I leave a bloody mannequin tied to a chair with a bag over its head and plastic laid out on the floor in the middle of my house with a single lamp pointed at it - seems to work well
You know, as funny as it is, if you were to go on vacation and leave that behind -- that would probably be a half-decent way of getting crooks to nope right outta there. Pair that with in-home cameras and you got the next viral UA-cam video, too.
I have a tree in the front yard, 37 yards from the front door, on which I put a sign which reads, "You are now in range." You'd be surprised at the number of people that will not come any closer to my house than the tree. One poor lady had car trouble but wouldn't pass the tree.
There is another one I love that has at the top, Prayer in big bold letters, fallowed by these words, the best way to meet the Lord, but trespassing is much faster.
@Momento Mori yup- demonstrated pre intent to do violence. The DA: "The sign proves had set a trap long in advance and was just laying in wait for his victim- our precious, innocent visitor." Every gun owner should read the court cases- Ayoob has a bunch of them. Another no-no: Modifying the weapon. "He had a hair trigger installed...He had extra ammo capacity added...obviously hungry to shoot someone in cold blood" Most people are their own worst enemy. I find too many gun owners to be outright delusional about what they think they are going to do in various scenarios. Let alone what the actual legal and moral repercussions would be. They have zero knowledge of what actual DAs, judges and juries do every single day. And not just in 'liberal' places.
I have three beautiful holly trees that are growing out front. My wife doesn't like them so they have to go. If any of you are interested, let me know. I hate to just cut them down and would rather dig them up and give them away. I'm in Tacoma, WA. And, you're right... those things are brutal.
It blows me away how many of my neighbors buy a huge flat screen television and then leave the box at the curb for garbage pickup day. Don’t advertise your toys. Crooks notice everything.
I kept the GIANT fkng box that came with my TV and always put the TV back in there when I move/PCS/Deployments. Years ago when flat screens were a new thing my pops got me one and that day he taught me about cutting up the box and taking it to a dumpster miles from the house. Good habit to do with anything you buy new.
17 year alarm guy here. A decade in DFW. Keep your tool on you, at all times. You'll be dead by the time the panel dials out, gets monitoring, monitoring calls you to see if it's a false alarm, then they call dispatch, then dispatch calls a unit, then a unit finally gets to you. Have a talking keypad by your bed so when your alarm goes off at 2 in the morning, you know exactly where, don't do an indoor siren, you won't be able to hear a #amn thing, or think with that thing screaming. If you have to have one, do an outdoor siren. Your neighbors will love you. Leave the door chime on so you can hear when something opens. Finally get some cameras. Prices have gone down, resolution has gone up, more important than an alarm in my opinion.
I have been a house painter and maintenance man for 25 years in a major city. My add is : KEEP LARGE PLANTS AWAY FROM YOUR HOUSE. The amount of activity a Juniper or Rhoddy can cover is incredible. I have found entire campsites right up against Dorms on a busy street. All hidden from view by bushes. It becomes a habit to just ignore the plant as it grows . I am often the first person to see a window or side door in years. The Homeowner just forgets its there
This brought up a thought about growing up. My dad is a LEO and he had an amazing habit of setting the alarm every night and kept his firearm close to his bedside but we never once went over what to do if someone came in and set the alarm off. So us kids never had a plan. That is something to think about as well. Go over a plan.
Ken Morrison - Oi! have you got a loicense to say that mite?.....just joking brother. I lived there too for 17 years in London. Would like to go back and visit but I don’t speak Arabic. 🗽Stay save. 👍🏻
In Asian countries, we usually lock our doors all the time unless we're going in or out. Although in my country we can't have guns as civilians, I've stashed multiple blades around my house in hidden areas, however, the closer to my bedroom, the longer and deadlier they are. So in the event they find one of the blades upon entering and decide to use it, I can retreat backwards and have access to a deadlier or longer ranged one than them to have the upper hand. If for some reason I get cornered into my room, I'll have access to my Kukri-style machete. Perhaps a similar concept can be applied in countries that allow civilians to have more types of weapons, putting the less lethal ones in the common area and the deadlier ones towards your room.
@@crankyemoji2328 I don't know what crossbow produces anywhere near 500 ftlbs of energy, and definently not any with 357 magnum power, 750+ftlbs...quit talking out of your ass
Here's one: if you are leaving for a road trip or to the airport don't load up your suitcases outside in the driveway where watching eyes may be present. Instead load up in the garage with the garage door shut and then lift the garage door once you are done. And another one I just learned: if going leaving for vacation after backing out on the driveway, close the garage door, make sure it locks, and then unplug the garage door opener. Codes from fobs and garage door openers can be breached or captured so if the door opener is unplugged or shut off at the breaker the bad guy is SOL going through garage.
I used to do security consultations for homeowners. One thing I was always suggesting was removing ladders and things like hammers, or other tools that will allow someone to easily break into the home. If they are going to break in, at least don't provide them the tools to do it. Otherwise, you covered a lot of the good main concepts. Other suggestion would be not to put that brand new flat screen TV box out on the curb for recycling / trash pickup to advertise what you have. Cut the box into small pieces and stage it so that nobody can see the outside of the box. This goes with anything that would look valuable (power tools, electronics etc....)
When it comes to defense of ones self, home, or vehicle I remind people of that old joke that in escaping from a bear you don't have to outrun the bear, you just have to outrun your buddy. The reason I make that comparison is because we don't need to be full proof. We just need to be a harder target than the rest of the potential targets. If you neighbor's houses are easier you just became a LOT less likely to get burgled. Great tips John. I am always perplexed by people not using their door and window locks. I keep mine locked while I'm home asleep or awake. I figure the most valuable things in the home are my family not my stuff. Most people seem to only think of their things being protected by locks. The little things we do are WAY more effective than the elaborate things we almost do, or sometimes do.
I had a “delivery” driver try to open my front door last week. The door was locked and I asked, through the Ring door bell, what the hell he was doing. He took off but my cameras got the plate number on his ubiquitous white van. The police have been informed. BTW. I was home and before he was out the driveway I had both my Benelli M-3 shotgun and Sig 226. It would not have ended well for him if he had come through the door. (Jail or worse)
ZoeyBluetheDane He had a “package” with him but he didn’t deliver anything. He just tried the lock on the door and then took off when I started speaking through the Ring doorbell.
That’s a great pro tip, pick 1 thing and do it. Even if it’s 1 thing a month, that’ll add up over time. Also shatter proof window film is a good upgrade to make.
I walk my dogs at night and the wee hours of the morning and I can almost always tell when my neighbors have gone on vacation because they change their homes appearance. What I mean by that is I go by a house every night, car in driveway, pickup truck parked in the street. Its like that every night. Then the car is gone and the pickup is in the driveway backed up all the way to the garage door, almost touching. Criminals will frequently case a location and take notes on the appearance of their target, something like the above scenario will key them in immediately that someone is on a vacation.
The Dude Nope. Make your place an unattractive target without standing out in any way. Beware of dog, a security door, alarm system and a few cameras. Make them choose another house, and don’t give them any information about what’s inside that they may want.
We own a medium-size security alarm business and all I can say is major plus-1 to all of that; ESPECIALLY number 4. The best equipment/hardware/tools/gear in the world accomplish nothing if they're not used, used correctly, and used always. It's so frustrating when a customer has an alarm system, pays for monitoring service, and then doesn't use it. That's like paying for cable when you don't own a TV. We should be smarter than that. Well said Mr. Poet
Another good bit of advice would be to forgo the generic signs for the front lawn that say _"Protected by...."_ when there's no actual system in place. The signs by themselves might scare away petty thieves, but the Pros know which signs are legit, and which ones are fake. Thus making a home an easier target. Basically, your poker face stinks and they know you're bluffing.
