Countryside Security: How to avoid being a victim of rural crime (CCTV, Alarms, Locks, Gates & more)
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2024
- It's normal for anyone who moves to the country from a busy urban environment to feel a bit worried about becoming a victim of crime. The good news is that the statistics don't support that fear. You are much less likely to be a victim of violent crime in the country. However, opportunistic crime still happens where a criminal will take their chances if they see an easy target.
In this video we show you the simple steps we have taken to make our property less inviting to criminals are more likely to look for an easier target. There will be something in our set up that will work for you.
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On my father’s ranch, in the USA, he foolishly revealed some of his security system strategies to neighbors. One of those neighbors robbed his house. Since the keys to the ranch vehicles were inside the house, the thieves used them to move valuables out to their vehicles that were parked outside the locked gates. Moral of the story, keep your personal business personal.
Good advice
Very good advice
The neighbors were good listener’s
Were they prosecuted?
Brutal
if you are fortunate to live in a remote location watch out for drones , we had a drone visit several days before we were burgled. Arial reconnaissance ,to identify escape routs, and possible targets , not all drones are being used illegally,. but some are
That's good advice
Users will be near by.
Thieves been using google earth for years….drones are the upgrade!
Wouldn't they just use google earth?
@@AlanCarter-pw4bm Google Earth will never be up to date. Drone footage will give you real time information about a property that thieves can use to target specific locations and items.
You can have all the security in the world but if your police force treat it like petty theft its useless.
Agreed
Don't call the cops. Fix it yourself. Make fertilizer 😂
stay out of NYS. NYS will fingerprint the victims.
Having video records is key for police reporting. Guy just checked my locks on my car doors and I was able to drive, meet him down the street, and let him know I have the video, and not to come back. He got the message.
In the United States the SCOTUS decide decades ago that the police do not have any obligation to come a citizens aid in an emergency. They are not compelled to enforce the Law. They are not required to come to a gun fight. They are present to protect public property, not the civilian populous.
Just a warning, any teenager can get a 20 quid wifi jammer off ebay and defeat your wireless cctv setup. Consider a wired system. Preferably on an independent network, and on battery backup.
We have a wired system on the main areas but they are very limiting when it comes to fields!
You could back up that system with any standard wildlife camera. They use SD cards, so they're not dependent on wifi. If you deployed a few strategically, they would document any illegal activity to aid prosecution.
@@evelynwaugh4053 We do have some, they are great!
Barking dogs are unbelievably effective!!!
Exactly, WiFi is not a great solution for anything security-related. Too easy to jam.
Locks are just a polite request to stay out.
Hedges are surprisingly effective.
Ours are - blackthorn, holly, dog rose etc.
@EnglishCountryLife we built post and rail fence with screwed rails to stop cattle, put a line of wire along the top to discourage climbing, then paint it with a mixture of anti climb paint and creosote.
And then plant a hedge.
An ‘edge is an ‘edge, innit? Just don’t spoil anyone’s view or there’ll be trouble.
Geese are surprisingly effective guard dogs. Incredibly territorial.
@@568843daw They scare the pants off me!
A few years ago every house on a friend's street was burgled except for hers. The only difference was that she had a really barky dog. Unbeknownst to the thieves, the dog was actually really small with a big bark, but it goes to show that it makes them think twice!
Definitely. The old saying says "it's nit the size of the dog in the the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog"
OR...the friend with small dog was actually the burglar. (would explain things)
@@betsybarnicle8016😂❤
The same thing happened in my neighborhood (in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.) years ago. Virtually every house was
burgled, except for those with dogs, regardless of their size. We had a large German shepherd.
Thieves are more afraid of a dog than other weapons... In America, we have both....
Put gravel down at your front gate so you can hear people walking around, and don't oil its hinge so it stays squeaky. Dogs are very effective too, they'll go nuts if they sense someone has got through the gate. My parents used to leave dog bones laying around near the front gate so the thieves would know there was a dog around even if they couldn't see it.
Our whole drive is gravel - you can hear a cat walk on it!
My grandfather had Jack Russell Terriers on his farm but they were for racing not guarding. Instead, he had geese for guard animals. Nasty creatures they are. My father said they not only bite but they hit you with their wings. He said it hurts. I believe him.
Geese are just as territorial as dogs and they give you eggs too
They are - nice meat too!
🤣 You reminded me of the postman years ago in the Claddagh in Galway. He point blank refused to go into one house because the owner had geese. Kept going for a certain area when they attacked. I think he would have taken on the 3 Alsatians any day of the week over those geese.
In Mexico City there’s so many birds in gardens as a “alarm system”
Peacocks, too.
Who isn't afraid of a large aggressive birds??
Very sad we have to live like this. I miss the good old days. If they ever existed.
They didn't exist. There have always been criminals.
No. There have always been criminals.
Try living in the u s with all the gangs, gun nuts, and murderous children.....and not one of them cares whether you live or die.
There is nothing new under the sun.
I remember in the 1960s and '70s when literally no one locked the doors to their homes or vehicles. Crime was unheard of.
Then idiots from the big cities started moving into rural areas. Crime skyrocketed. Our local PD went from three officers to 34 from 1979 to 1997. So sad.
