I once woke up to a thief in my house searching for money...I quickly got up and started helping.

@OLDCHEMIST1

Жыл бұрын

This would be me too! I sometimes joke to my girlfriend that a thief would leave us something out of pity!

@AannshaJones

Жыл бұрын

😆

@tanikawalker2892

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Brettskei

Жыл бұрын

You guys too?

@THEBIGGESTSCUMBAG

Жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

The best genius hiding spot anywhere is the one that is NOT talked about on social media!!!

@clarkkent52

3 жыл бұрын

loo i was thinking the same..all the would be intruders home invasionist and cops know exactly where to look

@MrKmail

2 жыл бұрын

That's the one I use. 😎

@firstlast-fr1le

2 жыл бұрын

there are none. not really. You hide it based on trying to lower chances - nothing more. To secure it, buy a safe, properly install (concrete and bolts) and have it in a tight fit area so someone would have difficulty working on it. Other than that, safe deposit box.

@brianmorgan1354

2 жыл бұрын

Hillary Clinton's nether regions? "To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before."

@wandadugan9847

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

My dad was a sheriff's deputy for many years. He told me one thing a lot of thieves do is toss all the bookshelves looking for stuff hidden behind the books.

@henrybourdon6712

2 жыл бұрын

As a ex thief i agree. I also look in the freezer and ice cube trays for diamond rings and cash etc.

@jb6712

Жыл бұрын

@@henrybourdon6712 You'd sure be disappointed in my apartment; not only do I not have any up to date electronics, nor jewelry (hate wearing it), nor cash, but I don't even make ice cubes nor ice of any kind! 😁

@henrybourdon6712

Жыл бұрын

@@jb6712 Yes i would never think of breaking into an apartment because if a person can not afford a house nothing in an apartment would be worth the risk to valuable ratio. Just saying! Other than expensive hotel's that resemble small high end apartments , then one would risk climbing up the balcony for expensive objects to "borrow".

@Foolish188

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. When my Grandmother died one my cousins (pretty sure it was him), now deceased himself, searched through all her books for money. He didn't know that her money was iced into the back of her freezer wrapped in aluminum foil and plastic, labeled meatloaf, dated 5 years before she died. After my Aunt and I found the mess he left in Grammy's apartment, I told her where the money was and let her chisel it out.

@charcoalanderson8010

Жыл бұрын

@@Foolish188 That's wild. Sounds like Grandma was a pretty crafty lady!

A friend of mine 'hid' some gold chains and bracelets in the lining of his living room curtains. He said the weight of the gold made the curtains 'hang better', much like the lead weights or big coins people use to weigh down drapery. Six months later he sold the house, including the curtains and carpets in the sale and totally forgot to retrieve his £3000 worth of hidden gold. He called the buyer of his house months later, explained his predicament and asked if he could get his gold back. The buyers had took all the curtains down and donated them to a charity shop. His living room curtains were really long, old-fashioned floral things which the charity shop said probably wouldn't sell, but they'd use them as dust sheets in their warehouse. Anyway, my friend, as a last hope, visited the charity shop and his long, ugly curtains were hanging over a rail with the other not-so-ugly curtains. He didn't have the nerve to go searching for his hidden gold in the linings, so he bought them and took them home. Guess what...the gold chains and bracelets were still in the linings after many months. £3000 worth of! He was delighted, and relieved in equal measure! The curtains were redonated and returned to the charity shop and are to this day probably still there, gathering dust but a few ounces lighter in the metallic content.😅

@bc_usa

Ай бұрын

Nice fake story.

@DamianSzajnowski

Ай бұрын

​@@bc_usa What would the motivation for that be?

It’s super easy to hide things….but it’s impossible to remember where you hid them all…

@kevinrehberg8758

3 жыл бұрын

not at all... mail to yourself a registered letter telling yourself where you hid all of the stash... and keep it with your regular mails ...but DON'T open it until you need it.... If you find the envelope opened ..... you have problems then

@mikemasters4382

2 жыл бұрын

I write it in my notes on my phone

@hydrolito

2 жыл бұрын

Some times you don't hide them but socks will stick to blue jeans or other clothing on the inside so may not find them when they are in the laundry. They can also fall off dresser or table and get stuck between that and bed.

@lonniebeal6032

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikemasters4382 lost or stolen phone.... maybe a note in the safe deposit box, or in an email you save.

@mikejohn0088

2 жыл бұрын

My sister pasted a few years ago and she had hid her expensive jewelry "somewhere". She told no one where her special hiding place is and as a consequence it has not been found. It's always wise to leave a message in your important papers where you secured your belongings.

Chances of those valuables ever being stolen from a the back of a wardrobe 1% Chances of those valuables eventually being thrown away with the other paint tins 99%

@HingerlAlois

3 жыл бұрын

Well once the stuff inside the paint can rattles around when you lift it up you probably are going to look inside ;-)

@WestCoastAce27

3 жыл бұрын

Whole family has to be in on it. “Hey dad! Give me $50 - I cleaned out the garage and gave a bunch of old books! to poor kids.”

@karennewberry4694

3 жыл бұрын

@Tom absolutely.

@gregmiller9437

3 жыл бұрын

LOL! Professional burglars will tell you, the first place they go is the master bedroom. The closet, wardrobe and dressers is where most people hide their valuables. Guns, coins, jewelry etc. They will rip clothes down to look for safes and other hidden items.

@howlerbike

2 жыл бұрын

Chances of you coming home and finding open paint cans and paint all over the floor because your local burglar watched this video is? ........ I have no idea.

The way you hit the keys under that Little Rock was pretty clever but most of the other methods don't really seem that good. The hollowed-out book and the safe behind a picture on a wall are the oldest tricks in the book, no pun intended.

@HildaRealtor

3 ай бұрын

Spend less than 100, replace it to a keypad where you get alert whenever someone opens the door. It even locks itself after too many attempts.

i cut the inside of a whole bookstore out and hid a car in there.