This goes for self-defense, in general. The scenario most people are most prepared for, amounts to an execution, with an adversary facing them at 10'. They never imagine theyll shoot that guy 3 or 4 times and then fight over the gun until he bleeds out. Its not just a consequence of 'flat range thinking', but rather hero complex thinking, where everyone imagines the ideal scenario that they will perform most impressively in. They think 'my opponent will be facing me in a fair fight and Im going smoke him full of holes so fast he wont know WTF hit him'. Mostly, they think there will be no doubt, or question that they *had* to shoot and that it will be clean and clear of conscience. They dont expect to have someone they would never want to get close to, moaning and leaking like a rusty bucket, all over the hallway outside their bedroom, apologizing and confessing to you like his Priest and pleading with you to unshoot him. They dont expect that the person they are dozens of times more likely to kill, will be someone they know; someone they care about. They dont expect to have their house haunted by they guy(s) they killed, there. They dont expect a profoundly intimate experience, that *no one* can ever share or understand. TL;DR People who need to get shot, tend to make it difficult.
I appreciate this video for the fact that everything he mentioned was simply about prevention, the best way to be safe is to prevent yourself from ever being harmed, then being prepared if the harm actually shows up. In the medical field, we call it preventative care, the best treatment for a heart attack is to prevent the patient from ever having one by controlling high blood pressure and diabetes, two of the biggest causes of heart attacks. In home defense, don't make yourself look like something a criminal would target.
Always have layered security. That sign that you got an alarm might not STOP a guy, but it doesn't hurt. Cameras, motion sensor lights. I actually keep my porch light and back yard light on at night all night long
For $20, home depot sells a timer switch you can put on for your porch light. Simple! Motion lights in back, timed lights out front. Never have to remember to turn lights on or off. Twice a year I have to reset the timer for winter or summer. Easy peasy.
nrm3247 I humbly disagree, loud sounds calling them out as an invader will make criminals get out of dodge. The dog is important for its discretionary bark. If I could have a human sensing alarm that woke the entire neighborhood I would, dogs are a fun version of that. Problem solved!
I have worked in the security industry for 13 years. You are spot on, John. Couldn’t agree more. A security system is useless if you dont use it. 1 more thing, don’t post your name on your house. Makes it that much easier for someone to call your house and know you aren’t home.
Who has home phones anymore? And with rampant scammers and telemarketers cold calling everyone they can, I like many others don't answer calls from unknown and unrecognized numbers. So calling me and not getting an answer isn't indicative of me not being present. But really who has a home phone anymore?
The Dude - you know that old lady down the road? She has one. Can’t figure out the new fangled cellular phones, so she keeps the corded and wireless phone. I think she might have an answering machine, but it still has the answering message from a few years ago - before her husband passed. Yeah, people still have home phones, or Comcast wouldn’t offer their plan
One thing I learned with my dog, sometimes you have to let her bark. I use to get upset when she barked out the window, now I learned she barks at the unusual. She understands who our neighbors are, my parents and sister when they walk up, even the routine of the mailperson. She has the instinct to protect her own home. When I see that what she is barking at is okay, I will calm her down.
Inside lighting is easy, buy timers! There are some they will turn on and off at a few minutes difference. That way your living room light doesn't go on at exactly 5pm each night. Also start using them before you go on vacation so the times appear genuine. Also, turn off/lock your garage door so it can't be opened with a remote.
Doors locked here, day and night, and our two pre-teen grandkids we raise know the "keep the doors locked" routine also. Security cams on day & night. Other "tools" readily accesdible. If you have contractors working on the interior/exterior of your house, hide/lockup anything of value easily snatched so as not to advertise what you have. I had one worker ask me, "Are those security cameras you have mounted around your house?" I said yep. Didn't see him with the work crew after that. Makes you wonder if thieves "hire on" just to case places for future reference.
We live in a small town meeting in Sweden, my kids do the paranoid check of doors windows, alarm etc throughout the day and last thing at night. Get them while they are young, using "tools" correctly and safely.
I used to post foreclosure notices as a living and I would go and post them at 10:00 am because nobody would be home. I promise I am not the only one to notice that. Also I would often need to rekey a homes as well. It takes less then 2 minutes to get in a home with little or no external damage. And most people don't care that someone is at there neighbors home. It could be a contractor or something. So all you wps make certain your windows are locked bathrooms especially. Also that your back door is not glass, and get good locks not a cheap one. toss out the door frame screws for longer decks screws instead. Good luck and keep safe people. By the way that job sucked.
Very fitting video John, our neighbours house got broken in to and raided today, they used our yard as access to their backyard where they broke the window to enter. We had people at home at the time so they must have moved on. If Mrs POET wants to take a shift or two in AUS your welcome anytime... Thanks for the content
if any of you struggle with these things, come live n South Africa for a month.. youll quickly develop special forces level awareness when driving and adopt good security habbits.
Also please consider if you get up and are clearing your own house with a gun you may bump into a police officer if they are responding after the alarm company dispatches (and typically police do not announce in case it’s a bad guy hiding inside) so tell the 911 operator or expect a cop to show, so no accidental shoots on either side. Great video as always :)
These videos are getting better all the time... and the primary content isn't bad either. For anyone who might not know (you know, because most people think the post office is useless these days), there is an online USPS portal where you can set a "hold your mail" instruction. It's easy; point and click; and no mail piling up in the mail box until you get back home. We have a neighbor take our garbage can off the curb and put it back where it normally sits. The car in the driveway is easy... none of them fit in the freaking garage anyway. All great suggestions and thank you for caring about us Poets-in-Training!
You can buy timers for $5 at Home Depot that turn lights on and off for you. I use multiple ones at my house with various times so it looks like someone is moving from room to room.
Haha that was the best intro I have ever seen....I couldn’t like any faster. You need to make shirts with some of the quotes from this scene, especially “nods down honey, head on a swivel” I laughed so hard. Thank you for bringing your wife into your intros, it is so funny.
Driveway alarm not only tells me when the kids get home. But also gives me a heads up the Jehovah's witnesses are coming and gives me time to tell everyone dont answer the door.
@Jones .… Haha, very true. I have a dear old doctor friend that lived to mess with these poor unsuspecting folk. If they had not been warned & came into his office, he would stop all doctoring, send everyone home, invite these people into his office and let the games begin. It was a sight to behold. Hadn't thought of him in years. Thanks :)
4:30 -The lights issue you can potentially solve with a few lamps placed on timers around the house. That's if you're going for the 'someones here at night' illusion. Analogue timers are pretty cheap
Land mines under all the first floor windows. I also raised my Rottweiler on raw meat and gun powder. He ate my middle son, but it was a small price to pay for a little piece of mind.
Cajun Swamp Fox Better get yourself a 55 gallon sealed plastic barrel to get rid of the body and if you’re a procrastinator being that it’s sealed it won’t stain or stink up the room and you can leave it for years before dealing with the issue 😆🤣😆🤣.
*Cheap fortification tip* screw 3-5 4” screws into front door jam on the lock side. Will increase number of times a bad guy will need to boot down your door.
Just show them the viral video of that black guy running into that house and beating the face off that tiny, white, stay-at-home mom while her toddler is crying on the floor. I showed my sister and she locks her door all the time now ;)
@@jocarr1791 Most every house entry door I see, a deadbolt is the secondary lock. Also cars don't have deadbolts, people lock themselves out of those too.
