Firefighters extinguish burning truck during a nighttime fire product test for TruckVault.

Extreme Product Testing

Trials by Fire and Water

When considering any product, we understand people tend to dig deep to ensure it’s worth the purchase. With that in mind, we took the All-Weather TruckVault drawer system for a serious spin, determined to put any doubts to rest. After putting it through some rigorous burn and water tests, we present you with our findings: TruckVault systems are the real deal.

 

 

“All-Weather TruckVault drawers stand up against anything.”

Ross Roberts, TruckVault Marketing Director

Under the supervision of Day Creek Fire Department, we burned a 1989 Chevy c10 for approximately 24 minutes. That’s nearly 3 times longer than the 9 minute 20 second structural fire response time reported by FEMS. During that time, the temperature of the flames exceeded 1,100°F externally, while the interior temperature peaked at a comfortable 70.8°F according to our HTP.wx Sensor.

Firefighters test TruckVault's durability during burn and water trials at night. Open drawers reveal the contents are safe from the fire.

“It’s not even warm!”

– Don Fenton, collecting his pistol from the burned TruckVault

Fire and water resistance test on TruckVault storage system.

The contents of the drawers all remained unscathed. This is our second burn test, so we were confident that the vault would perform. The main difference being that the unit burned this night was coated in a weatherproof lining rather than carpeted. Spectators bravely and voluntarily deposited prized items like firearms, Jordan’s, beloved toys, and a DJ Mavic Enterprise drone. The total value of the contents in the flaming drawers exceeded $10,000! At the end, each person happily retrieved their unscathed possessions. Don Fenton, General Manager at ShotLock, was astonished upon collecting his pistol, claiming “it’s not even warm!”

TruckVault truck bed being water tested for durability.

After the charred vehicle was returned to the TruckVault headquarters, Marketing Director Ross Roberts tested the resilience of the bulb seal on the All-Weather drawers. This is the main feature of the All-Weather Line which prevents water, dust, and debris from entering the drawers. A pressure washer was used to direct water at the seal directly. Even after subjecting this TruckVault system to intense flames, the bulb seal kept water out of the drawers.

TruckVault All-Weather drawers do not have an official fireproof or waterproof rating, however the results of our burn and tests speak for themselves. As Roberts states in the video “All-Weather TruckVault drawers stand up against anything.”