I bought this safe to keep in my garage, the insurance cover for the garage was less that the value of my tools in it and I did not want to pay more insurance. Lots of the tools are portable and so could fit easily through a window and be stolen. However, with them all in the safe there is little chance of anyone getting in to the safe or to be honest even moving the safe - the result is I have some confidence of them being there when I want them. All the other machinery is really heavy and so again little chance of them being stolen - not without a forklift truck and I think the neighbours would know. Overall I am delighted with the safe.