@paulc652

2 ай бұрын

Bwa-haha ha! One of the funniest comments I've ever read:)

now i just need some valuables

@whirledpeas3477

2 жыл бұрын

Great reverse psychology, so nobody will come looking for your valuables 👍

@seanbrown9048

2 жыл бұрын

Right? Whenever I have any extra cash, I give it to Bezos for cases of canned beans and tuna.

@CrazzzzySky

2 жыл бұрын

i said that once, now i forgot where i put them ... dont bother hahahahahahhaha

@smartalek180

2 жыл бұрын

I know of this one house with all kindsa great hiding places you can go to steal their swag....;

@josephschuster1494

3 ай бұрын

You’re spot-on! My thoughts, exactly! 🤣

When i used to keep snakes as pets I used to stash valuables inside a fake rock and keep it in their enclosure

@chrisp7530

3 жыл бұрын

That's fine, but for extra security you could get a decent sized rat, have it eat a key, have the snake eat the rat and there you go. Spare house key inside of your snake. Oh shit wait - you keep your snake in your backyard right?

@gachadaisy

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@CFRobW

3 жыл бұрын

I like that idea!

@Bonzman

3 жыл бұрын

I used to give my money to my ex wife, never saw it again 🤣🤣🤣

@t-squared6406

3 жыл бұрын

that's a good one unless they took the whole snake habitat!

Well , I completed all the projects , now all I need is a couple of gold bars , some cash and jewelry, and I am good to go 🤓🤓🤓

Never put all your valuables in one hiding place, have several different places in different rooms or outdoor places. Then if your house gets broken into you won’t lose everything.

@jb6712

Жыл бұрын

That's probably the smartest comment in this entire video.

@sheubahi

Жыл бұрын

Very good idea!

I kept my spare house key on my wolf/german shepherd. Never a problem as he hated strangers.

@adler.76251

3 жыл бұрын

That's actually genius, and i'll prolly do that because i have one of those "big scary" dogs

@nunyabenni3617

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@cynthiarothrock4255

2 жыл бұрын

We had a husky mix. Dad had one rule. When us girls were home alone overnight THE DOG COMES INTO THE HOUSE AND NO BOYFRIENDS!

@septemberquest6393

2 жыл бұрын

Genius!🐕🐕🐕

@juliecarson7364

2 жыл бұрын

Good one

I hid some money in a jacket pocket in my wardrobe. Years later I found it when having a clear out. It made my day as I was broke at the time.

@jaybe2908

3 жыл бұрын

Im tied, I read this as you hid stuff in a jacket potato in the wardrobe.

@williammullen7504

3 жыл бұрын

I hid 100 bucks in my High School yearbook. I found it 15 years later after I found it in a box. Woo--Hoo!!!!

@sandbabe2245

2 жыл бұрын

I found $500 rolled up in a big floral wall hanging I got it at a thrift store months prior . It was New Years and I bought goodies yea !!!

@juliecarson7364

2 жыл бұрын

I was cleaning out from under my bed last year and in a cassette case I found $300. Made my day! I was broke!

@majorhavoc9693

2 жыл бұрын

I opened a large storage container I'd forgotten about and found $72 million dollars in cash. Made my day.

Your hiding place under a kitchen drawer reminded me of my great-grandmother, who married her sweetheart in secret and then went to her family home to wait for a good moment to tell everyone. She thumbtacked the marriage license up inside the cupboard under the kitchen sink, where it was eventually found by a plumber.

The importance of an actual safe: 1. water protection in case of a flood; 2. fire protection in case of a home fire. 3. large capacity to put in computers, cameras, not just small items. I loved your Do It Yourself wall safe with framed art in front of it! Beautiful job installing this. Again, my only concern, such a safe is not deep so I can't put in larger items. Thanks so much, very cute ending to video!

@childofcascadia

5 ай бұрын

Just a warning though "fire safe" safes may not actually protect your items. The interior of them, although the fire itself may not get thru, may get up to 500-800° in a bad house fire. That probably wont bother jewelry. But its def enough to destroy electronics and important papers or cash. If you have important documents, keep them in an off site safe deposit box like you can get at a bank.

@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307

5 ай бұрын

Put it in the safe in the cage in the panic room safe!

@sdaniels7114

3 ай бұрын

Its just the 2 by 4s holding the safe, you could cut through both of them in less than 2 minutes. I'd limit the contents of that safe. A concrete basement floor is a much more secure location

So excited to see this and then realized I have nothing to hide 😞

@jaynestag95

2 жыл бұрын

Only the food the starving people want. Nov 2021.....😲😨

@williambaldwin9346

Жыл бұрын

Well find something to hide

@elizabethiloveelohim137

Жыл бұрын

That's the best way to hide things, tell everyone you have nothing 😏

@belle9438

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I'm so sorry

@smujer1

Жыл бұрын

Me too!!

If you want to hide your valuables, just fill your house with mostly junk until there is nothing but junk piles with tunnels like hoarders do. Thieves will have a very challenging time finding anything valuable enough to be worth stealing amongst all the useless junk and just leave disgusted. Works for my dad, lol.

@briannemorna4268

2 жыл бұрын

That's what I do.

@rzella8022

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha clever!

@caolkyle

2 жыл бұрын

A water tight container in a fish tank works great also ;)

@wilberslater9967

2 жыл бұрын

Works for my dad made me lol.

@lindahollander3588

2 жыл бұрын

Yea hiding in a messy storage room,I've done that

I’d have no money left after I’ve bought all the tools needed to make safe hiding place objects and wrecking my interior walls in the process. 🤣🤣🇬🇧

@H.M.SKingGeorgeV

Ай бұрын

Literally, I would have to sell some of my valuables just to purchase the safe and the equipment to put it up, not worth it. The best hiding place is the one that only you have thought of and is hiding in plain sight.

