Any of you have a home security system?
 

If so, what kind? Where'd ya get it? Cost?

Things are getting so bad around here and I think someone has helped theirselves to some of my tools here lately. Back last summer someone broke into my aunts house, located about 100' away from mine. Then this evening a lady told me that last Friday night someone stoled thier 2 ATV's right off their carport while they slept. Said they didn't even know it till Saturday morning. But I've been hearing all kinds of stuff like this all the time lately. It just seems like it's getting rediculous.

So anywho, I'm thinking of getting a home security system for my place as soon as I can come up with some extra money. I remember a while back that Walmart had a package deal that ran some $300 or so. But wasn't sure what's all in it since I didn't check it out. Will have to make a trip to town and check it out.

Any suggestions out there?

2 x bull mastiffs, most people won't come up to the house.

I have a great system. If someone breaks into my house the coroner is immediately notified.

Yes, we have an awesome security system - 3 dogs!

Check out this website. Might be something on here that can help you...

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...ce-_-Spot%2005

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How far are you from emergency response? If you are more than 20min then the ones you see advertised on TV probably aren't cost effective. By the time the siren goes off, alarm company notifies LEO and they respond, the bad guy is long gone.

If your only objective is to prevent theft- save yourself some money and just buy a siren, a few pressure or magnetic sensors and set up your own system. The alarm will cause the bad guys to flee, your stuff is secure and you're not paying a monitoring service.

A few "fake" cameras mounted to the eaves work well also. 35mm camera lenses can be found in any pawn shop for a couple of dollars. Throw in a little elbow grease, sheet metal and a metal brake and a piece of old tv coax and you have yourself a fine looking camera.

The best "security" is to harden your target so that the house down the road becomes an easier target.

4 dogs and a couple of neighbors that are very, very vigilant, on this back country road we watch out for each other..

That and add to it cameras.. With 24/7 recording.. Even if they do break in when we aren't home, they probably won't find the recording equipment.. If they even notice the cameras in the first place...

Guess I am the odd one out here. My hubby is a Nicet level IV Alarm Tech. That is the highest level there is. He has been in the security business for 30 years. We have an alarm system both fire, burglary and a few other tweaks that is NOT dependent on landlines. We also have alarms in the barn and CCTV in the barns that are recorded. We also have dog (s) He is about as safety and security conscious as someone can get. Annoying at times... but that is another story.

All depends on exactly what you are looking for and what you are willing to spend. Whether you are dependent on emergency response or just want alarms etc. There are many factors involved. Feel free to pm me if you like and tell me what you are looking for and I will be happy to talk to Dh about it for you and get you some suggestions.

2 dogs, 3 family members with guns.


Electric system with monitoring...no, but Id like to get one. Its gonna have to work with the dogs though. My fear is coming home to someone already inside.

I used to answer alarm calls. I never had one that had a burglar except for one time. that time I was around the corner from it when it came in. I answerd arount 5 per day. What difference if you are notified now or in the next day that you place was broken in to. The burglars have taken everything they want by the time I got their.I always got their before the police did. I would sugest a dog of any kind.

In all the years as a residential contractor I have set off alarms while working when the owner was not home. I have never, NEVER had the police respond. In one situation two men from the security company showed up in a car an hour after we set off the alarm. The owner eventually came home from work and turned it off. In the two times I had to dial 911 the response time was over 45 minutes for both of them. In one situation, a guy was beating the hell out his girlfriend in front of my house at 3:00 am. I turned on the lights, grabbed a shotgun and big brave man split real fast. 40 some minutes later a Sheriff pulled up. Just in the knick of time!

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Here's mine.

Big dogs that like people, but look and sound scary. Numerous little dogs that will gnaw their ankles from every direction.

If you have a webcam you can use it as a motion detecting security system camera with off site storage of your Pictures at dropbox or google drive with free software.

My home insurance agent told me that research shows a dog is the best deterrent there is. Security systems are worthless. The burglar is already in and out by the time the police are notified and get there!

We don't have any burglaries around here. Everyone has multiple dogs!

Have to agree with getting a big dog. Just the presence of our two big German Shepherds in the yard is enough to keep people away. They would be foolish to break in to the house when we're gone.

I utilize several security systems and so far have not had much trouble. I start out with deterrents... A dog whose ears are pretty keen, Smith and Wesson provides another "branch" of my security, which is made more effective when coupled with everyones basic belief that I am more than a little off balance mentally. Then just to make sure my belongings are protected I dont own anything worth stealing.

Same here, first line of defense are locked doors, second are my dogs, third are my guns....I too don't have much worth stealing...that is if you value your life more than a 40" Samsung TV.

So that means there's always someone home! That's not the case here.

That's the type of security system I'm interested in. If someone drives up, snoops around, or breaks in to my house, vehicles, or storage buildings, then they'll be recorded and hopefully will be identifiable. I don't live in a very populated area and just about anyone can be identified by someone around here. I really believe that some of my tools have walked off with a co-worker who knows when I'm home and when I'm not. I also believe my aunts house next door is being broke into by one of her great grandson who lives close by. He's a druggy!

