country, so need a solution for various small jewelry and important papers.

I have not installed one but do have a 2970RL. My question is, "What is behind the panel behind the television?" I haven't opened it up but it seems there is a lot of dead area and would make a great place for a safe.

Other options I would look at:

• Inside and to the back of either of the wardrobes on each side of the bed.
• In the back of the other larger wardrobe over the two drawers.
• Under the bed if you really want to secure it to the floor.
• A little more difficult but possible would be under the 'coffee bar' area (that's what we use it for). Inside there is the furnace to the left. To the right is a rats nest of wires and the converter. There would most likely be enough room in there to mount it and then put a removable panel on the front to access it.

[theburgerts]

We bought a MasterLock safe from Lowes, and installed under the bed. Worked perfect for us when we full-timed. Had also bought some fire bags to use as these types of safes are not necessarily fire rated. Kept our jewelry, important papers, etc, in there.

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[grizz413]

I have a Bulldog biometric pistol vault bolted through the floor of the wardrobe (nuts accessible with the drawer out). At least we can leave the door open away from our site.



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[geotex1]

I installed a SentrySafe 0.8 cubic foot, pry-resistant, waterproof, 1-hour fire-rated safe in our Solitude so my installation is in a totally different coach, but I wanted to say make sure you anchor yours to frame if you want a true sense of security. Anchoring to floor deck or wall or cabinetry can be defeated with a pry bar concealable in a shirt sleeve as there's no substance to these elements of construction! If going fireproof is beyond your budget, put your sensitive documents and items in a fireproof document bag. In fact, I recommend you do that for items in a fireproof safe as well.

[NewGuy]

These are all great ideas. Thank you. Finding something solid to anchor it to is the hardest part in this thing. Both for security and to support any decent amount of weight. Fireproof safes are well over 50 pounds and the closets and storage areas are all flimsy.
Hiding the safe behind a false panel of some kind might be the only way. I’ll need to spend some time working on it this weekend.

[Steven@147]

Somewhere on the forum I showed our safe install in our Solitude front closet. Probably in the Solitude part of the forum, don't remember its been a long time. I screwed it down to the closet floor inside and under a shelf, and it so covered up with "stuff" stored in the closet you would never know its there. Its normally where a washer and dryer installs. Its not fireproof or fire resistant so its light weight but we bought a fire proof bag to put everything in inside the safe. It has a push button battery combination or you can open it with a key.

[OurNewEra]

These are all great ideas. Thank you. Finding something solid to anchor it to is the hardest part in this thing. Both for security and to support any decent amount of weight. Fireproof safes are well over 50 pounds and the closets and storage areas are all flimsy.
Hiding the safe behind a false panel of some kind might be the only way. I’ll need to spend some time working on it this weekend.

In the 2970RL I thing your best 'supported' options will be under the bed or under the 'coffee bar'. If you installed it under the coffee bar door side up you could actually access it by removing the drawer when you need to get into it.

[OurNewEra]

In the 2970RL I thing your best 'supported' options will be under the bed or under the 'coffee bar'. If you installed it under the coffee bar door side up you could actually access it by removing the drawer when you need to get into it.

@NewGuy - Here is an old thread that shows what is behind the panel behind the television. Nothing, apparently.

https://www.mygrandrv.com/forum/show...421#post290421

[NewGuy]

Thank you.