@Haibing22

Ай бұрын

That's ok. I can wreck your walls for free

I have two safes in my home. I keep a gun safe and a floor safe. I do live in an apartment but there are almost 2 feet of space between my floor and the ceiling below me. The beautiful aspect of keeping two safes is everybody thinks I keep my valuables in the gun safe and think that is my only safe. I do find these hiding places interesting, but the BEST way to hide something is to use deception and have people looking in spots where there is nothing at all. I will also HIGHLY disagree with that hidden key thing. I have seen people walk and kick rocks looking for them. I don't recommend ANYBODY keep a hidden key within 50 feet of their doors!

@TheRealScooterGuy

Жыл бұрын

Grandpa used to keep a hidden key in one of those (obvious) fake rocks, and another hidden key above a door. Funny part was that neither key went to anything he still had. His idea was that anyone looking for a hidden key would find one of those and, upon realizing it didn't work, figure the locks had been changed and nobody had replaced the old key. His actual hidden key in case he got locked out or if we came over and needed to get in was in the old shed out back, in a spot that would take someone a bit of time to get to, since they would have to move everything from a lawn mower to some old bikes to boxes of old Christmas decorations, before they could even reach it. (And he's long-since passed, and the property sold, so I'm not giving away his secret now.)

@jb6712

Жыл бұрын

And you just told the Internet about it. Good going, giving your name along with your comment.

@wrongplanet1957

Жыл бұрын

Yep I got tipped off I had stalkers found the old keys from my rekeys all dumped out , they had been trying them on the house, it's welll over 150 ft from house

@elizabethiloveelohim137

Жыл бұрын

Now we all know where you hide things ,thanks

@iunderstanphotography2780

Жыл бұрын

Of course a crook (if they had the time) is going to lok for the fake rock keys, I'd hide them in an impossible to find/figure out place like inside hedges, nowhere near the door. Or better yet, in a neighbors' yard (if you're cool with them) if crooks found a key, it would be to the wrong house!

My first step would be to get some items that are actually worth stealing.

@leejennifercorlewayres9193

Жыл бұрын

😂 Right.

These are all great ideas, but you are probably forgetting the most important thing - people (mostly older people) often forget where they hid their valuables. So the second tip is to always email yourself (or a trusted family member) a photo or note that can remind you/them where the valuables are hidden. Maybe set up an email folder for Important House Stuff. You hear too many stories of people accidentally donating or throwing away "useless" stuff not realizing that just gave away the family jewels.

@kevinrehberg8758

3 жыл бұрын

I prefer "old school" "scramble coding" the information to a trusted family member or friend in a registered letter.. Any actual financial information I never leave in a computer. Already had one stolen from me, and with todays "hacking" who knows what hackers can read in your personal files.. A close relative of mine was the victim of a home invasion and ended up zip tied to a lightpost after the thieves took all that they could through the ATM..Some say it was an inside job because he had just received a settlement payment but who knows.. right?

@junebyrne4491

2 жыл бұрын

I hid some jewelers and i could not find it for a year. So now I email location to my son in a different town.

@jaynestag95

2 жыл бұрын

When my nan died my mother was going through all her stuff then off to thre charity shop. She checked all the pockets and in the lining she found £800 engagement ring. 18ct gold and 3 diamonds...that was back in the 70s......Oh one more thing if you find a big tin of chocolates and they were in the old nans wardrobe don't eat them. 😝 ( mothball flavour anyone)

@computerjantje

2 жыл бұрын

If an older person can't remember then I am quit sure he/she has no clue what e-mailing means

@JohnSmith-su3ze

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinrehberg8758 Def an inside job lol

6:20 she flipped that gold bar like it was a little gold painted cardboard box ! LoL 😂

@user-hm5zb1qn6g

3 ай бұрын

Good one!

Where would one hide 15 boxes of classified papers? Asking for a friend.

"Look honey, I cleaned out the garage for you. I even got rid of all those paint cans of yours".

@johnkirby6700

2 жыл бұрын

If you're not trying to hide stuff from your wife, it is best to let her know where you hid stuff from burglars. Otherwise this could easily happen.

@Hawkeye2001

Жыл бұрын

And let your trusted next of kin know to look inside that rusted old cooler box in the attic

@lampyrisnoctiluca9904

Ай бұрын

Years ago I have read a newspaper story of this kind. 200 000$ if I remember correctly... Should have used a bank.

Something you could do with the paint cans is add a heavy rock or weight in the bottom of the can and put your valuables or whatever you are hiding; then add foam padding inside to make sure if it's accidentally moved it will feel and sound like a regular can of paint with no tin sounds from stuff bouncing around inside of it.

@odomisan

2 жыл бұрын

Even better, put your valuables in waterproof bag and dunk it in the paint. No one would dare to fish around real paint.

@gblargg

2 жыл бұрын

"Honey, I threw out all those old paint cans. They were so heavy!"

@larsonfamilyhouse

2 жыл бұрын

@@odomisan not good, paint is basically water so most valuables you wouldn’t want wet. Even a sturdy plastic bag wouldn’t hold up over time. Plus, most ppl want their valuables at least somewhat accessible. That sounds more like a literal version of freezing your assets! Lol

@misskim2058

2 жыл бұрын

Can even pour a thin layer of the same color paint over your sealed, padded items, so it really looks like it inside.

@christopherrogers303

Жыл бұрын

@@larsonfamilyhouse speaking of freezing your assets, there are people that go through estates after old people die and the freezer is one of the places you want to check for stuff because they have found cards frozen in blocks of ice and little baggies of bills at the bottom of ice trays.

If you have lots of rocks, use one of those plant tags that identify your plants and put it next to the hidden bottle with the rock on so you know which one it is. Best place for long term is to pull up a bit of carpet at the corner, cut out a piece of the floorboard between the joists and you can then simply hide your stuff under the floor in a box, container or whatever. even if burglars gutted the place they're extremely unlikely they'll ever pull the carpets up. For short term, while you're away for example, hide stuff in the washing machine with a few clothes over the top. It's the last place they would look and one of the last things that's likely to be stolen.