Love the intro, John and Mrs. Poet! Thanks for the content as always! For the rest of you poets, I use Lutron light switches all over the house and at the gate and exterior lights. When the wife and I leave, we set them for a schedule that shuffles lights on and off to make it lived in. Works with both on iOS and Google Play devices.
Have a dog. Even a chihuahua. They bark so damn loud and go for the ankles giving you time to get the rifle. The bark alone is a giant deterrent to burglars.
Yes they bark loud . problem is ..if they are in same room as you . You can't hear anything ..was it the front door or back door ..or dump trump taking out your wall ...all you hear is that little dog .
Chihuaha? Those fuckers are easily identifiable by their cunty barks... and worthless if someone actually breaks in it will get kicked like a soccer ball...
When you know your dogs well , you can hear the difference in their bark. even from far away. good alarm systems. They (good dogs) will run to & pinpoint the area, window or door. @@bjacobs4784
I have between three and five lap dogs at any given time but the best one was the runt of the litter was a female rat terrier. She was beyond The best guard dog. Note I have had a lot of things stolen out of my yard including the concrete Lions and the Christmas wreath off my front door. But no one has stolen anything inside because of these lap dogs. The vet bills are cheap but things are expensive to replace.
One thing I appreciate about you John level is you don't throw your ranger experience and every single video like a lot of other special operation UA-camrs do. Will sometimes you do but I definitely appreciate the regular degular approach.
Great information for everyone and hilarious intro! Recently, I became an NRA certified instructor for the Refuse to be a Victim (R) program through Carl Hirt at Hirt's Defensive Solutions (I once missed training with you there by one weekend!) I look forward to sharing simple solutions for the average citizen.
Some people you need at sometime in your life, a member if the US Military (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard), a good Doctor, a fireman/fire department, a police officer, a good lawyer and last but not least a good Private Security Professional/Locksmith. A good Private Security Professional/Locksmith will know how to review your home/business for security products that will fit your budget and how to install and use the products correctly to protect your home. Many people think it is just a trip to the local home supply store for better locks for their home but there is much more to locks and keys then one might think. When it comes to locks there are many locks that are really not that good but then there are those that are really good, just upgrading from a lock you would use on your home to a medium grade commercial lock is a big improvement to your home security or even another step would be to use a heavy duty commercial lock on your home and have high security cylinders installed in the lock (medium or heavy duty commercial grade) to improve pick resistance, help bump resistance, drill resistance and allow for key control. What I mean by key control is the ability to keep people from duplicate your key and I am not talking about a key that is just stamped with "Do Not Duplicate/Copy". What I am talking about are keys that only you can get copied because the keys are restricted keys that only the owner of the lock can get copies of by providing a credential for prof of ownership of the lock and key (think something that looks like a credit card) that must be presented at the time an order for duplicate keys is made. Many of the High Security Lock manufactures will send a company representative to count uncut and miss cut keys to ensure that their products that use restricted keys and key ways remain secure from unauthorized duplication of keys. When it comes to picking a Private Security Professional/Locksmith/Alarm Installer find out what Professional Security Organizations the company/person is associated with and give the association a call to verify that they are really a member of that organization or check the organizations website to see if they are a member. I am a Navy Vet and I spent many years working as a Private Security Professional/Locksmith/Theft Prevention Specialist. When it comes to security a good knowledgeable local Private Security Professional/Locksmith/Alarm Installer will know what are the best products for your area and budget.
You might want to look into how those are part of the Big Brother Nanny State and how the police use them to make sure a big brother has an eye on us 24/7. Get your own security cameras that go to your own equipment with backup to the cloud and stop being part of the National Security Nanny state
We live in the crime capital of Manitoba on the 2nd floor of a townhouse w. a small balcony. My 24 yr.old daughter(4yr Bach of Sci.grad) still thinks I'm paranoid because I always make sure the venetian blinds covering the balcony glass doors are closed before the sun sets. And a 2×2 board blocks the sliding door which overlooks the parking lot in this complex. I've told her quite a few times to make sure she closes her bdrm blinds also because there's too many freaks out there & theres a small playground/walk down below.//Many just don't see the risks but I guess university doesn't teach common sense threats...
I was roofing a house in a nice neighborhood in Milwaukee, (think $400k homes) and the neighbor behind our customer's house had someone break into her house through the kitchen window at 11:30 AM while she was home. Apparently this guy had a history of nonviolent robberies and the police had a tracker on his car, so they staked out the neighborhood and waited for him to strike again. The woman was obviously hysterical, but thankfully unharmed. Rich neighborhoods, middle of the day. It can happen to anyone.
Best intro ever! “Nods down, do the right thing”. I’m definitely going to use that one on my wife tonight. Luckily we also have a comfy sofa in the event this goes south.....
Fortify your entry doors and cameras, cameras, cameras! Nobody even gets close to my house without being on video. Any camera that trips motion detection sends an immediate text message to me when I'm not home. Try to cut the power or cable? WiFi backups and Uninterruptable power supplies to all camera equipment uploaded to a cloud server real-time. All valuables like firearms locked behind steel door safe rooms and inside that are the safes. Police average response time to my home, around 8 minutes. All I need at this point is a way to lock them in once they're inside lol.
Wired over WiFi cameras, security devices all day long. WiFi can be jammed with cheap devices bought on ebay and most systems fail safe (they don't trip an alarm) when wifi connectivity is lost due to signal drop out or interference.
Best ad yet. You guys manage to outdo yourselves every time, and Mrs. Poet just can't help but be adorable. "Thanks for taking the first watch honey", great stuff.
As lights go, I like to put some lamps that we usually use on a timer, that are in sync with our daily habits. For instance, my daughter usually is read some stories, and goes to bed within a certain time frame. If we're out of town, ill put the lamps in her room on a timer to coincide with that schedule. If I could, I'd do the same with the carriage lights in the driveway. Aside from that, I'm a fan of stop sticks. Every window (and slider) in my home has sticks in the windows. They'll have to break them out, hopefully make a lot of noise in the process, to get in.
First, muticam mollie webbed bathrobe, I need this. Shut up and take my money. Second, love your practical home security videos. Yours is one of my favorite channels on UA-cam. Keep up the good work. I just installed motion sensor lights all around my house, and put up beware of dog signs on every gate. And don't forget, actually having the dog helps a lot too. My two border collie mixes are the most protective animals I've ever seen, they're sheep dogs, and we are their flock. A Nat can't cart in the next county without them striking to attention and going to see what it is. One time a home security and alarm system salesman came to my door to sell me his system. He said "our system will notify you with a text message as soon as an intruder is at your door." I told him that's cool, my system notified me, that you were on the street, 50 feet from the door, and you could hear the alarm from there as well. That's not saying dogs replace an alarm system entirely, but for a family just starting out, they are an excellent option.
Speaking of house alarms: The easiest way for a criminal to bypass a home security system is to ring the doorbell. Then homeowner will turn off the alarm to answer the door. Problem solved. if someone comes to your door when you are not expecting company, it's not a bad idea to have a gun in your hand. For Justin.
Just don’t step outside and try to identify someone shining the light in your eyes, the police will shoot you for that. See video on internet on cover your ASP.
I have a Cain, Cain can move at 34 mph, Cain is 140 lbs, Cain has a large mouth, lots of teeth, Cain has back up, Cain's back up is called Ithica, Ithica is loaded with no.4 buckshot. Good video, love your stuff nice to see the little lady is on board keep up the good work!
