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We are building in remote area. I'm really worried about theft of wiring etc. Anyone have any tips or creative suggestions to secure the house ? |
This post was edited by newbie21 on Fri, Mar 1, 13 at 19:09
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| I am in the start of my build and I have a gate at the entrance of my property (only way in by vehicle) and I have a trail cam mounted to catch any vehicle entering or leaving (or anyone walking past) the gate. I can read the license plates plain as day even when it is pitch black out...the trail cam cost me about $100.00. I also target shoot a bunch and there are lots of loud "booms" emittiing from my property that might deter anyone that might be in the area and considering an unauthorized visit. |
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- Posted by Brian_Knight (My Page) on Fri, Mar 1, 13 at 19:48
| After 3 weekends of small things disappearing I installed a trail cam just in time to catch this thief going big, just this past weekend. $650 well spent as the value of things taken were around $2500. He even took our paint and floor finish! Its almost always someone that had something to do with the job. In this case it was a kid working for the roofer. I got most of the things back and will be delighted to see him go to jail as he is under investigation for a similar incident. It takes this kind of physical evidence to get a conviction. The reconyx 950 got about 40 pics of him. I didnt even realize he had gone in through the window until I reviewed the pics later..
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| That is an awesome picture. Hope he spends plenty of time in a cell. Glad you were able to recover many of the stolen products and goods. |
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| Brian - Reconyx is a great camera. I recommended one to someone on this board in the last couple weeks. I plan to use them on my build as well... I want to put one up and have it take time lapse and have another one or two set up in the trees to take pictures of vehicles and the house. I plan to mount them up in the tree to prevent vandalism and theft of the camera. Great job on catching this guy. Only thing worse than a liar is a thief. |
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- Posted by virgilcarter (My Page) on Fri, Mar 1, 13 at 21:13
| How about a hungry bull mastiff or two on the site? |
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