Now that you have a mailbox that can prevent identity theft, it is time to use that mailbox in a way that will also prevent it from getting damaged. The key in this regard is to nail the mailbox to your wooden post with small nails rather than the larger screws that are normally used. The wooden post usually has a larger metallic board on top of the post that acts as an intermediary between the post and the mailbox and you want to make sure that the nails attach the mailbox to the board as loosely as possible. You want to make sure that you can still use the mailbox without it falling off the post on you, but you want the whole setup to be loose enough that the mailbox will break away if it is hit with a bat or anything else. The reason for this is that if your mailbox is anchored to the post in a normal way, it will exert a force back into the bat, crowbar or other tool of attack and that stationary force will result in a much larger amount of damage to the box. Loosely attaching it in a way that will allow it to break away from the post when hit will dampen a great deal of the force of the bat and that principle combined with the impact-resistant steel box that you purchased in the previous step will bring your mailbox as close to vandal proof as any mailbox can get.