Protect your valuables by keeping them in plain sight
Soda Can Diversion Safes
Diversion Safes For Home and Office
A Book Diversion Safe
Book Diversion Safe
Amazon Price: $39.99 (as of 12/21/2009)
A book is one of the most classic and popular diversion safe types. Popularized in TV and in the movies, a book hiding place is perfect to hold so many things. Everyone wants one of these.
Book Diversion Safes
Make a Book with a Secret Compartment
Wall Clock with Hidden Place
Embassy JB4985 Wall Clock With Hidden Safe
Amazon Price: $13.09 (as of 12/21/2009)
Hang your valuables right on the wall.
About Diversion Safes
Concealment devices or diversion safes are used to hide things for the purpose of secrecy or security. They are made from an ordinary household object such as a book, a soda can, a candle, a can, or something as small as a coin. The idea is that such an inconspicuous object would not be expected to contain anything of worth.
Examples in espionage include dead drop spikes for transferring items to other people, and hollowed-out coins or teeth for concealing suicide pills. Examples in smuggling i...
A Hanger Safe !
Travel Safe - Diversion Safe
Amazon Price: (as of 12/21/2009)
No one would suspect that your cash is hidden inside the hanger that holds your blue sweater, would they?
This hanger is a great spot to keep your valuables safe.
Del Monte Diversion Safes
Other Canned Goods
S&W Blueberries Can - Diversion Safe
Amazon Price: $13.49 (as of 12/21/2009)
20002C Heinz Vegetarian Beans Diversion Safe.
Amazon Price: $15.49 (as of 12/21/2009)
S and W Coffee Can - Diversion Safe
Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 12/21/2009)
False Outlet Safe
Wall Safe - Wall Socket Safe - Hidden Wall Safe
Amazon Price: $8.09 (as of 12/21/2009)
No one will know that the innocent looking outlet in the wall is actually a hiding place for your valuables.
Keep in mind, though, that this requires cutting into the wall, which a landlord may not like, so I would suggest this for homeowners only.
Diversion Safe in CD Cases
The FBI Reports:
A burglary occurs every 15 seconds.
Beer Can Diversion Safes
Beer Can Safe - Diversion Safe
Amazon Price: $18.39 (as of 12/21/2009)
Beer Can Diversion Safes
Do you have anything hidden?
Ho you have anything hidden in your home? Whether it be money, jewelry, notes, small electronics, or anything else, is there anything that you keep in a secret spot?
Around the Kitchen
Ladies - The baking powder can is a great place to keep something hidden from your guy. He'll never look there! (And neither will a burglar!)
DS-SALT Salt Shaker Diversion Safe
Amazon Price: (as of 12/21/2009)
Personal Home Security Hide Away Diversion Can Safe Morton Salt
Amazon Price: (as of 12/21/2009)
Safe and Sound...in the Bathroom
Other Household Items
Southwest Specialty Products 60002S Stash Stone
Amazon Price: $12.60 (as of 12/21/2009)
Flower Pot Safe - Diversion Safe
Amazon Price: $26.99 (as of 12/21/2009)
Flower Pot Stash Can
Amazon Price: $39.99 (as of 12/21/2009)
Instructions for making your own diversion safe
- Diversion Safe - Pam Can
- Here's how to make a diversion safe to store/hide small valuables or cash. This version has a screw-off bottom, so that the whole thing can be pick...
- Hide things in your old Deoderant container! - Instructables - DIY, How To, offbeat, home
- Need a place to hide your money or valuables? Keep them in plain site, at home, or while traveling. Also, more great uses for old deodorant sticks!
- Working Spray Can Diversion Safe: keep your valuables protected (for <$15) - Instructables - DIY, How To, home, tech
- About a year ago, my house was broken into and a lot of my personal things were taken. I started to rethink my security as a whole...
- Make a Secret Hollowed Book
- How to turn a book into a handy secret hiding place.
Candle Diversion Safes
Other Drink Containers
Burglary Stats
- A burglary results in a dollar loss of about $1,600 on average.
- Only 13% of reported burglaries are solved, or cleared, by the police.
- Of the nation's reported burglaries:
45% occur in the South
11% occur in the Northeast
20% occur in the Midwest
24% occur in the West - Renters are more likely to be the victims of property crime than homeowners.
- The highest percentage of burglaries occur during the summer months of July and August. At this time, many are away on vacation, many have left windows open, and many have put a window air conditioner in (which are easily pulled out). Also, school's out.
- Arrest records reported to the FBI indicate that about 70% of all burglary arrestees are white and 86 percent are male.
Diversion Safes for the Garage
More Garage Hiding Places
Gunk Puncture Seal Hidden Secret Diversion Can Safe
Amazon Price: $19.95 (as of 12/21/2009)
The FBI Reports:
Over 1.4 million home invasions occurred in 2005.
Hide it in the Laundry Room
Powerhouse Spray Starch Diversion Safe - Fake Can Safe
Amazon Price: $18.49 (as of 12/21/2009)
Scotchgard Safe - Diversion Safe
Amazon Price: $16.95 (as of 12/21/2009)
Scotch Gard Fabric Protection Hidden Secret Can Diversion Safe
Amazon Price: $18.50 (as of 12/21/2009)
Diversion Safes in Snack Food Containers
Diversion Safe Guestbook
What do you have hidden in your house (don't be TOO specific)?
What kind of safe do you think would keep your roommate, kids, or parents away from it?
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- stargazer00 stargazer00 Oct 26, 2008 @ 5:09 pm
- In these troubled financial times it would be nice to have a little something hidden away. Great ideas!
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- SemperFidelis SemperFidelis Sep 18, 2008 @ 2:29 pm
- Never heard of a diversion safe before. Nice lens kab! :o) Blessed, starred, and faved today!
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- kab kab Sep 9, 2008 @ 12:27 am
- Squidpoint, if I had a cleaner I would look more to the books, candles, and the wall socket safes - or frankly a real (non a diversion) safe.
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- SquidPoint SquidPoint Sep 8, 2008 @ 1:20 pm
- What happens when the cleaner throws out what he/she thinks is an old can?
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- Joan4 Joan4 Sep 3, 2008 @ 9:13 pm
- Years ago, I had a book that would be classified as a "diversion safe". The idea is not new to me, but the term certainly is! How interesting! And practical!
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