(Part 2) Best mailboxes & accessories according to redditors
We found 95 Reddit comments discussing the best mailboxes & accessories. We ranked the 54 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
In the rural area my Dad lives in, most people use a contraption like this, with a longer arm. His box still gets dinged up, but it stays standing.
This. And also small, impractical mail boxes like this one.
http://www.amazon.com/Architectural-Mailboxes-2540RZ-Locking-Mailbox/dp/B00EUYJK3U/ref=zg_bs_2381465011_18
They may be "nice", but they're impractical. They have a tiny slot in the top or on the front, and a huge place that opens so the customer can get their mail. They are a pain for carriers. The slots are typically only large enough to get a few letter in at a time. Oh and magazines and large envelopes? Forget it. Get a decent mailbox. Preferably something large enough to fit a standard, folded over magazine.
Edit: accidently accidently doubled doubled a a word word.
Might be time for a locking mailbox. Something like this would still blend in without looking too obvious.
Gibraltar SM16KB01 Locking Mailbox https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006ELC9HG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_5BFIyb2QRMC1S
Second, almost any camera you put out at your mailbox is going to also be a target for theft. The Ring stick up camera runs on battery and can give motion alerts and record to cloud, but it would be easy to rip off your mailbox or destroy. However if you mounted it on your house, you could get a notification when there's motion near your mailbox.
Another option is a trail camera. Not going to give you notifications, but at least you can get pictures of them recorded on a SD card.
Also, if you're in the US, call your post office and tell them that someone is stealing your mail. They should get you in contact with the postmaster. They take mail theft very seriously. They also may have some more options for you.
Here is one.
https://www.amazon.ca/Gorilla-PAR10B01-Parcel-Locking-1-Pack/dp/B00F2GDO1O
I've seen one of these on a mailbox in my neighborhood. It flips up after the mailperson has opened and closed the box. This allows the person in the house to see if the mail has been delivered yet. Here's a link to one for sale on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/AVM-AVM-01-Automatic-Visual-Signal/dp/B0044V5RTU?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
It's far from their intended use case, and may require a bit of "warranty voiding" to get an access point mounted inside, but a non-metallic alarm panel enclosure may meet your needs well. They're generally designed to be tamper-resistant and lockable, and usually are large enough to fit an AP inside.
Downside though is that completely encasing an AP will likely impact the signal a bit. I'm not sure how much, but if it's plastic I don't imagine it'd be that bad. I'm definitely not an expert on RF signal degradation though.
https://www.amazon.com/Arlington-EB1212-1-Electronic-Equipment-Non-Metallic/dp/B00AAU5D6Q/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
https://www.amazon.com/Extreme-Broadband-Weather-Enclosure-Interior/dp/B01N4FSKZM/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1549087351&sr=8-7&keywords=alarm+panel+box
I don't see how the link you provided would solve the issue of "stolen" work. Unless you are thinking of apartment mailboxes, it won't be secure.
Back to your original idea. It would be pretty cheap, you would need to make a 58.5"x58.5" frame from wood to stack 13x13 4" PVC tubes (4" PVC has an outer diameter of 4.5" assuming schedule 40. Make it from 1x12 material and you should be good to go. I would imaging you could make it for less than $50.
Cut List, HD or Lowes can do these cuts for you.
The short pieces butt into the long pieces to form a 58.5"x58.5" opening. The long pieces are 1.5" longer since the 1" thickness is actually 3/4"
Angle brackets to reinforce the corners, x8
You would need some screws and glue for the wood, some PVC glue to bond the tubes together, a drill and chop saw. A few hours of work and it should be good to go.
Yeah or a lockbox like this one:
[Electronic Lockbox] (https://www.amazon.com/Arlington-Industries-EB1212BP-1-Electronic-Non-Metallic/dp/B00JNBQU3I/ref=sr_1_71?ie=UTF8&qid=1495468371)
Buy something like this and mount it far enough back that it can be deployed with the door closed.
Would probably want to ask your mail carrier before doing it though.
Edit: Actually this seems even better
https://www.amazon.com/Estes-Designs-Mailbox-Streetscapes-Adjustable/dp/B017WC0K58
So if I'm not mistaken, something like this?
There's a $10 off coupon with this one right now on Amazon:
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0130ECW80/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=
I bought a house recently and want to replace the mailbox, since it's basically crumbling. But it's currently mounted on a 2 3/8" steel pole, which is not how anyone mounts a mailbox, so no standard mounting hardware fits it. What I need is something like this, but that's twice as much as I spent on the mailbox itself. Does anyone know of a better/cheaper way to do this? Please don't suggest replacing the pole, I'm not doing that.
https://www.amazon.com/Mailbox-Replacement-Better-Box-Mailboxes/dp/B00IPLUYPW
For what you are doing, I'd recommend flag pole brackets, these are $3:
http://www.amazon.com/Prime-Line-Products-9378-Holder-30-Degree/dp/B0092TO1J6/ref=sr_1_22?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1427141442&sr=1-22&keywords=flag+pole+bracket
this will be much easier to install and more sturdy.
trying to get the dowels to stay put with the d-ring solution, when a cat / wind / squirrels land on that thing, you're gonna have a bad time.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Letter-Cover-Draught-Excluder-Internal/dp/B0071ZYD00 may work.
Those knobs are actually screws, and if you could loosen them just enough you might be able to fit a draught excluder under them
That is a mailbox lock. If it is different, someone changed it.
https://www.amazon.com/Salsbury-Industries-3590-Standard-Replacement/dp/B005F63BV4
I had multiple packages stolen. I opted for a package Dropbox kind of like this: Qualarc ALX -800-BK Allux Galvanized Steel Locking Mail Parcel Box, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004RXHYCS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_EbBwCb4M1J0TF
They also make slots that can be installed into walls. If my garage had any non-bricked areas I would have opted for a parcel drop into my garage.
I could see the other non-locking suggestions working but I was just too frustrated (and not that creative). I will say after having the lockbox, even when I get packages that are too large for it, I no longer have thefts. I would expect that people don’t check my porch anymore after seeing that my packages will be locked up.