U.S. Patrol JB5076 Fire Resistant Document Bag

by U.S. Patrol

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Protect the valuables you can't afford to lose if there is a fire. The bag will hold up to legal size documents such as deeds, titles, passports, birth certificates, insurance agreements and more. Fiberglass construction.

Product Description

This U.S. Patrol fire-resistant document bag protects your valuable documents from fire. Material: Fire resistant bag

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B001BF00VC
• Item model number: JB5076
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #971 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #12 in Home Improvement > Safety & Security > Safes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

92 of 93 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No good. Don't trust it., November 20, 2009

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Catman (Salt Lake City, UT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: U.S. Patrol JB5076 Fire Resistant Document Bag (Tools & Home Improvement)

Our local news station along with the fire department tested this bag. They tested multiple bags with fire temperature less than 800 deg F and all documents enclosed were turned to ashes. Also a seam on one of the test bags came apart in the fire exposing the contents to direct fire.

57 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Fiberglass Fiber Warning, January 8, 2010

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B. Lunsford - See all my reviews
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This review is from: U.S. Patrol JB5076 Fire Resistant Document Bag (Tools & Home Improvement)

It took days for the fiberglass fibers to get off of me. I never touched it again, with bare hands. Was going to donate it to local flea market, but decided not to inflict anyone else with it. Even when I tossed it into the trash, I taped a note to the outside of the package, warning of the loose fibers.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars BEWARE OF FIBERGLASS!, October 17, 2011

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adams "biker" (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: U.S. Patrol JB5076 Fire Resistant Document Bag (Tools & Home Improvement)

I admit, I should have read all the negative reviews before buying this product.

When mine arrived I just took it out of the packaging. I did not notice all those small needles until about an hour later when I noticed itching on my hands. But before that I touched my face. Many times. And my pants were covered with a lot of this stuff. Imagine that.

Oh, there was a warning about fiberglass. True. On the back of the packages in small print! But nothing on Amazon.

After inspecting the product I noticed many very thin needles on the bag. Some 5 inches in length, but most under a quarter of an inch. The bag was really covered with this stuff. An edge was ripped off a bit producing even more needles.

This product is not worth buying at any price. I can't imagine having to use gloves each time to touch my documents. I do not want to be arrested at the airport because someone touching my passport got some strange itching.

When I was buying this I thought this is a thick bag made of several layers of different fabrics. One layer for thermal insulation, and at least one for making this bag airtight under high temperature - like melting but burn proof plastic. This bag doesn't have anything like that. The air can flow in and out of this bag. Because of oxygen in high temperature the documents will get charred even before the fire touches the bag.

Bad design, bad craftsmanship and bad packaging.