I have a good guard dog, she's half mastiff, half German shepherd, and extremely 'keen'. She's a good companion, but just lives for the day when she can have a bit of sport with an uninvited guest. You just have to make sure that there is a small sign somewhere near the entrance to warn people about a guard dog, then people enter at their own risk.
That sounds like a fearsome cross!
@@EnglishCountryLife Fortunately she's very friendly with people she knows and likes :o) We lived in rural Catalunya and brought her back with us; most of the country folk there have a Spanish mastiff, they protect their livestock and territory with an incredible loyalty and enthusiasm.
@@wendydee3007 Interesting - my brother lives in the Spanish Pyrenees
You would need to be careful with that in England, my ex did dog rescue and we had signs made, "large dogs loose, please do not enter" within a week of putting up the signs we had a visit from the police advising us that the sign could be seen by a court as an admission that we owned dangerous dogs that weren't being kept under proper control?
@@Norfolkbiker50 That's crazy. According to the Guard Dogs Act 1975, 'it is a legal requirement in the UK to display clear signage by the entrances of your property to notify the public of potential threats'. However, I am aware that the owner would still be liable for prosecution, even if the intruder had forced a break in and was trying to escape with your valuables. Apparently, it helps if you also make it clear that there is no admittance without prior appointment, and have a post box and a doorbell next to the sign so that people have no reason to enter your property.
"Trespassers Will Be Composted" is my favorite sign.
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"Man traps are illegal so I would never use them.
But if you are accidentally killed, i have a large property to dispose of the carcass.... no one need ever know.
Enter at your own discretion. 🤔😂😎🇦🇺👌
i grew up in a safe rural area. When I got my own place, I had a few things to learn. I now have a 2.5 meter chain link fence toped with razor wire. Bars on all the down stair windows and 2 Malinois. Nothing has been stolen since these improvements.
2 Malinois will deter most people!
Sounds like a miserable way to live, not the dogs...
@@jenscheibner792 I'm sure the safety and security beats living with getting robbed.
They came over the fields a few weeks back at 3am. Three of them. Walked right through my property checking outbuildings while filming the process on their phones. They continued to my neighbours fence and climbed over a low livestock fence. They found his cannabis farm. Next thing there were another 7-8, they walked right along past my fence in the field. Tracksuits, trainers, wearing gold necklaces. All on cctv. They were carrying bin liners stuffed with 'plants' backwards and forwards along the field like ants. The farmer had just that day sprayed the fields with excrement but they probably didn't even notice it 😅
I have a guard cat who watched the whole thing sat on the fence but decided not to alert me. Probably just as well, they will have all been carrying something. The neighbour asked me for footage, I told him where to go. 2 wrongs don't make a right and I'm keeping out of it.
They must have been tipped off by a delivery driver or someone walking past because you could smell it a mile off. The fact that they knew the general location but not the building would suggest this. They literally were sniffing the gaps around roller shutters and doors. The most annoying thing is this place is well tucked away, and now through the idiot next door, the whole of the underworld know about it.
Wow, you really don't need that 😳
Those bling wearing Nike trainer types are the recent imports, foreign gangs. It's widely known they have an irrational fear of large doggies!
If the government regulated cannabis, it would be out of the hands of organized crime. Prohibition is directly responsible for this.
sorry to hear about your 'neighbour's' oregano.
Bad neighbour alert
Good video lots of information one little suggestion keep your dog inside most dogs have better hearing than you do keep an eye on him he will warn you of anyone crossing your location,It’s like having extra eyes and extra hearing if you watch your dog. A dog will also warn you if a person has bad thoughts about you it’s amazing what a good friend a dog can be ,I’ve been saved many times ,rattlesnake And on welcomed intruders.
Dogs can be a great help
My gran's house in the country was unoccupied over a winter. It was visited regularly for post. It was intriguing to see how many sets of unexplained footprints there were after a snow. Especially one set that came across fields with no foot path that circled the house then returned whence they came.
That's a bit worrying!
@@EnglishCountryLife You never know who is about. Our system of footpaths allow access nearly everywhere. You can just slip off, go look at what you want to look at, and then slip back onto the path. Rural England is quite crowded. It did fuel some discussion about 'safety'.
@@clangerbasher We've fully enclosed our property with thick hedges & gates
@@EnglishCountryLife Get Rhodesian Thorn.
To be fair it could be someone as innocent as a door canvesser, we hired a self employed canvesser a few years back and he got in everywhere. I reckon if it was anyone up to no good you would've found out soon enough.
Tony Martin had the best solution, but was betrayed by Blair!
Perfect solution, and you're right
Reoffender rate - zero
Yeah, Blair should’ve stopped all the benefits and working class low socioeconomic status Brits from burglarising your country houses.
Yeah, Blair should’ve stopped all the benefits and working class low socioeconomic status Gypos from burglarising your country houses.
The whole country was betrayed by Blair. He was a cultural vandal and his slow fused time bombs are still detonating under Britain today.
