I saw something while driving up one of my customers driveway the other day that will help strengthen your "reputation". It was a sign that read "If you can read this sign, You're in range" I found them online for sale and plan to buy one for my place in the woods. BTW, shoes on the porch are a great idea.

@anitablades6033

5 жыл бұрын

In some states if you warn someone that way, if you do ever shoot some one they call it premeditated.

drop a couple trees along the property line and funnel the traffic thru one entrance/exit. Replace the motion sensor with a driveway sensor that gets buried. Put it in the funnel. Setup a trail cam and position it to get plate numbers. Setup a honeypot trap in the yard. (something of value unprotected) Focus your trail cams so you can get a good face shot.

@AKESEBA

5 жыл бұрын

J Wells abbatis is nice as funneling method, proven in wars

If you have neighbors living there, a good rapport with them goes a long way too.

@Rocky1765

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, and neighbors also blab OPSEC because it is not THEIR property. Bad idea! I have seen neighbors somebody trusted, only to find out they were robbed of everything because the neighbor's kid turned into a real shit bag and dad blabbed all the OPSEC about the property next door.

human heads rotting in the trees on the perimeter

@Ungovernable74

7 жыл бұрын

I think we have a winner :)

@robmeglaughlin325

7 жыл бұрын

truthfully, they are just jazzed up maniquin heads like hairdressers use, but they do get one`s attention

@robmeglaughlin325

7 жыл бұрын

I used to have a big sign ,made real crudely that said `trespassers may be violated`` I used may instead of shall for legal ressons

@Ungovernable74

7 жыл бұрын

You're killing me. So they weren't rotting? I mean, how could mannequin heads rot? :)

@robmeglaughlin325

7 жыл бұрын

Something else that works , I`m a deer hunter , I`ve got lots of leftover bones, string em up with monofiliment on the perimeter as wind chimes, bleached or fresh doesn`t much matter.

The box around the lock is great.

@2000talon

7 жыл бұрын

yes i need one for my sea can too!

@integr8er66

5 жыл бұрын

@@2000talon Why, the walls are so thin you can cut a man size hole in it in less than 5 min with a battery powered sawsall, or angle grinder and nobody will hear because of remoteness. Cell enabled game cams are tops. Expensive but you will get the pictures even if they steal the camera, and if they do you can track it.

A supplement to barbed wire is making a cloner and cloning some thorny bushes to plant on any fence line. Plant every few feet and after a few years they will be grown all around the fence making something no one wants to touch. If you take the time to weave them onto the fence when young you can get a good spread. A cloner is simply a container with pump and spray bar to keep cuttings of the plant you are cloning damp till they sprout roots. A 18 gallon tote can be used to grow anywhere from 50-200 clones at a time depending on size and size of the holes you drill in the lid to insert the cut end. Most plants can be cloned this way with some just taking longer then others like trees taking the longest.

@smokysantana

5 жыл бұрын

Andrew H firethorn (pyracantha) makes an excellent barrier..no one will walk or crawl thru it.

Trade in those weak looking size 10 sneakers on the porch for a size 16 worn out work boots and hard hat next to it , , , hence a 6'8" 300Lb lumber jack giant is inside. dont forget the spider holes , God bless

@Ungovernable74

7 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA! That would probably do the trick.

@rc3291

7 жыл бұрын

and a note on the door "Had to go to the store. Be back in 30 minutes. Don't go in, Dogs are inside and are hungry"

@kcraig51

7 жыл бұрын

One of those old school metal hardhats.....

@nikkibonbon1600

5 жыл бұрын

Spider hole? Like what they used in the military to evade danger or hide?

@WulfricTheBlack

5 жыл бұрын

Seriously I have size 14 feet extra wide and I’ve had friends ask for my throwaways to put on their porch for that very reason.

Good video! as a Police Officer, I share your concern of protecting your property. Unfortunately, some people don't want to respect your boundaries of what you've established as an American tax paying Citizen. Posting "No Trespassing" signs on all four corners of your property, along with physical barriers is legally sufficient in all states as a warning to violators. Guard Dogs will also assist you in your task, when you're not home. Keep it up Brother, and I support you!

You've got some good ideas there! Another tip would be to post near your "no trespassing" signs, a couple of those signs that show a surveillance camera and says something like "This Property Monitored". You don't even have to actually have one, just let them wonder, or if you don't want to bother with the electronics, there are fake surveillance cameras that even have a little red LED light to make it look authentic. At my own home, the north side of my house runs parallel to an alley, literally three feet from it. I had problems with people literally peaking in my windows from the alley, so I planted pyracantha (Firethorn) bushes in front of each north facing window. They are fast-growing, and do surprisingly well on the north side with no sun; I also am very disabled and honestly can't pull hoses around the back, so they didn't get watered much at all, but still thrived. I kid you not, those things have three-inch-long thorns--but stunningly beautiful bright orange-red berries in the fall and winter. LOL, anyway, the board with the nails thing works pretty good, I've actually used that one in the past. Thanks Tommy!