@pf4773

6 ай бұрын

great idea-plant name tag!!!

@ladyketurahinwaiting

6 ай бұрын

Well it was the last place but now they know so it’ll be the first place 😂

@SiiriRebane

5 ай бұрын

nice washing machine might get stolen... but def it would be the first place that you forget that you hid things in, you put some more clothes on top and start program.

If you live in a location that experiences low outside temperatures, don't remove the insulation in an outside wall and replace it with an un-insulated wall safe unless you want to open it and find water inside (or even ice) ruining everything inside the safe due to condensation during the cold days/months of the year. It's better to install the safe in an interior wall. And, unless it is fire resistant/proof, don't put anything in it that you don't want destroyed if your house burns down -- use a safe-deposit box instead.

Just leave the valuables by a pile of job applications. They'll never look there.

@jeffdude6088

3 жыл бұрын

Oh snap! Lol

@geraldhenderson8487

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffdude6088 Like that one.

@mikeohagan2206

2 жыл бұрын

or inside a pair of work boots.

@juliecarson7364

2 жыл бұрын

Or inside a can of Comet cleanser

@cancel.lgbtq.6892

2 жыл бұрын

Hide your valuable in work boots and they will never find it too.

My problem is that I would forget “what” I “hid” where. Hahaha

@Kara_Kay_Eschel

3 жыл бұрын

Then it is a good hiding spot.

@The_Cholo

3 жыл бұрын

What's with the quotations? Is whatever you hid not real? And is it not actually hidden? That's some pretty slick psychology there, partner.

@dough9512

3 жыл бұрын

If I put something in a "special" spot, it's usually lost FOREVER!! I know I just need to get organized, but I NEVER get around to doing it!!

GREAT IDEALS.....THANK YOU FOR SHARING

Love how she twirls that gold bar up in the air with one hand and then catches it with one hand.

Thanks, I now know 7 hiding places never to use, because everybody knows about them! Appreciate your post! 👍👍👍👍

@Kaiya637

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for taking drugs.

@jb6712

Жыл бұрын

Obviously, you've never read anything deeper than a comic book if you don't realize these ideas have ALL been around for many decades, and some of them for more than a hundred years! There's not one thing he showed that's new; he just gave the same advice and hiding places that Popular Science magazine gave way back in the 1950's, and many women's home magazines gave at least 100 years ago, probably more.

I wrapped cash around the glass bottle of a thermos and screwed the bottom back on--it works great!

I loved the “moon landing studio footage“!

@MrAnim8orVideos

5 ай бұрын

Ah thanks! I was trying to figure out what that label said. It looked like Studk footage

I’m so glad I found this video! Many great ideas Thanks for sharing!

#5: When I worked in a charity shop I always checked the back and underside of any drawers even though it was supposed to be done by others. Paid off a few times, the best being over £100 in £20s in a jewellery cabinet. No way of getting back to the donor as it hadn't been donated under a scheme we have in the UK called Gift Aid.

@elizabethiloveelohim137

Жыл бұрын

You could have helped the poor with it

@heartobefelt

Жыл бұрын

a friend works in a factory that cuts open and recycles mattresses , they have found wads of cash a few times.

@shnuckdog7755

Жыл бұрын

@@elizabethiloveelohim137 so right, people with bad intentions have excuses for bad behavior

@randymillhouse791

Жыл бұрын

@@elizabethiloveelohim137 Maybe he did help the poor by keeping it. It appears he worked a low wage non-profit job.

@OLDCHEMIST1

Жыл бұрын

I worked as a driver for a charity and was stunned at the valuables some people gave me, saying that it was either for the charity or the bin!

update - he later discovered that one of the books he cut up was a rare first edition that is worth over $175,000 .

@anthonyperez2289

3 жыл бұрын

actually or just jokes

@siriosstar4789

3 жыл бұрын

@@anthonyperez2289 just kidding .

@ethanmorales402

3 жыл бұрын

Great Video clip! Excuse me for the intrusion, I would love your initial thoughts. Have you researched - Mahorrla Defence Wisdom Method (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now)? It is a great one of a kind product for securing your home from danger minus the headache. Ive heard some decent things about it and my cooworker at very last got astronomical success with it.

@cooldesertknight9013

3 жыл бұрын

@Sirios Star LOL good one. Salaam to you and to all.

THANK YOU!!! I’m always trying to think of good hiding places for special things, but I’ve never been as clever as you! I needed this!

@queens6583

Жыл бұрын

These tips are as old as methuselah!

KZread recommended this. Thanks. Your book ideas gives me the idea to put our old college textbooks to good use. Also, there is space under the drawer, too.

Note: Make a map of all these hiding spaces and seal it in an envelope and give to someone you trust to open upon your death. If something happens to you, these things may get thrown out.

@joewoodchuck3824

2 жыл бұрын

The map could be made into gps or self assigned numerical coordinates. No drawing, just numbers. The area code or any set of numbers can be the room number in a mental that makes sense to you. Put the whole thing as fake phone numbers and names, or email addresses, or any combination into your phone.

@Wguy56

2 жыл бұрын

A friend died unexpectedly; we knew he had a safe deposit box at the bank. We FINALLY found the key hidden in the hem of his bedroom curtains!

@dbrunsrtrom

2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of trying to coax the hiding spots from my father after he developed dementia. I'm sure I missed items that will never be found until the house is demolished.

@barbwall3678

2 жыл бұрын

@Bobby Baucom ...often old keys were used as weights in curtain hems if they were too sheer and to help them hang properly

@tc2882

2 жыл бұрын

@@Wguy56 That's why everyone should make a "If I die..." pack, given to someone you trust, with info that would be needed in the event.

You have to be careful with things under mattress, on shelve (including books) planters and drawers. The first things they do is take out drawers and empty them, clear shelves so loose items will fall out and generally ram sack the place to find hidden objects.

@andielliott7721

2 жыл бұрын

And you know this how?

