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Instead of bushes under the windows you could use razor wire in a vertical position connected to thick buried rebar. No person could hide behind it, nor access the window because of it but keep in mind it would also negate the window as a viable exit from the inside of the home if a fire should break out.
I think "boobie traps" came from when you get hurt, it's a boo boo so it became boo boo trap/boobie trap. thanks for the info. going to set up chime cameras and solar lights for my place.
Back when I worked in the ER as a nurse, I had a teenage boy as a patient with a neck injury due to an ATV accident. What he admitted to me in confidence, was that he was riding on posted land and rode around the marked fences and then he ran into fishing line stretched across the road at neck height (for a rider of an ATV). He would make a full recovery, but the parents and deputies were interested in charging/suing the perpetrator, regardless of whose land it was. On our farm, we use motion lights, gates, driveway alarms, and video cameras as deterrents. I also have various weapons stashed around the farm, as well as supplies to build more effective (dangerous) deterrents should things get really bad. Sadly, most of these items have already paid for themselves. It’s a dangerous world we live in. Stay safe! Thank you for another great video!
Clear the area around your house out to 50-100 yds to prevent any "zombies" from approaching undetected. You can leave some obvious cover, and decorate it with garden gnomes filled with Tannerite and ball bearings, screws, etc. Its also a good idea to have blindingly bright spotlights on the house, pointing outwards. This will illuminate shooting lanes while blinding intruders. You can also make spike strips using nails/screws and garden hose. This way they can be moved, and only deployed in the event of a zombie apocalypse. While these are extreme measures, they are things that can be prepared in advance and only used if necessary. There are other security upgrades that everyone should do to fortify their homes against threats, like replacing the screws in your doors strikeplate. These are usually short, cheap quality fasteners that come with the lockset. Replace them with 3" screws that will resist being kicked in. If you have a CMU (block) house, use TapCons that attach to the concrete. Your home is your castle, and a castles primary purpose is protection. Your family depends on you for their safety, and anything you can do to improve that is worth doing; legally and within reason, of course. Stay strapped, stay safe! (Ordnance Lab did a video on the garden gnomes, got the idea from them.)
Raised flower beds or for planting veggies are an incredible addition around any homes not only do the protect your home from a vehicle they also serve as cover and concealment for you and yours if it should ever come to that 5x10x3' deep filled with soil placed strategically around the home for "decorative" purposes
A couple of additional suggestions: Replace the 'beware of dog' sign with 'beware of dogs'; crooks who aren't afraid of a single threat might be wary of multiple possible fang grenades wandering the property. Install heavy bollards adjacent to the gate posts. Attach a 1" steel cable to the one on the hinge end, secure it along the length of the gate, and put a loop on the other end, along with a heavy U-bolt on that bollard so you can padlock the loop to it. That should slow up someone trying to run through the gate. Install a second motion detector across from and pointed toward the first one, and conceal it. That way, someone trying to go around the first one would set off the second. If you have heavy brush running along a line, install some tanglefoot wire in it instead of thinning it. Attach tin cans with a couple of pebbles in each as noisemakers.
@@seanyo2222 But you don't drag it, you would attach it along the gate so it swings with it. Loop it over the far post and shackle it when needed. Many high security installations do something similar with their gates.
Similar but different. In case my dog gets out of my property and bite's someone I don't want them saying "He had a beware of dog sign so he knew his dog was aggressive and was careless" instead I'd put a "I love my Pit bulls" sign. I have a beagle but the bad guys don't know that if all they hear is barking.
I like the natural barriers. I put up a 8 foot fence around a client's house and to deter fence hoppers he had pricker bushes planted on the outside of his fence perimeter they are about 3t o 4 feet thick and average 3 to 4 feet high before you reach the fence. It's pretty effective. Lots of birds hand out in the pricker bushes, so if you come close to the bushes, they fly away and make a racket.
Booby meant the same thing as dummy back in the day. So, dummy trap is basically what it means. Something that traps someone who is dumb for being careless or dumb enough to be where they shouldn't be.
A drone can cover a lot of ground with instant / live video feed back. Can even have night vision equipment if budget allows. Great when your numbers [of people] are limited, perhaps even something to share with neighbours if the flight distance isn't too far.
I pulled up the bushes around our home when I bought it, replaced them with rose bushes. Not much foliage, but lots of thorns and pretty smelling flowers. I have nail boards ready to deploy under the windows too, if necessary. We live in suburb kind of area, all lots are 1/3 acre, but close enough to the woods that we have deer and turkey in our yards, and bears spotted less than a mile away. Heck, there is a hunt club right up the road ! I keep the little air horns in the house, that way anyone can sound one off in time of trouble and all the neighbors can hear it. Three out of four neighbors carry concealed all the time, even inside our homes. When standing outside, we look like King of the Hill. lol We all have a P365 now, as well as our previous EDC concealed. Enough to get us to our primary weapons. Back in the 80's, I worked in bad part of Ft Worth. My car broke down for a month or so, and I depended on rides. I took a piece of 3/8" rebar x 30" long, bent a handle on one end, then stuck the point end into the ground in some bushes where I waited for my ride in the evening. I knew exactly where it was, but no one else did. It might still be there to this day for all I know. lol It's good to have weapons staged in various areas around the home or property.
I did something similar but with blackberries. Didn't take much effort as they spread easily and grow anywhere I put em. Got natural barbed wire with food source around my entire perimeter.
i been reading about nails in boards, most all states consider that a booby trap, could land you in trouble. Although, i get the counter argument, but something to think about.
@@coloradolivingoffgrid6106 True. About any kind of trap can get the home owner in trouble. I wouldn't even consider using any unless things got so bad that it was the better option to having to use deadly force.
Great vid brother. Those motion detectors are great. We installed one on our half mile driveway. I live on a 300 acre farm. The deer were setting it off constantly. I installed a second alarm about 50 feet further down the driveway. The first alarm gets my attention, if the second one goes off I know a car is coming. Dogs are the best security option there is. I have a German shepherd and a Doberman. They see and hear everything and are capable of handling a threat provided they don’t have a gun. Either way the commotion will alert me to grab my AR and get outside to deal with whatever is happening
Combine sensors and cameras. Magnetic sensors can confirm a vehicle compared to a human. Then combine those with a camera, cellular remotely accessible for example, to confirm the details.
When shtf it won’t matter but in the mean time booby traps are illegal and thank you for pointing that out. That being said what I learned as a combat engineer…there are some great things can be done with a little mud, powder, small rocks and the side of a tree along a known trail. And remember gravity can be your friend.
We have that type of alarm system. It came with 4 sensors. We found that we use just one on our main gate. It works really well. We use just one because birds, deer and any critter will set it off.
“Bootie trap” 😂. Love your humor mixed with your knowledge. You’re right Jason. You’ll trap a kid or wildlife with the trap and go to jail so don’t set them up. Bootie Traps are illegal in the US. Love the video.
A centrally located tower is helpful for observation. Something that's armored, if that can be put in the budget. If you're a tech oriented person, then a remote controlled camera makes it so you won't have to scale the tower, so no need for armor. A 360° perch on top of your house, armored with port holes, is fantastic if things get really bad!
