Gun Storage in shitty residences

Hey /k/ I may be moving to either an apartment or a mobile home in a trailer park soon and I have a modest collection of around 20 guns that are mostly rifles and shotguns. What are my options as far as storage goes? I know I can get a safe (obviously) but I am worried about the fact that I will probably be moving into a poor condition trailer that may not be able to handle it. Would building a bedframe with a large hidden storage compartment that is not easy to move or get into without an axe or a prybar and 10mins of time? Am I overthinking this? I am legit worried about the security of my firearms. My wife realistically not be able to stay at home 24/7 and I have to work. What about off-site storage such as a one of those climate controlled storage units? I actually grew up in a trailer but never ever had a safe since we were far enough out that we really didn't have to worry about B&Es and smash and grabs. I am at a bit of a loss here. pls help.

Am I moronic?

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  1. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I think your best bet would be security through obscurity. Don't let anyone know that you have firearms in your residence, and be extremely low key in moving them in using large, plain, cardboard boxes. No gun cases, no ammo boxes in plain view, etc.

    As far as securing them in the home, you can probably get some off-brand pelican cases, like the ones at harbor freight (I use them myself, solid construction), stuff your guns in there, padlock it closed, and then chain that to a bedpost or something.

    Obviously, this isn't an ideal solution, nor a very practical one, but you have to make due considering your personal circumstances.

    Further, it is usually against the policy for self-storage unit places to store firearms and ammunition, so if something were to happen at that location, be it a burglary or natural disaster, you would be SOL for assistance because you were violating the terms of the storage renter agreement.

  2. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Sell the guns and put a down payment on a house instead of paying rent you fricking hillbilly

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >Sell the guns and put a down payment on a house instead of paying rent you fricking hillbilly
      Fricking THIS. You only NEED two guns. A handgun and a AR-15.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        Lemme guess, the handgun should either be a 9mm because it'll blow out your fricking lungs or a .45 because it won two world wars? Shut the hell up with that two gun shit. Let anon live

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          Bitch, this guy is having financial problems. Living standards is more important than having a few extra guns to wank over.

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            I think you're making an error in judgement assuming that there are financial problems. Anon didn't specify that in the post, you are projecting that on anon.

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              He's talking about moving into a TRAILER. That just screams financial irresponsibility. Guns are tools to some, not cool things we collect. You can get by with two, well sighted guns. Use appropriate delf-defense ammo and you don't NEED anything else.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                You bring up a valid point, that's fair. But he also discussed the possibility of an apartment as well as paying for a storage unit. Anon has a job and a steady stream of income. But you have to budge a little bit on the fact that for some people, guns are cool things we collect, just as some people collect stamps, or the anon in the thread that collects vintage swords.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >But you have to budge a little bit on the fact that for some people, guns are cool things we collect
                I totally get that, but from everything I've gleaned from this thread, anon needs to focus on other things first.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                You are absolutely correct, however, I had to approach this from the question from anon. I can't give this guy a PrepHole MBA and financial advice because he didn't ask for it.

                For the record, I was being a bit rude before about the two gun thing. When I lived in an apartment without a bunch of money, I was a "muh handgun muh AR-15, all I need" guy, so for me to jump down your throat was a little hypocritical of me.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                It's cool. I've been poor before, I'm more financially stable now. I know how hobbies can drive people into destitution. I just hope OP can find a balance. Guns are fun, living in a trailer isn't. Now that I'm financially stable I can indulge a bit, but I still only have 4 guns. You wouldn't want to know how much my AR-15 has costed me tho. lol.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                I'm at 4 myself, 2 handguns, 1 AR, 1 shotgun. I'm in the same boat about the AR though. It was probably too much, but hey, a little indulgence isn't a bad thing as long as you aren't out of house and home doing it.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >I'm in the same boat about the AR though.
                Yep. I've got about 3000 rounds through mine, not a single malfunction. It's the one gun I'll spend a premium on.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >the one gun I'll spend a premium on
                100% same for me. When I wanted to get an actual optic for mine, it was a tough choice for either going for the typical chinese shit or shelling out some actual cash. But I went the "buy once, cry once" route, it's zero'd in fricking perfect, and has held that same zero 2500 rounds later. I don't ride my guns hard and put them away wet, that's just poor ownership, but I pay special attention to my AR.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                >But you have to budge a little bit on the fact that for some people, guns are cool things we collect
                I totally get that, but from everything I've gleaned from this thread, anon needs to focus on other things first.

                motherfrickers who told you that you could have a civil discussion on MY board??