@brianmorgan1354

2 жыл бұрын

It's "ransack", and with a name like "Shockley" you should KNOW that.

@johnkirby6700

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, these tricks are for keeping stuff from the average person. A professional thief knows about this. When the cops search your house, they tear it to pieces if they don't find something right away. Even rip out the drywall. Best not to keep anything they're looking for anywhere near your property.

@TheRealScooterGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@johnkirby6700 -- The best hiding places are in plain sight.

@randymillhouse791

Жыл бұрын

Especially in Los Angeles! Their Quarterback gets Ram sacked in almost every game...

I absolutely love these ideas.

Very entertaining. Good ideas too. Thanks!

Pro-tip; make sure you are sober when you hide your stuff, otherwise you wind up doing an Easter Egg hunt to find your stuff.

@rmd8873

3 жыл бұрын

I hope I remember this comment when I sober up! 🍺

@lisalee2885

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you don't die and books get tossed, furniture gets sold etc....hint..write it down or tell one person

@jthepickle7

3 жыл бұрын

You too!?

@CONEHEADDK

2 жыл бұрын

@@rmd8873 I'm just commenting to help - hope you're sober now.

@rmd8873

2 жыл бұрын

@@CONEHEADDK Kind person, I spoke in jest. Peace

The people who broke in my parents' house pull all the books out to the floor so I guess the book tricks are well known. Same as the paint. If you keep a spare key outside, I would leave it far away from the door because they'll look around in close areas.

@LRN2DIY

3 жыл бұрын

Good points! I feel like I can't actually use the first 6 because my video is on KZread, but the wall safe is really nice to have :)

@Flav_M

3 жыл бұрын

If i ever get into the robbing thing...I'll remember to bring a portable reciprocating saw (or a big dude and hammer) to remove those two flimsy studs and just carry the safe out. Good knowledge to have just in case lol

@romaintrevisiol9159

3 жыл бұрын

@@Flav_M You would have to switch off the breaker because you could get zapped pretty bad if you hit a wire. Most burglars won't stay longer than a few minutes in the place, they'll go as fast as possible to the most obvious valuable things. If you give them a bit of trouble, they usually don't stay around trying to figure it out. Books are easy to pull out of the shelves and a quick look on the floor will show a hollow one. If the book stays closed though, they probably won't see it in a rapid glance.

@hillaryclinton2415

3 жыл бұрын

I planted 10 fake keys. They found and tried them all.

@ianhill4585

3 жыл бұрын

@@hillaryclinton2415 Were the keys to Bill's chastity belt? I know who my first suspect would be. 🙄

I actually hide all my valuables in a really good hiding spot outside my house. It’s such a good spot I doubt anyone could find it.

I had a lot of enjoyable, very useful information while you were having a lot of fun THANK YOU

Rent a safe deposit box and keep a list of your stash places there along with your will and important papers.

@TheRealScooterGuy

Жыл бұрын

^^^ This (Although you could just keep that stuff in the box.)

@wyominghome4857

Жыл бұрын

@@TheRealScooterGuy Well, that would be the best place, but with some things you have to have them available frequently and the bank isn't always open for the SDB.

@user-hm5zb1qn6g

3 ай бұрын

Don't keep your will in your safe deposit box. The bank freezes the box when you die. It will take a court order to drill open that box. Keep your will at home. And a copy with the lawyer or the executor.

@wyominghome4857

3 ай бұрын

@@user-hm5zb1qn6g Exactly. We left copies with the executor and two of our grown children as there are no surprises in the Will, but your comment makes me want to verify with the bank what the drill is. The point is to keep a copy of your stash places. I used to keep my few valuable pieces of jewelry in a hollowed out book on the shelf with an extensive book collection, but then realized (a) I might become so addled I forget which book and (b) the kids will probably cart all the books off to the thrift store without looking in any of them. :(

@user-hm5zb1qn6g

3 ай бұрын

@@wyominghome4857 That's what would surely happen at my house, too. I'd probably go into maniac cleanup mode and things would get tossed, including all these goofy hiding places. I have a safe deposit box for my valuables. Nobody's breaking into that climate-controlled bank vault and nobody's accidentally throwing out my stuff.

I hide things so well, even I can’t find them a day later!

@amanofmanyparts9120

2 жыл бұрын

A day? I just leave things in one room, walk into another, walk back again 5 minutes later and can't find them already!

@keithstewart7514

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, still haven't found my pre 98og kush..... But when I do, yahoo, yahoO

@hydrolito

2 жыл бұрын

If you have wife, children or housekeeper they may have moved it.

@hydrolito

2 жыл бұрын

It may have fallen from where put it if socks might have stuck inside pants or other clothing.

@Kaiya637

2 жыл бұрын

because you take drugs.

Thanks for these hiding places. I liked the spare house key in the empty med bottle with the rock glued to it.

Love how Daughter just strolls in and helps herself...just like mine! Good video, thanks

I love how he says "no one can tell." (All except for the 350K people who include home thieves.

@jerrymiller276

3 жыл бұрын

'xzactly!

@gwarlow

3 жыл бұрын

Thieves are not going to take time to search through every book and fake plant. Speed is of the essence and they will check the usual places that they find things of value, where MOST people leave them.

@AKHWJ3ST

2 жыл бұрын

They won't check every rock. Unless the special one stands out, they probably won't find it.

@charleslytle7529

2 жыл бұрын

you just told all crooks where to hide in the house-now they can come rob my house-thanks for being dumb

@lotuselansteve

2 жыл бұрын

@@charleslytle7529 We have over a thousand books and one holds my back up drive. Even after watching this video they are not going to search every book just in case I also saw the same video. NO crook will look for a rock in a rockery. However, the safe behind a large painting is in almost every crime film so that is a little obvious. Most crooks are the dumb ones and want to be out ASAP so just look, as mentioned above, in the obvious places.

I don’t recommend the envelope on the back of the drawer. My house was robbed, and the burglars took out every drawer and dumped them out.