@Doxymeister

7 жыл бұрын

horse1066 Wow, I did not know that, thank you horse1066!

@dnhman

5 жыл бұрын

same,, i have deer cam connected to cell, can call SP if trespassers show

@jim.h

5 жыл бұрын

Those fake security cameras with a blinking LED are a dead give-away that they are fake. Criminals already know this. Real security cameras don't have an LED on them. I also planted thorn bushes when I lived in a house with basement windows.

A friend of mine has a sign posted that says "We don't bother to call 911... We handle our own problems".

@Ungovernable74

7 жыл бұрын

I like those signed but I wonder, if God forbid you actually had to shoot somebody, what a jury would think of it when the prosecutor puts a picture of that sign up during the trial. I mean, it might make it easy to paint a picture of the property owner in a certain light that may not be advantageous to his defense. Can ya feel me?

@t.b.a.r.r.o.

5 жыл бұрын

@@Ungovernable74 I always think the same thing. Been on a murder jury, and an armed robbery jury. Both times at least one juror was weak kneed about letting the perp do big time for their crime. In the murder, it also involved home invasion. The perp admitted during interrogation that he held an illegal gun on the couple when the gang forced them back into their apt. A 5 yr mandatory. One juror let him off because, "That's just the way they treat each other" (drug dealers). And, "I don't think he should do that much time for that." Both statements show jury nullification, but it slipped by in the deliberation room. Anyway... I would not be surprised if the same people went full "string'em up" on a homeowner who presented, "You loot - We shoot" signage around their property. Even being overly aggressive on the net about self-D could be problematic after the fact. Be prepared, but be aware of the times we are in. Courts are not as solidly about justice as we would want.

@integr8er66

5 жыл бұрын

@@Ungovernable74 ???? Wouldn't you take it down after you shoot and long before you call 911?

@mspat8195

4 жыл бұрын

@@integr8er66 👍👍👍👍👍

place some loose change out on your door step. know the exact amt..if 'missing/less amt'=You know you had company.

Amen brother, stay vigilant, stay safe, your land is YOUR land.

Although it's no longer true, when I was a kid, country folks would lock the front door to let everyone know they weren't home, but left the back door open in case the neighbors or someone needed to get inside for some reason or emergency. Of course, this was during a time when everyone trusted people. Don't feel bad about posting your land. Not only is it your right, it's also your responsibility to control access to the land.

Thanks for the mention buddy. I'm glad the lights have worked out for you. 2 of my neighbors liked mine so much they ordered some too.

@Ungovernable74

7 жыл бұрын

Roger that.

indoor lamps on timers

@amberdunn312

5 жыл бұрын

If you could link a lamp inside with that motion sensor outside, that would be a great add measure. Maybe only have it working at night, so someone cant show up in the day and know the trick

I have a similar set up in Australia. I put corrugated iron lockable shutters on the outside of my windows, and a security screen door as well as my main front door. Just a bit of added security that stops opportunistic thieves.

Those drive way alarms are great I have them at both ends of my shop building , paint purple paint on the tops of my fence posts international sign keep out, lots of motion lights and two large dogs

@integr8er66

5 жыл бұрын

I use the driveway sensors for deer hunting. Place them in the field, then sit in the barn with woodstove and big screen TV till its time to walk out and bag one.

When we set our security perimeters in the field, we used three layers of razor wire. Lots of it. In the desert, we had Hesco barriers filled with sand and razor wire on top. The bad guys could still lob a hand grenade over or mortar us. We also had trip flares...which caught a lot of stuff on fire. Which happened. For your site, I would think a couple of trained dogs would work, 24/7 sound (like a radio, TV, or something). The bad guys don't like the light...our guard shacks had huge lighting carts facing out...literally blinding.

@TOMMYSURIA

7 жыл бұрын

No Claymores or Bouncing Bettys?

@JuanDiaz-zw7cc

7 жыл бұрын

Shark-infested moat and a drawbridge and barracks for the bowmen.

@stacywieds3831

6 жыл бұрын

What lighting did you use and where can I get some? Is it off grid?

@timschutte8310

6 жыл бұрын

Chris DIYer , that's a war zone in a hostile terrorist country bro. this video is about security at a cabin in the woods. did you not watch the video? are you ptsd and having a flash back? this is not about war.

@noneyabusiness6957

4 жыл бұрын

Chris DIYer Three layer razor wire will stop a vehicle he could also set up some tangle foot around that Incase they dismount and walk in....If there is so tall grass even better

Leave 2 big dog bowls on the porch, water and food. Also put up some surveilance camera signs.

Man o man you have a great setup! I used to trespass on my ATV like it was nobody's business...but now that I have 14 acres of my own and older, I totally get what you are saying

Damn, I have to secure my land, that I going to move to in six months thanks for the ideas.

the 2x4 with the nails got our game warden a few years back, and that's after we'd and told him about it! LOL.....ya got all 4 tires and he said he was warned.