In the Netherlands, many remote farms have pebble paths around the house and near the windows of the house. So that you can hear any sneaking around and if you don't hear it, the dogs will definitely hear it. Creating strips of blackberry bushes with thorns will also ensure that you direct any visitors in a desired direction so that you are more likely to notice them and as for the bridge, you can always make a drawbridge system. raise it in the evening and lower it again in the morning (they also do this a lot in the Netherlands)
I love my driveway alarm. So much sanity gained from not having to check on every time the dogs go nuts. I use the drive-over tube style because the deer would set the other kind off continually. I'm in a place where my first line of defense is also to drop trees over the approach roads - but it is good to do so in a place where the traffic can continue along a road (moving forward) rather than a place where they are stopped by a barrier in front of them. I want them to just keep on going down the main road rather than turn onto the dead end road that my dead end road branches off of.
I use the exact same system. Been extremely reliable for almost two years. My house receiver supports up to 4 zones with four different chime patterns. I’ve also installed motion activated solar lights a little further down the access path to let me know if it’s deer or a biped. Layer two is my 12 lb terrier. He has 144 lbs of attitude and a 115 decibel bark… provides a roving deterrent. There is also a third tier of defense…. The “BAH” system (Big Armed Husband).
I've tried several outdoor security perimeter systems and have found that Dakota Alert makes the absolute best. A little pricey but very effective with very few false alarms.
Please consider a gate operator. I installed a Mighty Mule operator 15 yrs ago after a hip replacement, getting out and opening the gate was painful during recovery. All appropriate family and friends were given remotes for easy access and a phone number on the gate gave those without a way to be let in.... or not! In the time since I've only had 2 people knock on the front door unannounced as they didn't see the ph. number and pushed on the gate enough to squeeze through. They were checked through the digital peep hole and met with an AR pistol. Turned out they wanted to buy some stuff in the pasture. Added the optional electric gate lock and it's been quiet since. I have it hard wired but will also do solar and run for days on the batteries when un-powered. Edit: I just ordered the Wuloo 4 sensor system, I will play with shading the sensors to minimize false trips in some areas. It gonna be fun! Thank you for all you do!
Love the solar security cameras. Having lived backed up to state forest land, I kept noticing all of the woods around you. My suggestion woulds be to place cameras in various places throughout the woods, maybe guiding thieves past them by making an easier, but not obvious pathway that goes by a camera. Maybe solar wouldn't work there, idk enough about your property, but gives you a better chance of forewarning.
I love the idea of using trees and plants. I always thought to us locas trees , wild rose and thornapple as a perimeter boundry line. Maybe even a fence attached. The locust has hugh thorns, grow fast, plant close toghther. The wild rose has millions of big thornsand add thorn apples with three inck spikes gives you a perfect barrior. You can cut the locus tops out for firewood or fence.
We've got 12 acres with an 800 ft gravel drive to the house. There's a clear line of sight to the farm gate at the county maintained gravel road. A friend who was a Battalion Fire Chief told me to to trim back all foliage at least 200 ft from the house. This helps prevent fire from getting to you're house and also offers an open 70 yard view to see any intruders if your solar motion sensors miss them. We also have a very loud dog that barks at everything. Stay Frosty.
Many Trip wires connected to .22 caliber dummy rounds (from home hardware nail gun ammo) could be very valuable to monitor the large area you have to secure, for early warning approach. These are available commercially. Yes deer may trigger it. But that is hard to avoid. Thanks for the video.
I use these on all my doors and go out to work through my garage door. Once I couldn’t get my garage door to open because it was too cold for my keypad to function and I couldn’t get in my front door because the brace was on it. Fortunately I was able to remove my keypad and warm it up in my vehicle and it started working again. It was a bit scary when it happened.
Lived in a house built in 1800s on side of hill. Their food pantry was on the lower side of under the house. In the bedroom above it was a very long pole that went through a small hole to an iron loop on inside of the "pantry" door. Made it doubly secure. Lots of canning and antique machine parts were stored there. Loved that place!
I've often thought that having a driveway that looks shabby and enters into a wooded area with a 90 degree turn, then a gate a short distance after the turn to "devalue" the driveway also creating a spot where someone there would be stopped and have a challenge backing up, slowing them down and giving you time to see them. I think adding the driveway alarm to that scenario would be great. The S.E. has some interesting folks living in the rural areas, some are great to talk to to, others not so much... got to plan for anything I guess.
Thank you Jason for all the useful information that you provide us with blessings to you and your family. In my house, I have hammers three-quarter inch dowel rods, machetes and knives scattered all throughout my house, and everybody knows where everything is at, especially down by the front door.
Are the dowels for whacking then? Seems a little too thick for skewering, but too narrow to not break, maybe...? I would imagine you would want to default on selecting a hardwood in any case.
I fenced my house with short fencing. So that my Jack Russells can run around and I don't get to worried they might come out of my property. They are more than an alarmed system. They detect all things, snakes, rats, and humans. One time my jack russells were barking, 10 yards from the fence. And it's 2 a.m. So I went out of the house together with my Ak. And my wife followed with her ar 15 since it has a flashlight on it. I was shouting who is that. 2 adult men, shouted, sorry we are lost. But they were hiding in the garden. So I instructed them to go to this road straight, and you will see a highway. So they went on their way and about 80 yards, they had their dirt bikes on them. I feel like they're bad people and have guns but they did not harm us because they feel like they will be outgunned. Dogs are useful to us humans that's why we need to love them and feed them well.
Tall Concrete planters in front of your windows filled mostly with sand and only enough dirt on top to keep your plants alive. This gives you cover in front of your windows that looks nice.
At our old house we had an area that was very brushy that I wanted to clear out. The problem was it was also on a very steep hill that made running a brush hog or mower impossible. The solution was goats! We fenced the area in and bought about 4 or 5 goats and I was amazed at how fast the area was cleared out!
Your solar lights scattered throughout the property at a 10’ height are what I would deploy more of definitely…. They are cheaper and you can see them easily. Daytime…. String of cans in possible avenues of approach are a cheap and easy alarm system as well. Good video overall, keep up the good work.👍 Semper Fi.👍🙏💪🇺🇸
PJF ppsted this but ive been following you for years some of this i have done but received a new look at things and im going to revisit my own security Thank you Jason
Absolutely correct about gates! We had trouble with people using our driveway as a turn around. I put up gates and it stopped immediately and I never CLOSED the gates in the 10 years we’ve lived here.
solar lights with infrared sensing is amazing............also strings with cans and pebbles in the cans for closer warnings. Never leave your nails in boards from construction projects just laying around as someone could step on them!
Definitely some great ideas. Redundancy & awareness are very important. Maybe make that one bridge a draw/collapsing bridge, or easy to pull back. Scatter bones around where bad guys might walk. Leave big (really big) paw impressions in the dirt with the bones. :)) A ring of bright perimeter lighting, close to the house that is motion activated (not by wildlife) and shines outward. Turn your garage/workshop into a trap. They can get in but not get out until the sheriff arrives. You should always have OC spray on you when out and about for 2 legged and 4 legged vermin. Not every situation requires lethal force. OC helps to avoid nasty paperwork and temporary reassignment to restricted living quarters.
For Driveways I use Concrete Blocks with a locking drill line cable connecting them. Our Ranch uses Drones, game cameras as well. Solar motion lights. I recommend a scanner. Insurgents with a plan have comms
I always like your level headed approach to thong, mixed with your humor, of course. If we can stop 80% of the people at the initial entrance, first fense/gate, 20% gets to pathways, driveways, barbed wire, of the 20% getting thru that, they still get past the dog, (natural wild life, deer won't even get that far) i deal with maybe 3% total. We get two or hopefully three layer before they get to the front door, I'm thrilled.
Never use "Beware of Dog" signs. Precedent has been set in court cases that beware of dog signage is an acknowledgement of your dogs aggressive nature leaving you open to liability. Literally people being sued because their dog attacked someone on their own property...and the sign actually being used against a property owner...crazy but true. Use No Trespassing signs only. It covers all bases & liabilities. And most importantly admits no negligence.