@gjaeigjiajeg

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. It sucks getting robbed as is. Imagine the additional humiliation of them knowing my confessed love for whitney.

@benholroyd5221

3 жыл бұрын

So rape alarms and pepper spray booby traps then?

@asktheetruscans9857

3 жыл бұрын

Happened to me too. Stole everything but my work boots.

@sandbabe2245

2 жыл бұрын

@@asktheetruscans9857 that’s just opposite for me ! All my 50 shoes, clothes and kitchen GONE !!

@LizzyTexBorden

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, and every book off of every shelf.

No thief would ever think to look behind the framed pictures, good idea.

Omgosh...I'm totally addicted to your channel. Where have you been my whole life?! ♥️ this vlog. Very clever hacks. I've put my spare 🗝️ under a rock, it rusted alm didn't work and/or shifted and lost over time. But this is such a better hack. Hollowed out section of books, way more disguisable? Great video. Tfs... Blessings, L

@queens6583

Жыл бұрын

Except burglars just pull out the books and drawers first thing.

The first thing I would steel would be that cool Star Wars picture!

Best place to hide stuff is in a safety deposit box at a bank.

@leejennifercorlewayres9193

Жыл бұрын

What if the Illuminati shuts down the banks?

@nell3753

Жыл бұрын

Thank u. Agree & I have a larger one I rent,. 🙂. & At approx. $150 year for rentals. Smart safe idea!

@Wguy56

3 ай бұрын

Hard to find where I live- Mpls. The old banks downtown have become boutique hotels, or whatever, and the suburban banks don't have them.

@niveknospmoht8743

Ай бұрын

That is until the bank cleans it out for you declaring you haven't paid for the service, only to be an 'accounting error'

Pretty good ideas ! Thank you !

Thanks bro. Thats helpful for my next break in.

I found a perfect hiding place for my valuables... I know because my nephew, who has been in and out of rehab MANY times and has a rap sheet longer than Webster's dictionary, came to visit. He knew I had some heirloom jewelry and went looking for it while I was out (it was quite obvious that he had looked). He never found it. It was in a baggie taped onto the top of the exposed duct-work in the basement (There were spiders down there!). I've moved since then and have it in an even better (IMO) place now.

@lummoxx8586

2 жыл бұрын

That is where I hid my Playboy mags years ago!

@doghouseriley4662

2 жыл бұрын

The big question is why a person would allow a career criminal with a drug habit to enter their home?

@dprcontracting6299

2 жыл бұрын

@@doghouseriley4662 My question exactly!

@jb6712

Жыл бұрын

@@doghouseriley4662 Exactly what I was thinking!

Little known fact: Most burglars are only there because they hope to find love letters to Whitney Houston.

@kathyelliott6051

2 жыл бұрын

What ??? Your kidding right???

@furryface1057

Жыл бұрын

made me Laugh

I worked in an apartment building for many years. When we painted a place, we always removed things instead of taping and painting around them. A great hiding place was behind the stove/oven unit. We had a game going on where I would remove a medicine cabinet from the bathroom wall that fit between the wall studs. Behind it was a cavity where things could be hidden. Remove 4 screws, the mirrored cabinet came out easily. The game was to hide insulting notes, filthy pictures, someone's car keys, with the date on it and see which one of the helpers would find it first. One time I found what I thought was a rubber glove decayed and stuck together with my name on the note. Nope, it was a several year old pile of condoms. Who the hell removes a medicine cabinet or a stove/oven unit when they rob a home?

ALWAYS put a stash of valuables in a place commonly used (MASTER BED ROOM CLOSET). SACRIFICE a $1000 in cash, get a large CZ solitaire in a substantial ring box, put a valuable watch inside, String of pearls, sliver spoons, baby shoes, photos, altered birth certificates, make altered copies of bonds, etc. Silver coins. Go to a flea market and purchase coin collection or a stamp album. Family photos (they don't have to be yours). Put as much in it as you have elsewhere, just faux. The best $1200 you will ever loose. In the case of a home invasion that is the space you reluctantly reveal.

Interesting but: first, putting stuff in "empty" containers. A family member is looking for paint, finds the "empty" container, and helpfully throws it out (happened to us with some valuable stuff). Second, this is why burglars tear a place up; they figure that you have hidden stuff somewhere and just tear the place up. Worth reading: Edgar Alan Poe, "The Purloined Letter" a great short story on hiding (and finding) valuable stuff.

@Ninety5percentAngel

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very interesting and informative story.

Now I understand how and why when my wife bought a fake plant at a yard sale, she found a diamond necklace in it months later when she dropped it.

@thisismagacountry1318

2 жыл бұрын

Did she remember which yard sale and return it to the elderly person?

@Erin-Thor

2 жыл бұрын

@@thisismagacountry1318 -- No she was a republican, dishonest, no values or integrity.

@blackmuslimconservative

2 жыл бұрын

@@Erin-Thor Talk about irony.

@mikesharkey2010

2 жыл бұрын

Ahhh... so that was the story she gave you about that diamond necklace...

Any type of "dry" product container which is usually stored in the fridge (ex. cylinder shaped panko or corn meal container) works well to conceal valuables too. Just be sure what you place inside is not affected by cold or moisture. Even if the perp goes to the fridge to grab a bite or drink, they ain't going for the corn meal. ; )

The hollow metal post of a chain link fence has a cap held on by friction. It can be driven off by blows applied to an upward-angled screwdriver. Then a soft drink can or plastic bottle with its top removed and a metal bail attached can be lowered down. To retrieve, a hook from a modified coat hanger can be used to snag the bail.

thieves smashed my home windows and my door was open then stole my broken computer which looked new and left the dirty one which worked.

My Spicer and Pegler book on taxation would have been ideal for this application and provide such pleasure in pushing it thru my table saw.

@grizzlygrizzle

2 жыл бұрын

One thing to keep in mind is that virtually everyone who has books pushes them all the way to the back of the bookshelves, and books vary in the width of their pages and covers, which means that their depths on the shelf are varied. The bindings are not all the same distance from the back wall of the bookcase. So a multi-book safe would look more natural if it were made with staggered bindings.