Looks like you have done much more than many, good for you! I'm a Conservation Officer and can't count how many victims I've met with over the years that wished they had followed some of these principles. I'd recommend, if your comfortable, talk with enforcement that frequent the area or neighbors you trust have them visit on occassion and conduct security checks, good way to test your surveillance systems and develop timelines. Have LE leave a business card in plain view have visitors date and time a log book when things looked secure and have your contact information when things look off. Establish relationships with neighbors write down vehicle information and other descriptions for eachother when things dont look right. Allot of great tips Sir best of luck.

I open carry every minute I am on my property. No I am not paranoid, I live in the country with a lot of wild animals. My gun is not for protection from humans, although, it can be. All my local neighbors know me and they have always seen me carry. That is what I consider my first insurance policy. They have only seen two of my guns, the pistol on my side and the rifle in my truck. I don't sport political, hunting or gun related stickers on my truck. In oregon, you must have written permission, on your person, to be on private property. You can't legally set traps to injure others. We can do as much fencing and stringing anything we want (I'm thinking twine strung across possible 4 wheeler trails) to identify areas I want to do things with on my private property, that is well posted. We can legally set traps to disable vehicles. In the city, cops are supposed to be civil because they work for us "for our security." There is no such expectation in the country when you are trespassing or stealing on my land or the land of my neighbors. Personally, I spend a lot of time and resources to make my property the way I want it. To think that someone else feels the Right to tear up private property for their own pleasure makes me get creative. It is not the young that have worked for many decades to save and to acquire what some of us have today. We also do not have the time to replace what we have acquired over a long lifetime that has now been stolen. So I take no lip from anyone when it comes to my personal security and the security of my property. I worked for the money, I saved, I bought, now I protect. I make no apologies. You shouldn't apologize either. I'd give you the shirt off my back, but if you take it from me, we will discuss the meaning of whupass. I'm too old to step into a cage to fight. But I'm still young enough with corrected glasses to see you as far as I'm able to hit my target.

@kennkid9912

5 жыл бұрын

Do you realize how u sound? Are you going to shoot some.kid cause he takes s your cooler or cuts across your land?

@johnchase4408

5 жыл бұрын

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@johnchase4408

5 жыл бұрын

@@kennkid9912 He sounds exactly right. YOU sound like a liberal asshat. You're definitely a snowflake.

@FRMN8R_T4R

5 жыл бұрын

@@kennkid9912 You completely missed his point. He clearly didn't say that. You obviously don't live in a remote/rural area with potentially dangerous wildlife, and/or hunters (obviously armed) who regularly trespass on private land when they think it's unoccupied or they're not going to get caught. When calling 911 (if you even have phone service) means a 30 minute minimum response time, you'd better have some means of defending yourself close at hand.

@kennkid9912

5 жыл бұрын

Wrong.I do live rural.Unless posted, all land is open for hunting.That is the law.wher we live ,Hunters know how close they can h unt. Dangerous wildlife? Something rabid?? I have never had a problem. In 20_Plus years.

I've epoxied sharpened horseshoe nails to the top of each square pipe of my front yard fence. Sure, its a "decorative" fence, only 4 feet tall, but with nails on top of each pipe, climbing over is awkward, time-consuming and painful. I'm ready to lock the driveway gate (its already tied shut cuz I don't use it), and prepared to lock the walk-through gate. Also planning to plant hawthorn bushes inside the fence line this spring. Not foolproof or perfect, but best I can do and maintain.

@Ungovernable74

7 жыл бұрын

+AnnBearForFreedom You are a bad-ass. I mean that in the best way ☺️

@AnnBearForFreedom

7 жыл бұрын

Off Grid Nation Well, thank you, darling. I do try. ;)

@jeremiaht7063

6 жыл бұрын

if you wouldn't mind emailing me some pictures, I would like to try this, I have a tiny cabin I barely get to see anymore, security is needed

One thing for when you are not there, is real shutters on the exterior windows and doors of the building.

@timschutte8310

6 жыл бұрын

8digitPDX , perfect. if you are totally crazy about security, buy a shipping container, make a cabin/above ground survival shelter out of it. they even sell them with high security window shutters and steel security double egress doors. you would have to have a torch to get it and by then you would be shot to death or eaten alive by my German Shepherds.

@michaelsmith9308

5 жыл бұрын

@@timschutte8310 The shipping container is EXCELLENT especially if you ad exterior chains and locks and a hardened steel welded lock protector! PLUS all the other security defenses too! Just not worth getting HURT or worse to most criminals/vandals etc...................

A good tip I learned was too leave spent casing, dog food and dog bowls and for good measures chuck some tennis balls into the road or surrounding grounds. Most people pick up on minor details if they plan to burglarize. Sometimes the little things will change someone's mind, I know if I saw big ass work boots, spent casings and a half empty bag of dog food I would haul ass!