I used to work deliveries for work. One person had signs just like that down a long driveway. I was very wary about one saying “keep your arms inside the vehicle.” When I got to his house, all he had were golden retrievers and a whippet. Total facade, but it worked.
A lot of variables come into play and every building is different. Would probably be easier to just bug out. Got friends in the rural area? Don't need a video to show you how just need a group of like minded individuals to brain storm with you and solve your issues. Good Luck
My 2nd floor balcony is kinda low come to find out after I went outside to assess. Pros and cons there. Everyone in my household can jump out or drop down without killing themselves in the event of an idiot-induced fire or general need to escape. But this also allows easy access up with a simple ladder by a determined-enough person (or someone with great upper body strength). There is also the possibility of a climb down from the top floor. With that, I have pre-cut pieces of plywood, long nails, and a hammer handy to layout on the balcony planks, a saved roll of barbed wire, PPE for install, and bright portable motion sensor lights that can be put out to point directly down and out. I watch EVERYONE for patterns, behaviors, their guest level traffic, common area habits, and make sure to talk to just about everyone on some level. I don't care if they think I'm an annoying, chirpy neighbor or if they are an extreme introvert. It's all an intel gathering act anyway. 😊 I also note their vehicle type and condition (and if it's there/not there during the day, holidays, etc.), do they play music loud and way too often, do they or their guests park in the handicap spot in front, and am sure note if they often get 'love letters' from the complex on the door if we're not all getting one. More often than not this indicates someone behind on their rent or violation notice. This all provides insight. When I moved in, it was hey, how are you, so do you like living here, do you find it safe/low drama, how long have *you* been here (note the longtimers, they have more info to provide down the line) and make the initial contact generally brief. I don't necessarily give my name. They can see it partially on my mailbox and I cloak my legal government name IRL. Everyone that is not my family knows me by a nickname, including at work. If you ever move to a brand new place or job, give yourself a nickname. I did that on a whim during a life transition period years ago. If someone I don't know comes to me niw asking for LEGAL FIRST NAME, I go on internal high alert. There are only 12 apartments in my building so that helps contain the field recon work with other tenants. Another thing I register is how and when people go up and down the stairs as well as open/close their doors (front + inner). My living room is by my front door and I have often been up late and fallen asleep on the couch waking up late. I know when many tenants go to work and get home and who they are just by all the sounds they make. I know when certain visitors show up. I will for sure look through the peephole and put my ear to the door when I hear extended convos following audible knocks. I'm not above going outside to 'get something from my car' for extra discernment. This in turn has made me extremely cognizant of my audible behaviors. I am lightfooted walking and closing all my doors. I have instructed my children to do the same. I'm proud of my oldest as he visually picked up my downstairs neighbor's concealed carry while I had a brief how ya' doin' exchange while he was locking his door. I didn't notice it. In terms of neighbors, I much prefer longtimer tenants, older people (elderly & middle-aged childless/empty nest couples), and single (working hard to pay that child support) dads, or single males in the mid-upper 30's in general. As well as anyone with no-to-minimal visitors. Young families and couples I don't care for, nor ones with more than 2 small children. Those types usually flame out/get kicked out and generally don't stay long. We don't have a lot of young roommate action in my building so, so far so good there. Until I am able to go off-grid on many acres, these are some of the ways I am managing to bide my time. 😉
@@wmluna381Your observation is a good characteristics. For it is just harder to prep a apartment building. Its not your property to modify unless your willing to pay to put it back the way it was when you move on. 2nd floor balcony and jump to ground? Worst-case scenario you break a ankle on landing then what? What scenario are we playing out here? Fleeing some maniacs that just set your building on fire because they couldn't break the fortification? Now one if you have a broken ankle and are trying to flee these maniacs. Dangerous games that make you think. Not sure where all you folks living in these apartments are living. Chicago? Dangerous city to try and get out of. Well I figure most cities are these days. But would to help.
@@MrKrazyKreationz I was born and raised in NYC so I am well aware of super sketchy apartment and city living and where I live now in the suburbs of MI is no comparison (grid up). This includes the quality of neighbors even with the ones that tend to annoy me now. My balcony is less than 6 feet off the ground. All I need to do is raise my arm and touch the bottom and I am short. So yeah, I will risk a drop into the grass vs. being burned alive horde times or regular times. It's an expected worst case scenario manuever and I will be scoring some escape ladders on Amz in due time. I could never go back to live in a straight up urban area. Not for me and WAY too many dangers and obstacles to consider. I specifically picked the complex I am in because it's on a lake and butts up to a really nice park, small condo also on the lake, and some decent middle/upper middle class subs on other nearby lakes and good schools. Still not ideal as it's still apartment living (was living on 5 acres on another lake before that with chickens, etc), but generally low impact for *ASAP* horde activity. 😄 At least that's what I'm rolling with at the moment.
@@wmluna381 That is definitely a low drop. Sounds like one the best places to have a apartment also. Sounds like you have a prepared mind set. Thats very good! Keep up the great work and get those kids involved. They are the ones that are going to suffer the storms ahead of us. But make it fun and not doom and gloom. But you got this. Ever need to bounce ideas or run scenarios feel free to reach out.
Thank you for another really good discusion on security. I am a viking on PJF's sight and he shared this video for us to watch. I've been supscribed to your channel and have been benefiting from it a lot.
Actually, “Booby” was the name used by sailors to describe birds back in the past. “Booby -trap” is the name of the devices used to trap those birds when they landed in a ship. The bird was used to supplement their rations onboard.
Outdoor speakers to make them think theres more of u etc n also they can b used to listen , electric barbed wire fence, bars across inside of door, outdoor bell to alert neighbors, mirrors,
We have those alarms up and have for years along with cameras by them. Our front of property has 12ft solid concrete wall that runs length of whole front with iron gates that stay locked the rest of 13 acers is fenced and has alarms and cameras and able to add electricity to at any time. We have rolls of barb wire as needed we have 3 dogs 2 of are great Pyrenees even the roosters alert us of stranger or something on property. My house sits up above anything else and can see way before someone gets near by and in wooded area that is below also can see and has creeks (have removal bridge like yours)and ditches people wouldn't see and have a hard time crossing easy and would be alerted before that. We have spots also up high throughout as sniper post. Any one hears bullets here no one would think twice and have shooting range out back. The road itself is not easy to find. We are building zombie shutters for any windows and sliding doors and other doors are fortified. Im retired military and bought home based on all these factors and my husband is also and both combat veterans.
I like your ideas like motion sensors, they are easy to setup and are low maintance. If you would accept more maintance, maybe think about getting a few goose. They make a ton of noise if anyone get anywhere near them and should be a pretty reliable 360° alarm.
The Wulooo perimeter Alarms Are AWESOME. The Non Solar ones WILL Last 2 years, I installed mine in Aug 2021 and just needed to recharge them in Aug 2023. The Solar ones stay charged, it's been over 2 years. I use the Solar ones where there's sunlight, and the Charge only ones where not, like under thick Trees. Each have different chimes. Mark the Alarm Box so know which area is alerting. Position so no blowing branches cause false alarms, otherwise they only go off when large + animals or people set off.
Always use the side door to answer the front door. It puts people off balance, every time. Plus, it is at a fantastic engaging distance and I can see if there are any trailing accomplices standing to the side. Package drop off at end of driveway using narrow walk-through and gate that is closed overnight by default.
