Need Water Resistance? These 4 Gun Safes are BEST in 2024

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Living on a flood plane, flooded basements from burst pipes, 100-year floods, flash floods – there are plenty of reasons why you might be worried about your gun safe due to the possibility of water intruding the safe. Sure, most safes are rated for fire, but what happens if it is sitting in water? That is where a water resistance rating comes into play, and there aren’t many on the market today with that feature! Here are the top gun safes on the market today that I would recommend keeping at the top of your list.

1. Remington STS SAR6530S

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The Remington brand of gun safes is a new entrant into the industry, and the STS series is their top-of-the-line gun safes! With 10 gauge steel, 120-minute fire rating, name-brand lock, and a great capacity, this safe sit up there with some of the best gun safes on the market like Liberty, Browning and even Rhino Metals. With the added water resistance rating, it has an easy leg up over each of these as well.

Why are gun safes not waterproof? You will quickly notice on this site that I do not like the term waterproof (or fireproof for that matter), as no safe truly is completely waterproof, and instead really should be advertised as resistant to those things. No matter how resistant to water you try to make a safe, with enough pressure and enough time water will get into a safe and flood the interior.

2. Wasatch 24EGW

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If you are on a budget and need a gun safe with a water resistance rating, this safe is an awesome choice! While it may only have a 30-minute fire rating, a compact size, and a very basic interior, it makes up for that with an awesome price and 12-gauge steel, and of course, it’s a water-resistant rating of up to 7 days.

3. Vaultek LifePod 2.0

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If you don’t need a full-size long gun safe, the Lifepod by Vaultek is one of my favorite on-the-go safes! It offers water resistance, and tons of available accessories, and is backed by one of my favorite companies. Keep in mind though, this safe is not made of metal, so you shouldn’t be leaving it unattended by any means. This little safe is well worth its price.

Why are waterproof safes so rare? Most manufacturers of gun safes focus on the security of their safes, and the fire resistance. This is by far the largest market when it comes to gun safes, and water resistance is a far third. Because of this, only a few manufacturers are willing to pursue that market.

4. SentrySafe SFW205GQC Home Safe

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This company has long been making high-quality, and value-oriented home safes. While you may not be able to fit a long gun in this safe, it can keep plenty of valuables, and more importantly, paperwork safe from both fire (up to 60 minutes) and water (up to 24 hours). At 125 pounds, make sure to bolt this safe down wherever you plan on keeping it.

What to keep an eye out for when shopping for a water-resistant gun safe?

There are plenty of things you should be keeping an eye out for when shopping for water-resistant gun safes! Here are a few questions you should be asking your self about.

Do you need a water resistance rating?

Not everyone needs a water-resistant gun safe in their home! You should make sure to always evaluate what features you do, and don’t need in your gun safe, so you are only paying for what you need out of your safe.

If you live in a flood-prone area, a flood plane or the safe is in your basement where it could flood, then you should think about getting a gun safe that has a water resistance rating. However, if you live in a higher area, or somewhere that doesn’t have a high water table, you might not need a water resistance rating! Instead, you might just want a good fire rating.

Water resistance ratings are only included in a few safes, as you can see in this list above. If you don’t need this rating but are only shopping safes that do have it, you are heavily limiting yourself in features and even quality.

What locking mechanism do you need?

Because there are so few manufacturers of gun safes that offer a water resistance rating, you are very limited in the options outside of the water resistance rating. Make sure, that no matter what safe you end up purchasing, the locking mechanism is the quality that you need. Security of the gun safe is incredibly important, and this is the main thing between a thief and your valuables.

What is your budget?

Before you ever start shopping for a water-resistant gun safe, you should be keeping in mind what your budget is. Don’t go over it (or at least much). It is easy to keep justifying a higher, and higher price for additional features, but in the end, is it worth it?

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Conclusion

I hope that this article helped you out in finding the right safe for your purposes! While there aren’t many quality water-resistant gun safes on the market right now, the ones included in this list are great for what they are.