I was recommended Tuffy products on this very board and that's what I use for my camera gear and electronic gizmos in my JC 00. They make good and solid pieces that fit nicely with interior of your car. On my old Jeep (JC 92) I tried ammo can and lock approach and it also worked fine but didn't look as nice and when going on the dates I was getting rised eyebrows. Maybe it would be cool to pick up girls from Minsk but not here <img src="images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />... As you realized there are cheaper versions out there made out of plastic with wanna be locks mounted on them. The most common tools carried around are knifes, hammers and screwdrivers. Look at the cheaper box and ask yourself how long would it take you to smash it up. Thieves don't try to open the box in the nice way. Couple of hits and if they can't get in they move on. Would the cheaper safe survive couple of solid hammer hits? If it's made out of plastic than probably not. Is the lock so flimsy that you can move the bolt just by jamming a screwdriver in it? I looked around and got Tuffy becasue of their solid feel. Now there is also another option depending which jeep you have. Rear seat raises up and reveal a compartment for tools, parts, etc... Friend of mine gutted it out and lined it with rubber to carry his rifles with him. He welded a bolt to the bottom of the compartment. In the rear seat he drilled/punched thru a hole to accomodate a threaded electrical pipe. On the inside of the seat he put a huge washer (2-3 inches) and on the top he screwed in a nice regular washer with a rataining nut. At that point bolt that was welded slided nicely thru that pipe with room to spare. The top of the bolt had a hole in it which accomodated one of those padlocks with rubber coating. From the outside it looked like a seat belt buckle. Just an idea.

Matt