I would dig out my creek in the area with the little bridge and the opening in the woods. That way if you pull the bridge, the creek in more difficult..
The Woo-Loo is a solid system. Been using it for a while. The battery life on the non solar ones last for months and months. Only problem is getting the correct sensitivity setting for the location picked.
I used to do construction, including lots of roofing. My talent was for falling through roofs, but my partner stepped on all the nails. He stepped on a drywall screw and I had to unscrew it for him. So, yep, you usually have to unscrew them. I picked up four REMFLY Perimeter Trip Alarms for $20 ea that trigger with 22 blanks and keep them in my bugout.
Motion sensors are a good thing until they constantly wake you up with false alarms due to wind. Thermal cameras cost a lot more but give you more meaningful information.
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Wow, thanks for the info on the WuLoo perimeter system. Looks like We'll be upgrading from our Dakota Alerts, which suck power from six AA batteries, while transmitting in the MURS radio band. We also don't have any real need for long transmit distances, and the solar/rechargeable sensors are way more practical, especially if we get total societal collapse. Also, unlike the Dakota Alerts, we'll probably have the WuLoo system deployed starting this Spring, on a permanent basis.
Most of these preparedness sites are a bunch of garbage and cost a lot. I'm in a rural region in the foothills of the Northern Rockies and I've done some things but your video, I think, is excellent. I'm now going to buy that Wuloo and work a bit more on protective devices. Thanks for getting me to again put protection on my to do list.
Amazed nobody pointed out the most obvious and useful way to fortify your property also pretty cheap if you’re resourceful. Barbed wire fences across open areas and encircle your property line. Draw up a second fence line 50-100 yards away from your home encircle with two to three gates to get in and out between the two. While barbed wire won’t stop anyone from entering it makes noise to cut it assuming the intruder has a way to cut it and climbing between it or over it with equipment rifles etc sucks buying you time. The point imo is to slow down the ingress to give dogs or sensors cameras security lights a chance to alert you. Next save all your feed sacks dog food horse feed etc. as things get more dangerous and unravel fill them up with dirt and fortify two or three fighting positions from windows in your house that get you to a 360 degree coverage without having to exit the house get a thermal riflescope and when you get an alert from dogs or other sources scan and pick off. Residential houses even with brick walls aren’t all that effective at stopping incoming rifle fire. Sandbags are a guaranteed projectile stopper. Fortify doors too longer screws for hinges dead bolts and cross boards at the base of door or sandbag them before nightfall and remove in morning. Barbed wire is just so cheap and available at least In my area it’s the most logical option for me yard sales pawpaws old barn estate sales etc pick it up if you find it for cheap doesn’t take up much space and is quickly deployable. loose wire on the ground makes coils that catch boots and pants like crazy and tangles instantly when struggling to get off of you. Also wraps around the axle of any vehicle that doesn’t have tracks and generally disables it within a hundred feet Unless it’s moving real fast when it gets tangled up.
To make the most of natural barriers, set up a barb wire fence with tangle foot inside the thickets. If you really have time and money, you could bury steel ibeams to deter vehicles from driving through the vegetation. In this modern tactical environment, having nvg and thermal is the only way you would see all living threats on your property.
You're doing all the right things! ID'ing avenues of approach, creating channelization of their possible approaches, forcing them in to difficult areas, denying them use of the terrain for their own cover or concealment, alarming the approaches... you're pretty thorough 🙂 A thought tho? Do you have a redoubt in mind? A last stand space, room, or location to retreat to on your property? Just a thought. thanks again for sharing your insights.
Empty coke can. Fishing line on tab. Couple pebbles in can. Treble hooks on line. Set hook to hang from a branch. For perimeter noise markers. The hooks catch "clothing" makes a lot of noise and causes panic. (Fantasy only, don't make 50 of these for $10 worth of material and have a cardboard box full of them if needed. Entertainment purposes only, don't make these right now before you need them)
I have spools of barbed/razor wire to run in order to slow or funnel any intruders through certain zones. I collect all the cedar stays and large posts for setting a perimeter around my house as a last line of defense, I still need more. I don't like the idea of someone having a line of sight to my house. I also have LPOP's dugout for 24hr post watch just outside of the cedar fence. Tannerite is for zombies(golden horde). Organizing security rotation with your neighbors, having combat multipliers(nods/thermal) with a lot of back up batteries. For my plan, if you get withing 75 yards of my house, my security plan has failed. They get that close, they may be scouting and can burn you out if you piss them off, for no other reason that if they can't have it, no one can.
My house sits on piers and the porch is decked, I've thought about cutting the deck in front of the door and creating a trap door where it would drop down if I needed it to by pulling a couple of pins that would be located inside the house.
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Instead of bushes under the windows you could use razor wire in a vertical position connected to thick buried rebar. No person could hide behind it, nor access the window because of it but keep in mind it would also negate the window as a viable exit from the inside of the home if a fire should break out.
I think "boobie traps" came from when you get hurt, it's a boo boo so it became boo boo trap/boobie trap. thanks for the info. going to set up chime cameras and solar lights for my place.
Back when I worked in the ER as a nurse, I had a teenage boy as a patient with a neck injury due to an ATV accident. What he admitted to me in confidence, was that he was riding on posted land and rode around the marked fences and then he ran into fishing line stretched across the road at neck height (for a rider of an ATV). He would make a full recovery, but the parents and deputies were interested in charging/suing the perpetrator, regardless of whose land it was. On our farm, we use motion lights, gates, driveway alarms, and video cameras as deterrents. I also have various weapons stashed around the farm, as well as supplies to build more effective (dangerous) deterrents should things get really bad. Sadly, most of these items have already paid for themselves. It’s a dangerous world we live in. Stay safe! Thank you for another great video!
Did you use the shovel? 😮
My ex BF lost his son that way. Barb wire and an ATV. I accidently came across his deposition. So sad. He took it for a ride after school.
The perpetrator IS the atv rider. This is the problem with gov't. It's private property. Unless you're invited, stay the fuck off the property.
Yep, sorry, i dont feel bad for the kid if he wasn't on his own land.
@@212caboose US Supreme Court disagrees with you
Clear the area around your house out to 50-100 yds to prevent any "zombies" from approaching undetected. You can leave some obvious cover, and decorate it with garden gnomes filled with Tannerite and ball bearings, screws, etc.
Its also a good idea to have blindingly bright spotlights on the house, pointing outwards. This will illuminate shooting lanes while blinding intruders.
You can also make spike strips using nails/screws and garden hose. This way they can be moved, and only deployed in the event of a zombie apocalypse.
While these are extreme measures, they are things that can be prepared in advance and only used if necessary. There are other security upgrades that everyone should do to fortify their homes against threats, like replacing the screws in your doors strikeplate. These are usually short, cheap quality fasteners that come with the lockset. Replace them with 3" screws that will resist being kicked in. If you have a CMU (block) house, use TapCons that attach to the concrete.
Your home is your castle, and a castles primary purpose is protection. Your family depends on you for their safety, and anything you can do to improve that is worth doing; legally and within reason, of course. Stay strapped, stay safe!
(Ordnance Lab did a video on the garden gnomes, got the idea from them.)
Raised flower beds or for planting veggies are an incredible addition around any homes not only do the protect your home from a vehicle they also serve as cover and concealment for you and yours if it should ever come to that
5x10x3' deep filled with soil placed strategically around the home for "decorative" purposes
Shrapnel Gnomes 😂
bird houses on 6 foot poles work well also.
@@TheTEXMIKEI really like that idea!