It's astonishing after fitting CCTV our whole little street has calmed down - The teenagers with their dubious legal motorbikes have stopped using the road to access the marshes - The suspected drug dealing at the end of the lane has stopped - even the occasional tyre squealers have gone - it seems nobody wants to be naughty on video - mounted high up and very visible with the obligatory sign it's defiantly a good deterrent
That's good to hear - I'm all for a quiet life!
Nothing you mentioned is illegal. And yet I bet you are on a little whatsapp group gossiping every day about what might be going on outside.
@@books4739imagine being butthurt by some random dude who probably lives thousands of miles from you putting up security cameras around his house
@@HudsonGTV Wrong on all points. Try putting ointment on your butthole if it is hurting you.
Try getting off the computer if it is affecting your brain.
Audible motion sensors around your property is absolutely key! I bought a owl brand HTZSSFE from Amazon. Each sensor has a unique alarm, so you know where the detection is happening, e.g. "driveway"
That's an excellent suggestion
@@EnglishCountryLife thanks for your video too. Creates a place for us types to speak about this stuff.
@@LydellAaron That's very much the plan. Sensible conversation about cost effective & proportionate home security
‼️ As a security consultant and expert witness in the US, I enjoyed this video and nice tips. I was especially impressed with the ‘second layer’ of locking down your expensive tools. Layered security is always preferable. Further considerations could be refined as follows:
#1: On the tool shed, I am not a fan of exposed padlock hasps as they can be angle grinder cut or large pry susceptible that attack the surface the device is mounted to, like wood. I prefer the “hockey puck” looking locks with completely concealed shackles often seen on service vans. These can be used on any surface they fit.
#2: On storage sheds, when it’s possible use locks where the locking mechanism is behind the door and the area for the key cylinder has an armor face over the lock key way cylinder.
#3: The weakest part of any entry door is the wood. It will split and screws will often pull out. I use Oak or Walnut dowel rods that I cut to length reinforce the door lock area. You can buy these in one meter or less lengths which require a 13 or 14mm circle edge wood drill bit often very deep hole you vacuum out and stuff with high end wood glue (I use Gorilla Glue) and drill a bit deeper and cut the dowel a little shorter so you can tap flush. These are also suitable to drive into the door edge near the lock and also use on hinge screws on the door and frame side. I use longer screws and always drill a pilot hole for screws. You can drill these into the studs behind to door. Be super careful to stay away from electrical and many door bell cables are often tucked just behind the frame (yes, I have hit a few many years back). I use a Walbot to see wires, pipes, etc inside wall cavity’s.
#4: I prefer to use locks with Medeco or MultiLock anti drill anti pick features. The keys also may be registered, a subject all on its own. Trust me, these are the cheapest form of security for the money since regular locks can be opened with bump keys and limited skills.
#5: I am a big fan of having at absolute minimum a wall safe. These sit between wall studs and are as deep as a medicine wall box and some stick out and add depth. The lock should be a press button and there should be a key override. These wall safes should be placed in a very convenient location. Often this is behind a door like the master bedroom where when the door is physically open, it hides the safe. The reason I really like these as common cash and valuables can be kept from a smash and go and if you have cleaning or contractors in the house, the pilfer likelihood opportunity is removed. The biggest reason I like these is you mount these centered at chest height so it’s very easy to access and that increases the likelihood of use. Floor safes require you get on your hands and knees or painfully bend way over to press in a code and unlock and it’s hard to see. Floor safes are fine for things you rarely go to but must remain secure. Any floor safe under 700 pounds should be bolted down. You would be shocked to see how easy it is to move a safe with three roller bars, a crowbar and a few sheets of Masonite to roll the safe over.
#6: I prefer Alarm systems that are connected via Internet and a cellular back up to a listed alarm central station. I like the phone apps as well but would never rely on these as a primary means of notification. Cell networks have holes and I’m cold times a winter jacket can suppress the alert. Furthermore, in the US you get a better discount for a fully monitored alarm and I always push for smoke and fire detection that gets the fire trucks rolling immediately. I prefer alarms where each user has their own arming/disarming code with a built in time stamped rolling log of the last hundred system operations. I have a Visitor Code built in so if I had to, I can give out that code. For example, you are out of town or someone’s in the hospital and the anomaly can be dealt with.
#7: I’m prefer to have at least one entry door in the house with a digital keypad lock for the reason above and if you lock yourself out. For those who have attached garages to the house, I a passionate about the lock from the garage being a digital deadbolt lock. You can always be in the habit of locking it and you will never be locked out. I like the Schlage deadbolt model, it’s very reliable and the 9 volt battery lasts two years or more. NOTE: I do not like internet connected locks except where they absolutely necessary. There can be security compromises (like “man in the middle” and “hacker keys”). Furthermore many deadbolt locks bind unless they are set perfect and weather causes door anomalies of fit.
The main objective are layers of security that are easy for all users to cooperate with. Strive for “reasonable inconvenience” or “passive and automatic” (a subject of much more details). Although you may not stop “the very most determined”, these practices stop the by and large who are looking for a fast paced unlawful acquisition of your property. I use the example of a moat, drawbridge and alligators - quite good right? However a helicopter or large drone that can carry the weight of a human can be a game changer.