I've always considered this, and thought one option may be to try to border problem sides of your property with sticker bushes or natural deterrents. The problem is how to keep them from running out of control.

Dig a 2 foot deep 18 inch wide trench across the road they come through which erosion could "naturally" cause and cover it with light branches and leaves for camouflage. Then it is not enough to hurt them but it will ruin the ATV suspension guaranteed! Now I would contemplate other "means" of security but there is a lot of military background in those measures. hehehe

Good stuff man! We carry at our place and I would add that we fire regularly to ensure everyone around knows we are active out there.

Ahhhh, lol I thought I was the only one to do the shoe thing! Great minds think alike. I also use a couple outlet timers. One is on a floor lamp & the other is on a speaker hooked to an mp3 player on repeat. Music on & off, lights on & off, plus shoes at the door= someone is home!

The house in TN doesnt have a whole lot of security yet, apart from Lee being there 24hrs a day. But that is the 1st thing I intend to tackle when I finally get home there. Those solar lights you have a similar to the ones I want, we will have a intercom gate from the drive and the fence at the side will have climbing roses one side and another prickly bush the other. The whole place will have electic fence. Some other stuff I hope to do but won't talk about. Security is always my 1st and last thought of the day. I will probably do videos of some of it when I do it.

@stacywieds3831

6 жыл бұрын

Is your intercom gate off-grid? If so, how do I find out more about getting that?

Hope all has been good so far! Makes me sick thinking that people would break into my house when I’m not there.

@AlexsTheCat

Жыл бұрын

Ikr its just horrible and nightmarish thats why i bought guns you get in , brake , steal or hurting you will die and i might show mercy

A decade or two ago, I read a newspaper article. Someone came back to their vacation property, someone had hauled off all their buildings, as well as their well motor.

For inexpensive video security, Wyze cam has great options. Placed in an enclosure that leaves the lens uncovered works for outside purposes. They are great for indoors with many features of the $100-200 cams. Wyze goes for $26 to $40. The $40 Wyze cam is moveable on a horizontal axis and lens goes up and down. High def recording in cloud or on micro sd card. No extra costs.

Wow! People getting angry because you posted signs to detour folks from coming onto your property. To those folks, you let people park in your driveway, play in your front and backyard? I can safely tell you now, I've taken steps like this gentlemen has and I have traps on my land. You don't want to get hurt, then stay off my property. If you wish to see me, then do the proper thing and drive down the driveway and knock. Otherwise, you're asking to get hurt and you just might. This guy is being pretty nice about things. I'm far less nice.

toss some spent shells around your porch.

@todmills

7 жыл бұрын

A thief will see them and take that as an invitation to break in and look for the gun they came from.

@integr8er66

5 жыл бұрын

My neighbor does that, I thought how stupid, only a lilly would thing a drug addict is going to look down and go "OMG he is a crazy gun nut" since spent cases are everywhere in the woods nobody thinks anything about them. They don't scare anyone but someone afraid of guns.

Great video I have some of those solar lights and I plan on getting more. They work great.

Good post All similar problems and solutions to what I'm working with. Love your idea of some cameras that trespassers can see mixed with some they can't. I'll be using that - maybe even a decoy that doesn't work. I'll also be taking your lock box idea! Thanks. My philosophy on dissuading trespassing is "Don't give them any bait and do show them the sharp hook." Meaning, don't show anything interesting to investigate. Everything out of view. I'm planting hedgerows to cover some outbuildings etc. Then make entry a hassle, especially anything that looks like it can damage a vehicle. E.g. I put big stones (~a cubic meter) at points along the fence line to make it a hazard for 4x4 I also changed my entry road when I first bought the place to dissuade trespass by people who've known the property a long time.

@Ungovernable74

7 жыл бұрын

Great points. I'm a very hidden so anyone back there is knowingly trespassing and is no bueno.

Your property looks good. I liked watching your security measures, but at the same time, was worried for you that you were showing your hand. I realize you weren't showing all of your measures and am glad of it. I was reminded, though, of the rural area I grew up in, where we rode our bicycles and trail bikes along established trails through neighbors property, for a distance of about 3/4 miles. It was allowed back then, but that was before the outbreak of lawyers and senseless litigation. I deeply miss the days when we were looked at as kids and not nuisances. Good luck on your property. It looks like you are well on your way.

