10 Of The Best Diversion Safes (Reviewed 2022)

Try to guess the number one property safety concern? If your answer is a break-in, you are 100% right. At approximately 26 seconds, a burglary happens somewhere in the world. This is why you should pay attention to your valuables and try to protect your home property as much as you can. Thanks to technology, there are many gadgets that will give you a satisfactory degree of security in your home. The obvious option, of course, would be to avoid leaving your valuables in plain sight. The next best thing is to use a diversion safe.

The difference between a diversion safe and a traditional safe

The statistics say that a thief would spend approximately 6 minutes in the place. They usually search for one item, usually full of cash: a safe. The traditional safes are obvious and easily noticed – although, their lock system is generally good and safe. On the other hand, a diversion safe is an exact opposite. Diversion safes take numerous shapes and sizes and look like everyday, real objects – which makes them the perfect place to hide some small valuables. A diversion safe may look like a hairbrush, a bottle, a can of soup, or appear as a book safe. Because of their vague appearance, you have a high chance for your valuables to stay secure in the hidden storage. In the end, a thief wouldn’t waste time opening your cans to check if there is cash in them.

How to choose a diversion safe?

The function of a diversion safe is to not draw attention, but allow you to hide valuables. However, it may not be 100% smart to hide your most valuable items in it. If you decide on buying one, some things can help you.

Firstly, choose a vague/dull looking one. As mentioned above, you can choose a diversion book safe and place it in your book library. There are numerous options for book safes on the market, all with different features – you can choose a book safe made with real pages, one with a bible cover, a dictionary, and so on. These are great for many reasons, but what we like best is that they offer plenty of space and can fit even your gun. Other genius options are hairbrushes or soup cans. Whatever you choose, make sure it blends with the environment. Don’t leave the hairbrush diversion safe in the kitchen! It might just draw unnecessary attention.

Then, find one that looks believable. Many manufacturers found that they can make money out of this and not all of them provide quality products. Owning poor-designed diversion safes destroys their main function – diversion. For example, if you buy a diversion book safe that looks like plastic, a thief may spot it easily since it stands out from the rest. So always look for diversion safes that look realistic.

Next, think of the locking mechanism. Even though some diversion safes have a great design and are genius in terms of vagueness, not all of them have a secure locking mechanism. Few of them possess one. Sure, if a burglar was to find your diversion safe, a lock won’t stop him from taking the object with them, but it may stop a sneaky acquaintance from checking your possessions. In terms of locks, you can choose between a combination lock or a traditional lock with a key – whatever you find suitable for your needs.

Last but not least, avoid cheap looking objects. Let’s say you bought a cheap-looking can diversion safe and put your cash and documents in it. Then your roommate takes it and throws it in the trash. That’s not a pleasant situation. This is not the most believable scenario nor a crucial aspect of diversion safes, but when it comes to security, you can never be too careful.