Interesting that you talk about putting a safe "between the studs". In England our houses are built differently (almost exclusively brick or stone), studs are for interior walls and not considered secure here. 4 M10 expanding bolts into weight bearing masonry is the minimum here for even a 2mm gun cabinet. Different countries, different rules 🙂
@@EnglishCountryLife Interesting, I was wondering about your construction. In the US wood studs measure 1.5 inches (4cm) x 3 inches (7.6 cm) so 4 large lag bolts - two to the left and two to the right stud are spaced at 16 inch intervals (cheap construction at 24 inches). We don’t have gun safe specifications in the US, except perhaps in specific States I am not aware of. The whole “second amendment” thing here, government just don’t touch my gun thing. I appreciate your feedback.
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That is a beautiful place Sir, ...I am in America- half English ...unfortunately I have never visited the Motherland ...I hope to some day to see that beauty and meet decent people like you and your's. Thank's for filling people in on these safety aspect's. May you and your's stay safe in these time's/ future ! 👍🙂👋
Thank you - it's an old cottage but it suits us. Honestly no-one really knows how old because people didn't document farmhouses much. We know it was here in 1750 but the bricks are at least 100 years older. Were they new when it was built or reclaimed from an older building? Who knows
Great video and really informative thank you. It's quite sad that things like oil and propane gas tanks are being targeted. A real sign of the times.
It is but £1,000 of oil is quickly stolen
In Shropshire they drill a hole in tanks with a lock on, when their containers are full they let the rest drain out to contaminate the ground. What a wonderful world we live in.
That's just ridiculous 😠
Theft of heating oil has been happening for many decades
That is awful
A good topic for another rural living video is preparing for medical emergencies. How soon can you get help when you need it and what types of first aid should you keep on hand.
That's a great idea - thank you!
I've found if you can get your padlocks covered as in my case by a welded steel box so much the better.They are much harder to defeat with an angle grinder when access to the lock shackle is restricted.
Great informative video........Cheers
That's an excellent idea 👍
A cutting disc would make short work of it.
@@meboyme Slitting discs go through most things - even mortice locks
These steel boxes stop bolt cutters being used which are the low noise choice for most thieves. Trying to cut through a 10mm steel box with a cutting disc is totally possible but incredibly loud.
@@EnglishCountryLife True an angle grinder would go through a steel box as would a chainsaw through a timber door. What you made clear in your video layers of protection are what is required A steel box over the lock is just that. Another layer.
Remember the old saying locks only keep honest people out. Like you said make it unappealing and they'll go else where.
My outside equipment is secured by chain netting , bolts and locks. Got your mortise locks as well . Security is a great topic. Thank you.
Sounds like you have it covered!
Amazing! The intruder your cameras caught approaching your gate, and used in your thumbnail, likes wearing the same military cargo pants as you do! And he keeps a garage worth of kit in each pocket, as you do. Perhaps you two have much in common and could be good friends?
I thought he looked handsome 😁
😂 I noticed the same thing 😅
Very interesting! When we lived on a 4-acre smallholding in rural West Yorkshire, agricultural theft was a constant concern and we spend a small fortune on deterrents following a string of thefts, but since moving to rural SW France, we've been amazed at how relaxed local farmers are about theft. There is expensive equipment left out all over the place and very few, if any, security measures are taken by farmers. Of course, we brought our UK sensibilities with us and have all of our lights and cameras set up. My neighbour, a french farmer, thinks we're crazy. He recently told us that the last agricultural theft in the area was in 2007 and that we are over-egging the risk. We're keeping the cameras up for the time being, but are very interested in the notion that agricultural theft is something of a UK-specific issue. I'm not sure why this should be the case, but it really doesn't seem to be a 'thing' over here. It's strange since the local gendarmerie are about as useless as the UK police, but we certainly haven't encountered any issues ourselves thus far (touch wood). Better safe than sorry I say.
Fingers crossed it stays that way!
Well it is obvious why the UK is a great place for thieves .. small miserable Island , overcrowded, complacent policing, ineffective punishments and the inability to be able to legally carry a gun to defend your property and family.
I think that there is an untold penalty for theft there. Maybe thieves go missing.
The gendarmes are armed,and a certain demographic have been warned off by them
Be careful in France it is illegal to direct your CCTV into a public area.
I’m in Australia. We have a property that contains LSGD and Rottweilers.
You may get in, but you won’t get out.
Hubby takes something (some part) off the tractor engines and clips them to the dog collars.
If you get past the Anatolian sheps, please meet the rottens who are the guardians of the masseys.
Its very dark in our barn. 😐 just saying.
Big dogs have always been the best security for me.
They are undeniably a great deterrent. Vets bills & buying a pedigree can be pricey these days though!
@@EnglishCountryLife Maybe but you get free cuddles 🥰
@@margyrowland Very true 😁
@@EnglishCountryLife You don't have to have a pedigree dog. Mine came from a shelter for under $100 and I use discount vet clinics for yearly shots.
@@churchofpos2279 Vets here can be eye watering. Even insurance can be hundreds a month!
I got all this, but I find my dog the best deterrent. He has been effective once so far; fortunately, they had the sense to run. It's just a shame this government would punish him if he ever followed his natural instinct and protected our territory.
Yes dogs are the best security. They will smell and hear intruders before they see them.
