So, you’re finally taking that long-awaited vacation. Congratulations! But before you start packing your bags, there’s one important task you need to take care of. Make sure your valuables are safe while you’re away. Whether you are wondering where to keep them in your home, or put them somewhere else read this blog. Housesitters can help to keep your valuables safe as they protect your home. But you need to take some steps first. Read on to learn more.

How to Keep Valuables Safe While Away on Holiday

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If you’re like most people, the thought of leaving your precious belongings unguarded is enough to send a wave of anxiety coursing through your body. But don’t worry, we’re here to help. In this post, we’ll share some tips on how to keep your valuables safe while you enjoy some well-deserved time off. So, sit back, relax, and read on!

6 Tips on How to Keep Your Valuables Safe While Away on Vacation

1. Get a House Sitter

If you own some pets and can’t travel with them, then the first thing you should do is get a house sitter. A house sitter can watch over your valuables while you’re away and ensure that your pets are fed and taken for a walk.

They will ensure that all the plants are watered and taken outside to get some morning sun. Best of all, a house sitter will make it seem like somebody’s home, so the thieves will stay away.

The house sitter will also keep your home safe, which means your valuables will be taken care of. It will be like you never left for the holiday.

2. Security Safe for Your Valuables

Like most homeowners, I’m sure you know that a safe is one of the most secure places to keep your valuables. A home safe can keep your valuables safe, provided very few people have access to it. But if it’s open to everyone, even your kids, then your valuables can disappear without your knowledge. Plus, you don’t want to tempt your kids and house sitter by giving them access to the safe.

Therefore, before investing in a safe, make sure it’s big enough for all your valuables and that it is professionally specified and fitted. After all, you can get a safe in a supermarket, but you don’t have to just pick the first one you find. Instead, get one with third-party accreditation, particularly, one that’s been approved by the Association of Insurance Surveyors (AIS).

Another option is storing all your expensive original diamond jewellery in the safe before leaving. Instead of wearing your expensive natural diamond jewelry while vacationing, you can purchase lab-grown diamonds and wear them. Today there are a number of companies specializing in making lab-grown diamonds. They are less expensive, although, technically, they are still real diamonds.

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3. Don’t Advertise Your Trip on Social Media

This is quite common among travelers who can’t help but brag about their trips to everyone online. They always post travel plans and even reveal the travel dates online for everyone to see, which isn’t a good idea. By doing this, it’s like informing thieves that you won’t be at home for a few days.

It’s best to stay away from social media. Instead, you can make yourself busy and more efficient by ticking off items on your checklist of things to do before leaving for your trip.

4. Install an Alarm System

An alarm can do more than scare the thieves away. The service provider can also inform the police, who can then get to your home within the shortest time possible.

You should note that over 60% of burglary attempts in homes with alarms fail. It’s unfortunate that most homes don’t have alarms. So, if you still haven’t done so, this may be the best time to invest in a reliable alarm system that can keep thieves out of your home while you’re away.

When it comes to burglars, there are two types of house alarms: audible alarms only and monitored alarms. An audible alarm only can scare the thieves away, but the monitored one can notify the company that activated it and gets a response. But for this to happen, the installer must be approved by the SSAIB or NSI.

5. Insure Your Valuables

Most folks are used to keeping their valuables at home. They consider their homes a safe haven, which is not always the case. Our valuables are not always secure as we would wish them to be. This is why you need to insure your valuables against damages and theft. Insuring your property is a straightforward process that guarantees a reimbursement if they get stolen.

Getting property insurance is the first step to protecting what you own, but it doesn’t cover the valuables in most cases. Therefore, you should get a separate cover for all of them and keep them safe.

6. Don’t Leave Your Valuables Out in the Open

Robbery is a crime of opportunity. Thieves don’t want to spend the whole night looking for valuable things in your home. Therefore, they will always search for them in the obvious places while in a hurry. This means that there are lots of ways you can outsmart them by storing the valuables in the less obvious places and, at times, even in plain sight.

After all, your work is not to make things easier for them. Therefore, the best place to hide your valuables is in areas where they won’t bother to look. So here are some of the most reliable hiding spots:

• In hollowed-out books: most common criminals are uneducated; therefore, they won’t bother going near your bookshelf.
• In a false VHS carton or VHS tape. I mean, who still watches VHS tapes in this time and age?
• In a false wall outlet, make sure there are no live receptacles that can electrocute you when removing them.

With your valuables stored safely, the burglars won’t have an easy job when they break into your home. And with your alarm already making a lot of noise, they won’t have time to search everywhere in the house.

7. Find a housesitter to mind your home

User a housesitting platform like Housesitmatch.com to find a checked housesitter. The housesitter will mind your home keeping an opportunist burglars at bay simply by being in your home and making it look occupied.  The added advantage is that the housesitter will mind your pets and garden too, so choose carefully and check references to find one that suits you needs perfectly.

Final Verdict

So, whether you’re hitting the beach in Mexico or trekking through Europe, remember to take some simple precautions to help keep your belongings safe. And if you do happen to fall victim to theft while on vacation, be sure to contact your insurance company as soon as possible—they may be able to help reimburse some of your losses. Safe travels!

Further reading about home security

At Housesitmatch.com we like to share useful blogs and practical advice about housesitters, housesitting and pet sitting. We hope you find this small selection of our blogs on house sitters useful.

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