Best hiding places for PM's?

georgiacop50 · May 21, 2015 3:08AM

When the economic collapse comes, and the banks close, yer PM's in the safe box are basically GONE. So what are the best options on where to hide the stuff?

I'm sure this has been covered here b4, but my thread searches are not turning up much. Just one thread saying old unused water pipes in your home...

Because of the bulk of silver, we are obviously thinking gold here.

And I realize folks here don't want to give up their hidey hole secrets, but please toss out some possibilities...

bronco2078 · May 21, 2015 3:25AM

I like to shorten bottom drawers depthwise and have stowage behind them. I have done things like that for customers.

In one house I had a customer who had a laundry chute that I narrowed down and from the cellar he could reach into the ceiling and access a hidden panel where he kept his gold in a lockbox.

Any place in a house where you see something from one side and have to go into another room to see the other side there is an option to lose 6 inches off a dimension.

For instance if you have 2 bedrooms with closets built between them you can lose depth in a way that is difficult for someone to notice. Its a good way to store long guns also.

Certain size bars lend themselves to this . For instance some 5 oz silver bars are about the same cross section as a 2x3 .

If you have a closet you can put a high shelf at the top above the level of the door jamb. Make the shelf out of 2x stock and use a router to make a 1 inch deep depression in the upper surface. You can put bars in the depression then put items on the shelf so that they are above the depression. Because the shelf is so high a person would not be able to see the top side of the shelf without a mirror.

Hardwood flooring in a closet floor is a good way to hide a flip up trapdoor with storage in the ceiling joist bay of the floor below. The tough part is finding unobtrusive hinges .

bestmr · May 21, 2015 3:49AM

If it ever came down to that, I'd think of tossing the gold into a container of say, bean soup or fish head stew, and freeze it so that the gold isn't showing. Doubtful anyone is going to steal things out of the freezer and if they do, they'll go for things like steaks.

guitarwes · May 21, 2015 3:50AM

Anywhere hidden that that takes a little while to get to and is a pain in the butt to get to it. Thieves don't like to spend alot of time in one place unless 1) they absolutely KNOW you're gone for a certain amount of time or 2) they have you and your family hostage.

Best thing is to keep closed lips and stuff out of sight from wandering eyes of friends, housekeepers, yardmen, your kid's friends, etc.

Gold is your friend when concealing because it takes up WAY LESS real estate (overstating the obvious).

mariner67 · May 21, 2015 3:51AM

When the economic collapse comes, and the banks close…"

Won't happen so I am not worried.

johnny9434 · May 21, 2015 4:18AM

its hidden ( and watch out for jesus

)

cohodk · May 21, 2015 4:19AM

Plain sight.

DrBuster · May 21, 2015 5:27AM

<< Plain sight. >>

And next to the beretta.

Baley · May 21, 2015 6:56AM

Anywhere hidden that that takes a little while to get to and is a pain in the butt to get to it.

Ouch! Probably a roll of 1/10 oz gold coins would be better for you with this idea of yours than the larger kind of coins or bars.

Is that avatar an image of someone trying to "retrieve" it?

trozau · May 21, 2015 6:58AM

<< 

<< Plain sight. >>

And next to the beretta. >>

In my case, a GLOCK with 'happy stick' mags!

jmski52 · May 21, 2015 7:09AM

I have a decoy safe full of nickel rolls. It's heavy.

derryb · May 21, 2015 7:47AM

Grandma's casket.

OperationButter · May 21, 2015 7:52AM

<< Grandma's casket. >>

Brutal

Downtown1974 · May 21, 2015 8:27AM

If there is an economic collapse and the banks close, your metals won't save you - and neither will mine.

gsa1fan · May 21, 2015 8:31AM

I bet my lead slingers will be in high demand

MsMorrisine · May 21, 2015 8:40AM

Under the paint is pure gold:

piecesofme · May 21, 2015 8:46AM

Best hiding places for PM's?

Where you're the only one that knows where it's at.

georgiacop50 · May 21, 2015 9:01AM

<< If there is an economic collapse and the banks close, your metals won't save you - and neither will mine. >>

This is probably the truth. Lead will keep me alive til the bastids burn me out.

lcoopie · May 21, 2015 10:35AM

Search YouTube for
Hiding places in your home

mhammerman · May 21, 2015 10:52AM

"And next to the beretta." Yep, seems like they go together.
"Probably a roll of 1/10 oz gold coins would be better for you..." Check, 3"x3/4"x3/4" give you 5 ozers in conveniently small denominations.

Collapse is doubtful but that doesn't mean things won't get weird.

chumley · May 21, 2015 11:54AM

I have about 220 ounces hidden in the shadowbox on the wall behind me....the big glass door on the front helps camo all those ingots

fishcooker · May 21, 2015 12:47PM

Thought I read about police beginning to use a radar that sees through walls (x-ray vision) to locate metal objects (gun stashes). If that's the case, won't be long until crooks do the same to locate guns, safes, and PM's.