The German shepards at the White House bit the secret service several times and nothing became of it. So I think we are good to go having dogs 🐾🐾
Issaquah, WA 🇺🇸
There is a UA-cam video that features criminals telling how they broke into houses. You know what it boils down to? Noise. The more noise and light, the less appealing it is to a thief. The more banging, hammering, kicking, glass shattering noise it takes to break in, the more time you have to respond and the more likely a neighbor will hear too. My dad was a cop and he ALWAYS made sure to exterior of our house was lit up like “Blackpool” whatever that is😂
That makes complete sense!
My recommendations:
-CCTV
-Stone walls with barbed wire on top, surrounded by hedges (so it's difficult to climb the wall)
-Legal tools (axes, baseball bats, hammers, chainsaws, air rifle)
-Signs (CCTV & Beware dogs roaming freely)
-Dogs (Doberman, Rotweiller, German Shepard)
-Floodlights
-Double locks on each door
In my ridiculous country the criminal can sue the homeowner if he got hurt on the barbed wire whilst trying to break in. When I visited the UK I was so impressed by the walls with spikes and embedded glass etc I saw everywhere. Wish we could do that in the US but we protect our criminals now.
@@lindas5964 that's really sad to hear! If you can't protect and feel safe in your own home, where will you ever feel safe?
I think spikes etc are actually illegal here in the UK but the reality is, wh owould be dumb enough to try? If they did, and got hurt then you just pick them up and take them off your property. Then let them prove what happened in court...
Most judges, police & jurors would sympathise with the homeowner as the thief had no right to trespass
We can never relax now we have our perfect diverse utopia
@lindas5964, it's time to leave the country.
My friends' dogs were poisoned. So don't get a dog for security. Only harming them.
In my industry we call this defense in depth. The more layers you have, the less likely the casual thief will make the effort to get through the layers.
Still not impossible of course, but every layer helps.
Exactly that, just make them.go elsewhere
Having the law and police totally supportive of you is another element (not totally trying to prevent you from acts repelling criminals)
Totally agree, hence why we show 100% legal security measures
Police are really helpful when they arrive twenty minutes after you call them
having 2 police officers living on either side of you is a real deterrent also. Have a 50 lb not so friendly dog helps also. Our road had a unwanted visitor a few weeks ago, who seemed to be scoping out the area. The visitor was greeted by our friendly welcoming committee. Seems that the visitor didn't want to stay after having his photo taken and license plate written down, which was shared with the neighbors.
Wishful thinking .
It`s the caravan club that do all the robbing in Lincolnshire. In my small village last weekend they robbed a van by bending the doors and stole a car front panel off a car on the High Street.
Not in this part of Lincolnshire, most theft is by a few known locals
Its been very bad in Essex, entire metal gates stolen, nearly every equestrian centre has had horse tack, quad bikes, and even horse boxes stolen.
Some huge double barn doors succumbed to an angle grinder used on the hinges, the loss of a quad bike resulted.
That door with the chunky padlock wouldn't have worked if an angle grinder took out the hinges.
It wouldn't indeed, which is why it's alarmed and the equipment inside is chained down to ground anchors!
@@EnglishCountryLifeWow anchored inside, you must be enduring a siege, mental!
Nope, just don't want to have our tools stolen like the people you mentioned 😉
You need to install tracking devices to quad bikes and steal able plant
They are not expensive
It's certainly a good idea on vehicles
Loved this video. One can never be too soft on preparing for the unknown. LOVE THAT LOCK, the one that is embedded into the concrete, I have never heard that before! Of course, a reliable group of neighbors and knowing how to defend life/property is a bonus!
The ground anchor? Excellent bit of kit. It's lovely to hear from you. How's things?
I re-watched again today and would like to request that you make a video featuring the locks that are more reliable as opposed to the standard Yale sort of locks. Also, the door locks - we don't have much info out here showing the differences and better choices for true security. An aggressive toddler with a screwdriver - you should print that up on stickers! Also, is it legal to run a hot wire on the vulnerable connect points for human pests?
@@EnglishCountryLife Life is settling down, watching over elderly parents can be quite tiring!! Hope all is well with you, Miss Fiona and the feathered kids in beautiful England!
Two big, well trained dogs & two Jack Russells. Any cameras would be to record the comedy if anyone did get in =D
That would make a great video 😁
Don't tell me - the two big, well-trained dogs are absolute goofballs and would trade you for a bacon rasher.
The two Jack Russells would take down a herd of elephants with one paw tied behind their backs.
@@Debbie-henri 🤣👍
@@Debbie-henri Truth!! Hilarious =D
We have two big and vocal Airedale terriers. Once one disappeared but she baled up a wild cat about 300m away. I could hear her easily and she was not going to turn that deep bark off until I got to her. Feel much happier when I am away to know two big dogs are in the house with my wife. In New Zealand
Done some of these.
Plus, we don't make the front of our place invitingly neat and tidy. No neatly cut grass anywhere, weeds, (double advantage of being great for wildlife), piles of rotting wood, old and unclean car on bricks, cottahe only every partially painted (bit at a time), old bits of scrap rusting in the driveway. Oh, and a boss for archery practice.
