I thought this would be an interesting video for those not stuck in the city.
I thought this would be an interesting video for those not stuck in the city.
Great ideas. In my case planning for home security started even before I bought the land. It took me several years to find just the right property. My new home will be more than 3 miles off a little used county road behind 2 locked gates. The nearest private land from our place is several miles away. The house will be situated on a slight slope partially hidden in the trees overlooking a valley that runs through my property. There is a small hill about 1/4 mile from the house that has a 360 degree view for miles in all direction that would make a good observation point. The only unprotected spot would be behind the house, but between the dogs and some strategically placed early warning devices, it would be very difficult for someone to advance from that direction. We'll have at least an 8 - 12 month supply of fuel for the generator, for times when the sun and wind aren't enough for power, a lifetime supply of firewood, and a well and 2 springs for water. In the past I've tried solar powered motion sensor lights on some of the outbuildings for security, but the animals kept setting them off so I took them down.Guys Home defence in rural areas ESP after TSHTF must not become a simple debate about guns as it to often does, there are far more to successfully defending your RURAL home as a survivalist or prepper from the usual
1 GUN CHOICE
2 Pre marking distances from the house to spots attackers can hide at so you can dial in your scopes
3 Potential ESCAPE routes
4 OPs to watch out for intruders as society goes T*ts up
5 re-enforcing lower halves of the house walls to resist bullet penetration
6 Making the outside as fire resistant as possible if intruders use petrol bombs to try and drive you out
7 Set up noise makers and / or flares to help pre-warn you intruders are coming ( Low light or IR CCTV help as well)
8 Designated free fire zones for each member of the household
9 Always having a vehicle set up in a convenient but out of the way to escape in fully loaded with fuel and gear as soon as TSHTF
10 Planting vicious thorny and dense plants like fire thorn, black thorn etc to redirect / funnel bad guys into free fire zones
11 Install HINGED window shutters / mesh screens to prevent intruders breaking in that are closed at dusk each day .
etc etc
Great list!Guys Home defense in rural areas ESP after TSHTF must not become a simple debate about guns as it to often does, there are far more to successfully defending your RURAL home as a survivalist or prepper from the usual
1 GUN CHOICE
2 Pre marking distances from the house to spots attackers can hide at so you can dial in your scopes
3 Potential ESCAPE routes
4 OPs to watch out for intruders as society goes T*ts up
5 re-enforcing lower halves of the house walls to resist bullet penetration
6 Making the outside as fire resistant as possible if intruders use petrol bombs to try and drive you out
7 Set up noise makers and / or flares to help pre-warn you intruders are coming ( Low light or IR CCTV help as well)
8 Designated free fire zones for each member of the household
9 Always having a vehicle set up in a convenient but out of the way to escape in fully loaded with fuel and gear as soon as TSHTF
10 Planting vicious thorny and dense plants like fire thorn, black thorn etc to redirect / funnel bad guys into free fire zones
11 Install HINGED window shutters / mesh screens to prevent intruders breaking in that are closed at dusk each day .
etc etc
Great idea, except for one thing where i live.....They MUST live OUTDOORS 24 / 7 / 365, they must sense ALL of the land around them is THEIRS, that way they react to ANY and ALL unexpected visitors
Solid shutters on all ground floor windows are an excellent idea. It will slow down an intruder at least. The biggest problem is in most modern homes, even a 22cal bullet easily penetrates thru walls. If I build another home it will be 12" block, filled with rebar and cement. That ought to slow down just about any small arms fire.
1 GUN CHOICE
2 Pre marking distances from the house to spots attackers can hide at so you can dial in your scopes
3 Potential ESCAPE routes
4 OPs to watch out for intruders as society goes T*ts up
5 re-enforcing lower halves of the house walls to resist bullet penetration
6 Making the outside as fire resistant as possible if intruders use petrol bombs to try and drive you out
7 Set up noise makers and / or flares to help pre-warn you intruders are coming ( Low light or IR CCTV help as well)
8 Designated free fire zones for each member of the household
9 Always having a vehicle set up in a convenient but out of the way to escape in fully loaded with fuel and gear as soon as TSHTF
10 Planting vicious thorny and dense plants like fire thorn, black thorn etc to redirect / funnel bad guys into free fire zones
11 Install HINGED window shutters / mesh screens to prevent intruders breaking in that are closed at dusk each day .
I agree. Once the perp presented his gun it would have been game over.Personally, wouldn't be a standoff situation in my case, I'd be pulling the trigger on 'em. Kept wondering about this in the video. The old guy should have just shot him right through the glass with him at the house like that. (here's where my shotgun would have worked well).
this is one of the hardest things to teach youngsters....Can't recall if the video showed it, or if I heard it wrong, but ideally, you want to turn off the inside lights.
I'm the same way. I know a lot of people who have yard lights all over the place, some look like prison yards at night. To me I feel safer without the full time outside lights. If I need light when I go out at night I'll take a flashlight with me.Everyone feels comforted by lights, but at night it just draws attention to you. I like the dark, and feel safer in it. I remember training in the military about not looking at a flare or bright light as it takes a long time to get your eyes adjusted to the dark again.
I am trying to figure out how to make mine motion sensor without my HOA getting upsetWe pretty much just use motion sensor lights, outside at night. For one thing, it's good security. For another, cuts down on the power bill. I still have a few to change over though. Eventually, all exterior lighting will be motion sensor. (except the business sign by the road).
You can lower the sensor on it to not come on as easily. The only HOA I have to listen to is my two outside dogs. Although they do complain a lot!I am trying to figure out how to make mine motion sensor without my HOA getting upset
I know there are sensors that can be threaded in to the light socket then the bulb goes in to the sensor. It is a matter of it not being overly visible to passers by or the HOA, plus I would need it to fit within the housing of the lamp.You can lower the sensor on it to not come on as easily. The only HOA I have to listen to is my two outside dogs. Although they do complain a lot!
You could even use longer wires and mount the sensor away from the light. Just about anything can be done, just how much effort do you want to put into it.I know there are sensors that can be threaded in to the light socket then the bulb goes in to the sensor. It is a matter of it not being overly visible to passers by or the HOA, plus I would need it to fit within the housing of the lamp.
Just curious, if you have all this advanced weaponry, why would you want 50 lever action Henry rifles? Although I own a Henry and like lever actions, they wouldn't be my first choice for defense.This is actually a lot of useful information. My group's star fort property covers almost a square mile half of that is the two story tall 'star' and inside that is the three story tall fort. Based after star castle in England it has stone walls and is protected by immense forestry so it's pretty hard to see from Google earth. But despite the eight man patrol planned on top of the star and in the star which is a garage and storage facility we have no cameras.
The safe room is two meters below the entire building and has a network of tunnels spanning the property. We have no cameras and no bushes because the only way in is the three inch thick garage door which replaced the position of the original wooden door on the real star castle.
The only windows are on the third level and in the prongs of the star those are sliding windows each about a foot by a foot.
The armory which consists of two M2's one MG42 a few mortars and fifty Henry rifle replicas is on the top floor but there is no way to get to the star through the top floor.
The vehicle fleet takes up most of the parking bays and since there is only one way out we just need to put the most heavily armoured cars in front, three ferret mark fives.
We need more guns and we need cameras.
But what if they do breach the three inch steel door or the steel reinforced stone walls?
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