I live in rural Ontario (Canada) and here you're more likely to be robed if you do lock the door. Robbers go around checking doors, and if the front door is unlocked they either assume someone's home or that you have nothing of value and go away. But if it's locked they figure you must be out of the house for a significant amount of time or that you have lots of valuables and they'll brake a window. Same for vehicles, leave it unlocked and nothing inside but the registration and insurance, and maybe some garbage, they'll leave it alone
If you can't afford an alarm system just buy some ADT Security stickers and put them on the windows and doors. No criminal will no you dont really have a system.
My fraternity brothers gave me a hard time for locking my door when I was in the room. But I explained I grew up in Southern California during the Night Stalker’s spree and so I take that ____ seriously. If there’s a lock, lock it. Better safe than sorry.
I do that in hotels, but just loud enough where you can hear it if you press your head to the door so as not to bother other people next door. All you have to be a little less desirable then the next guy. Can you do not disturb sign and make it look like you are in there.
My favorite are those amily window stickers on the back of mini vans or suv's that have the mom, the slot where the dad is missing from the divorce and then the kids and dig. Nothing like advertising to criminals it is just a mom and kids in the house.
Chris Abbett That would be incredibly short sighted. I’m as pro 2A as they come. But owning a firearm should be a personal decision. Not one forced onto us by the government. Last time I checked, this was still a free country. And freedom doesn’t mean making others do what you want them to.
@@yellowhammer72 true but to have freedom you must defend it and no way this will pass the rep just did it to take a stab at beams trying to take rights away. Mo also has 2nd amendment preservation act that will probably pass this is the bill I want to pass.
Would be awesome but it won't happen,as hard as they are trying to get everything we own there's no way they are going to pass them out, and that would be the only way to know that everyone has one.
Wish I could give you 4 thumbs up, I would add, if you have a dog, the dog must sleep inside the house, violent home invasions is a reality here in South Africa, so we also have security gates that separate the bedrooms from the rest of the house.
Awesome stuff as always John! I've been a victim of a break-in. The thieves through a landscape brick through my sliding glass door in the back of my house. I believe the reason why they only spent about 15 seconds in the house is because of the monitored alarm system and attached to the monitor alarm system was a very loud exterior siren. When they heard that really loud siren they grabbed my laptop and ran as fast as they could out the front door. After this incident I installed exterior and strategically placed interior video cameras. No issues since.
GREAT video, John! Could not agree more! Our subdivision HOA actually REQUIRES we have a sign in the yard saying that we have an Akita because he is deemed a "dangerous species" of dog (COMPLETE BS)! But it does have it's advantages to deter would-be thieves! My wife and I both work from home all week and her office overlooks the front door and mine looks out the sliding glass back door and garage entrance! The point about it doesn't help if you don't use it seems to me the most important, our doors automatically lock on closure and the alarm is ALWAYS active, day and night! Keep them coming, RLTW!
I leave a bloody mannequin tied to a chair with a bag over its head and plastic laid out on the floor in the middle of my house with a single lamp pointed at it - seems to work well
Lol it's double effective on Halloween to keep trick or treaters away.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
You know, as funny as it is, if you were to go on vacation and leave that behind -- that would probably be a half-decent way of getting crooks to nope right outta there. Pair that with in-home cameras and you got the next viral UA-cam video, too.
Haha this comment is gold :)
Dude. That's freaking hilarious
The only channel I actually want to watch the advertisements.
Nick Knight same here man!
yeah they are of higher quality then the rest of the material!!
So true - I’ve gotten good at fast forwarding on other channels, but not this one!
Same here brother. I watch the entire commercial so i know he gets paid for it
Same, I watch the ads so he gets paid
"Head on a swivel" 😂 these intros are amazing!
Didn't Mrs. Poet look great with the weapon, night vision and helmet?
I need to show this intro to my wife ! She's always pestering me for I being too much on my toes... 😂
“Nods down baby...do the right thing” hahahahahahaha
" come get some" still laughing
I laughed so hard I wanted to cry! XD
head on a swivel... LOL
Xplicid - you mean NVG?
Bryan W ..... Yes
"Alright villains, come get some" lol! Go Mrs. Poet! Sleep well Mr.Lovell, she's got you covered!
Chuck Norris has a poster of John Lovell on his wall
Perfect! 😂😂
There is only one Chuck Norris.
Yes, and he holds it up with one hand.
No chuck norris has a poster of john lovell with a poster of chuck norris kicking.
@@jimmyp9105 Chuck Norris is to busy checking his closet for Clint Eastwood..
I have a tree in the front yard, 37 yards from the front door, on which I put a sign which reads, "You are now in range." You'd be surprised at the number of people that will not come any closer to my house than the tree. One poor lady had car trouble but wouldn't pass the tree.
That is awesome!
There is another one I love that has at the top, Prayer in big bold letters, fallowed by these words, the best way to meet the Lord, but trespassing is much faster.
I have dogs, so I like the signs that say, "We can make it to the fence in 3 seconds. Can you?"
A possible mistake could be assuming the criminals can read.
@Momento Mori yup- demonstrated pre intent to do violence. The DA: "The sign proves had set a trap long in advance and was just laying in wait for his victim- our precious, innocent visitor." Every gun owner should read the court cases- Ayoob has a bunch of them. Another no-no: Modifying the weapon. "He had a hair trigger installed...He had extra ammo capacity added...obviously hungry to shoot someone in cold blood" Most people are their own worst enemy. I find too many gun owners to be outright delusional about what they think they are going to do in various scenarios. Let alone what the actual legal and moral repercussions would be. They have zero knowledge of what actual DAs, judges and juries do every single day. And not just in 'liberal' places.
My worst home security mistake is being a UK resident...
Move
That's pretty bad
Move to America my friend.
Texas USA come to California illegally and you’ll have it made.
@@sasquatchhunter86 he might be the wrong color
Little tip. Put flowers with thorny bushes under certain windows around the house. Nature's razor C-wire.
Better yet, plant some stinging nettle. Makes great herbal tea, but stings like nothing else if you brush past it/grab it the wrong way.
Holly bushes are merciless! Stay green year round.
Or just put stainless steel razor wire in the bushes.
I have three beautiful holly trees that are growing out front. My wife doesn't like them so they have to go. If any of you are interested, let me know. I hate to just cut them down and would rather dig them up and give them away. I'm in Tacoma, WA.
And, you're right... those things are brutal.
It blows me away how many of my neighbors buy a huge flat screen television and then leave the box at the curb for garbage pickup day. Don’t advertise your toys. Crooks notice everything.
Very true. Trash day reveals many secrets.
i chopped mine up with a sword and shot my old tv with an AK-47
I kept the GIANT fkng box that came with my TV and always put the TV back in there when I move/PCS/Deployments. Years ago when flat screens were a new thing my pops got me one and that day he taught me about cutting up the box and taking it to a dumpster miles from the house. Good habit to do with anything you buy new.
Everyone had a big screen TV tho...
I always cut up boxes into 4×4 inch squares and throw away in bags with regular trash.
WE NEED a warrior poet branded multicam bath robe.
This needs more likes and recognition
If it came with the "John Lovell" hair and beard pull over hood, I'd grab that and then I wouldn't even need to grab my gun.
PLEASE ....
Where are you......hello?