So, we look rough, poor, and like we could take you down, Robin Hood style.
Love the Robin Hood vibe 😁
you live like a tramp ok.
I love in the country in the USA. Around my house is fenced just with cattle fence but i let briars grow up on most of the fence. They have huge thorns and super difficult to get close to. I also have 2 Chow Chows, and firearms of course.... but after seeing this, i need to up garde my door locks
Good locks are definitely worth it
Not just the doors and locks but the door jams. Fasten the door into the jam in such a way that it’s impossible to kick in or for someone to use an object to ”ram” the door like police do.
What a great video and a dose of excellent common sense. My grandparents lived in Botswana and Zambia back in 70s so home security by means of common sense was very much a thing.
Thanks Richie!
Excellent tips, but in many experiences, its getting the police to follow up and successfully convict. Petty crime can be devastating to a smallholder. Usually you get a crime reference number and thats the last you hear. This country has gone to the dogs im afraid.
I tend to agree that theft, particularly from outbuildings or fields, seems to be very low on the priority list, hence why we think it's sensible to make our place unappealing to thieves
Anyone who still thinks that the police are there to protect you and your rights are very naive .
@@cropduster8798 That was one of the takeaways from a UK website of a firm that installs trackers in construction equipment and motorcycles etc. Finding a stolen item and waiting, and waiting and waiting for the local police to show up so they can go on the property and recover the item was informative. These are items in the high five figure to low 6 figure value range.
Great advice many thanks 👍 and watch out for that guy at the gate he looks a bit dodgy 😂
Definitely a wrong 'un 🤣
Excellent video. Concise and clear.
Much appreciated!
I grew up in a Cotswolds farm house, 3 miles from the nearest village. We never had 1 theft in 22 years. We also had 3 Alsatians roaming freely......coincidence? I think not!
Dogs are a fantastic deterrent, you would have to be very determined to risk three Alsatians
German Shepard's, alsatian is a propaganda name from ww1 when every thing German was deemed terribly bad.
The Master lock you show there - have a look at the Lock Picking Lawyer. The good news is that access to it is limited from the other side of the gate!
On door locks, if you have the euro-style locks (typically in a conservatory, those thin key sort-of P shaped things) make sure they are anti-snap.
I know Master are poor, but as I showed, no padlock buys more than a few seconds
A lot to think about.Thanks! Great video!
It's really more about deterrent value 🙂
Excellent video. Thanks. I will implement your suggestions.
Thank you for this. My dad lives in the country and he could use some of these suggestions!😊
It is much safer in the country, but better safe than sorry!
I’ve a cold steel war hammer sitting next to the front door.
Be careful staggering weapons stage the tools you use instead
A 32oz ball pein does the same job.
A hammer most definitely does not do a good job against someone bigger than you, someone more well equipped than you, or someone with some friends. Roaming gangs of knife wielding teens are pretty common in england and plenty of other places
@@crescentsweep2460 So, situational awareness is essential?
Brilliant food for thought and indeed will be following most of these already have a number but will add more for sure.
Really glad that it was useful 🙂
A great video for all home owners thank you
Thank you 🙂👍
Thank you for the video. You have given me lots to think about and ideas for what to do
Excellent - if you have any questions, just ask 🙂
Thanks
great content here. Thanks for making!
Glad you enjoy it!
Really insightful video- good advice
Thanks Artie!
another great video, thanks, keep; them coming plz
Cheers Carl
Unfortunately we are too tame in the uk.
Go visit a farm in South Africa for some tips.
It aint pretty
I suspect that their problems are not just petty theft
Great presentation thank you
Glad it was useful
I find that posting large dayglo warning signs around my property in 20 languages saying “Trespassers will be shot on sight” does the trick, haven’t got a gun but then most speed cameras don’t work and I always stick to the speed limit just in case!
Great advice!
Thank you!
I'm from that urban den-of-thieves type area. You'd be surprised how often these people travel out to scout your properties and are willing to use extreme violence to get your stuff. Quad bikes were a big target a few years ago, probably still are fyi.
Usually after posting pictures of it on Facebook lol
Easy resale. Landrover Defenders are a nig target now
Excellent video.
Thanks John
There are design guides on the internet, for build8ng security. Layers, is part of it. Laying is "baked in" to this video. Outer perimeter, to interior...layers of security.
Thanks for the tips! I keep meaning to add cameras. Good tip on the gate, I’m going to check ours.
I enjoyed the different perspectives of England and the Southwest Arizona rural life. Very enriching and enjoyable. I was taking a video of a large coyote in our front yard during the day yesterday. Plus we have mountain lions and bears. There was a jaguar sighting a couple of hours from us. Wild Wild West as they say. I’m leaving lots out.
That sounds like heaven! We get plenty of deer, geese, ducks, stoats, weasels, foxes, badgers, owls g hawks but nothing like bear or cougar
@@EnglishCountryLife yes, we have dear herds and javelina, a variety of birds, to include herons. I do envy your climate. Ours can be harsh, even tho we’re out of the desert in the mountains. I especially enjoyed your remark about when you’re having an emergency and need them in three minutes but they take three days. Same here. We’re on our own.
great tips , thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for a very useful video, you have some excellent suggestions. 😁👌👌👌❤️❤️❤️🇬🇧
So nice of you
great video, straight to the point. i will definitely be investing in some things mentioned here.