A couple of additional suggestions: Replace the 'beware of dog' sign with 'beware of dogs'; crooks who aren't afraid of a single threat might be wary of multiple possible fang grenades wandering the property.
Install heavy bollards adjacent to the gate posts. Attach a 1" steel cable to the one on the hinge end, secure it along the length of the gate, and put a loop on the other end, along with a heavy U-bolt on that bollard so you can padlock the loop to it. That should slow up someone trying to run through the gate.
Install a second motion detector across from and pointed toward the first one, and conceal it. That way, someone trying to go around the first one would set off the second.
If you have heavy brush running along a line, install some tanglefoot wire in it instead of thinning it. Attach tin cans with a couple of pebbles in each as noisemakers.
I had a sign said Beware of Owner back in the day
1" steel cable!? You have no idea how heavy that is. I like the idea though!
@@seanyo2222 But you don't drag it, you would attach it along the gate so it swings with it. Loop it over the far post and shackle it when needed. Many high security installations do something similar with their gates.
Great suggestion - love it.
Similar but different. In case my dog gets out of my property and bite's someone I don't want them saying "He had a beware of dog sign so he knew his dog was aggressive and was careless" instead I'd put a "I love my Pit bulls" sign. I have a beagle but the bad guys don't know that if all they hear is barking.
I like the natural barriers. I put up a 8 foot fence around a client's house and to deter fence hoppers he had pricker bushes planted on the outside of his fence perimeter they are about 3t o 4 feet thick and average 3 to 4 feet high before you reach the fence. It's pretty effective. Lots of birds hand out in the pricker bushes, so if you come close to the bushes, they fly away and make a racket.
Awesome. There’s so many natural barriers to entry on a property. Have you ever tried to squeeze between leyland cypresses?
Booby meant the same thing as dummy back in the day. So, dummy trap is basically what it means. Something that traps someone who is dumb for being careless or dumb enough to be where they shouldn't be.
I had to look up the meaning of the word after making this video. And now we know. Thanks
"What a Boob! What a maroone!" - Bugs Bunny
Oh, I have never heard that before. Thanks for that buddy!
Also a species of bird, no?
It’s actually from the term referring to a type of bird.
This is a really good vid - solid info, personal example, good editing, good delivery. Well done! PJF
Thank you very much!!!
A drone can cover a lot of ground with instant / live video feed back. Can even have night vision equipment if budget allows. Great when your numbers [of people] are limited, perhaps even something to share with neighbours if the flight distance isn't too far.
I pulled up the bushes around our home when I bought it, replaced them with rose bushes. Not much foliage, but lots of thorns and pretty smelling flowers. I have nail boards ready to deploy under the windows too, if necessary.
We live in suburb kind of area, all lots are 1/3 acre, but close enough to the woods that we have deer and turkey in our yards, and bears spotted less than a mile away. Heck, there is a hunt club right up the road ! I keep the little air horns in the house, that way anyone can sound one off in time of trouble and all the neighbors can hear it. Three out of four neighbors carry concealed all the time, even inside our homes. When standing outside, we look like King of the Hill. lol We all have a P365 now, as well as our previous EDC concealed. Enough to get us to our primary weapons.
Back in the 80's, I worked in bad part of Ft Worth. My car broke down for a month or so, and I depended on rides. I took a piece of 3/8" rebar x 30" long, bent a handle on one end, then stuck the point end into the ground in some bushes where I waited for my ride in the evening. I knew exactly where it was, but no one else did. It might still be there to this day for all I know. lol It's good to have weapons staged in various areas around the home or property.
I did something similar but with blackberries. Didn't take much effort as they spread easily and grow anywhere I put em. Got natural barbed wire with food source around my entire perimeter.
i been reading about nails in boards, most all states consider that a booby trap, could land you in trouble. Although, i get the counter argument, but something to think about.
@@coloradolivingoffgrid6106 True. About any kind of trap can get the home owner in trouble. I wouldn't even consider using any unless things got so bad that it was the better option to having to use deadly force.
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Welcome!
Great vid brother.
Those motion detectors are great. We installed one on our half mile driveway. I live on a 300 acre farm. The deer were setting it off constantly. I installed a second alarm about 50 feet further down the driveway. The first alarm gets my attention, if the second one goes off I know a car is coming.
Dogs are the best security option there is. I have a German shepherd and a Doberman. They see and hear everything and are capable of handling a threat provided they don’t have a gun. Either way the commotion will alert me to grab my AR and get outside to deal with whatever is happening
Thanks. 300 acres. My dream. You’re a blessed man.
Combine sensors and cameras. Magnetic sensors can confirm a vehicle compared to a human. Then combine those with a camera, cellular remotely accessible for example, to confirm the details.
Thanks for sharing
Those driveway alarms are solid, I've had mine for over 3 years
When shtf it won’t matter but in the mean time booby traps are illegal and thank you for pointing that out. That being said what I learned as a combat engineer…there are some great things can be done with a little mud, powder, small rocks and the side of a tree along a known trail. And remember gravity can be your friend.
We have that type of alarm system. It came with 4 sensors. We found that we use just one on our main gate. It works really well. We use just one because birds, deer and any critter will set it off.
“Bootie trap” 😂. Love your humor mixed with your knowledge. You’re right Jason. You’ll trap a kid or wildlife with the trap and go to jail so don’t set them up. Bootie Traps are illegal in the US. Love the video.
A centrally located tower is helpful for observation. Something that's armored, if that can be put in the budget. If you're a tech oriented person, then a remote controlled camera makes it so you won't have to scale the tower, so no need for armor. A 360° perch on top of your house, armored with port holes, is fantastic if things get really bad!
In the Netherlands, many remote farms have pebble paths around the house and near the windows of the house. So that you can hear any sneaking around and if you don't hear it, the dogs will definitely hear it. Creating strips of blackberry bushes with thorns will also ensure that you direct any visitors in a desired direction so that you are more likely to notice them and as for the bridge, you can always make a drawbridge system. raise it in the evening and lower it again in the morning (they also do this a lot in the Netherlands)
* looks up drawbridge systems * 😊
Também imaginei isso. 👍
Gravel works similarly.
I love my driveway alarm. So much sanity gained from not having to check on every time the dogs go nuts.
I use the drive-over tube style because the deer would set the other kind off continually.
I'm in a place where my first line of defense is also to drop trees over the approach roads - but it is good to do so in a place where the traffic can continue along a road (moving forward) rather than a place where they are stopped by a barrier in front of them. I want them to just keep on going down the main road rather than turn onto the dead end road that my dead end road branches off of.
Cow bells in the THICKET up high! Attached to TREBLE HOOKS! YUM! many mo
I use the exact same system. Been extremely reliable for almost two years. My house receiver supports up to 4 zones with four different chime patterns. I’ve also installed motion activated solar lights a little further down the access path to let me know if it’s deer or a biped.
Layer two is my 12 lb terrier. He has 144 lbs of attitude and a 115 decibel bark… provides a roving deterrent.
There is also a third tier of defense…. The “BAH” system (Big Armed Husband).
I've tried several outdoor security perimeter systems and have found that Dakota Alert makes the absolute best.
A little pricey but very effective with very few false alarms.
Please consider a gate operator. I installed a Mighty Mule operator 15 yrs ago after a hip replacement, getting out and opening the gate was painful during recovery. All appropriate family and friends were given remotes for easy access and a phone number on the gate gave those without a way to be let in.... or not! In the time since I've only had 2 people knock on the front door unannounced as they didn't see the ph. number and pushed on the gate enough to squeeze through. They were checked through the digital peep hole and met with an AR pistol. Turned out they wanted to buy some stuff in the pasture. Added the optional electric gate lock and it's been quiet since. I have it hard wired but will also do solar and run for days on the batteries when un-powered. Edit: I just ordered the Wuloo 4 sensor system, I will play with shading the sensors to minimize false trips in some areas. It gonna be fun! Thank you for all you do!