I wish I had the kind of life where I needed a secret hiding spot

@user-hm5zb1qn6g

3 ай бұрын

My wife has a secret hiding spot. Well, she must. Because she's always telling me I haven't found it yet....

Number one priority is don't let them get into your house. Fit good quality doors and windows with strong hinges and many locking points. They don't want to hang around to be seen forcing a door. I have no large opening windows downstairs. Fit an infra red motion detector outside with a light or alarm. Fit a burglar alarm indoors. Make things hard for them at the rear of the house by fitting tall gates and fencing. I have a lockable six foot steel vertical bar gate. Grease the top to deter them climbing over.

@CatsAreNiceMeow

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! I have only a couple of inexpensive valuables but I’m adding windows bars and door metal reinforcers so I don’t have to deal with a creep breaking in my house..

@bill-2018

Жыл бұрын

@@CatsAreNiceMeow Yes, make them look for an easier target elsewhere. I did these at the rear for home security but also to keep my motorbike secure, in a shed out of the weather and not instantly visible.

@CatsAreNiceMeow

Жыл бұрын

@@bill-2018 Sone people say some criminals can be enticed thinking you have things in your house if you put up window bars but I think most all would not bother finding a way to disassemble them. The ones I’m putting up will be made professionally so they will be even tougher to disassemble.

@bill-2018

Жыл бұрын

@@CatsAreNiceMeow Yes, keep them out.

@prefersoxygen9373

6 ай бұрын

Big dogs work very well

Whenever I want to hide something from my wife, I put it in the oven. 😜

@paulv7217

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@don.richard8823

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulv7217 My wife hates to cook hahahahaha

@aldunlop4622

3 жыл бұрын

I bet she hides it in the washing machine.

@paulv7217

3 жыл бұрын

@@aldunlop4622 That wouldn't work in my house I want my laundry done right so I do it myself

@turtleinashirt

3 жыл бұрын

Did you literally mic drop after you typed that? Lol

Hiding candy just went to another level...I bet one could find the perfect size book for their preferred bar. An ammo magazine of chocolate :D

@MooKau_

2 жыл бұрын

As someone that grew up with stoner parents, this works well.

I put my wedding ring on a wreath hanging on my wall when I left for vacation. It took me 6 months to remember where I put it.

Use soft foam in the paint can so when it's shaken, it doesn't rattle

This is why a safety deposit box is the best place for valuables. If you do get robbed they won't get much

Where my kitchen cabinets meet in the corner is an open/hidden place. With a screw attached up inside I can hang a small bag for silver/gold/whatever.

If you really want to learn about great hiding places, ask anyone who was a pot-smoking teenager in the '60s or '70s. For instance, our mother found my brother's stash hidden under his mattress. I coached him on being more imaginative, telling him that, when I was a teenager, I unscrewed the built-in intercom from the wall in my room and thumbtacked an envelope full of joints inside the drywall. "Just don't drop it in there like I once did," I warned him. My brother went home. The next day I got a call from our mother asking me if I knew why he immediately went to my old room and smashed a big hole in the drywall under the intercom.

Well done! Left me with a laugh at that. Love the paint can idea!

A thug watching this video: "Humm next time I'll rob books, fake plants and empty paint cans..."

@TroyQwert

4 ай бұрын

That's what those thugs are busy with: they watch KZread hacks.

Oh yea we just publish every good hiding place for the crooks, great idea.

After my grandpa died, my grandma gave me all his old clothes because I was about his size. I dutifully accepted them, though I had no intention of ever wearing anything. Before I took them all to a resale shop, I went through the pockets and found $300.00 in the pocket of a one-piece, powder blue Leisuresuit from the 70s. Look it up. It was fabulous! P.S. I gave the $300 to my grandma. 🙂

Great video. I love how intricate you were with the numbers.

Using these exact tips...I was able to hide a ski mask, pair of gloves, and a bloody knife.

@bill7101

3 жыл бұрын

I’ll bet O.J. Wishes he’d known that trick..

@nunyabenni3617

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@lawrencehenson8494

2 жыл бұрын

OJ was a MURDEROR FACT

@brianmorgan1354

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you got reimbursed for the cleaning bill by the person(s) you used those things on.

@gilliannesharp9968

2 жыл бұрын

Lol!

The #1 'genius' hiding place is a safe behind a painting (poster)??? Well, absolutely GENIUS, that has NEVER been done.... This made my day :)

@scotth6814

3 жыл бұрын

The first place a thief will look for a safe.

appreciate the video.. That said.. you have to distinguish between the quick and quiet burglar and the burglar that tosses your place. Many of the things mentioned here are probably fine if you are expecting a "cat burglar" that sneaks in with a flashlight and looks through your home... In reality most burglars wait until you are just leaving your house (ensuring them some time) and they literally toss your house. They pull out and flip every drawer, pull down any books on bookshelves and knock pictures off of the wall. All of that can be done in about 5 minutes in a normal sized house. And that for the most part would negate all of the hiding places except the rock outside. So I'd kind of stay away from hollowed out books, things taped to drawer backs and safes behind paintings. The rock one was very good though and I did like the paint can idea.. I'd probably put some bubble wrap or foam in it so that it doesn't rattle.

Good ideas, and bravo to you for arranging the tools to make the numbers for each hiding-spot item. :)

@Kaiya637

2 жыл бұрын

yah because you don't want anyone to find your drugs that you take.

The rock glue in the bottle method works real well when the ground is frozen and there is snow on top of it.

@jazzcatt

2 жыл бұрын

They also float out above ground with it rains. You have to find a good way of counteracting the buoyancy of the air in the bottle.

@tc2882

2 жыл бұрын

The key (pun intended) is to find a hiding place/method that is easily memorable, but inconvenient. Like behind something that you might have to break to retrieve it. Or have to reach awkwardly, or even kneel or lay on the ground to get it. After all, if a thief is determined to get your stuff, he will. But most would just as soon choose an easier target. So the first step to not getting your stuff stolen is to NOT make it obvious you have stuff worth stealing.