TwoSides2aCoin · May 21, 2015 1:09PM

…in the glove box.

jmski52 · May 21, 2015 8:54PM

I've been doing quite a lot of gardening this year. And planting quite a few trees.

bronco2078 · May 21, 2015 9:13PM

This guy put his in the bilge which was fine but you are supposed to sink in deeper water

BAJJERFAN · May 21, 2015 9:26PM

<< If there is an economic collapse and the banks close, your metals won't save you - and neither will mine. >>

Assuming that's the major reason for hiding it.

guitarwes · May 21, 2015 10:43PM

<< Anywhere hidden that that takes a little while to get to and is a pain in the butt to get to it.

Ouch! Probably a roll of 1/10 oz gold coins would be better for you with this idea of yours than the larger kind of coins or bars.

Is that avatar an image of someone trying to "retrieve" it?

>>

Yes. They get so disgusted they turn green and start flexing like the Hulk 'cuz they can't get your goodies.

That reminds me, a 1" drill bit will make a nice hole in the top of a door for you to drop in a roll of 1/10oz AGE's.

OnlyGoldIsMoney · May 22, 2015 3:10AM

<< When the economic collapse comes, and the banks close…"

Won't happen so I am not worried. >>

This.

Farfetched hypotheticals aren't worth considering.

bronco2078 · May 22, 2015 3:23AM

<< 

<< When the economic collapse comes, and the banks close…"

Won't happen so I am not worried. >>

This.

Farfetched hypotheticals aren't worth considering. >>

All you need is one idiot relative that gets hooked on prescription drugs and POOF everything will disappear.

In my case I had a nephew clean me out about 5 years ago. Now hes in jail but that doesn't get me my crap back.

This particular kid was from the branch of the family that is the most well to do Clean cut college grad with a wife and 2 kids . His parents had known he was a thief because he had ripped them off already but they never bothered to tell the rest of us. He "visited" 4 family members in a 2 day span and cleaned us all out .

When addiction hits a certain point they addict doesn't care about anything else.

derryb · May 22, 2015 4:09AM

<< 

<< When the economic collapse comes, and the banks close…"

Won't happen so I am not worried. >>

This.

Farfetched hypotheticals aren't worth considering. >>

After a month-long run on American banks, Franklin Delano Roosevelt proclaimed a Bank Holiday, beginning March 6, 1933, that shut down the banking system.

It's a pretty safe bet that at the first sign of a perceived economic catastrophe banking customers will line up to withdraw their funds. It's an equally safe bet that the banks will shut down to put a stop to the run on the banks.

We have already seen this play out in other countries that are experiencing economic uncertainty.

"But it can't happen here."

cohodk · May 22, 2015 4:21AM

<< 

<< Anywhere hidden that that takes a little while to get to and is a pain in the butt to get to it.

Ouch! Probably a roll of 1/10 oz gold coins would be better for you with this idea of yours than the larger kind of coins or bars.

Is that avatar an image of someone trying to "retrieve" it?

>>

Yes. They get so disgusted they turn green and start flexing like the Hulk 'cuz they can't get your goodies.

That reminds me, a 1" drill bit will make a nice hole in the top of a door for you to drop in a roll of 1/10oz AGE's. >>

And that protects your goodies from fire?

cohodk · May 22, 2015 4:24AM

<< 

<< 

<< When the economic collapse comes, and the banks close…"

Won't happen so I am not worried. >>

This.

Farfetched hypotheticals aren't worth considering. >>

After a month-long run on American banks, Franklin Delano Roosevelt proclaimed a Bank Holiday, beginning March 6, 1933, that shut down the banking system.

It's a pretty safe bet that at the first sign of a perceived economic catastrophe banking customers will line up to withdraw their funds. It's an equally safe bet that the banks will shut down to put a stop to the run on the banks.

We have already seen this play out in other countries that are experiencing economic uncertainty.

"But it can't happen here."

>>

Perhaps if the laws and guarantees we have in place today existed in 1933, the Depression would not have been so severe.

derryb · May 22, 2015 4:29AM

<< Perhaps if the laws and guarantees we have in place today existed in 1933, the Depression would not have been so severe. >>

Such as the Glass-Steagall Act?

The laws that were put in place to prevent such things have been systematically dismantled by the same people offering the guarantees.

In a banking crisis, FDIC will fold like a cheap suit. I wonder which 1% will get their money.

BAJJERFAN · May 22, 2015 5:46AM

A closet.

cohodk · May 22, 2015 5:52AM

<< 

<< Perhaps if the laws and guarantees we have in place today existed in 1933, the Depression would not have been so severe. >>

Such as the Glass-Steagall Act?

The laws that were put in place to prevent such things have been systematically dismantled by the same people offering the guarantees.

In a banking crisis, FDIC will fold like a cheap suit. I wonder which 1% will get their money.

>>

There have been no bank runs for 3 generations and FDIC will only fold if Congress does. Dont be such a worrywort.

mariner67 · May 22, 2015 6:45AM

<< 

<< 

<< When the economic collapse comes, and the banks close…"

Won't happen so I am not worried. >>

This.

