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Lock it to the car. Go hike.

Less than a dollar a day.

Safes from $208.05$176.84 (about 57¢ a day for a year), or 4 interest-free payments of $52.01$44.21. See how it works

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Sgt. Ashley Smith in sunglasses talking to the camera beside the open rear door of her 4Runner
Keep your items safe while you’re out of the vehicle Sgt Ashley Smith, Toyota 4Runner

A steel car safe for the trailhead, the campsite and the beach lot. It locks to the child-seat anchors in your back seat, opens with your finger, and looks like a booster seat. Take the car key. Leave the rest locked up.

Muddy SUV with a roof box parked at a forest trailhead

Everyone knows you’ll be gone for hours.

A car at a trailhead is a promise that nobody is coming back soon. That’s why the lot has the sign: don’t leave valuables in your car. Easy to say when you’re two hours from home with a wallet, a phone and a laptop.

  • Under the seat or in the console.The first places anyone checks.
  • Hidden in the wheel well.Every thief has read the same forum.
  • In your pack.A wallet at 11,000 feet. A phone in the surf.
  • A lock box on a cable.Bolt cutters take about four seconds, and the box leaves with them.

Your car has steel anchors. We lock a safe to them.

You might not know they’re there. Every passenger vehicle sold in the US since the 2003 model year has them, by federal standard FMVSS 225. A child seat clicks into them. So does a Boosted Safe.

  • Locked to the car.Two steel latches grab the same bars that hold a child seat in a crash. The release is inside the safe.
  • Looks like a booster seat.Nobody breaks a window for a booster seat.
  • Opens in a second.Fingerprint or code. Nothing to carry into the water.

Why it's a Boosted Safe

Steel. Fingerprint. Anchors.

Sledgehammer test
Real steelNot a plastic lockbox. We took a sledgehammer to it on camera.
Opens with your fingerTouch the reader and the lid lifts on gas struts. A code and a backup key work too.
X-ray view
Locks to your carIt clicks into the steel child-seat anchors already in your back seat. No drilling, no tools, under 60 seconds.
Cars with surfboards on their roofs parked in a sandy lot above the ocean
3,969+

thefts from cars that rangers and Park Police responded to in Golden Gate National Recreation Area, 2015 to September 2021.

National Park Service
Laptop, phone, card wallet, stacks of cash, sunglasses and a car key laid out on concrete
$1,530

average value of what was taken in a theft from a car in 2025. The window is extra.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, 2025
Man leaning on a guardrail at a mountain overlook beside his blue SUV
698,347

thefts from vehicles were reported to police in 2025. One every 45 seconds.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, 2025
Quilted lid of the Boosted Safe Elite lifting open on a back seat to show a laptop inside

What goes in

Wallet, phone, laptop, house keys.

Everything but the car key. That one goes up the trail with you. The Elite opens with your finger or a code, so there’s no second key to carry, and its Faraday bag fits a 16-inch laptop, an iPad or a phone.

From Jeeps, 4Runners and beach lots.

★★★★★
“I just love it!! it works great in my Jeep gladiator!! comes in very handy, because I’m always at the beach!!!”
PBPatricia B.Verified buyer · Boosted Safe Elite
★★★★★
“It’s a great solution to parking your Jeep Wrangler when going topless.”
JJohnbVerified buyer · Boosted Safe Elite
★★★★★
“Perfect device to keep my stuff secure!! 2023 4Runner fits perfectly!!”
TBTroyce B.Verified buyer · Boosted Safe Elite
★★★★★
“I love this safe. I can go to the park, gym, store etc and leave valuables in the car with out worrying. It is so easy to set up. 10/10.”
DTDolores T.Verified buyer · Boosted Safe Elite
★★★★★
“Works very well. Definitely feel more comfortable when I leave the car in public places”
AGAllan G.Verified buyer · Boosted Safe Elite, refurbished
★★★★★
“Sturdy, connects easily, latches snuggly. Fits well in back seat, 2023 Jeep Cherokee”
MHMichael H.Verified buyer · Boosted Safe Elite

Verified buyers, from our reviews. Their words, cut at the end of a sentence.

U.S. Secret Service star

Bought by the people who protect presidents.

Orders on file from the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, bought through official channels. From police departments and sheriff’s offices in states from Oregon to Florida, fire departments, police K9 academies, the Marines and the Navy. From security firms, investigators, firearms instructors, and the photographers who buy through B&H.

USA Carry logo USA Carry
Tested“The safe clicks into the ISOFIX anchor points solidly.”
Motorhead Garage
As seen on TVFeatured and installed on air. Watch the segment
B&H Photo logo
Sold at B&HStocked by the biggest camera store in America.
New Atlas logo
Featured“Locks to your car and looks like a booster seat.”

Also on the order file

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From the order file. An agency appears here because someone there bought one, through official channels or for their own car. No endorsement is implied.

4.8

800+ verified reviews, with photos and video

10,000+

orders and counting

Real reviews from real customers.

