http://falkvinge.net/2011/05/29/why-im-putting-all-my-savings-into-bitcoin/ wow

Thanks for the help! They were safe upon my return 

am learning a lot here.
thanks people. so happy.

If you are doing this, then obviously keep more than one copy.   You probably want to put one where it is safe from natural disasters (such as fires or floods).

Print a cpl of paper wallets on an "offline" computer that never goes online, make several paper copies of keys and save it on 2-3 encrypted usbs and also print them on paper and put them in your safe, that should keep them safe.

SD cards can fail without warning but it is rare.  Personally I prefer paper but storing on multiple SD Cards should be secure enough.  Multiple copies exponentially reduces the chance of all copies being lost due to medium failure.  For peace of mind I like the backups to be in independent locations, to prevent all your backups being destroyed in one event (house fire destroys all three copies).  One copy in fireproof* safe at home, the other copy in safety deposit box.  A lot depends on how much you are securely storing. The precautions I would take for 100 BTC are a lot more than what I would take for 1 BTC.

* Keep in mind most "fireproof" safes are only designed to keep the interior of the safe below 350F when exposed to outside temperatures of 1500F for the rated period of time (usually 1 or 2 hours).  This is sufficient to keep paper from combusting in a normal house or light business structure fire.  Most electronic devices (including SD cards) will be destroyed if exposed to 350F for even a brief period of time.  So this is just one reason I like paper.  They do make media safes and media chests (designed to go inside a normal fireproof safe) which will keep the internal temperature much lower (usually around 125F) but one shouldn't assume they have a safe rated for media storage.

maybe:

https://xapo.com/home/



alot better than mylocalbtc i suppose...

Most fire safes are designed to keep the interior of the safe at a low enough temperature so that paper will not burn, but at temperatures that could damage media (SD cards, DVDs, hard drives, ect.). If you are going to put any kind of data storage device in a fire safe you will need to make sure that it is rated to keep media protected. These safes are much more expensive then other fire safes so plan accordingly.

Paper wallets (3 copies, each stored in a different location) created in a secure environment with the private key encrypted using BIP38. Here is a tool I created for myself and my clients:

http://coinkee.com

TraderSteve