With "yay for that" and "party on" printed on it
17 year alarm guy here. A decade in DFW. Keep your tool on you, at all times. You'll be dead by the time the panel dials out, gets monitoring, monitoring calls you to see if it's a false alarm, then they call dispatch, then dispatch calls a unit, then a unit finally gets to you. Have a talking keypad by your bed so when your alarm goes off at 2 in the morning, you know exactly where, don't do an indoor siren, you won't be able to hear a #amn thing, or think with that thing screaming. If you have to have one, do an outdoor siren. Your neighbors will love you. Leave the door chime on so you can hear when something opens. Finally get some cameras. Prices have gone down, resolution has gone up, more important than an alarm in my opinion.
Great & Accurate Info here!
I have been a house painter and maintenance man for 25 years in a major city. My add is : KEEP LARGE PLANTS AWAY FROM YOUR HOUSE. The amount of activity a Juniper or Rhoddy can cover is incredible. I have found entire campsites right up against Dorms on a busy street. All hidden from view by bushes. It becomes a habit to just ignore the plant as it grows . I am often the first person to see a window or side door in years. The Homeowner just forgets its there
This brought up a thought about growing up. My dad is a LEO and he had an amazing habit of setting the alarm every night and kept his firearm close to his bedside but we never once went over what to do if someone came in and set the alarm off. So us kids never had a plan. That is something to think about as well. Go over a plan.
The worst home security mistake is living as I do in England.
Ken Morrison - Oi! have you got a loicense to say that mite?.....just joking brother. I lived there too for 17 years in London. Would like to go back and visit but I don’t speak Arabic. 🗽Stay save. 👍🏻
Can’t wait to be old enough to move out of this shithole
I'm in New York so it's getting just as bad... gotta have guns locked up now when not in use so I may as well not have any to begin with
Yeah I’m sure politicians in New York have armed security but god forbid you defend your property from a break in
Ken, close second...Canada with crazy legislation under the Trudud Liberal government ready to drop.
Thanks! I now NEED a multi cam bath robe!
gee,.......... i thought everyone had one?
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Kudos to Mrs. Poet for taking fist watch. She's a keeper for sure. :)
In Asian countries, we usually lock our doors all the time unless we're going in or out.
Although in my country we can't have guns as civilians, I've stashed multiple blades around my house in hidden areas, however, the closer to my bedroom, the longer and deadlier they are. So in the event they find one of the blades upon entering and decide to use it, I can retreat backwards and have access to a deadlier or longer ranged one than them to have the upper hand.
If for some reason I get cornered into my room, I'll have access to my Kukri-style machete.
Perhaps a similar concept can be applied in countries that allow civilians to have more types of weapons, putting the less lethal ones in the common area and the deadlier ones towards your room.
@@crankyemoji2328 I don't know what crossbow produces anywhere near 500 ftlbs of energy, and definently not any with 357 magnum power, 750+ftlbs...quit talking out of your ass
Put the deadly ones everywhere
@Ed Ed We won't let them get to that point.
@Ed Ed God bless gun rights
@Ed Ed It's just mee toast.
Here's one: if you are leaving for a road trip or to the airport don't load up your suitcases outside in the driveway where watching eyes may be present. Instead load up in the garage with the garage door shut and then lift the garage door once you are done. And another one I just learned: if going leaving for vacation after backing out on the driveway, close the garage door, make sure it locks, and then unplug the garage door opener. Codes from fobs and garage door openers can be breached or captured so if the door opener is unplugged or shut off at the breaker the bad guy is SOL going through garage.
I used to do security consultations for homeowners. One thing I was always suggesting was removing ladders and things like hammers, or other tools that will allow someone to easily break into the home. If they are going to break in, at least don't provide them the tools to do it. Otherwise, you covered a lot of the good main concepts. Other suggestion would be not to put that brand new flat screen TV box out on the curb for recycling / trash pickup to advertise what you have. Cut the box into small pieces and stage it so that nobody can see the outside of the box. This goes with anything that would look valuable (power tools, electronics etc....)
These are things my husband is always pointing out. Put the tools away. Cut up the boxes. :)
My wife now thinks I'm a jerk because you let your wife stand watch inside the house.
Sounds like your wife has a wonderful sense of humor!
And my wife’s asking for some NVG’s?! 😎
Lol!!
Lol!
I agree. She should stand watch outside the house for a better field of view.
When it comes to defense of ones self, home, or vehicle I remind people of that old joke that in escaping from a bear you don't have to outrun the bear, you just have to outrun your buddy. The reason I make that comparison is because we don't need to be full proof. We just need to be a harder target than the rest of the potential targets. If you neighbor's houses are easier you just became a LOT less likely to get burgled.
Great tips John. I am always perplexed by people not using their door and window locks. I keep mine locked while I'm home asleep or awake. I figure the most valuable things in the home are my family not my stuff. Most people seem to only think of their things being protected by locks. The little things we do are WAY more effective than the elaborate things we almost do, or sometimes do.
I had a “delivery” driver try to open my front door last week. The door was locked and I asked, through the Ring door bell, what the hell he was doing. He took off but my cameras got the plate number on his ubiquitous white van. The police have been informed. BTW. I was home and before he was out the driveway I had both my Benelli M-3 shotgun and Sig 226. It would not have ended well for him if he had come through the door. (Jail or worse)
What did he deliver? Besides attempting burglary
ZoeyBluetheDane He had a “package” with him but he didn’t deliver anything. He just tried the lock on the door and then took off when I started speaking through the Ring doorbell.
Have you beat his ass yet?
Jimbo Bojim No. I found out from the police that this guy has been pulling this off within about a 20 mile radius since before Christmas.
Except a major civil suit and possible arrest . Hope you have a really good attorney because your going to need it.
...ok, now that intro is funny...showed it to my wife and yep, got the eye roll...:)
I LIVE for that eye roll
@@WarriorPoetSociety We can tell.
Ditto! Got the eye roll. Love the eye roll.
Yeah they just don't get it.If it don't happen on Days of our Lives.....it doesn't happen.
Didn't realize we were so weird, already planned for SHTF sleep shifts
If Robbers ever broke into my house and searched for money, I'd just laugh and search with them.
Someone broke into my house once. They felt sorry for me and left me some money on the kitchen table.
I'd apologise profusely that I wasted their time by giving the illusion that there was cash or anything worth stealing in my home.
That’s a great pro tip, pick 1 thing and do it. Even if it’s 1 thing a month, that’ll add up over time.
Also shatter proof window film is a good upgrade to make.
I walk my dogs at night and the wee hours of the morning and I can almost always tell when my neighbors have gone on vacation because they change their homes appearance. What I mean by that is I go by a house every night, car in driveway, pickup truck parked in the street. Its like that every night. Then the car is gone and the pickup is in the driveway backed up all the way to the garage door, almost touching. Criminals will frequently case a location and take notes on the appearance of their target, something like the above scenario will key them in immediately that someone is on a vacation.
Bad idea # 1: Making it obvious that you don’t have guns in the house.
Bad idea # 2: Making it obvious that you do have guns in the house.
Best idea: indoor bear traps
What about pitfall/ punji pits?
Hakashi57 maybe if your house is open concept
So what am I to do? Put up signs that say, "This house MAY be protected by guns?"
The Dude Nope. Make your place an unattractive target without standing out in any way. Beware of dog, a security door, alarm system and a few cameras. Make them choose another house, and don’t give them any information about what’s inside that they may want.
I think it's fantastic that your wife is so on board with what you do. Keep up the good work!