@Ungovernable74

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's a delicate line there isn't it? I felt comfortable saying what I said because I know that I have other measures in reserves that I didn't discuss. My goal was to give some people ideas and also get a bunch of good ideas from the viewers. Based on the comments I think it was a success. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Good video! I have watched a few of yours and got some good ideas for mine! I just purchased 10 acres in Michigan. As you can see from my avitar I own and ride 4 wheelers. I have on more then one occasion got lost on ORV trails and ended up on private property. Now when I realized I was on private property I turned around and went back the same way to try and find the main trail. ( Some trails are not marked clearly) I respect other peoples belongings and I am A GOOD GUY!! Just be careful about booby traps. They are against the law weather on your property or on Federal/State land. I like the Idea with the shoes. I seen in another video (Can't remember if it was yours or not) to always leave the gate closed weather your are there or not. That way no one really knows if you are there. Keep the videos coming they are a great inspiration to me! HDHP

@Ungovernable74

7 жыл бұрын

I ride and as a younger man I purposefully disregarded signed because I didn't care. Once I understood what I was doing I couldn't go back to trespassing and stopped altogether. An accident is one thing but when it is blatantly posted and you disregard the message it may be time to amp things up to get the message across. Of course, I don't promote or condone booby trapping anything but sometimes shit happens. I appreciate you comment and I believe you're one of the good guys.

@hdhptv539

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks OGN! I am for sure! 53 yrs old but I still love to ride and have fun. Just wondering if you might know the answer to this... The property I bought has no water or electric on it. But it has an old (70's) mobile home on the property with an out house.These add ZERO value to the property. Its zoned recreational/rural. Just wondering if I can put a mini Cabin on the property because the mobile home has been there for 30+ years. If not the Amish told they could construct a "Barn" just like yours as long as it is not attached to the ground without any permits. Thanks HDHP

I've got a trained 125 lbs Doberman. He wakes me up so I can aim better. No real issues here...

@mwillblade

5 жыл бұрын

Didn't know they got that big.

@michaelsmith9308

5 жыл бұрын

@@mwillblade They have super dobermans too 200 plus pounds.baby bear-LOL

On the ranch I grew up on, kids used to raid our garden and tack building at night, so my Dad tied, high test fishing lines one can't see at nigh between the trees just above ankle height! a lot of teenagers tripped and got minor injuries but the word got out and they quit coming round!

haters no worries. that means you are doing things right. more motivation to keep building. people get mad when they see others with what the want.. keep going!! great video as always!!

Ignore the haters and keep your purpose clear. This is a present day problem for those of us not living in the city. For me? I always open carry when I'm at my (large) property. I have good fences and posted with some abnormally aggressive signs. My neighbors know me and we all get along well. We all share the need for security. Private, unnamed road (easement) with no public access to any public facilities or government maintenance. If anyone is caught, they leave with the clothes on their back, their shoes and ID. If they bring a cop back, I'll return the rest of their property to the officer. I'm 45 miles out of town. It's over a mile to the highway, then it's 15 miles to the closest business/restaurant on a rural Highway. One way in, one way out. Every neighbor carries and we are collectively the enforcers. I think getting to know the neighbors has provided the best security. A little time and a simple cup of coffee made all the difference in the world.

For your "sensor and receiver". For me, the sensor is on my driveway and the receiver is on the outside so they can hear it when they break the plane and the noise sends them away. Just a tip / idea. And thank you for your video.

you would think a "No Trespassing" sign would be enough ... I think some have not realized that things have changed in this era ... if someone has that sign hung ... stay out unless invited.

@jim.h

5 жыл бұрын

A sign would be enough for you and me, but other people feel entitled to do whatever they want. They see a sign and disregard it, thinking that it doesn't apply to them.

I put up signs by gate and home that said smile, your on camera. and I got a small solar panel and hooked radio to it with outdoor speakers. they never know if someone is there or not.

A security camera system works on 12 volts. You can put up some and they have motion sencer so you can set it to only record when it sees motion and they have night vision. Some are wireless, but they need batteries at each camera or solar panel and battery.

How did I miss this video? weird. It's always a fine line between keeping it secure but not so secure to peek their interest to see what's so important that has high level of security to it. That driveway alarm/sensor, may want to put it further away so people aren't right up on top of you before it goes off, I've got about 30-35 yards from mine. Also, I have two of those same alarms, had good luck in reducing false readings putting a 4 to 3" reduced PVC pipe over it to focus the invisible beam against the house, otherwise it's like a shotgun pattern. It would help to focus it to a tree 6-8" diameter opposite of it so something passing behind it doesn't set it off. I've had birds, bats, even moths set mine off until the mods.

Beware of dog , it helps

Man, Ive watched this up to the steel guard over your lock. I would have done it for free! I cannot imagine a person charging that much for so little! Iam a 57 year old man! I can fish, I can hunt, or at least I think I can, I promice you I have fed the family alot on game! I can fabricate most anything. I am a country cook that cooks like your Grandma! It is a darn shame 'WE' have to go to this extreme! I did what you are doing over 20 yrs ago. I do wish you well son! Don't end up alone! I will spare you the circumstances!

@Ungovernable74

6 жыл бұрын

I have since bought a welder and would have done it myself but at the time I just paid the $ to get it welded on the box. Thanks for the comment. I'm grateful that I have an awesome family and a couple of trusted friends that have my 6.