Thanks Jack 👍. If you need more detail, please ask
The coach bolts that come with hasps or bolts are made of Butter, replace with 10.9 or 12.9 alloy steel grade.
I did 😉
If you think that police turn up quickly in towns, you’re wrong, obviously it may not be the same in other areas, but I suspect it is. Where I live unless I threatened to harm someone, they just don’t bother.
That's sad to hear
@@EnglishCountryLife unfortunately yes, it is.
Great video 👍👍👍
Thank you 👍
Thank you.
You are very welcome
My take away from this is to move to Tower Hamlets rather than rural Lincolnshire.... its safer 😅
Very much not 🤣
Wherever humans are the potential for evil exists. Keep people honest. Show them the manners you want.
My thoughts, always check your cctv: just to make sure it's recording and working, and on the gas bottle advice, I'd suggest bicycle locks as opposed to the cables. The cables can be cut very easily is they can't be made to be difficult to cut (tight wrapping on items).
Other than that good advice.
A sad reflection on the UK, is that in the early 80's you could leave home door unlocked, but now even during the day, we lock ourselves in.
I don't think a bike lock will quite do it with 8 or 10 cylinders 😉
Thanks for this video. Here in rural Ontario Canada I couldn't have cameras thanks to lack of proper internet over most rural areas of the country. I literally never saw a video play higher than 144p and it would take dozens of tries over days to upload or send a large file...cameras sure as heck were not going to work. Think what one will of Elon Musk I now have peace of mind as I now have great internet so this means having security cameras AND I can see your lovely property and smiling face clear in high definition. Many can now make money they couldn't before and rural kids can do online classes and research for homework. It's been life changing for many. As an artist I'm now on my local studio tour as I feel safe knowing when people come I can watch over things. If anyone rural has been thinking about Starlink I highly recommend if you are unable to use cameras due to being on satellite.
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I think reliable broadband is a game changer in rural homes. The joy of satellite is that it doesn't need cell towers, fibre etc.
Unfortunately thieves from different counties target sitting ducks in Lincolnshire. So good video, new subscriber ❤️
Thanks & welcome
I loved your security tips. Now I just need a house in the countryside!
A neighbour had oil stolen from his back yard and we live in the city.
I was hoping you'd mention dogs as a deterrent. If I had livestock I'd get a Maremma dog.
I look forward to watching your future videos.
Dogs definitely work
Sth lincs here, our cheeky thief jumped over a 5 foot fence at the back took hinges off 1 shed didn't want bikes or pipe fittings, didn't bother with 2nd or 3rd shed, headed for locked garage/ workshop light came on and he legged it back over fence thus was in winter at 9.50pm police took 9 days to turn up and all they did was tell us what to do to make it more safe, which we had all ready done eg turned the 5ft fence in to a 8ft fence. Unfortunately we didn't know how to keep the security cam footage it deletes after 7 days, nit that I think I would help clear as fog tall guy in 40s with a hat that me n hubby had different opinions 😂 next door but two had all his tools nicked that night. Now I'm if the thinking that if you have nothing they can't take, I sold my grandads watch chain that mum had made in to a chain, it broke my heart, but sooner that than a bastard taking it, sad huh, life is😘.
That's awful 🙁
@@EnglishCountryLife no it's life 🫣🙏 and it's only material stuff with a few memories but keep them safe in ur mind 👍🐤🐓
2 anecdotes :
- a flat which was thoroughly burglarized even though it was equipped with an alarm, sensor detection AND had 24/7 2 policemen guarding the building!
- a large country house where I was staying for the weekend. At one point there was an entire wedding taking photos while posing on the porch entrance… The huge metal gate is too heavy to be closed more than once a day. And the security people had gone shopping, literally!
I do like an anecdote 😁
Combine harvester theft always wins for me on sheer audacity.
That’s why we should have guns. When guns are illegal, only criminals have guns.
Criminals and the government, both of which want to take your liberty, property and dignity away.
Ahh yes, it's all fun and games until a mentally disturbed individual goes on a rampage in schools and then you loose public support for the things...
Guns aren’t a solution look at the mess the US is in, no children should fear getting shot with guns in school.
Crossbows are lethal.
@@alrent2992 Realistically they would start trying to ban crossbows if they were used for defense purposes.
A few years back I had a sketchy methed out looking guy knock at the door (I have axes tucked away, out of sight, near each door). I answered with axe in hand where he couldn't see it. He asked if I had any odd jobs he could do for money so I asked him if he knew anything about axe sharpening and flashed it. He stumbled back a few steps, mumbled something incoherent, and has not returned.
(edited for grammar)
Axes (plural) tucked away 😳. Viking heritage?
I have an Ultion Lock on my front composite solid door, and I use a French Door locking arm at the back. I also have cameras all round the house so no-body can approach my house without it ringing my phone.
Excellent 👍
I live in a rural residential area in frankston australia. Thieves have been using drones to fly over properties to find agress and prospective goods ie riding gear to steal. They case and plan what to take and return a few days later with the equipment to take what they wish to take.