What others found

Trucks, Jeeps and 4Runners, on camera.

Their videos, their channels, their words. Tap any one for sound.

Set up in less than 60 seconds.

No tools. No drilling. No mods. It clicks into the same steel anchors a child seat uses. Fifteen seconds in, fifteen seconds out, and it moves to your next car with you: yours, your spouse’s, a rental.

  • So easy your grandma can install it.No grandson required. Helen did it on camera, stopwatch running.
  1. Person setting a Boosted Safe onto a car's back seat to clip it in
    Click it inTwo latches grab the child-seat anchors in your back seat.
  2. Finger pressing the fingerprint reader beside the blue backlit keypad on a Boosted Safe
    Add your fingerEnroll a fingerprint in about twenty seconds. Code and key as backup.
  3. Closed Boosted Safe with its quilted leather top sitting on a truck's back seat
    Drop the coverNow it’s a booster seat. Nobody steals a booster seat.
Do the math

What’s riding in your car?

Tap everything a thief would find. Replacement prices, not sentimental ones.

The average BoostedSafe owner locks up about $2,900 of stuff. The safe is $399, once.The average BoostedSafe owner locks up about $2,900 of stuff. The safe is $339.15, once.

You’re carrying
$3,120

Or once$399
The safe, with Shop Pay4 × $99.75

Or 4 interest-free payments of $99.75, or $399 once. A smashed side window runs $150 to $450 on top.Or 4 interest-free payments of $84.79, or $339.15 once. A smashed side window runs $150 to $450 on top.

Backed by the BoostedSafe Guarantee.

Four promises come in the box with every safe. We’ve kept every one of them across 10,000+ orders.

OFFICIAL GUARANTEEBOOSTEDSAFE · SALT LAKE CITYBREAK-INFREE REPLACEMENT Break-in replacement

If a thief damages your safe or somehow beats it, we send you a new one. Free. We already do this. Now we’re bragging about it.

OFFICIAL WARRANTYBOOSTEDSAFE · SALT LAKE CITYLIFETIMEDEFECT WARRANTY Lifetime warranty

Manufacturer defects are on us for as long as you own it. Not a year. Not five. As long as you own it.

MONEY-BACK GUARANTEEBOOSTEDSAFE · SALT LAKE CITY30DAY MONEY BACK 30-day money back

Put it in your car. Live with it. If it isn’t for you, send it back inside 30 days for a refund.

SUPPORT FOR LIFEBOOSTEDSAFE · SALT LAKE CITYPARTSREPAIR OR REPLACE Parts and support for life

Lost a key, wore out a cover, cooked a battery door? A person in Salt Lake City answers, and we repair or replace it.

Included free with every safe

  • Break-in replacement guaranteeA thief damages it or beats it, we send a whole new safe.FREE
  • Lifetime warrantyDefects covered for as long as you own it, plus parts and support for life.FREE · $149
  • Steel security cableIncluded with every safe. Loop it through a seat frame for a second tether.FREE · $20
  • Three-layer foam insertPick-and-pluck, egg-crate and a base layer. Shape it around your pistol, camera or laptop.FREE · $20
  • Free shipping, in a plain boxOn orders $299 and upFREE · $29
  • Faraday bagWith every EliteFREE · $25
  • Black booster-seat coverWith every full-size safeFREE · $25

On the BoostedSafe Elite$1,066 $399$339.15 $399

Pick your safe.

Buying more than one? 25% off 2 to 9 new safes, 30% off 10 or more.

Most popular

Boosted Safe EliteBest seller

4.9608 reviews

Fits a 16-inch MacBook Pro
Fingerprint, keypad and key

$399$339.15 $399 15% off

or 4 interest-free payments of $99.75$84.79

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Certified booster seat

Mini EliteBest disguise

380 sold

Smallest footprint
Opens with your fingerprint

$284.05$241.44 $299 5% pre-order 15% Black Friday

or 4 interest-free payments of $71.01$60.36

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12-gauge steelCA DOJ certified (Elite)

Golden Gate EliteCertified for firearms

196 sold

12-gauge steel · 37 lb
Fingerprint · CDOJ certified gun safe

$474.05$402.94 $499 5% pre-order 15% Black Friday

or 4 interest-free payments of $118.51$100.74

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Elite

Certified refurbished

Refurbished Elite Save $70Save $59.50

4.8125 reviews

Inspected, tested on every lock, re-certified. May show light cosmetic wear.

$329$279.65 $329 15% off

or 4 interest-free payments of $82.25$69.91

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Not convinced? Watch us take a sledgehammer to it.

Sledgehammer first. Then everything else the internet suggested.

Every tool below came from a real comment on our ads, typed with total confidence from somewhere very comfortable. We tried all of them on camera.

Go ahead. Pick your tool.

Want us to try something else?

Submit a challenge. If it’s good, it goes on camera, and we’ll send you the footage of it not working.

Try it yourself, on video

Watch people try to get in.

Our own clips, uncut. The first one has 336,000 views. Tap any one for sound.

