Do they make a safe, like a gun safe etc, that would be friendly to video tapes?
I have a large safe deposit box at the bank for all of my most important source tapes, slides and negatives. It costs $50 a year for a good-sized box in the climate-controlled, firewalled vault in a high-rise building downtown. I have unlimited access to the box during business hours. I’m planning on getting yet another hard drive for another footage backup just to keep in my safe deposit box. It is a great off-site backup and good way to secure peace of mind. I looked at many types of home safes, but any affordable ones would not protect delicate tape and film against *all* of the hazards – fire, moisture, etc. Most were not quite big enough for everything I wanted to put in them. A house fire would be the worst-case scenario for any videographer, and the thought always made me shudder. You can replace your gear, but not your years of work!