Farfetched hypotheticals aren't worth considering. >>

All you need is one idiot relative that gets hooked on prescription drugs and POOF everything will disappear.

In my case I had a nephew clean me out about 5 years ago. Now hes in jail but that doesn't get me my crap back.

This particular kid was from the branch of the family that is the most well to do Clean cut college grad with a wife and 2 kids . His parents had known he was a thief because he had ripped them off already but they never bothered to tell the rest of us. He "visited" 4 family members in a 2 day span and cleaned us all out .

When addiction hits a certain point they addict doesn't care about anything else. >>

bronco you bring up a good point here….this scenario is much more likely to occur and a good reason to hide the PMs …and any prescription pain meds etc you might have.
Addiction can hit any family anywhere anytime.
I am sorry for your loss but thankful for you bringing this to our attention.

Baley · May 22, 2015 7:18AM

A squirrel hides more than one stash of nuts, which comes in useful, depending on the weather

AUandAG · May 22, 2015 8:46AM

snoop around this site: Google is your friend

streeter · May 22, 2015 10:50PM

Three feet down with a sealed 8" casing. The top of which is at least 6" below ground level. Inside of that a 6" diameter PVC tube with threaded ends. A tube within a tube.

Musky1011 · May 22, 2015 11:05PM

Water. Is all you will need

cohodk · May 22, 2015 11:51PM

<< A squirrel hides more than one stash of nuts, which comes in useful, depending on the weather >>

The squirrel usually forget most of the stashes.

BAJJERFAN · May 22, 2015 11:55PM

<< Three feet down with a sealed 8" casing. The top of which is at least 6" below ground level. Inside of that a 6" diameter PVC tube with threaded ends. A tube within a tube. >>

If it's under a concrete slab, be sure to put in smoe re-rod.

seebelow · May 23, 2015 2:24PM

Question.....with all of this hiding....have you ever forgotten or worried that you'll forget a hiding spot? that has driven me crazy for a day.

in a new construction house, there weren't many hiding places...but i couldn't for the life of me find a stack of bills i quickly hid because some friends with friends we really didn't know were coming over.

also, once i found a nice stack of cash from a vegas trip i completely forgot about. now thats found money.

any backup plan for when senility/dementia kicks in?

so no more hiding for me..right to the bank. i would hate to lose more than i found.

ricko · May 24, 2015 1:54AM

The tops of doors hollowed out worked well in prohibition...and there are many other options...the best are standard fixtures that artfully conceal spaces for storage. Some have been mentioned above, but there are a myriad of options. And, because of the 'addict relative' syndrome, it is best to have these options sooner than later. Cheers, RickO

perkdog · May 24, 2015 3:32AM

<< 

<< When the economic collapse comes, and the banks close…"

Won't happen so I am not worried. >>

This.

Farfetched hypotheticals aren't worth considering. >>

Agreed, I wish I thought about the SHTF theories a Long time ago and made all the crazy money that has been made on marketing this and the most ridiculous one "the zombie apocalypse "

georgiacop50 · May 24, 2015 5:44AM

<< After a month-long run on American banks, Franklin Delano Roosevelt proclaimed a Bank Holiday, beginning March 6, 1933, that shut down the banking system.

It's a pretty safe bet that at the first sign of a perceived economic catastrophe banking customers will line up to withdraw their funds. It's an equally safe bet that the banks will shut down to put a stop to the run on the banks.

We have already seen this play out in other countries that are experiencing economic uncertainty.

"But it can't happen here."

>>

Derryb is my idol!

reddwing · May 24, 2015 6:13AM

Isn't this the absolute truth. I have a friend who lost his dad recently. Apparently, he had thousands of dollars in $100 bills that he stored in books. Apparently, big sis had come by almost immediately after the father died and donated all the books to goodwill. She claimed to have never found his money stored between the pages but needless to say the son never saw any of that cash.

mariner67 · May 24, 2015 6:39AM

<< Isn't this the absolute truth. I have a friend who lost his dad recently. Apparently, he had thousands of dollars in $100 bills that he stored in books. Apparently, big sis had come by almost immediately after the father died and donated all the books to goodwill. She claimed to have never found his money stored between the pages but needless to say the son never saw any of that cash. >>

Happens quite frequently....one sibling makes a quick grab for the cash.

cohodk · May 24, 2015 6:43AM

Anyone ever steal a potted plant?

SmallTownCoins · May 27, 2015 4:46AM

I once had a guy come in with a nasty old gallon paint can, we pried the top off
and there were 5,000 silver dimes in there... Nice safe :-)

TwoSides2aCoin · May 27, 2015 6:08AM

Rumor has it the old man never trusted the system or the banks. So he took all his PMs and buried them in an old abandoned silver mine. When the SHTF, he closed off the entrance and lived happily ever after until he died. No idea where that old mine shaft was.

Best hiding places for PM's?

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