@kevinn2216

2 жыл бұрын

I once used to use a similar method in my previous home. I got an empty Godiva metal chocolate box about 1"x1.5"x3", put my spare house key into it, wrapped the box in a sealed polythene bag, and then buried it half a foot deep in the soil right next to a certain fence post. And then I kept a small shovel hidden in a nearby flowerpot so I wouldn't have to mess up my hands digging.

@Wguy56

3 ай бұрын

Yep...key in a fake hollow rock. Needed it in January in MN.

...and when you suddenly die, most (if not all) of your treasure ends up at a Goodwill donation collection site (or the dump), where the dedicated employees will secretly thank your relatives who all pulled together to clean out your house and garage. The stuff under the floorboards, well, the new homeowner might find some of that when they do the inevitable remodel.

@Graham_Langley

3 жыл бұрын

All I've found here were a pair of glasses in the loft and some clothing hidden behind the hot water tank.

Brilliant, this also gives this information to potential thieves.

Quite a few years ago, we bought a large deceased estate house on a very large lot, sort of on a hill overlooking the city, that had been sitting dormant for many years. There were no traceable relatives, so the government got the proceeds from the auction. We researched the history of the home ourselves and also employed a private investigator. It had been owned by a wealthy family that had all passed away one by one. We thoroughly cleaned the house and the separate garage and began to renovate, starting by removing all the internal doors and taking them into the garage for a total stripping and refurbishing. The taller and larger than normal solid timber doors each had a very well made internal cavity ( at the top ) that contained galvanised boxes, 18'' X 1½'' X 24'' deep, and were a very firm fit, so that if the doors were slammed, there'd be no rattle. The top covers were a tight timber inlay that had one screw at each end, which, when the screws were backed out a little, freed the cover allowing access to remove the boxes, obviously made by a true craftsman, they were barely noticeable - the screw heads were less than a ¼'' wide and hidden by a timber plug. There were 15 doors and the boxes were not at all empty, most of the contents were wrapped in material to facilitate a firm fit and to prevent any rattling.

@larsonfamilyhouse

2 жыл бұрын

So what did you find!? This is the best story ever!

@fins59

2 жыл бұрын

Very clever, that's upstairs for thinking, downstairs for dancing.

@jb6712

Жыл бұрын

All that blather to say....what???? By no means are houses built that way today, so that was utterly useless!

@fins59

Жыл бұрын

@@jb6712 Most internal doors in houses are hollow today, so it's even easier to do what the op is describing. I guess you're cranky because your hiding place just got revealed.

@peteormond2828

Жыл бұрын

@@jb6712 Clearly and sadly you have an intellectual handicap and so are unable to grasp the concept that any door may be modified to achieve the same result. Deriding other people's ideas or relevant comments are indicitive of my earlier assessment. It is a shame that I cannot post a cartoon-like diagram that perhaps would be easier for you to visualize and then apply to your situation - perhaps when you actually get your very own door that you're able to modify without getting permission to do so.

Year's ago I had to go away for a few weeks for work, I put my cash under the bottom drawer in the kitchen. Some years later while redecorating I found a several hundred dollars under the bottom drawer and realised that I had totally forgotten I had hidden the money there.

@eddieboggs8306

3 жыл бұрын

Great feeling to find money you forgot about having.😁

@karennewberry4694

3 жыл бұрын

I offered to loan my sister $ 1000 , which she was too proud to accept. I put it in an envelope under my mattress , waiting to take back to deposit in bank. Anyhoo... At least 6 months later, flipping mattress to air and find the $$$😂

@fredgarvinMP

2 жыл бұрын

First world problems.

@glasshalffull8625

2 жыл бұрын

Decades ago my grandparents went out of the country for business. They were gone about a year and while they were away their house was burglarized. Jewelry, cash, etc was stolen. A police report was filed and an insurance claim. A year or so later they took down the drapes and my grandmother found that she had sewn the really valuable jewelry in the curtain hem. Not sure if they reported the discovery to the insurance company. 🤔

I’m going to start opening old paint cans I find at the dump. The worst place to hide things is inside something people are going to throw away without opening, like paint cans, trash bags, etc., because if someone is helping you clean they are going to toss those things!

Thanks for the tips. I'll know what to look for next time I'm out for the night!

Do NOT put a hard drive in a paint can that you are going to hammer close. Both fine mechanical and electrical solders really do not like the short shocks induced by hammering.

@JustinKais

2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever put on a paint can lid? You don't wail on it like you are building a workbench. Hard drives can withstand far rougher treatment.

Also leave out decoys, stuff that isn't valuable but looks valuable. Buy some cheap not working laptops, or some costume jewelry and keep that in a jewelry box on the dresser and hide the good stuff, burglars are usually in a hurry and will take what they find quick. Always leave a $5 bill on the table with a note that says, 'back in a minute, be sure to feed the dog'.

When I was in the Navy, we made a false front out of cereal boxes and hid our liquor behind it.

@gwarlow

3 жыл бұрын

So, where did you keep the cereal? Was it hidden behind a false front of liquor bottles? Just messing with you. Cheers.

@nautifella

3 жыл бұрын

@@gwarlow We gave it to the guys that didn't drink. We found two of them.

@sandbabe2245

2 жыл бұрын

I made my hide spot in a AJAX can and hid under sink with sponge on top

@brianmorgan1354

2 жыл бұрын

coo-coo 4 Jager Pops, were ya?

@lampyrisnoctiluca9904

Ай бұрын

What makes you so sure that they never found out? That kind of places have strictly forbid it and then ignore it policy concerning many things.

Hiding in the paint cans and identifying which one. You could simply write on it and say "contains jewelry etc".

@daleviker5884

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

Good job ! Keep giving up all the hiding spots. Now every one knows where to look.