An unbolted safe is a strongbox with a handle for carrying it away · review
The only product on this shelf with two named certifying bodies behind its claims — UL for fire and ETL for water.
The conclusion Two named certifying bodies — UL for thirty minutes of fire and ETL for water exposure — which no other product on this shelf offers, on a box that takes hanging file folders rather than quoting a cubic-foot figure nobody can use. For deeds, certificates and policies that have to survive the fire and the hose, that is the right specification at sixty-eight dollars. It is a key-locked, portable box with no burglary grade, and this shelf's introduction is right about what that means.
No internal dimensions. No volume. No wall thickness. No burglary grade.
UL for fire, ETL for water.
Somebody other than the maker tested it. That is the whole difference between this and fire-resistant insulation with no number.
Thirty minutes is the shorter of the two fire ratings on this shelf. The maker’s own cabinet here states two hours.
Not the fire the box survived.
A fire is put out with water. A box that held its interior below charring temperature for thirty minutes then sits in several inches of it, often for hours.
ETL verification for water exposure is the second half of the promise, and it is the only one on this shelf.
Which answers the actual question.
This shelf’s buying tip names the failure exactly: a passport folder that will not lie flat is a safe that stays open.
This listing skips the volume and says what shape fits — letter or A4 upright on rails.
For a household archive, that is the figure.
On sale at around $68 on the American Amazon store at the time of checking.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
Prices quoted in this text were read on October 8, 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Grade | UL Classified to withstand high temperatures for up to thirty minutes, and ETL Verified to protect contents during water exposure — both stated, both with the certifying body named. It is the only product on this shelf to name two, and no burglary grade appears |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 14.3 × 15.5 × 13.5 in — stated as the external size. No internal dimensions, although the interior is stated to fit hanging file folders, which is a more useful statement than a cubic-foot figure |
| Capacity | Not published as a volume. The listing says instead that the interior fits hanging file folders — passports, birth certificates, insurance records and legal paperwork are named |
| Lock | A key lock with two keys, stated to keep the lid closed during fire events. That last clause matters: a lid that springs open in a fire is a fire box that has failed |
| Body | Not described beyond the certifications. No wall thickness |
| Anchoring | Not published. The listing describes the box as portable enough to relocate when needed |
| Contents | Two keys |
| Stated for | Passports, birth certificates, insurance records and legal paperwork |
| Amazon reference | B00GE57DFK |
| EAN | 0049074021450 |
Because the fire is put out with water, and that is what ruins the paper the fire did not reach. A fire box that holds its interior below charring temperature for thirty minutes has done its job and then sits in several inches of water from a hose or a sprinkler, often for hours before anyone retrieves it. ETL verification for water exposure is the second half of the promise, and this is the only product on this shelf that makes it. The two certifications together are the reason this box costs sixty-eight dollars rather than thirty.
That somebody other than the maker tested it. UL Classified means Underwriters Laboratories tested the box against a published fire standard and it met the thirty-minute level; ETL Verified means Intertek confirmed a specific water-exposure claim. Neither is a burglary rating, and this shelf's introduction is careful that stated grades are declared figures rather than measurements made here. But a named certifying body is a very different thing from fire-resistant insulation with no number, which is what the other fire claim on this shelf offers.
More useful than a cubic-foot figure, which is why it is worth noticing. This shelf's buying tip asks you to subtract the door and the walls before believing a capacity, and names the failure precisely: a passport folder that will not lie flat is a safe that stays open. This listing skips the volume and tells you what shape fits — hanging folders, which means letter or A4 paper upright on rails. For a household archive that is the question, and it is answered.
Between security devices of the same category and nearby price. Shown: what they all state. A half-filled column says nothing.
| Model | Price | Capacity | Lock |
|---|---|---|---|
| SentrySafe HD4100 fireproof and waterproof file box, 14.3 × 15.5 × 13.5 in | $68 | Not published as a volume. The listing says instead that the interior fits hanging file folders — passports, birth certificates, insurance records and legal paperwork are named | A key lock with two keys, stated to keep the lid closed during fire events. That last clause matters: a lid that springs open in a fire is a fire box that has failed |
| Amazon Basics 25EI | $58 | 14 liters | Electronic keypad with 3 status lights |
| Locksworth ET521 safe, 0.6 cu ft | $55 | 0.6 cubic feet — stated, with external dimensions of 13.8 in wide, 9.8 in deep and 9.8 in high | Two methods: enter the password and turn the knob, or insert the key and turn the knob. Four AA batteries power the keypad and are supplied |
| AONBNOCT EJ 3.4 cu ft digital security safe | $99 | 3.4 cubic feet — stated, and the largest in this group by almost double | A programmable keypad with a key lock as well — two methods, stated |
Details checked on October 8, 2026.
A household archive — deeds, certificates, policies — that has to survive both a fire and the water that puts it out
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 7,000.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for home security products and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
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