I second this comment 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻, even brought a smile to my lovely bride
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We own a medium-size security alarm business and all I can say is major plus-1 to all of that; ESPECIALLY number 4. The best equipment/hardware/tools/gear in the world accomplish nothing if they're not used, used correctly, and used always. It's so frustrating when a customer has an alarm system, pays for monitoring service, and then doesn't use it. That's like paying for cable when you don't own a TV. We should be smarter than that.
Well said Mr. Poet
Another good bit of advice would be to forgo the generic signs for the front lawn that say _"Protected by...."_ when there's no actual system in place. The signs by themselves might scare away petty thieves, but the Pros know which signs are legit, and which ones are fake. Thus making a home an easier target.
Basically, your poker face stinks and they know you're bluffing.
“Come get some “ 🤩😂😂😂I swear that lady is such a good sport!!
Home security mistake #5: thinking a break-in will occur the way you imagine it will. Prepare for multiple break-in scenarios.
"Ninjas on the Lawn" is what 'we' call that. Just a little thought exercise to pass the time...
#5A: Be prepared for multiple invaders not just one.
This goes for self-defense, in general. The scenario most people are most prepared for, amounts to an execution, with an adversary facing them at 10'. They never imagine theyll shoot that guy 3 or 4 times and then fight over the gun until he bleeds out. Its not just a consequence of 'flat range thinking', but rather hero complex thinking, where everyone imagines the ideal scenario that they will perform most impressively in. They think 'my opponent will be facing me in a fair fight and Im going smoke him full of holes so fast he wont know WTF hit him'. Mostly, they think there will be no doubt, or question that they *had* to shoot and that it will be clean and clear of conscience. They dont expect to have someone they would never want to get close to, moaning and leaking like a rusty bucket, all over the hallway outside their bedroom, apologizing and confessing to you like his Priest and pleading with you to unshoot him. They dont expect that the person they are dozens of times more likely to kill, will be someone they know; someone they care about. They dont expect to have their house haunted by they guy(s) they killed, there. They dont expect a profoundly intimate experience, that *no one* can ever share or understand.
TL;DR
People who need to get shot, tend to make it difficult.
@@springbloom5940 dude, you should make a video of that, or convince an existing YT channel to host a discussion on just that topic.
Very well done.
I appreciate this video for the fact that everything he mentioned was simply about prevention, the best way to be safe is to prevent yourself from ever being harmed, then being prepared if the harm actually shows up. In the medical field, we call it preventative care, the best treatment for a heart attack is to prevent the patient from ever having one by controlling high blood pressure and diabetes, two of the biggest causes of heart attacks. In home defense, don't make yourself look like something a criminal would target.
Always have layered security. That sign that you got an alarm might not STOP a guy, but it doesn't hurt. Cameras, motion sensor lights. I actually keep my porch light and back yard light on at night all night long
Yep. Lights are your biggest deterrent at night. No one doing bad stuff wants to be easily seen.
For $20, home depot sells a timer switch you can put on for your porch light. Simple! Motion lights in back, timed lights out front. Never have to remember to turn lights on or off. Twice a year I have to reset the timer for winter or summer. Easy peasy.
A Chicago study says light don't deter. They WILL give you an illuminated target.
nrm3247 I humbly disagree, loud sounds calling them out as an invader will make criminals get out of dodge. The dog is important for its discretionary bark. If I could have a human sensing alarm that woke the entire neighborhood I would, dogs are a fun version of that. Problem solved!
I have worked in the security industry for 13 years. You are spot on, John. Couldn’t agree more. A security system is useless if you dont use it. 1 more thing, don’t post your name on your house. Makes it that much easier for someone to call your house and know you aren’t home.
Who has home phones anymore? And with rampant scammers and telemarketers cold calling everyone they can, I like many others don't answer calls from unknown and unrecognized numbers. So calling me and not getting an answer isn't indicative of me not being present. But really who has a home phone anymore?
The Dude - you know that old lady down the road? She has one. Can’t figure out the new fangled cellular phones, so she keeps the corded and wireless phone. I think she might have an answering machine, but it still has the answering message from a few years ago - before her husband passed.
Yeah, people still have home phones, or Comcast wouldn’t offer their plan
"NODs down baby. Do the right thing" 😂😂😂
One thing I learned with my dog, sometimes you have to let her bark. I use to get upset when she barked out the window, now I learned she barks at the unusual. She understands who our neighbors are, my parents and sister when they walk up, even the routine of the mailperson. She has the instinct to protect her own home. When I see that what she is barking at is okay, I will calm her down.
Inside lighting is easy, buy timers! There are some they will turn on and off at a few minutes difference. That way your living room light doesn't go on at exactly 5pm each night. Also start using them before you go on vacation so the times appear genuine. Also, turn off/lock your garage door so it can't be opened with a remote.
Doors locked here, day and night, and our two pre-teen grandkids we raise know the "keep the doors locked" routine also. Security cams on day & night. Other "tools" readily accesdible.
If you have contractors working on the interior/exterior of your house, hide/lockup anything of value easily snatched so as not to advertise what you have. I had one worker ask me, "Are those security cameras you have mounted around your house?" I said yep. Didn't see him with the work crew after that. Makes you wonder if thieves "hire on" just to case places for future reference.
Thank you and your precious wife for the good advice!
God bless you all!
We live in a small town meeting in Sweden, my kids do the paranoid check of doors windows, alarm etc throughout the day and last thing at night. Get them while they are young, using "tools" correctly and safely.
I used to post foreclosure notices as a living and I would go and post them at 10:00 am because nobody would be home. I promise I am not the only one to notice that. Also I would often need to rekey a homes as well. It takes less then 2 minutes to get in a home with little or no external damage. And most people don't care that someone is at there neighbors home. It could be a contractor or something. So all you wps make certain your windows are locked bathrooms especially. Also that your back door is not glass, and get good locks not a cheap one. toss out the door frame screws for longer decks screws instead. Good luck and keep safe people. By the way that job sucked.
Great tips from valuable experience
Very fitting video John, our neighbours house got broken in to and raided today, they used our yard as access to their backyard where they broke the window to enter.
We had people at home at the time so they must have moved on. If Mrs POET wants to take a shift or two in AUS your welcome anytime...
Thanks for the content
if any of you struggle with these things, come live n South Africa for a month.. youll quickly develop special forces level awareness when driving and adopt good security habbits.
Also please consider if you get up and are clearing your own house with a gun you may bump into a police officer if they are responding after the alarm company dispatches (and typically police do not announce in case it’s a bad guy hiding inside) so tell the 911 operator or expect a cop to show, so no accidental shoots on either side. Great video as always :)
Like my 'ol Grandad used to say.
"The only thing sexier than a woman with a gun, is a woman that'll take first watch"
These videos are getting better all the time... and the primary content isn't bad either. For anyone who might not know (you know, because most people think the post office is useless these days), there is an online USPS portal where you can set a "hold your mail" instruction. It's easy; point and click; and no mail piling up in the mail box until you get back home. We have a neighbor take our garbage can off the curb and put it back where it normally sits. The car in the driveway is easy... none of them fit in the freaking garage anyway. All great suggestions and thank you for caring about us Poets-in-Training!
You can buy timers for $5 at Home Depot that turn lights on and off for you. I use multiple ones at my house with various times so it looks like someone is moving from room to room.
Number 1 is spot on. Most home invasions in my area are middle of the day when the scumbags think nobody is home.
Every single intro gets better and better. I love it.
Haha that was the best intro I have ever seen....I couldn’t like any faster. You need to make shirts with some of the quotes from this scene, especially “nods down honey, head on a swivel” I laughed so hard. Thank you for bringing your wife into your intros, it is so funny.
