Home Protection

C

Chariot

Joined
Jul 9, 2000
Messages
173
I want to read about home protection (you know, what is absoutely necessary to have, first aid kits, knives, alarms etc) and that kinda stuff... I'm sure this has been discussed on the forums before but I don't really know what to search for in past threads... can anyone point me in the right direction? also books, websites on the subject would be interested... or you could reply to this thread and we can discuss it here (unless you think this is a subject beaten to death allready)

now i've allready got some stuff in my house, but you know, there's probably a lot of stuff you wont consider, until it's too late...
 
Good doors. Good door frames. Same with windows.

On the doors, excellent locks like Medeco™ and don't get El Cheapo Kwikset, etc.

Alarms, try to get Multiplexed [Line Security] and Monitored and not stand alone digital alarms. Get a Cellular Back-up. The Sat Back-up might be worked out by now, I have not been in the business for over 2 years now.

First Aid Kit, Smoke Detector, Fire Extinguisher...hmm...knives. Repelling boarders. Ontario Machete.
biggrin.gif


Firearms...SigSauer, Glock, Benelli, Bushmaster...
biggrin.gif

 
Getting a dog has made me feel more comfortable than ever, she goes well with the first aid kit, fire extinguisher and remington marine magnum. Of course there are knives all over the place - don't know if that is good or bad in a home protection situation though. Now, if I can just train the dog to call me..
 
Locks most importantly. After that give me a crossbow and plenty of bolts and my Kabar tucked under my bed.

------------------
Mykl
Balisong, the folding fixed blade.
 
I say get good locks, invest in an alarm system and some motion lights for outside. Inside, I suggest a baseball bat or two because they are excellent controlled force weapons in that you can easily incapacitate someone by striking a knee or leg without causing them to bleed to death like knife would and yet they are equally capable of deadly force if that is called for. Furthermore, bats, like big flashlights are clearly not weapons and the perp would have less luck suing you for whipping his a$$ than if you cut or shot him. Of course, in some situations, a gun, if you can own one, is the ideal form of protection assuming you can safely store it yet have quick access to it. A big knife like a kukri or a machete are obviously great weapons in a home invasion but remember that it is extremely easy to kill some one with a heavy chopping blade by chopping off a limb like a hand due to bllod loss. Legally, one would be completely justified in the case of home invasion, but I would imagine that many folks would settle for subduing the suspect if that can be done without endangering one's family or person.
 
#1. Locks, alarms
#2. A scary, mean, ferocious dog that is really nice to you.
#3. A telephone.
#4. A megaphone.
#5. Pepper spray.
#6. A rifle/shotgun.
#7. A bat.
#8. A large knife.
#9. A small, scary, sharp knife.
#10. Fists.
#11. One of those exploding pepper-spray wallets.

smile.gif


~jf
 
Locks have been mentioned here a lot,but doors and frames are(like Don mentioned)just if not more important.I say this from experience,11 years as a firefighter in an urban area I've had to force all kinds of doors and locks.What I've learned is its the wood around the lock that fails not the lock.A steel door with a steel jam is many times harder to break down, sledgehammers and bars are sometimes not enough.This forces us to go" though the lock" not the door.We use special tools and techniques to shear off the lock and then operate the lock's bolt with other tools we carry.Wood doors with deadbolts and wood jams bearly slow us down.Guess what kind of doors and jams I have?
smile.gif
I always say I don't have to have the hardest house to break into,just harder than my neighbors.
 
Where do I get me one of them wallets?

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Whirlwind:
#1. Locks, alarms
#2. A scary, mean, ..snip

#11. One of those exploding pepper-spray wallets.

smile.gif


~jf</font>
Click to expand...

 
Lone Hunter, I share your sentiment about "comparative strength".

I live in a condo complex, and I must shamefully admit that I was a little disappointed when a few of my hallway neighbors added deadbolts to their entry lock doors - because before that I was the only deadbolt and therefore the hardest target on the floor!
 
Brian,

What a great looking beast! What is making that 146 lbs? I see shepard in there, is there mastiff too? They have a lot of beef. I feel sorry for whoever does the vacuuming at your place!

Storm
 
The 146 pounds is this week - he's having another 2 lb. per week growth spurt, and is on his way to 160-170. Stands about 5'9" on his hind legs.

There is no shepherd, and there hasn't been any mastiff in the line since they were originally - naturally - descended, about 1000 years ago.

That, my friend, is a purebred (Russian FCI and American UKC registered) Caucasian Ovcharka - possibly the most intelligent and powerful pure guard dog on the planet! The difference between a guard dog and an attack dog is that a guard dog has no desire for physical confrontation. He wants you to leave. Now. Quickly and quietly. If you take one step back and remove yourself from his perimeter, you will be considered no threat, and unaccosted. If you press the issue, though, you will be subdued - in no uncertain terms.

In home protection terms, he acts as a deterrent. There's nothing in my house that's worth trying your luck with Lothar, and you'll know he's there if you so much as walk in front of the house THINKING about crossing him! The last phone guy who disregarded the "BEWARE OF DOG" signs posted at 12 foot intervals around the fence and jiggled the gate was found frozen in his boots while Lothar (at the time only 6 months) went ballistic.

Drop me a note off line for more pics, info, links, and bragging!
 
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by gearfreak:
Where do I get me one of them wallets?

</font>
Click to expand...

I don't know. I designed the idea myself.
smile.gif
I give it to the public as long as no one profits from it except from the victoms of crime.
smile.gif


~jf!
 
Hey Brian, I'll see your Caucasian and raise you a Central Asian
biggrin.gif
(I'm talkin' about 300+lbs. of attitude folks
smile.gif
)

------------------
C.O.'s-"It takes balls to work behind the walls "
 
Brian, that's a beauty. I've been checking out Filas. Not so pretty, but...awesome.

Jailhack, 300+ pounds? You should hope for frequent burglars to keep the food bill down!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top