Love the solar security cameras. Having lived backed up to state forest land, I kept noticing all of the woods around you. My suggestion woulds be to place cameras in various places throughout the woods, maybe guiding thieves past them by making an easier, but not obvious pathway that goes by a camera. Maybe solar wouldn't work there, idk enough about your property, but gives you a better chance of forewarning.
Thanks
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I love the idea of using trees and plants. I always thought to us locas trees , wild rose and thornapple as a perimeter boundry line. Maybe even a fence attached. The locust has hugh thorns, grow fast, plant close toghther. The wild rose has millions of big thornsand add thorn apples with three inck spikes gives you a perfect barrior. You can cut the locus tops out for firewood or fence.
“Locust”
@@jrocks1971 yes I know but spell check likes to change things. Sometimes it's very naughty. Tk
Excellent information presented in an interesting manner. PJF from Viking Preparedness recommended a visit to your channel.
I agree with you. Find a reason, any, even to make an excuse to meet your neighbors all around and you!!
We've got 12 acres with an 800 ft gravel drive to the house. There's a clear line of sight to the farm gate at the county maintained gravel road. A friend who was a Battalion Fire Chief told me to to trim back all foliage at least 200 ft from the house. This helps prevent fire from getting to you're house and also offers an open 70 yard view to see any intruders if your solar motion sensors miss them. We also have a very loud dog that barks at everything. Stay Frosty.
Many Trip wires connected to .22 caliber dummy rounds (from home hardware nail gun ammo) could be very valuable to monitor the large area you have to secure, for early warning approach. These are available commercially. Yes deer may trigger it. But that is hard to avoid. Thanks for the video.
Just watched the first 2 home alones with my oldest. He thought they were great. Personally the tools chest coming down the stairs was my favorite
I’m a huge fan of the iron whistling down the laundry chute into Marv’s face 😂
For apartments look into the NightLock Door Brace (or similar) that braces the door from the floor. Very effective.
Good to know
I use these on all my doors and go out to work through my garage door. Once I couldn’t get my garage door to open because it was too cold for my keypad to function and I couldn’t get in my front door because the brace was on it. Fortunately I was able to remove my keypad and warm it up in my vehicle and it started working again. It was a bit scary when it happened.
Lived in a house built in 1800s on side of hill. Their food pantry was on the lower side of under the house. In the bedroom above it was a very long pole that went through a small hole to an iron loop on inside of the "pantry" door. Made it doubly secure. Lots of canning and antique machine parts were stored there. Loved that place!
Clever. I love clever locks. 👍🏼
I've often thought that having a driveway that looks shabby and enters into a wooded area with a 90 degree turn, then a gate a short distance after the turn to "devalue" the driveway also creating a spot where someone there would be stopped and have a challenge backing up, slowing them down and giving you time to see them. I think adding the driveway alarm to that scenario would be great. The S.E. has some interesting folks living in the rural areas, some are great to talk to to, others not so much... got to plan for anything I guess.
Thank you Jason for all the useful information that you provide us with blessings to you and your family. In my house, I have hammers three-quarter inch dowel rods, machetes and knives scattered all throughout my house, and everybody knows where everything is at, especially down by the front door.
Are the dowels for whacking then? Seems a little too thick for skewering, but too narrow to not break, maybe...? I would imagine you would want to default on selecting a hardwood in any case.
Good information covered clearly. Thanks. Pastor Joe Fox at Viking Preparedness sent me here. Now subscribed.
I fenced my house with short fencing. So that my Jack Russells can run around and I don't get to worried they might come out of my property. They are more than an alarmed system. They detect all things, snakes, rats, and humans. One time my jack russells were barking, 10 yards from the fence. And it's 2 a.m. So I went out of the house together with my Ak. And my wife followed with her ar 15 since it has a flashlight on it. I was shouting who is that. 2 adult men, shouted, sorry we are lost. But they were hiding in the garden. So I instructed them to go to this road straight, and you will see a highway. So they went on their way and about 80 yards, they had their dirt bikes on them. I feel like they're bad people and have guns but they did not harm us because they feel like they will be outgunned. Dogs are useful to us humans that's why we need to love them and feed them well.
Tall Concrete planters in front of your windows filled mostly with sand and only enough dirt on top to keep your plants alive. This gives you cover in front of your windows that looks nice.
Not only line of sight, but clearing around your house helps in forest fire mitigation !
At our old house we had an area that was very brushy that I wanted to clear out. The problem was it was also on a very steep hill that made running a brush hog or mower impossible. The solution was goats! We fenced the area in and bought about 4 or 5 goats and I was amazed at how fast the area was cleared out!
I had a 1976 SuperScout… I miss that truck it was a beast!!!
I actually just ordered the 4 set driveway alarm system you were using. I'm so glad I watched the video. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching
Your solar lights scattered throughout the property at a 10’ height are what I would deploy more of definitely…. They are cheaper and you can see them easily.
Daytime…. String of cans in possible avenues of approach are a cheap and easy alarm system as well. Good video overall, keep up the good work.👍 Semper Fi.👍🙏💪🇺🇸
PJF ppsted this but ive been following you for years some of this i have done but received a new look at things and im going to revisit my own security
Thank you
Jason
You’re so welcome! Good for you. Thanks for watching.
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Absolutely correct about gates! We had trouble with people using our driveway as a turn around. I put up gates and it stopped immediately and I never CLOSED the gates in the 10 years we’ve lived here.
So you've deterred the innocent ones from turning around but invited the guilty ones who will simply drive through the open gate 😂😂😂
solar lights with infrared sensing is amazing............also strings with cans and pebbles in the cans for closer warnings. Never leave your nails in boards from construction projects just laying around as someone could step on them!
Definitely some great ideas. Redundancy & awareness are very important. Maybe make that one bridge a draw/collapsing bridge, or easy to pull back. Scatter bones around where bad guys might walk. Leave big (really big) paw impressions in the dirt with the bones. :)) A ring of bright perimeter lighting, close to the house that is motion activated (not by wildlife) and shines outward. Turn your garage/workshop into a trap. They can get in but not get out until the sheriff arrives.
You should always have OC spray on you when out and about for 2 legged and 4 legged vermin. Not every situation requires lethal force. OC helps to avoid nasty paperwork and temporary reassignment to restricted living quarters.
I'm a fan of strategic trip wires. From simple (cans on a string) to an alarm or gun blank sound off.
Great video. Pastor Joe Fox , Viking Preparedness recommended it. Impressive, I subscribed, knowledge is one of the best tools for defense !
Thanks!!
Clearing the surroundings is also great fire management
For Driveways I use Concrete Blocks with a locking drill line cable connecting them. Our Ranch uses Drones, game cameras as well. Solar motion lights. I recommend a scanner. Insurgents with a plan have comms
I always like your level headed approach to thong, mixed with your humor, of course. If we can stop 80% of the people at the initial entrance, first fense/gate, 20% gets to pathways, driveways, barbed wire, of the 20% getting thru that, they still get past the dog, (natural wild life, deer won't even get that far) i deal with maybe 3% total. We get two or hopefully three layer before they get to the front door, I'm thrilled.
Maybe a draw-bridge, a deeper mote, a couple of sniping spots from inside/on and outside the house. Good tips thanks.