Tommy...what about buying a couple of those speed strips the cops use in car chases. the place them in the way of speeding cars and the tires are punctured. The tires do not go flat immediately but slowly. By the time someone would turn around and get to the highway they would have really bad flat tires. You can probably buy them on Craigs List. You could cover them up with pine needles and a little dirt and no one would see them. You would have to tell your friend with the cabin so he does not get the benefit of them.

You can protect your property any way you see fit. As you said, your property. I absolutely love the steel box over the lock. I'm going to have my brother do the same for my bug out property. I have nothing to contribute regarding security :( if I run across any ideas I'll be sure to share.

No what did you do pretty good with your security and the one thing is people don't like to deal with crazy Yankees,,,that's one thing I learned living in the south... i'm actually going to use some your ideas for my property in the north Georgia mountains good video thank you from a fellow Yankee. Lol

@Ungovernable74

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ken.

We have crystals, crow feather, sage stick, a Native American type charm sitting on the back entrance window area. It all looks suspicious in a voodoo like way.They must think I am the witch of the woods, seems to have worked so far.

Don't let the whiners bother you, Tommy. You're right. They're always the ones who don't work and pay for property, insurance premiums, etc. Place is lookin' good!

You can trench the driveway (like a cattle crossing) to keep most vehicles from passing through/over the obstruction. You just need to keep a couple of grates stashed off to the side that you can place over the trench when you need them. The best setup I've seen was a proper cattle crossing (expensive) that allowed you to slide the steel tubes out and secure them with a chain and lock when not in use. Yah, it's a pain, but lazy thieves want to drive up to your front door out in the country where I live.

I love that box welded over the lock. Great idea

Nine people hate this video because I posted my land :) You people are pathetic.

@armyguy9735

7 жыл бұрын

Do you have a guard dog? and put signs around your property! Just an Idea

@nathandean1687

7 жыл бұрын

dude you may wanna check out the fella thats down in the florida keys

@markrobertmurphysr8863

7 жыл бұрын

DELIVERENCE-IZZNT LONE-LEE

@SDeww

7 жыл бұрын

haters gonna hate dont turn off the thumbs up/down, my view is simple, its your land you dont want tresspassers than they should fuck off... people with 4 wheelers always feel that they have a right to go any where and every where, they are very destructive they wreck nature, they wreck the forrest they go to places they should not go!! when a sign says private property keep out people should honour that!!. we dont walk into your fucking house now do we! why the fuck do u think u can walk or drive through ours??? my security tip, * buy a car battery wire it to your door handle.. * if you have a little bit more cash to spend than buy a camera that you can view on your phone and automaticly sends you a message if it detects something.. * digg a ditch , put some planks with nails in them put them in the pitt ,cover it with branches and leaves hope a 4 wheeler drives into it...block all other access so they have to drive towards the pitt... i didnt have a off grid house but me and my girl had a small garden home on a garden complex and it got broken into multiple times or homeless people would sleep in it., the door was broken down 4 times and the 5th time we didnt even lock it anymore, we always carried all our stuff back to the car and took everythign home so it didnt get stolen, in the end it took the pleasure out of our relaxing garden home and we sold it...

@nathandean1687

7 жыл бұрын

S Dew so people turn t6he homes into a death trap.

I had a problem with ATV riders on my property years ago, I went to the heavy tire shop and they gave me a bunch of used front end loader tires for free. I dropped these in front of all the access roads to my property and because they weigh around a 1000lbs no one has been able to budge them, and for my main access I have a gate.

@Ungovernable74

7 жыл бұрын

Great idea. I'll be on the lookout for them.

@terryrussell9703

7 жыл бұрын

try too thin out the forest, so there's not so much place to hide and feel safer keeping it more open...

@timberray9572

7 жыл бұрын

Terry Russell I have been thinning out my property, however it will take a while since I own 150 acres of mature forest.

Domestic dogs that go feral are more dangerous than wolves. They have generally lost their fear of man. Be careful.

My buddies cabin has both windows and the door on one side. The "deck" is hinged and is pulled vertical to cover/ protect that whole side of his cabin. Literally operates like a drawbridge on a castle with a battery powered winch.

An old timer told me about Osage. Plant some after seeds turn into saplings you can bend them down into the ground and they will start a new plant. Use a bunch of them to weave a fence but wear gloves and a thick shirt because the thorns are wicked. This will eventually make into a natural fence that will improve security. Start it near your gate. If left alone the saplings grow into trees with very straight, long branches that Native Americans used to use for their bows. The old timer also said the Osage Oranges that are the fruit/seeds of the plant can be used in basements to keep spiders out. Just remember to get the old, dried out one and replace with a new one.

If you want to read a sad story, go visit St. Bernard Acres' channel where various videos show that the local politicians told him he couldn't live in his tiny house and that local thieves have broken in and stolen stuff multiple times, causing him to give up on trying to keep anything of value at his property.

