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Setting up the house, not that there is a ton of high dollar merchandise ;) (it's only worth what I told her I paid for it right?) but, pictures, videos, and my writing/recordings are important and irreplaceable to me.

there are TONS of DIY setups all wifi/Ethernet with hardware based recorders that can use phone/hard drive for storage.

Monitoring can be anywhere from $35 per month on up and I'm not sure I need it.

I have considered just duplicating EVERYTHING, and putting in a "Safebox"

I am really only interested in "monitoring" the Equipment room, it's sadly the only point of interest, we don't have jewelry or heirlooms to hold on to.

I am curious about any experience you might have with Self monitoring vs Monitored services and the quality of equipment, wifi setups vs wired setups.  I am not freaking out about anything, but my wife wants to feel more secure(here in the big city) :)

 

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This process has really gotten to the heart of what I really value in material possessions, forcing me to think about what would most likely be replaced and what could end up being just lost. One of those lists is really long :)

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Even cheaper ... get those giant chrome water/food bowls like you'd use for a rottweiler or a mastiff and some of those super-size rawhide bones the size of a cow femur. Soak them to soften and hack up the shit out of them with a machete. Put by all the doors. Prominently displaying one of these flags wouldn't hurt either.22473LG.jpg

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Springfield Armory is the Hamer of handguns.

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Hbom Veteran HFCer

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On ‎4‎/‎13‎/‎2016 at 8:29 AM, Jeff R said:

 Prominently displaying one of these flags wouldn't hurt either.22473LG.jpg

Posting NRA emblems or flags on your home or car might be seen as a written invitation to local thieves looking for guns.

So make sure you get a mean dog! :D

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4 minutes ago, Hbom said:

So make sure you get a mean dog! :D

... with his own gun!

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18 hours ago, Hbom said:

Posting NRA emblems or flags on your home or car might be seen as a written invitation to local thieves looking for guns.

So make sure you get a mean dog! :D

This is very true.  I've heard state and local LEOs stress this point in several safety seminars over the past year. With the overwhelming nature of the opioid problem, advertising on your house or your car that you have firearms (which can turn into cash quicker than pretty much anything other than cash) is like painting a 'rob me!' sign. One big problem is that the person breaking into your house is now more likely to be your next-door-neighbor's kid or your neighbor.  Addicts are everywhere-not just in 'bad' neighborhoods.

...unless you never plan to leave your home.

BadgerDave Veteran HFCer

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And add some visible dummy security cameras with flashing red lights.

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^ or add some real ones.

I installed a wired CCTV DVR setup.  8 channels of video, every way in or out of the house... garage, drvieway, street in front, etc.  Rolling 30 days of high def video capture, scheduled batch FTP offsite, email alerts for motion detection, night vision, and so on.  It was $600-something for the whole setup off Amazon.  A compete PITA to fish cables and stealth the DVR box (did it all myself), but there are wireless versions out there too.

It's not gonna keep stuff in the house, but its a nice complement to the alarm and will give me a lot to go off of post-incident... and all video is remote accessible via smartphone app.

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20 hours ago, BadgerDave said:

And add some visible dummy security cameras with flashing red lights.

Someone told me never get the ones with the flash light because real ones don't have the light and thieves will know they're fake... i never checked though.

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My father is a retired police officer who worked a very high crime, tough region.  One time he answered a call about a guy yelling and shooting. When he and his partner arrived they found people in the area knew who the person yelling was, called him "Crazy [Al]" (name changed) and said every so often he just went nuts like that.  To keep the story short, my father discovered that "Crazy Al" wasn't crazy at all. Rather, he was an older man with some nice things he had accumulated over the years, including many family heirlooms. He couldn't really afford nor didn't want to move, however, so to keep him and his stuff safe, he acted crazy in public and every couple of months had a "hollerin' and shootin'" episode. So everyone left him alone. 

So, not exactly a practical home security strategy, but it worked.

For a more practical solution I'll ditto the dog. When I was a kid we had a rescue Doberman. It was a friendly, gentle dog but also quite protective.  At one point there were some break-ins and shady things happening for a year or so, but our house was never touched. When someone came looking around he'd make their (and his) presence known. 

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I use a layered system. Rottweilers, Blackbelt wife, handgun by bedside only to get to ar15 safe. Cctv covers everything so I can watch the action later. Records to dvr and the cloud plus emails motion sensor clips. One must protect the family and Hamers! 'Merica! 

 

But seriously a monitored system is mostly useless according to the police here in seattle. They get so many false alarms you are lucky if they even reaond. Cctv with cellular email alerts and recording. For the cost of a single hamer the peace of mind can't be beat.

Plus it's fun to watch your rottweilers chew on the intruder while your wife kicks the snot out him later with friends! Cheers! 

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