Never use "Beware of Dog" signs. Precedent has been set in court cases that beware of dog signage is an acknowledgement of your dogs aggressive nature leaving you open to liability. Literally people being sued because their dog attacked someone on their own property...and the sign actually being used against a property owner...crazy but true. Use No Trespassing signs only. It covers all bases & liabilities. And most importantly admits no negligence.
I used to work deliveries for work. One person had signs just like that down a long driveway. I was very wary about one saying “keep your arms inside the vehicle.”
When I got to his house, all he had were golden retrievers and a whippet.
Total facade, but it worked.
Would love to see a video about home defense/prepping in an apartment setting!
A lot of variables come into play and every building is different. Would probably be easier to just bug out. Got friends in the rural area? Don't need a video to show you how just need a group of like minded individuals to brain storm with you and solve your issues. Good Luck
My 2nd floor balcony is kinda low come to find out after I went outside to assess. Pros and cons there.
Everyone in my household can jump out or drop down without killing themselves in the event of an idiot-induced fire or general need to escape. But this also allows easy access up with a simple ladder by a determined-enough person (or someone with great upper body strength). There is also the possibility of a climb down from the top floor.
With that, I have pre-cut pieces of plywood, long nails, and a hammer handy to layout on the balcony planks, a saved roll of barbed wire, PPE for install, and bright portable motion sensor lights that can be put out to point directly down and out.
I watch EVERYONE for patterns, behaviors, their guest level traffic, common area habits, and make sure to talk to just about everyone on some level.
I don't care if they think I'm an annoying, chirpy neighbor or if they are an extreme introvert. It's all an intel gathering act anyway. 😊 I also note their vehicle type and condition (and if it's there/not there during the day, holidays, etc.), do they play music loud and way too often, do they or their guests park in the handicap spot in front, and am sure note if they often get 'love letters' from the complex on the door if we're not all getting one. More often than not this indicates someone behind on their rent or violation notice. This all provides insight.
When I moved in, it was hey, how are you, so do you like living here, do you find it safe/low drama, how long have *you* been here (note the longtimers, they have more info to provide down the line) and make the initial contact generally brief. I don't necessarily give my name. They can see it partially on my mailbox and I cloak my legal government name IRL. Everyone that is not my family knows me by a nickname, including at work. If you ever move to a brand new place or job, give yourself a nickname. I did that on a whim during a life transition period years ago. If someone I don't know comes to me niw asking for LEGAL FIRST NAME, I go on internal high alert.
There are only 12 apartments in my building so that helps contain the field recon work with other tenants.
Another thing I register is how and when people go up and down the stairs as well as open/close their doors (front + inner). My living room is by my front door and I have often been up late and fallen asleep on the couch waking up late. I know when many tenants go to work and get home and who they are just by all the sounds they make. I know when certain visitors show up. I will for sure look through the peephole and put my ear to the door when I hear extended convos following audible knocks. I'm not above going outside to 'get something from my car' for extra discernment.
This in turn has made me extremely cognizant of my audible behaviors. I am lightfooted walking and closing all my doors. I have instructed my children to do the same.
I'm proud of my oldest as he visually picked up my downstairs neighbor's concealed carry while I had a brief how ya' doin' exchange while he was locking his door. I didn't notice it.
In terms of neighbors, I much prefer longtimer tenants, older people (elderly & middle-aged childless/empty nest couples), and single (working hard to pay that child support) dads, or single males in the mid-upper 30's in general. As well as anyone with no-to-minimal visitors.
Young families and couples I don't care for, nor ones with more than 2 small children. Those types usually flame out/get kicked out and generally don't stay long. We don't have a lot of young roommate action in my building so, so far so good there.
Until I am able to go off-grid on many acres, these are some of the ways I am managing to bide my time. 😉
@@wmluna381Your observation is a good characteristics. For it is just harder to prep a apartment building. Its not your property to modify unless your willing to pay to put it back the way it was when you move on. 2nd floor balcony and jump to ground? Worst-case scenario you break a ankle on landing then what? What scenario are we playing out here? Fleeing some maniacs that just set your building on fire because they couldn't break the fortification? Now one if you have a broken ankle and are trying to flee these maniacs. Dangerous games that make you think. Not sure where all you folks living in these apartments are living. Chicago? Dangerous city to try and get out of. Well I figure most cities are these days. But would to help.
@@MrKrazyKreationz I was born and raised in NYC so I am well aware of super sketchy apartment and city living and where I live now in the suburbs of MI is no comparison (grid up). This includes the quality of neighbors even with the ones that tend to annoy me now. My balcony is less than 6 feet off the ground. All I need to do is raise my arm and touch the bottom and I am short. So yeah, I will risk a drop into the grass vs. being burned alive horde times or regular times. It's an expected worst case scenario manuever and I will be scoring some escape ladders on Amz in due time.
I could never go back to live in a straight up urban area. Not for me and WAY too many dangers and obstacles to consider. I specifically picked the complex I am in because it's on a lake and butts up to a really nice park, small condo also on the lake, and some decent middle/upper middle class subs on other nearby lakes and good schools. Still not ideal as it's still apartment living (was living on 5 acres on another lake before that with chickens, etc), but generally low impact for *ASAP* horde activity. 😄 At least that's what I'm rolling with at the moment.
@@wmluna381 That is definitely a low drop. Sounds like one the best places to have a apartment also. Sounds like you have a prepared mind set. Thats very good! Keep up the great work and get those kids involved. They are the ones that are going to suffer the storms ahead of us. But make it fun and not doom and gloom. But you got this. Ever need to bounce ideas or run scenarios feel free to reach out.
I like my automatic solar lights in the dark spots around the house.
My favorite Home Alone booby trap was the broken ornaments under the window that Marv stepped on.
Very comprehensive video. Usually watch your channel and PJF sent a bunch of us over. Thanks!
Awesome, thank you!
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Actually, “Booby” was the name used by sailors to describe birds back in the past. “Booby -trap” is the name of the devices used to trap those birds when they landed in a ship. The bird was used to supplement their rations onboard.
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Outdoor speakers to make them think theres more of u etc n also they can b used to listen , electric barbed wire fence, bars across inside of door, outdoor bell to alert neighbors, mirrors,
Good material, thank you! I came to watch this on Joe Fox's recommendation.
Great video. I have been watching your videos for 2 years now. Hope all is well with you and your family.
Great set up, I'll be living off the grid soon, looking forward to settling my security
We have those alarms up and have for years along with cameras by them. Our front of property has 12ft solid concrete wall that runs length of whole front with iron gates that stay locked the rest of 13 acers is fenced and has alarms and cameras and able to add electricity to at any time. We have rolls of barb wire as needed we have 3 dogs 2 of are great Pyrenees even the roosters alert us of stranger or something on property. My house sits up above anything else and can see way before someone gets near by and in wooded area that is below also can see and has creeks (have removal bridge like yours)and ditches people wouldn't see and have a hard time crossing easy and would be alerted before that. We have spots also up high throughout as sniper post. Any one hears bullets here no one would think twice and have shooting range out back. The road itself is not easy to find. We are building zombie shutters for any windows and sliding doors and other doors are fortified. Im retired military and bought home based on all these factors and my husband is also and both combat veterans.
You guys are ready! Thanks for your service
PJF sent the Vikings over to check out your content. He said it was good and he was right, very good. New subscriber
Thanks! Welcome aboard!!
I like your ideas like motion sensors, they are easy to setup and are low maintance. If you would accept more maintance, maybe think about getting a few goose. They make a ton of noise if anyone get anywhere near them and should be a pretty reliable 360° alarm.