@Ungovernable74

7 жыл бұрын

+tod mills I've watched his videos. In fact, I was thinking of him in particular when I filmed this video. It makes me sad and mad when I think about it.

@todmills

7 жыл бұрын

My family owns some property about a half hour from Joe's, but in the next county, and we've been broken into a couple times. Once, a guy was living there in the winter and my mom noticed the phone bill and electric bill were unexpectedly large. The guy fled out the back, leaving a gun under the mattress of the bed he had been using. He was later caught in relation to other break-ins. Another time, someone broke in and stole a bunch of stuff. The sheriff knew who the likely culprits were and caught them with the goods. They were both convicted.

@todmills

7 жыл бұрын

It would be nice to think that, but our property about a half hour away in the next county had a gate and everything was locked up. When there is no one around, thieves can have their way no matter what measures you take, and often they are drug addicts who just don't care (the guy that spent time at our place was a druggie). Even Southernprepper1 had someone steal a game cam from his second property when he wasn't around. In greatly deteriorating economic conditions, the problems of trying to maintain a property without a live-in caretaker will really become apparent.

@Ungovernable74

7 жыл бұрын

horse1066 I'd love to see all of the awesome things you have on your expansive estate. Show u, please. You aren't here to be helpful or be part of this community, you're here to spew anger and be a thorn. Maybe you should move on down the road friend.

@urduib

7 жыл бұрын

Agree, good neighbours and tight community is the best way to survive anything

I like the shoes on the porch :)

@inspirevibemedia

6 жыл бұрын

I agree i thought that was a great idea too

@run4eva

6 жыл бұрын

buy the biggest size you can find and leave them there lol

@integr8er66

5 жыл бұрын

Much better idea is a car in the driveway. You can see it from farther away, by the time you see the shoes you would have already been discovered.

I also approach trespassers with a .45, but I also have the shotgun for added effect. Don’t ever get an argument.

The nails trick ive personally used to stop people from blocking my driveway. I make it obvious that it there with cones and 1x2 no parking sign and old black n yellow construction sign says watch for nails.

You would probably get fewer false alarms on the driveway sensor if you raise it up higher. I would also suggest some paint on the things to get them to blend into the surroundings. I like the shoes. Nice touch.

Put a sighn that says (snipers property) warning shots not givin..& put up used targets w/bullet holes on trees, that way hopefully they get the message..

Do you visit often? If not cut small log poles and join them to make spike like bundles and place them in trails and roads

Love the shoe idea! Simple and effective!

We've had a family lake cabin in northern Minnesota since 1934 which has been passed down through the family, now to the fourth generation. There was never a security issue for 50 or so years, not until 4 wheelers became common. Now kids can roam the old logging roads for miles and miles looking for trouble. We installed security. Now we have lights, chains, gates, and an ADT home security system connected to the internet.

A cellular game cam might be a good idea but I don't know enough about them to determine if the cost is worth it.

sorry for the typo.. people envy others when others have what they want. keep going. great job on all!

Awesome ideas! Thank you

Cool setup you have for place. Hope people will stay off your land and no one mess with your stuff. Good luck.

Good Work Brother. If Someone trespasses they are in the wrong. If you have a tractor drag a couple of trees and place them on each side of your gate. So they can't just go around.

Home ranch in Montana 1st sign, "No trespassing, violaters will be shot", 2nd sign "Survivors will be shot again", 3rd sign,"We are not f*cking kidding"! NO tresspassers in years.

Good idea with the shoes I did the same thing, bought the biggest pair of boots I could find at a yard sale.

Thanks for sharing.

Usually if you can keep their vehicles out, you can reduce trespassing. There's a limit to what they can carry for any distance. A nice long road like yours is even better, so they have to walk a ways. I love some stuff called tanglefoot, which trips them. My favorite is just fishing line, which is invisible, and they walk right into it. Good for deer, too.

"As I have gone through life's highways and byways I soon found that there were more horses asses than there were horses". It's a shame that one as to go to such measures to keep trust passers off of your property. Good job!

get those shotgun shell holders, or make some, and instead of shot shells, load them with 12ga flares. Useful for at night.

What a great place to have. It's a real shame that you have to take such measures in your own land. I had a place out of town and some arseholes stole my bush orchids that grew natural out of a stump. People think they can go where they want but I tell you they pissed off quick when I drove after them in my loader . Cheers from Australia

Good for you! Can't be too protective in this world.

thank you I learned alot from your video keep up the good videos

My girlfriend is so paranoid about someone breaking into our vacation cabin that she practically wants to make it a Fort Knox. It’s getting in the way of plans I have to make the place more beautiful. I think the tiny 8x17 cabin would really benefit from a big sliding glass door but she says people will break in. There has to be some compromise between security and enjoyment I say.

put up signs at the entrances to the property letting everyone know the property is under video surveillance. If they know they are being watched thats a big deterrent for anyone that can read. A friend of mine did that on his property and really cutdown on trespassers.

