Topic: good places to hide paper wallet ? - page 2. (Read 9729 times)

Banks have significantly higher security than most places and they probably have fire extinguishing systems. You don't have to be worried about it getting destroyed by fire, etc. You should always keep another backup offsite, preferably at a location further away, in case of natural disasters.  

nothing so extraordinary, i could do the same with a drawer, there will be the same security

i fail to see how that thing is more secure

I don't know if we should pay any bank fee to save safety a box.
If it is really cheap then why not, but anyways i would make at least 3 backups.
We never now maybe one day banks will be closed and i doubt we can access to our stuff.

Yes very nice idea to hide our wallet papers. But still I need to look for a better one as this one got exposed to everybody. Many be in different countries we can try this. I believe my own idea will suit me better.

Just watch this video, awesome idea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mmt9JHmKss

I think wallet is a pretty bad spot overall.  If someone picks your pocket... and you lose a backup that would suck.  Just not enough security.

I like safes, safty deposit box, something with good security.

Unless you have 2 or 3 other backups i would not 'hide' there.
Because the personal real life wallet can be exposed everywhere.
And even while you are sleeping someone that know that you have bitcoins can steal it.

Take your most favorite hard cover book and cut out the inner layer of the last page. Insert the laminated paper wallet into that space and cover it again, with the piece you cut out. Put this book in your safe or safe deposit box and label it, my favorite book.

People will think you are keeping it for sentimental reasons, but it actually store the treasure. Tell at least 3 close family members about this book and it's content and you will be sorted.  ^hmmm^

There is no such thing as a "ubreakable safe".  A safety deposit box is best as it has bank security, but yes you pay for it monthly in most cases.

Just like safes are fire resistant, inside they tell exact specs.  But they are not fire proof.   They resist to bad things but are not impossible depending on effort someone put's on it to open it.

if i were you i would hide it in an unbreakable safe as the price of bitcoins might grow a lot in the future and you would have a lot of money on it

i think the best place to hide the paper wallet is your real life wallet or a safe which no one would know how to unlock

but you must keep it and always pay attention it  
do not let your old goods sold by your mother or father  LOL

Just carry the qr code around with you.

Someone may just think it is a stupid ad if you were to be caught with it.

Proxiebuier the last one is interesting,
I used the same thing few years before when i wanted to hide money.
It works most of the time and try to not tell anybody, what i would add is to hide in old things like old pc's etc.

Effective Places to Hide Money ( maybe we can use it to hide paper wallet)

1. In an envelope taped to the bottom of a kitchen shelf

2. In a watertight plastic bottle or jar in the tank on the back of your toilet

3. In an envelope at the bottom of your child’s toybox

4. In a plastic baggie in the freezer

5. Inside of an old sock in the bottom of your sock drawer

6. In an empty aspirin bottle in the bathroom (bundled up with a rubber band around it)

7. In the pocket of a particular shirt in your closet

8. In a “random” folder in your filing cabinet

9. In an envelope taped to the bottom of your cat’s litter box

10. In an envelope taped to the back of a wall decoration

11. In between several pages in a random book or two on your bookshelf

12. Buried in a jar in the back yard (my grandfather, incidentally, did this very thing)

13. In an envelope in the glove compartment of your car

14. Underneath a potted plant (or even buried in a small jar in the soil)

15. In an envelope taped to the bottom of a dresser drawer (so you can reach it from the
inside of the dresser below it)

16. Inside of a big coffee cup in the back of a cupboard

17. Inside your Christmas decoration box

18. Inside of an empty bottle of Guinness in the back of the fridge with the cap seemingly in place (smash it to get the cash)

19. In a plastic baggie inside of a flour or coffee container

20. In an envelope inside of a DVD case

source : http://www.thesimpledollar.com/twenty-places-to-hide-money-at-home-besides-under-your-mattress/

SSD does degrade overtime without opening them. But HDD is prone to failure if you bring it close to a magnet or if there is a solar flare. For SSD, they would degrade from long periods of not powering it on and extensive read/writes. Not a problem with cold storage.

The SSD poor lifespan thing was a problem with first gen SSD, its not anymore. My SSD Samsung EVO has been running great for years, now. And if you don't use them much, SSD probably has a better lifespan than HDD because of no mechanical parts.

For a fast node SSD would definitively be better too.

ssd evo can last very long with its memory, up to 5 years at least, and my old ssd was still working good for 3 years, i'm not buying this whole ssd, have poor lifespan"

it's one of those excuse that big business throw around, to incite you to buy another new one fast and keep their market alive

To are many ways of hiding our secrets. You can hide your paper wallet in the back of your pillow. You can also hide paper wallet in durabox with lock secured. there are to many ways... if your house safe enough this is good but if you have evil friends or family this is not recommended. I think if you have a laptop this is more secured than in physical.. Your paper wallet put to one folder then rar it with password.. Then install virtual box or vm ware then install os xp or win7 after thattransfer you paper money in that virtual xp or win 7 then after that shutdown it then get your .ova what you install here C:\Users\admin\.VirtualBox
Make it rar again with password... Thats it.. This is high secured for me but dont forget the password...

It is honestly the best as far as keeping a copy of your paper wallet.  It will cost more then a hardware wallet if you have it there long term, so I hope you are using it multiple items if just for a single bitcoin paper wallet unless a lot of holding it is not very good price.  But you get bank level security.... which is not easy to get.

But everyone should think about one that has much holdings in BTC.