Driveway alarm not only tells me when the kids get home. But also gives me a heads up the Jehovah's witnesses are coming and gives me time to tell everyone dont answer the door.
@Jones .… Haha, very true. I have a dear old doctor friend that lived to mess with these poor unsuspecting folk. If they had not been warned & came into his office, he would stop all doctoring, send everyone home, invite these people into his office and let the games begin. It was a sight to behold. Hadn't thought of him in years. Thanks :)
Bill Terry: Driveway alarms are a good heads up for JW. Its the only time I open carry
Could I have a minute of your time and email you a pamphlet?
@Jones I know, I've had telemarketers on the phone for an hour before.
People just don't have good humor like us.
Bill Terry Sorry, you can’t stop the witnesses. They can defeat any warning system out there.
I post a pic of my wife at all entries, so far so good 🤠
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😂😂😂😂 winner!
best comment!
I tried that but the police said it was cruel and unusual punishment.🤗
I think a good point was demonstrated but not mentioned....
You defensive weapon is no good if it's not in reach!
4:30 -The lights issue you can potentially solve with a few lamps placed on timers around the house. That's if you're going for the 'someones here at night' illusion. Analogue timers are pretty cheap
Land mines under all the first floor windows. I also raised my Rottweiler on raw meat and gun powder. He ate my middle son, but it was a small price to pay for a little piece of mind.
Cajun Swamp Fox Better get yourself a 55 gallon sealed plastic barrel to get rid of the body and if you’re a procrastinator being that it’s sealed it won’t stain or stink up the room and you can leave it for years before dealing with the issue 😆🤣😆🤣.
*Cheap fortification tip* screw 3-5 4” screws into front door jam on the lock side. Will increase number of times a bad guy will need to boot down your door.
People not locking their door drives me insane. LOCK it!!!!!!
All depends on your intended outcome. Come get some :)
Just show them the viral video of that black guy running into that house and beating the face off that tiny, white, stay-at-home mom while her toddler is crying on the floor. I showed my sister and she locks her door all the time now ;)
Meh, lock yourself out a few times and you won't be so eager to lock the door at every opportunity.
@@thedude6146 if you use a deadbolt the likelihood of that happening dwindles quite a bit.
@@jocarr1791 Most every house entry door I see, a deadbolt is the secondary lock. Also cars don't have deadbolts, people lock themselves out of those too.
Love the intro, John and Mrs. Poet! Thanks for the content as always!
For the rest of you poets, I use Lutron light switches all over the house and at the gate and exterior lights. When the wife and I leave, we set them for a schedule that shuffles lights on and off to make it lived in. Works with both on iOS and Google Play devices.
Living in South Africa, this mindset is a forced daily process...
Is it getting any better in RSA?
@@matthewbrooker not at all unfortunately..
Mrs. Poet should get an Academy Award nomination for her performance.
Have a dog. Even a chihuahua. They bark so damn loud and go for the ankles giving you time to get the rifle. The bark alone is a giant deterrent to burglars.
Yes they bark loud . problem is ..if they are in same room as you .
You can't hear anything ..was it the front door or back door ..or dump trump taking out your wall ...all you hear is that little dog .
Dogs are annoying and they shed and cost money. Motion sensor and a dog-barking alarm ;)
Chihuaha? Those fuckers are easily identifiable by their cunty barks... and worthless if someone actually breaks in it will get kicked like a soccer ball...
When you know your dogs well , you can hear the difference in their bark. even from far away. good alarm systems. They (good dogs) will run to & pinpoint the area, window or door. @@bjacobs4784
I have between three and five lap dogs at any given time but the best one was the runt of the litter was a female rat terrier. She was beyond The best guard dog.
Note I have had a lot of things stolen out of my yard including the concrete Lions and the Christmas wreath off my front door. But no one has stolen anything inside because of these lap dogs. The vet bills are cheap but things are expensive to replace.
One thing I appreciate about you John level is you don't throw your ranger experience and every single video like a lot of other special operation UA-camrs do. Will sometimes you do but I definitely appreciate the regular degular approach.
Great information for everyone and hilarious intro! Recently, I became an NRA certified instructor for the Refuse to be a Victim (R) program through Carl Hirt at Hirt's Defensive Solutions (I once missed training with you there by one weekend!) I look forward to sharing simple solutions for the average citizen.
Good for you Kim and sorry I missed you!!
Some people you need at sometime in your life, a member if the US Military (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard), a good Doctor, a fireman/fire department, a police officer, a good lawyer and last but not least a good Private Security Professional/Locksmith.
A good Private Security Professional/Locksmith will know how to review your home/business for security products that will fit your budget and how to install and use the products correctly to protect your home. Many people think it is just a trip to the local home supply store for better locks for their home but there is much more to locks and keys then one might think.
When it comes to locks there are many locks that are really not that good but then there are those that are really good, just upgrading from a lock you would use on your home to a medium grade commercial lock is a big improvement to your home security or even another step would be to use a heavy duty commercial lock on your home and have high security cylinders installed in the lock (medium or heavy duty commercial grade) to improve pick resistance, help bump resistance, drill resistance and allow for key control.
What I mean by key control is the ability to keep people from duplicate your key and I am not talking about a key that is just stamped with "Do Not Duplicate/Copy". What I am talking about are keys that only you can get copied because the keys are restricted keys that only the owner of the lock can get copies of by providing a credential for prof of ownership of the lock and key (think something that looks like a credit card) that must be presented at the time an order for duplicate keys is made. Many of the High Security Lock manufactures will send a company representative to count uncut and miss cut keys to ensure that their products that use restricted keys and key ways remain secure from unauthorized duplication of keys.
When it comes to picking a Private Security Professional/Locksmith/Alarm Installer find out what Professional Security Organizations the company/person is associated with and give the association a call to verify that they are really a member of that organization or check the organizations website to see if they are a member.
I am a Navy Vet and I spent many years working as a Private Security Professional/Locksmith/Theft Prevention Specialist. When it comes to security a good knowledgeable local Private Security Professional/Locksmith/Alarm Installer will know what are the best products for your area and budget.
#5. Don't assume everyone that rings your doorbell is innocent or has good intentions. Doorbell cams are essential these days in my opinion.
diver165 Evil people are like vampires.Are you pray??You have to invite them in to be fed up on.
You might want to look into how those are part of the Big Brother Nanny State and how the police use them to make sure a big brother has an eye on us 24/7. Get your own security cameras that go to your own equipment with backup to the cloud and stop being part of the National Security Nanny state
We live in the crime capital of Manitoba on the 2nd floor of a townhouse w. a small balcony. My 24 yr.old daughter(4yr Bach of Sci.grad) still thinks I'm paranoid because I always make sure the venetian blinds covering the balcony glass doors are closed before the sun sets. And a 2×2 board blocks the sliding door which overlooks the parking lot in this complex. I've told her quite a few times to make sure she closes her bdrm blinds also because there's too many freaks out there & theres a small playground/walk down below.//Many just don't see the risks but I guess university doesn't teach common sense threats...
Worst Mistake I see is people who leave second floor windows up and there own ladders just lying around to b used!
I was roofing a house in a nice neighborhood in Milwaukee, (think $400k homes) and the neighbor behind our customer's house had someone break into her house through the kitchen window at 11:30 AM while she was home. Apparently this guy had a history of nonviolent robberies and the police had a tracker on his car, so they staked out the neighborhood and waited for him to strike again. The woman was obviously hysterical, but thankfully unharmed. Rich neighborhoods, middle of the day. It can happen to anyone.