Just can't go with big dogs around. I have numerous kinfolks coming around all the time and my kids have a lot of friends that come over. I don't want to take a chance of any of them getting hurt. I do have a little Rat Terrior that just thinks he's tough and undestroyable. He'll drop his head down, hair standing up on his back, and he'll circle around the back of you and grab your pant legs and give them a good shake. If your not wearing pants then he'll bite around on the heel of your shoes. But he's hardly ever bitten anyone.



Well I'm looking to hide some outdoor cameras and record who comes on my place and hopefully catch them in action. It just seems to me that if you don't have a picture of the person doing the stealing, then your not gonna get much help from the local law. Just about everybody around here knows who's doing most of the stealing, but it seems the law just don't want to try to catch them very bad. One person has been such a profession at stealing, dope dealing, and not getting caught for the last 40 years that I almost believe he's bribing the sheriff. How can you get by with it that many years and not spend anytime in jail?

OK, if you're just wanting documentation/photos, have you considered just using some game cameras scattered around? It would be fairly easy to hide them.

Do they come with video or are they just a still camera? And also, would I have to be erasing pictures everyday of my cats and dog who occupy the area?

I have nothing worth stealing :(

window alarms, yapping dogs...
but my old shih tzu has been the best alarm ever... he has warned us 3 times over the years that someone was trying to break in thru a window by a low growl. ((Best dog ever)) He is old, blind, and half deaf now so we have some yappy dogs that bark. Our newest being a shih tzu/chi cross we got.

The higher end ones have video capability. There are a ton of YouTube clips to let you see video quality. Mine are just still cameras. Each camera flash card holds about 1000 pictures.

ETA: come to think of it, yard critters could burn through some video in a day's time. Probably wouldn't be a cost effective alternative to a simple video camera and a lot of storage

2 JRT's that smell you 5 acres away.
Someone is ALWAYS home, and everyone knows how to shoot.
ADT alarm system that came with the house.
Glass breaks, motion detectors, video survailence.
The neighbor recently added an LGD to their land, and he's a yapper.

ADT is ALWAYS running deals.
I would check with 2-3 local security companies in your area and see who will give you the best deal. ALSO don't forget to call you insurance company and let them know you have a security system. IT will reduce your rates!!

Like JTM, I don't have anything worth stealing! :pound:

But most of my clients have security systems, and I accidentally set one off one time when the client set it and forgot I was coming to clean. It was a good long while before the police responded ...

Geese won't let anyone in your yard without warning you. At night though they tend to be more quiet. They also have the added bonus of 'greasing' your step so the burglar will end up on his back. :)

One way to keep the dogs from taking their pictures all day long is to point the camera level above the height of the dog.

We use the magnetic sensor alarms on all the doors and windows, but they were installed to keep my son in rather than keeping someone else out.

Security lights are particularly helpful if you're in a populated area. We just put another one up after the bicycle theft.

Im thinking of getting this cam
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http://www.amazon.com/LOFTEK-Newest-...eywords=loftek

Heres the vid on how to set it up


The cam is only $60. You can set it up wireless, only record when it detects motion. I think the only problem is hiding its shape.

The best security system is dogs. Lots of them. Big dogs that sound ferocious.
They don't need to be mean at all. Just make sure to have them inside and outside. People are afraid of them. They are a wonderful deterrent. Delivery men won't even come to your door if you have 3-4 big barking LGD outside. They sit at the edge of the road and honk for you to come to them.

Dogs bark all of the time around here. The mutt that yaps every night, almost all night long? If you're thinking your neighbor down the road is going to come running every time he/she hears your dogs barking while you are away...good luck with that. If you're going to use a dog for your security system, at least take the time to train them correctly. A determined meth head will knock the ferocious out of any dog with a lead pipe. Don't kid yourself with a false sense of security. A burglar isn't there to deliver packages. He's there to take them.

Do yourself a favor and buy a decent web cam (or two or three) that transfers photos to email or use video on a website to monitor your home while you're away. Even the cheapest (free) software offers both. If the burglars nab your computer/router, the photos of them should already be online before they even pull the plug. And TEST everything out so that it performs flawlessly before you need it.

There are plenty that work with iPhones/monitoring nowadays. The better the camera the easier it is to recognize who is entering your home/office/shed, whatever. Might be a bit of a hassle to get set up, but the peace of mind you get 'seeing' your place all secure whether you're 50 or 1000 miles away is worth that and the initial price.

I use the following and in this order, locks, dogs and guns.

Though you don't agree dogs are very good, a lot of good cameras do when you are far away...they have already taken your stuff and pawned it before you can do anything.

Lots of good thoughts above. My suggestion? If you don't have someone home all the time, make your place as hard to burglarize as possible. Reinforce your deadbolts with extra long screws (through metal plates if possible), plant hurtful shrubs under your windows, go online and buy some "neighborhood watch" signs for your yard, chain everything loose (it's a pain, but worth it).

There are very few professional burglars. Most thieves are opportunists with a drug problem. Unless you're exceptionally wealthy your place will only be the target of chump criminals. Make it a pain in the rear to bother with you. If they weren't lazy they wouldn't be stealing.

Very funny. My exact same system!:rock:

I had ADT once. I figured out pretty quick that the ADT sign in my yard was an invitation to criminals who didn't want to be interrupted by the police.

1 pit bull , 1 old hog dog, make throw them I am standing there with a 9mm