Why not a cheaper lockbox?

Every other vehicle safe is a small box on a cable, or a part made for one vehicle. Ours mounts to the steel anchors already welded into your vehicle. Here are the exact models people compare us to, with the numbers their own makers publish. Swipe sideways.

BoostedSafe EliteLocks to the carVaultek SliderViSN BiometricVaultek LifePod 20BiometricStopBox ProFull-SizeBILLCONCH Handgun Safe4 Ways Quick AccessAmazon BasicsSecurity Case XXL
How it attaches✓Locks directly to your car’s steel anchorsThe releases are inside the locked safe.✕Seat-rail bracket or strap mountVaultek’s car mounts; not the car’s child-seat anchors.✕A cable✕A cable, if one is included✕A cable✕A cableOr bolt it down yourself.
Blends into your vehicle✓Looks like a child’s booster seat✕Looks like a lockbox✕Looks like a lockbox✕Looks like a lockbox✕Looks like a lockbox✕Looks like a lockbox
Interior storage✓14.3 L. Five to nine times the room.15.1 × 13.6 × 4.25 in1.6 L8.9 × 5.6 × 2 in, shaped foam holster2.4 L9.6 × 7.25 × 2.1 in1.9 L9.25 × 7.15 × 1.75 in2.6 L10.6 × 5.8 × 2.55 inNot published
What that holds✓A 16-inch MacBook Pro, a camera kit, or several pistolsOne handgunOne handgun, small itemsOne handgunOne handgunOne handgun, small items
Ways to openFingerprint, keypad, backup keyFingerprint, keypad, backup keyFingerprint, keypad, backup keyMechanical finger combination (81 combinations)Fingerprint, PIN, short-range app, keyThree-wheel combination
Body✓16-gauge steel12-gauge on the Golden Gate16-gauge steel✕Polymer✕Plastic with steel reinforcementThe maker calls it a retention device.Carbon steelSteel
PowerFour AA · USB-C emergency power · backup keyPlug-in power plus four AAA backup9V battery · micro-USB emergency powerNone neededRechargeable batteryNone needed
Weight15.4 lb7.4 lb3.3 lbNot publishedNot publishedAbout 3.5 lb
If a thief beats it✓We replace it. Free.Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Price $399$339.15 $399 15% off or 4 interest-free payments of $99.75$84.79. Cover, cable and Faraday bag included.$359.99$209.99From $149$69.99From $18

Competitor figures are the manufacturers’ published specifications for these exact models, checked September 17, 2026; prices checked September 29, 2026. “Not published” means we could not verify it, not that the feature is missing. Interior volume is D × W × H before foam. We tested four of these on camera: see the head-to-head tests. Volume and steel figures are for the Boosted Safe and Golden Gate; the Mini is smaller.

Straight answers.

What do I do with my car key?

Take the car key with you and leave everything else. The Elite opens with your fingerprint or a code, so there is no second key to carry. It comes with a Faraday bag big enough for a 16-inch laptop.

Can it live in the car on a camping or overland trip?

Yes. It stays latched to the anchors for the whole trip, and you open it as often as you like. It is a steel box, not a cooler: it gets as hot or cold as the car, and it is not waterproof. Treat batteries and anything heat-sensitive the way you already do in a parked car.

Can a thief just take the whole safe?

It is latched to steel anchors welded to the car’s body, and the release is inside the safe. To take it out, someone has to open it first. With enough time and enough tools nothing is secure. Our job is to make a smash-and-grab need far more of both than a thief brings to a parking lot.

Will it fit my Jeep, 4Runner or truck?

If the back seat has child-seat anchors, yes. Owners run it in Wranglers, Gladiators, Cherokees and 4Runners. US passenger vehicles from model year 2003 have lower anchors in the back seat (LATCH in the US, ISOFIX everywhere else). Heavy-duty pickups over 8,500 lb and regular cabs may not: check yours in a minute. For a spot without anchors, the Universal Anchor Adapter (coming soon) adds the same latch points.

Can I move it between cars?

Yes. Open it, press the two releases inside, lift it out. It clips into the next car the same way. The rig, the daily driver, a rental.

Is there a deal if I buy more than one?

Yes. Buy one, get one half off: buy 2 to 9 safes and every one is 25% off; buy 10 or more and every one is 30% off. All six safes count together, mixed or matched: Elite, Basic, Mini Elite, Mini Basic, Golden Gate Elite and Golden Gate Basic. One for the rig and one for the daily driver both count. Refurbished safes don’t count, and the deal doesn’t stack with other codes.

What if I don’t like it?

Put it in your car and live with it. If it isn’t for you, send it back inside 30 days for a refund. Defects are covered for as long as you own it.

Go hike. Your stuff stays locked to the car.

The Boosted Safe Elite. In stock, ships in one business day. Buy two or more, any mix, and every safe is 25% off.

Boosted Safe Elite · $399$339.15 $399 or 4 interest-free payments of $99.75$84.79 with Shop Pay · free shipping
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