I used to live on a forty-acre property next to a busy two-lane rural road. Currently I live in a gated community and my house lot is surrounded by a five food tall masonry wall and all the house entries are protected by either steel security doors or steel bar security screen doors and all the windows are impact resistant. And every adult in my home has conceal carry permits and carries everyday including inside the home. And we never leave our vehicles parked in the driveway because we do not want anyone to know whether or not we are at home. We expect that when the current recession turns into an economic depression, there will be a lot more thieves looking for something to steal. The kinds of barriers you currently have in place will keep innocent people from accidentally trespassing. They will not keep out determined thieves or vandals. The first thing I would do is make it extremely difficult for someone to drive a pick-up, Jeep or ATV onto that private driveway without your permission. The way you have it now, anyone with a pair of bolt cutters can cut those chains and then drive onto your property and do whatever they want to do when you are not there and then drive away with some of your stuff. I would put a heavy-duty five-bar metal gate all the way across each driveway entrance and hang them from/lock them to substantial metal fence posts that are filled with concrete and set at least 4 feet deep into concrete. The front of the property that parallels a public road should be protected by both a sturdy fence and some partially buried boulders or metal bollards to prevent a truck from being deliberately crashed through your fence line. My fencing of choice for both low maintenance and security is a tall chain link one topped with strands of barbed wire. Yes, this would look industrial or prison-like but it sends the message you are serious about security. The next thing I would do is put a fence of wire mesh and metal posts topped with a strand of barbed wire all the way around the remaining perimeter of the property to keep out stray livestock and stray dogs and casual trespassers. Cutting or climbing over a wire mesh fence goes beyond casual trespassing into obvious criminal behavior that is hard to explain away and will keep out the casual, opportunistic thief. This fence does not have to be as strong as the one along the road frontage because no one will try to crash their vehicle through woods to get to that wire mesh fence. The next thing I would do is put in a second set of sturdy gates about two truck lengths beyond the first set of gates to also block the driveways. And I would line each side of that section of driveway between those gates with sunken boulders or bollards wherever there is a space between trees large enough to drive an ATV. When a criminal has to get through two sets of locked sturdy gates to travel down your driveway, most will just move on to a less well defended property. Security cameras will not keep criminals off your rural property. Some of them specialize in stealing security cameras to sell to pawn shops. If you must have blurry photos of the criminals who trespassed onto your property, install some game cameras high up in the trees where they are out of reach and unlikely to be noticed. The very best and least expensive way to keep trespassers, thieves and vandals off your property is to have enough people living on the property fulltime so that there is always someone there to call the sheriff, to park your vehicles inside closed sheds where they cannot be seen from the road and to vary your schedule so that no one who monitors your property for a few weeks will know when the adults with the guns are likely to be away. And I would have at least one loaded shotgun handy at all times because it could take 20 minutes or longer for a sheriff's deputy to get there. It also helps to have a barky dog living on the property who will alert you if any person or large animal gets near your fence or gates. It does not have to be a big scary dog. Any little terrier with a big mouth and enough commonsense to not bark at every bird or butterfly will do. And I would not have a mailbox next to the public road. I would have my mail and packages delivered to a post box in the nearest town. Good luck and stay safe.

How big is your cabin for example 12by12 etc

@Ungovernable74

6 жыл бұрын

12x20

One crazy Rebel toting a 44 and a 12 ga likes your video. Got the same problems you have. Hidden cellular connected game cameras have helped, gps trackers hidden in items frequently stolen have led to recoveries and convictions, and a few well placed and hidden tire traps have greatly reduced "visitors". Go Yankee!!!

Is there life after death ? trespass here and find out ... signs with a 44 mag pointing at them . posted at the gates and out buildings

Looks like you are doing all the right things Tommy. Any more obvious security measures would just draw unwanted attention. People would wonder just what you were trying to hide. I like the idea of 2x4s with nails. If you camo them right, the trespassers won't know what happened, only that your property is hard on 4 wheeler and motorcycle tires.lol I can't think of anything you could legally do to protect your place. Great job!

4x8 1/2 plywood with 50# 16,s every inch 8 or 10 sheet at the places they sneek in or razer wire about nick high trail cams live feed

Cut roofing shingles in half length wise tackem together with loads of nails tie a rope on one end so you can yank it out of the way when you're coming through

I'm all for any security you feel is necessary to keep your place safe and secure. It's your property, do what you have too.

The problem with no trespassing signs is they fade over time fall off or get knocked down. one thing that used to be recognized as being just as good as a sign was to paint two white rings about 6 inches wide about 2 inches apart around a tree along the property line to let people know that it was private property ,

Loosely coiled barbed wire works great on 4 wheeler paths. It gets wrapped up in axles.

@timschutte8310

6 жыл бұрын

patriots1needed , so do trip wires hooked up to shotgun shells and a small piece of pipe. put rock salt or bird shot in them.

Caltrops and plenty of them are good for the perimeter and get some other more sketchy means of security