Truck Gun Vaults
 

I am considering a vault for my Ford Expedition and would like some recommendations.
Ive never taken my guns overnite but a drive to SC is a long trip.
So... what does anyone think?
Ive been to the TruckVault website.
What other brands are there?

(Rationalizing) The crooks could always steal your truck... :eek:

Bring your guns inside your hotel room with you.

Bring your guns inside your hotel room with you.[/QUOTE]

I would do that anyway but parking at restaurants, shops, etc scare me.

Out of sight-Out of mind. I've had one for over 15 yrs. and would never own a vehicle without one. You will store more than your guns in there. Truck Vault is top of the line and very secure. I travel to shoot and hunt quite a bit and always leave my guns locked up in the truck. Have a safe trip to S. Carolina.

I had the Truck Vault in my last Suburban. Unfortunately, it would not fit in the new generation Suburban or my 4 Runner, so it went away with the truck. It was a wonderful accessory, but expensive.

Get a beat up truck and hide them under the back seat. A crook looks at my truck and keeps on walking . . .

I made a false floor by putting in a piece of 5/8" plywood cut to dimension, then uplifted on a pair of 2 X 6's. Altho it's not as secure as the Truck vault, no one can see what's under the "floor"

I remember when my contemporaries used to break into houses that they always chose the beat up ones. The McMansions had no cash, had costume jewelry and never had guns. The beat up ones always had cash and guns. Just saying....

Maybe I need to change strategies.

I travel with many guns all over the country, Take them to the hotel with you

And take them to dinner with you.

yeah
and into the bathroom at the rest area, and onto the sporting clays course and into the 7-eleven store...............

The nice thing is if you have a Ford pickup the tailgate locks so there really no easy way to get to the vault which is locked too.....

Come on George, I meant "Don't leave them in the room when you go to dinner."

Ohhhhhh:rotf:

I'm still in the hunt for a safe. Might have to sell the very guns I would put in the safe to BUY the safe.

How many guns do we need to sell to build a vault? If we build it right it adds more to the value of the house than it costs.

I don't think an expensive vault would add to the value of a house. It might even detract from the value, much like a swimming pool might be a 'deal breaker' to those who don't want or need one. Same with a vault... how many potential home buyers would view that as a desirable selling point??

Maybe we need to consider a Parker retirement community in South Carolina?
Every house has a vault.
Common interest amenities are a skeet field, trap field, dog trial area and quail fields.

It's there already - It's called Bray's Island. Bring a 7 figure checkbook to buy a lot, then build a house - no double-wides allowed, I don't think

George, Brays Island may appeal to you. It is in Sheldon, SC. My parents bought an interest in a lot so they can use the amenities which include a great sporting clays course. My wife and I use it all the time. They have hunting as well.

Big D beat me to it. Yes, it is pricey and I imagine when my parents move on, we will sell it.

If you're looking at a Truck Vault, you're probably looking to carry quite a few guns. I've got a 4 door Ford F-150 and recently looked into DU-HA's under the seat storage. These are pretty cool, and they have one cut to fit two guns. Could be great for those trips to the Club for a day of shooting. You can even lock the seat down so it' can't be flipped up. They are hidden so well though, that I don't think anybody would know it's there just looking in the windows. Better than having gun cases lying on the floor. They are even set up to relocate the jack. My truck has the factory subwoofer under the seat, which they offer a replacement for to make this work, but I wasn't quite ready to go through that hassle just yet.

http://www.du-ha.com/ford_f150_supercrew_04_06.html



Mike