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

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      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        Tactical fudd-a rare sight.
        Frick ya mudda

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          >newbies misusing fudd/nu-fudd

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            Frick ya mudda

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      cuck

      >Sell the guns and put a down payment on a house instead of paying rent you fricking hillbilly
      Fricking THIS. You only NEED two guns. A handgun and a AR-15.

      >Sell the guns and put a down payment on a house instead of paying rent you fricking hillbilly
      Fricking THIS. You only NEED two guns. A handgun and a AR-15.

      super cuck

      Sell them moron

      homosexual

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        Guns aren't more important than kids or pussy, sorry.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          And you dont have either of those anyway, who cares?

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        lol I saw this picture 100 times and I never noticed the kid has a P90

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        >possibly a quarter million of guns
        >30 different ARs
        >0 safari guns
        >4 or so revolvers, none of which are a mateba
        Nouveau riche swine.
        Op don't make your wife live in a trailer park, sell 5 guns and rent somewhere nicer. Otherwise she'll divorce rape you and you'll have to sell half of them.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        This homie needs to buy one less AR and buy literally anything else. I'm shocked there's not an M1 Garand here.

  3. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    you are far from moronic. protecting your property is a given. imagine coming home one day and all your 20 guns are gone.
    i would agree witht he poster above, keep your mouth shut and hide your power levels.
    hiding them may be your best bet but im not sure how practical that is. do you have carpentry skills?

  4. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Buy a bunch of watertight containers and bury them

  5. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Sell them moron

  6. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Rigid job site toolbox, chain it with heavy duty chains to some plumbing or something sturdy.

  7. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    just keep them in a plastic bin labeled "christmas decorations" or some shit

  8. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Buy a 2nd hand, small fridge you can tuck away in a corner, pull out the condenser and fridge bits and put a big old, heavy duty strap with 10mm or 3/8 heavy steel and a big frick off padlock on it

  9. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Hide every gun in a different room, that way you're always prepared for shit hitting the fan whether you're in the kitchen or the shitter and if someone were to break into your place they might find one or two before leaving. You could even put some really cheap shitty guns in an obvious spot as bait. 20 guns is too many for someone that isn't a home owner.

  10. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >Am I moronic?
    yes, financially speaking. first thing you should do is get a house, kind of impossible right now so get an apartment. trust me, you do NOT want to live in a trailer park with "valuable" things like guns. if they're collector grade guns, do your best to hide them in cardboard boxes or something that doesn't scream "a gun is in here". if none of them are collector grade, sell most of them except maybe a rifle and a handgun. there's just too much risk of having that many guns in a small apartment where you're surrounded by tons of people living just a couple feet from you.

  11. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    sell the guns op

    they will get stolen otherwise

    keep 2 or 3 you can chain up somehow

    insurer will complain about excessive guns without reasonable security and you have zero

    or get some metal foot locker thing but even that will get pried open when yer not there

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >insurer will complain about excessive guns without reasonable security and you have zero
      Is this a blue cuck state thing?

  12. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >owns 20 firearms
    >can't afford a down payment on a house
    Why?

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >$1,000 gun
      >10% down payment for a $250,000 apartment
      it's not rocket science moron

  13. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    You have 20 guns but rent in the hood/trailer parks? What the frick? Do you have any economic sense at all?
    >I actually grew up in a trailer
    Ahh there it is. White trash are a disgrace

  14. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >bedframe with a large hidden storage compartment that is not easy to move or get into without an axe or a prybar and 10mins of time?
    It's a good thought. Back when I was living in rented apartments, I had a "california king" sized waterbed (but with a conventional mattress in it). It was a platform style bed. The center of the platform was empty space, and it made for perfect gun storage for anything I wasn't taking out regularly.

    I kept one shotgun and one handgun out, and only bothered with the rest on nice-weather weekends when I wanted to spend a lot of time on the range. It was easy to get into the middle area -- pull the mattress up so it hangs over the side, lever the big sheet of plywood out of the center of the top of the platform, and slide the guns I wanted out. Then move the wood back and drop the mattress on top.

    No one was likely to tear the bed apart just in case there was something underneath. If the area was more dangerous, I could have put a magnetic locking system on the wooden panel so that I'd have to hold a magnet against it to unlatch it.

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