PJF sent me here! Thanks for a good program !!
Welcome!
This was another great episode Jason.
One thing you could think about is clearing path above the lower brush so you can look from an elevated position
We used to fell trees at the tree farm to keep people off the logging trails and fire breaks
I put them up higher out of reach. People will steal them or vandalize them.
The Wulooo perimeter Alarms Are AWESOME.
The Non Solar ones WILL Last 2 years, I installed mine in Aug 2021 and just needed to recharge them in Aug 2023. The Solar ones stay charged, it's been over 2 years. I use the Solar ones where there's sunlight, and the Charge only ones where not, like under thick Trees.
Each have different chimes.
Mark the Alarm Box so know which area is alerting. Position so no blowing branches cause false alarms, otherwise they only go off when large + animals or people set off.
Always use the side door to answer the front door. It puts people off balance, every time. Plus, it is at a fantastic engaging distance and I can see if there are any trailing accomplices standing to the side.
Package drop off at end of driveway using narrow walk-through and gate that is closed overnight by default.
I would dig out my creek in the area with the little bridge and the opening in the woods. That way if you pull the bridge, the creek in more difficult..
PJF sent me. Great content! Liked and subscribed! Thanks!
The Woo-Loo is a solid system. Been using it for a while. The battery life on the non solar ones last for months and months. Only problem is getting the correct sensitivity setting for the location picked.
So what I am hearing is that deadfall pits with punge sticks and large animal spring snares are ok. Weekend project. Thanks Jason
Ha! I’m sure you are asking for a friend right?
@@SurvivalDispatch Yea yea, for a friend. You know me to well.
I used to do construction, including lots of roofing. My talent was for falling through roofs, but my partner stepped on all the nails. He stepped on a drywall screw and I had to unscrew it for him. So, yep, you usually have to unscrew them. I picked up four REMFLY Perimeter Trip Alarms for $20 ea that trigger with 22 blanks and keep them in my bugout.
Superb video from my favorite educator
have you thought about radio communication your friends ,neighbors and home
Motion sensors are a good thing until they constantly wake you up with false alarms due to wind. Thermal cameras cost a lot more but give you more meaningful information.
Gate needs to stay shut all the time. Open gate is an open invitation. Great video with good information to chew on. Keep up the good work sir.
Much appreciated
I keep my gate closed and locked wether home or not it keeps the tweekers guessing.
my house Stays Cool in the Summer Because of AGLES-and As I’ve Lived here .. Those Agles ALSO HELP WITH SIGHT SEE BEFORE ‘Soneone SEES ME’.. GREAT TALK🎄👍☕️
We have Lights/Tucked Pcs. Here & There.. ✌️Be Well
Tackstrip along window ledges..
And other special places
Great Job Brother !! Pastor Joe- Viking Preparedness directed me your way & I'm glad , haven't seen your stuff in a while guess i got un Googled Back on the Sub List..Keep Up the good work .!
Also when shtf then you use traps to protect the pathways to your home in the military we use claymores to cover the pathways plus machine guns
We have rocks and small cactus. Perimeter lights of course.
Wow, thanks for the info on the WuLoo perimeter system. Looks like We'll be upgrading from our Dakota Alerts, which suck power from six AA batteries, while transmitting in the MURS radio band. We also don't have any real need for long transmit distances, and the solar/rechargeable sensors are way more practical, especially if we get total societal collapse. Also, unlike the Dakota Alerts, we'll probably have the WuLoo system deployed starting this Spring, on a permanent basis.
Most of these preparedness sites are a bunch of garbage and cost a lot. I'm in a rural region in the foothills of the Northern Rockies and I've done some things but your video, I think, is excellent. I'm now going to buy that Wuloo and work a bit more on protective devices. Thanks for getting me to again put protection on my to do list.
Amazed nobody pointed out the most obvious and useful way to fortify your property also pretty cheap if you’re resourceful. Barbed wire fences across open areas and encircle your property line. Draw up a second fence line 50-100 yards away from your home encircle with two to three gates to get in and out between the two. While barbed wire won’t stop anyone from entering it makes noise to cut it assuming the intruder has a way to cut it and climbing between it or over it with equipment rifles etc sucks buying you time. The point imo is to slow down the ingress to give dogs or sensors cameras security lights a chance to alert you. Next save all your feed sacks dog food horse feed etc. as things get more dangerous and unravel fill them up with dirt and fortify two or three fighting positions from windows in your house that get you to a 360 degree coverage without having to exit the house get a thermal riflescope and when you get an alert from dogs or other sources scan and pick off. Residential houses even with brick walls aren’t all that effective at stopping incoming rifle fire. Sandbags are a guaranteed projectile stopper. Fortify doors too longer screws for hinges dead bolts and cross boards at the base of door or sandbag them before nightfall and remove in morning. Barbed wire is just so cheap and available at least In my area it’s the most logical option for me yard sales pawpaws old barn estate sales etc pick it up if you find it for cheap doesn’t take up much space and is quickly deployable. loose wire on the ground makes coils that catch boots and pants like crazy and tangles instantly when struggling to get off of you. Also wraps around the axle of any vehicle that doesn’t have tracks and generally disables it within a hundred feet Unless it’s moving real fast when it gets tangled up.
MY FAV WOULD BE THE 12 GAUGE SHOT SHELL WITH TRIP WIRE. brutal....on3
Very good tips! I love it. Right up my alley.
To make the most of natural barriers, set up a barb wire fence with tangle foot inside the thickets. If you really have time and money, you could bury steel ibeams to deter vehicles from driving through the vegetation. In this modern tactical environment, having nvg and thermal is the only way you would see all living threats on your property.
In troubled times you need to scan the area with a thermal optic frequently to make sure the sketchy guy is identified regardless of his camo.
You're doing all the right things! ID'ing avenues of approach, creating channelization of their possible approaches, forcing them in to difficult areas, denying them use of the terrain for their own cover or concealment, alarming the approaches... you're pretty thorough 🙂 A thought tho? Do you have a redoubt in mind? A last stand space, room, or location to retreat to on your property? Just a thought. thanks again for sharing your insights.
Empty coke can.
Fishing line on tab.
Couple pebbles in can.
Treble hooks on line.
Set hook to hang from a branch.
For perimeter noise markers. The hooks catch "clothing" makes a lot of noise and causes panic.
(Fantasy only, don't make 50 of these for $10 worth of material and have a cardboard box full of them if needed. Entertainment purposes only, don't make these right now before you need them)
I have cactus around my garden because the deer we’re pulling my roses threw the fence! So now I’m putting cactus on the outside of our fence
I have spools of barbed/razor wire to run in order to slow or funnel any intruders through certain zones. I collect all the cedar stays and large posts for setting a perimeter around my house as a last line of defense, I still need more. I don't like the idea of someone having a line of sight to my house.
I also have LPOP's dugout for 24hr post watch just outside of the cedar fence. Tannerite is for zombies(golden horde). Organizing security rotation with your neighbors, having combat multipliers(nods/thermal) with a lot of back up batteries.
For my plan, if you get withing 75 yards of my house, my security plan has failed. They get that close, they may be scouting and can burn you out if you piss them off, for no other reason that if they can't have it, no one can.
Put a privacy fence gate at your opening to your creek bridge and fasten cut branches to it. It would be very hard to find for intruders in the dark.
Maggie is the best watch dog
Yep
My house sits on piers and the porch is decked, I've thought about cutting the deck in front of the door and creating a trap door where it would drop down if I needed it to by pulling a couple of pins that would be located inside the house.