I’m extremely satisfied with the customer service and seamless delivery process of my new safe. The product works as advertised and the instructions were very easy to follow. I would also like to take this opportunity to comment Armadillo Safes for their superb customer service and helpful emails outlining the delivery process and step by step process just in case I encountered shipping issues.
I purchased this safe without expecting much, mainly because I had heard some fair to good things about it. I received it and its very solid, will it stop theft?Not entirely if they really want it, granted I have a few other things in place to minimize that. As for securing weapons from unauthorized use, this I can vouch for! I love all the features and everything is provides. The set up isn't exactly the easiest but if you have minor tech knowledge you can definitely work through the kinks. I have experienced it disconnecting twice from my wifi, even though my router is near by, but other than that it has worked as expected. I would highly recommend this item for sure.
VAULTEK RS800i Wi-Fi Smart Rifle Safe (Biometric)
I’ve been in the market for a Vaultek RS800i Plus for a while. When I saw the pricing drop at Armadillo and the company is veteran owned, it was a no-brainer. Delivery was fast and the RS800i now stores all of my gear safely. Great service and a great product! A+++
Arrived fast in great condition. No shipping cost or tax is good deal highly recommend buying from Armadillo.
So I was in market for a Vaultek 800i, but they are extremely pricey, so any saving I could get would help. Vaultek for the first I know of dropped price by $200, now add Amardill "FREE SHIPPING' ($200 saving) plus no tax another $168 saving and finally add the 5% veterans discount. Delivery was less then 1 week and its set up and working good. I have several Vaultek products with bio fingerprint, and the 800 is immediately responsive and immediate notification to my phone. My only complaint is I was suppose to get a "free dehumidifier with order and it was not shipped.
First off, I have never heard nor purchased from Armadillo Safes. Based on my recent order to California, this place is legit and my experience was great and worry free (very important for me). There are not a lot of reviews about this company but being veteran owned and operated, I wanted to give it my business and it went great (and the military/gov discount was awesome too). From time of order to delivery I only had to contact them once because of the discrepancy between “shop” which is their shipment tracker and the FedEx shipment tracker (follow the FedEx shipment tracker as that is more accurate). Aside from that, after my receipt of the safe (make sure to check the condition of the box and DO NOT sign until you have checked despite ANYONE saying especially the FedEx person delivering that it is just a formality for your signature). In Armadillo Safes’ email, they tell you to not sign until you have examined it and I highly recommend you do that. I did not have an issue but in my past experience once you sign it , it “relieves” the deliverer of damage (sort of, well it helps their case let’s just say). With regards to the review of the safe, I personally love it BUT make sure you are aware of the dedicated 2.4 GHz WiFi that is needed. I was on the phone with Vaultek for 2 hours before we got this resolved. So newer WiFi or nest systems (e.g. Google nest or similar) do not use dedicated 2.4 GHz but can support the full range 2.4 and 5 GHz. The issue with this WiFi system for Vaultek (by the way they will be releasing new WiFi technology in 2 years or sooner is the word that will address this) is that you MUST have a sole or dedicated 2.4 GHz to make and hold WiFi connection. So the way we got mine to work is to make a guest or secondary network off your router that was “forced” to only use 2.4 GHz WiFi and then connect your safe. That was the only way. If you have Google nest which doesn’t have the option to modify their settings this becomes problematic as it won’t let you force it to just 2.4 GHz so you have 2 options: 1) use another older 2.4 and 5 GHz router around the house that allows you to force it (Linksys or D-Link through the settings) to connect to your modem (not the best since you now have two routers but works) or 2) your current modem may have its OWN WiFi band that allows you to create a guest or secondary account/network separate from your Google nest. This may be difficult for some to follow but Vaultek is aware of this and you can mention my above options and they can better walk you through it. Luckily I have some limited tech knowledge to figure it out. BTW, almost forgot, before you fix down and fill up your safe, make sure it is relatively close to your MAIN router and check the WiFi connection first as you may need to troubleshoot the WiFi issue. Once you get the safe up and running, it works like a charm and it is great for my needs. The Vaultek APP is OK as my main gripe is I wish it would allow me to control more features. In case you are wondering and still reading this, the safe is relatively compact and more of a smaller safe (not a Fort Knox size) meaning it really is meant for those with a few rifles and handguns (2-4 scoped AR or hunting rifles, 3-5 handguns, and additional storage for ammo cans). Before you buy accessories you need to plan it out as I drew out exactly how I wanted the “Tetris” layout to be because it is TRUE, if you have a rifle mounted on the door, it becomes a tight fit and may not close if you planned the layout of this safe using the full interior dimension on Vaultek’s website. Luckily I took that into account, bought my accessories the same time, and it fit exactly how I wanted it. Plan, plan, and plan again on the layout so you don’t buy accessories you don’t or can’t use. Think of your rifle with full mag, scope, the length of barrel when laying things out. Now with all that said, I love the safe and thus far Armadillo Safes has been a great option for me (just waiting for my free dehumidifier is all). Anyways, good luck with your purchase and cheers!
Great buying experience all-around. Very fast shipping and the service was stellar. If you're buying a safe, can't go wrong with Armadillo. Thank you!!
Ordered when I saw that they provided free shipping and no sales tax to Nevada! Fast shipping and safe was protected well. Thanks Armadillo!
Another great safe delivered. The driver delivered the safe right to my front door, which is good because that thing was HEAVY! (I expected that, though since it was 2-hour fire rated). Good thing it was only going to the first floor. Programming the lock was a little tricky - I had to change my interpretation of the musical notes, then it was a breeze.