Wow that's serious Hi tech!
with nearmaps providing images easily available they dont need drones!
@@jsc2606I don’t know what nearmaps is but if it’s like Google maps, it isn’t up to date, the photos can be months or years old.
Here across the pond, we like kenetic deterrents of the cordless type.
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. However, your tips and advice are primarily about securing your premises and detection. What actions do you advise if there is someone on your property who ignores the lights, alarms etc and is determined to steal your valuables?
If there are active individuals on your property, the sensible thing is to call 999 and explain urgently and with vehemence that there is a burglary in progress. If the people are masked, armed or making you feel unsafe its important to communicate that you feel that you are in danger as this may well elicit a more urgent response
@@EnglishCountryLife I’m an American and I’m curious, are farmers allowed to have guns Like shotguns, ( for shooting animals that attack livestock ) , and can they be used for protection?
Can you have air guns? Some of those can be quite powerful, and can be used for hunting.
Or can you use other kinds of weapons, crossbow etc to protect your property ( especially high value property?
I was expecting this to be an American channel so my advise is pointless but my suggestion was no trespassing signs, auto lights, motion caneras and a nice gun that you know how to use.
I like the fact that you went over things like gate hinges too, bit more thorough than my suggestion lol.
Thank you!
Dogs for sure, but geese act as alarms, also.
And taste better too 🙂
I have a donkey alarm. 😊
@@cb664 So...LOUD? 😁
Great video. I'd like to add that any camera which you can access online is vulnerable to being accessed by people who aren't you. For privacy reasons then, it is not a good idea to use these types of cameras where you expect to have privacy. There have been many lawsuits and vulnerabilities are found often as the feed from your camera goes to the cloud and bad actors could access the feed remotely.
That's a very valid point
I have similar camera to these and live in town with fibre broadband if you lose your broadband you lose your cameras cut cable to your house. plus slow to notify you
They do depend on broadband it's true
Most will take s jammer with them or cover their faces.
G'day. I would love to hear your in deapth thoughts and ideas regarding what makes for good CCTV . What ways can someone improve the cameras they have and what to try and avoid.
Thanks for the comment, we will look at including this in a future video
I appreciate your video. Excellent recommendations , thank you!
When you don’t know God and you don’t love Him you don’t know to love your neighbor either.
Thank you
I love the acronym D A D S, a really thought out process to staying secure and safe while out of the big cities. I believe you're missing the next S though.
D - Deterrents
A - Access control
D - Detection
S - Security
S - Shotgun 😂
You could possibly get all the other security protocols done with just that one.
Hoping to avoid the necessity 😉
Am I not mistaken that those door hinges protecting those tools are on the outside vs. inside, so are vulnerable to an attacker poking them out and pulling the door right off its hinges?
Very helpful video thank you - we would love to know the name / source of your chicken / small animal enclosure @ 8:30 mins if possible ? Thanks
Hi! The enclosure is made by Garden Life Direct gardenlifedirect.co.uk/. If you like the look of them, please email us at englishcountrylife@outlook.com as we are just setting them up in our shop & can get you a very good price!
So lucky to live in the country I'm in Scotlands largest city but not far to escape to the country 4 miles
We do love where we live - it's so peaceful
You need to be careful with the resolution of CCTV. There is a detection acronym called DORI, in order for someone to be convicted they must be identifiable (The I part of DORI). For example a 4MP good quality camera has a identification range of about 4m, outside of that a good lawyer could argue it is not his client. There is a lot of cheap CCTV out there that is worthless, and motion detection alerts are normally switched off after a few weeks due to constant alerts at night. Good systems have intrusion, line cross, face detection and human vehicle classification, but you should expect to pay £2000 for a 4 camera system at that level.
These are good points but we find motion detection really useful. You need a system where you can tune detection zones but, for us, it's a really useful feature
@@EnglishCountryLife On higher end systems motion detection still activates recording, but the more advanced detection reduces unwanted notifications. It is also possible to have automated voice alerts and a personal favourite of a dog bark from the camera.
@@phoenixdundee I gad an old x10 system that did that 😁
What is the name/type of the hasp latch on your shed?? What would I type in to find one or ask for at the store?
If you search on "heavy duty swivel hasp" you should find one!
Two Belgian Malinois and two German Shepherds work's well too.
No wolfhound 😢?
No, but they are beautiful. Mine also are well adapted for Search and Rescue.
PS. You live in a stunning part of the world.
@@bartosullivan8050 Thank you, we like it. It's very old, most of the place names are Viking
We have an amazing concept here in the US...
Such good advice thank you for the video, 👍. You seem like such a good fella!😊
Thank you ☺️
You need high-quality AcuSense ColorVu HikVision IP cameras with motion detection configured.
There are many brands of quality cameras out there now. It might be a good topic for a video review.
I have a 12v car alarm on floor in greenhouse it works great.
That's really clever!
@@EnglishCountryLife I am in the worst postal code in British Columbia but have 30 year long pals on the block. Up north in 4b I will need similar alarm. You can burry the box under gate area too and run alarm wire to house. A basic motion sensor on loose board under dirt if you want cars detected but for trucks just on the fence post.
@@441rider Good plan!