When they hear my five Dogs barking even the UPS guy doesn’t want to get out of the truck.
Best intro ever! “Nods down, do the right thing”. I’m definitely going to use that one on my wife tonight. Luckily we also have a comfy sofa in the event this goes south.....
IF ????? Hahahahahahahaha
Fortify your entry doors and cameras, cameras, cameras! Nobody even gets close to my house without being on video. Any camera that trips motion detection sends an immediate text message to me when I'm not home. Try to cut the power or cable? WiFi backups and Uninterruptable power supplies to all camera equipment uploaded to a cloud server real-time. All valuables like firearms locked behind steel door safe rooms and inside that are the safes. Police average response time to my home, around 8 minutes. All I need at this point is a way to lock them in once they're inside lol.
Wired over WiFi cameras, security devices all day long. WiFi can be jammed with cheap devices bought on ebay and most systems fail safe (they don't trip an alarm) when wifi connectivity is lost due to signal drop out or interference.
Best ad yet. You guys manage to outdo yourselves every time, and Mrs. Poet just can't help but be adorable. "Thanks for taking the first watch honey", great stuff.
Head on a swivel! Best intro ever!!!
Most break-ins happen during the day, when people are at work. Get an alarm system that includes cameras. Everything else is a bonus.
I hope Sportsman's Guide is appreciating these openers because holy crap they are SO funny!!!
As lights go, I like to put some lamps that we usually use on a timer, that are in sync with our daily habits. For instance, my daughter usually is read some stories, and goes to bed within a certain time frame. If we're out of town, ill put the lamps in her room on a timer to coincide with that schedule. If I could, I'd do the same with the carriage lights in the driveway.
Aside from that, I'm a fan of stop sticks. Every window (and slider) in my home has sticks in the windows. They'll have to break them out, hopefully make a lot of noise in the process, to get in.
My wife loved the intro, literally laughed out loud.
First, muticam mollie webbed bathrobe, I need this. Shut up and take my money. Second, love your practical home security videos. Yours is one of my favorite channels on UA-cam. Keep up the good work. I just installed motion sensor lights all around my house, and put up beware of dog signs on every gate. And don't forget, actually having the dog helps a lot too. My two border collie mixes are the most protective animals I've ever seen, they're sheep dogs, and we are their flock. A Nat can't cart in the next county without them striking to attention and going to see what it is. One time a home security and alarm system salesman came to my door to sell me his system. He said "our system will notify you with a text message as soon as an intruder is at your door." I told him that's cool, my system notified me, that you were on the street, 50 feet from the door, and you could hear the alarm from there as well. That's not saying dogs replace an alarm system entirely, but for a family just starting out, they are an excellent option.
Speaking of house alarms:
The easiest way for a criminal to bypass a home security system is to ring the doorbell. Then homeowner will turn off the alarm to answer the door. Problem solved.
if someone comes to your door when you are not expecting company, it's not a bad idea to have a gun in your hand. For Justin.
Just don’t step outside and try to identify someone shining the light in your eyes, the police will shoot you for that. See video on internet on cover your ASP.
I have a Cain, Cain can move at 34 mph, Cain is 140 lbs, Cain has a large mouth, lots of teeth, Cain has back up, Cain's back up is called Ithica, Ithica is loaded with no.4 buckshot.
Good video, love your stuff nice to see the little lady is on board keep up the good work!
No one should advertise on Facebook that they're out of town on vacation. At least wait until you return home if you do that sort of thing.
Exactly. I was about to say the same thing. Posting daily updates while you are hundreds or thousands of miles away from home is a terrible idea.
I live in rural Ontario (Canada) and here you're more likely to be robed if you do lock the door. Robbers go around checking doors, and if the front door is unlocked they either assume someone's home or that you have nothing of value and go away. But if it's locked they figure you must be out of the house for a significant amount of time or that you have lots of valuables and they'll brake a window. Same for vehicles, leave it unlocked and nothing inside but the registration and insurance, and maybe some garbage, they'll leave it alone
The 44 second intro "had me at hello" - my kinda humor
#3, buying a Great Dane for a security dog...... They knew what breed to use for Scooby Doo lol.
Yup. Pretty much a chihuahua with good PR. They do have a tough image and ominous bark, though.
If you can't afford an alarm system just buy some ADT Security stickers and put them on the windows and doors. No criminal will no you dont really have a system.
If you can't afford an alarm system, just go steel some ADT signs out of somebody's yard that has an alarm system. :)
My fraternity brothers gave me a hard time for locking my door when I was in the room. But I explained I grew up in Southern California during the Night Stalker’s spree and so I take that ____ seriously. If there’s a lock, lock it. Better safe than sorry.
That intro 😆. Your wife is awesome!
Intro is hysterical...🤣 Thank you Mrs. WPS for assisting! Thank you John for another excellent video 👍
I always leave the TV on in the living room when I go out and keep the volume up so you can hear it outside.
I do that in hotels, but just loud enough where you can hear it if you press your head to the door so as not to bother other people next door. All you have to be a little less desirable then the next guy. Can you do not disturb sign and make it look like you are in there.
My favorite are those amily window stickers on the back of mini vans or suv's that have the mom, the slot where the dad is missing from the divorce and then the kids and dig. Nothing like advertising to criminals it is just a mom and kids in the house.
Missouri house bill 1108 will require every resident to own ar-15
Chris Abbett That would be incredibly short sighted. I’m as pro 2A as they come. But owning a firearm should be a personal decision. Not one forced onto us by the government. Last time I checked, this was still a free country. And freedom doesn’t mean making others do what you want them to.
@@yellowhammer72 true but to have freedom you must defend it and no way this will pass the rep just did it to take a stab at beams trying to take rights away. Mo also has 2nd amendment preservation act that will probably pass this is the bill I want to pass.
Would be awesome but it won't happen,as hard as they are trying to get everything we own there's no way they are going to pass them out, and that would be the only way to know that everyone has one.
Someone probably got a nice kickback to introduce something like that.
Wish I could give you 4 thumbs up, I would add, if you have a dog, the dog must sleep inside the house, violent home invasions is a reality here in South Africa, so we also have security gates that separate the bedrooms from the rest of the house.
This is the only channel I come to for the ads at the beginning. LOL hilarious!!
Amato D'Apolito better than the actual video lol
Awesome stuff as always John! I've been a victim of a break-in. The thieves through a landscape brick through my sliding glass door in the back of my house. I believe the reason why they only spent about 15 seconds in the house is because of the monitored alarm system and attached to the monitor alarm system was a very loud exterior siren. When they heard that really loud siren they grabbed my laptop and ran as fast as they could out the front door. After this incident I installed exterior and strategically placed interior video cameras. No issues since.
I hate sliding glass doors for that exact reason.
The sad thing is... I actually own a multicam bathrobe. Creeper! Stop staring at me in my house, John! Lol.
How effective is posting my shot out silhouette targets?
“Yes, I have guns”
"If you don't want to be eaten, don't look like food."
-Someone smarter than me
GREAT video, John! Could not agree more! Our subdivision HOA actually REQUIRES we have a sign in the yard saying that we have an Akita because he is deemed a "dangerous species" of dog (COMPLETE BS)! But it does have it's advantages to deter would-be thieves! My wife and I both work from home all week and her office overlooks the front door and mine looks out the sliding glass back door and garage entrance! The point about it doesn't help if you don't use it seems to me the most important, our doors automatically lock on closure and the alarm is ALWAYS active, day and night! Keep them coming, RLTW!