tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post9131866818442510580..comments2024-02-11T01:14:21.904-08:00Comments on SURVIVING IN ARGENTINA: Home securityFerFALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-31030326165285901012009-03-02T01:19:00.000-08:002009-03-02T01:19:00.000-08:00Useful good info thanks, I am from a home security...Useful good info thanks, I am from a home security company in South Africa where security and all those issues are one of the major factors in everyday living. We have to take these things very seriously as its a life and death matter. For some more good ideas and to see what we use in South Africa check out our site. <A HREF="http://www.maxidor.com" REL="nofollow"> www.maxidor.com </A><BR/><BR/>Keep up the bloggingmaxidorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17825182959826168703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-66320722878697787252009-02-23T00:11:00.000-08:002009-02-23T00:11:00.000-08:00Amen to what Don Williams said. We recently got sc...Amen to what Don Williams said. We recently got scammed by a security company, they installed an all-in-one system that was a total joke, and they even forgot the line-seizure jack...and this was after we had seen one crook after another come in and give us estimates, and we finally thought we found an honest security company.<BR/><BR/>So screw it, now were doing our research, we've figured out how to buy the equipment online and use a separate monitoring company on a month to month basis. We've downloaded all the manuals, we know what we're getting into and we'll take it gradually, but even version 1 will have redundancies and decoys built-in. If you can wire speakers, you can wire up a security system; the irony is the last tech we had in our home could barely do that.<BR/><BR/>The bottom line is a security company LOSES money for every extra minute they're in your home beyond the bare minimum. I don't care what they say or what you pay them, at the end of the day if there's an incident they simply point to the fine print on page 8 of the contract and say "sorry, not our fault."<BR/><BR/>You need to make the security and safety of family your new hobby, and a custom burglar alarm that only YOU have setup and designed is one very important element. At the end of the day you have nobody else to blame but yourself, therefore you have nobody else to trust but yourself. Ignorance is no excuse!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-46869789290525427742009-02-21T15:42:00.000-08:002009-02-21T15:42:00.000-08:00A number of security companies do the business equ...A number of security companies do the business equivalent of selling a condom with a hole in it. May be a small hole -- may work some of the time. But when it fails -- uh oh.<BR/><BR/>And some companies do the equivalent of selling a condom with SEVERAL holes in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-68132404834253810302009-02-21T15:26:00.000-08:002009-02-21T15:26:00.000-08:001) I don't like security systems -- they and secur...1) I don't like security systems -- they and security companies lure you into dropping your guard by giving you the ILLUSION of security. In reality, there are ways to bypass many of them. An unpleasant surprise when you get home. <BR/><BR/>2) I don't want to discuss details on the internet, but magnetic contact switches, for example, can be detected with a stud finder or compass and compromised with a strong magnet (holds switch closed while door with security magnet is opened.) There are special contact switches made which can't be compromised in this matter. They have an internal switch on a seesaw balance beam which will close an alarm switch if subjected to any magnetic field other than the one for which they are precisely calibrated. <BR/><BR/>3) Any security system is rigid -- not intelligent and not adaptive -- and hence vulnerable to attack. I'm not saying to not get one -- they are better than nothing -- but don't think they are infallible and try to learn something about their shortcoming so that you can distinguish between a good security company and one that's just taking your money. <BR/><BR/>4) Plus, if you get a security system, be sure that each sensor has a resistor where it connects to the two wires leading to the alarm box --so that someone can't simply bridge the two wires with a short (allowing a sensor to go off without the alarm box recognizing it.) Also, don't use the security system's standard resistor --thieves can find out what it is and use one to short the connecting wires. Rather, split the resistence up into two resistors -- put one resistor at where the two wires connect to the alarm box and put the other resistor at where the sensor connects to the two wires.<BR/><BR/>5) A good dog --trained to NOT accept food from strangers -- is better if kept behind closed doors. In difficult times, of course, it can be tough finding food for the dog-- although a good little lapdog like Paris Hilton's chilahua is just as good as a Rottweiler when sounding an alarm.<BR/><BR/> A dog and security system together give multiple layers of detection -- but the security system has to allow you to turn off interior motion sensors in areas where the dog is roaming at night.<BR/><BR/>6) Another thing to be aware of is that lots of lockpicking info is available on the internet. There are some locks made (Medeco, Abloy, etc ) which are essentially impossible to pick. Ever the average lock can be made much harder to pick by having the locksmith install special pins.<BR/><BR/>7) Finally, look at the ENTIRE perimeter around your house. Our cheap stick frame houses in the USA have walls which can be cut through with an axe no matter how strong your front door is. Sliding deck doors can be lifted up out of their frames. And some thieves come in through the ROOF /Attic --which bypasses first floor alarms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-25972031687097530732009-02-21T14:36:00.000-08:002009-02-21T14:36:00.000-08:00Here is one manufacturer of security doors:http://...Here is one manufacturer of security doors:<BR/><BR/>http://www.mastersecuritydoors.com/Norcalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08706363735606490622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-70551023888770687272009-02-21T14:20:00.000-08:002009-02-21T14:20:00.000-08:00Does anyone have any suggestions for where to buy ...Does anyone have any suggestions for where to buy a secure front door? We are sitting with windows for doors! I looked at Home Depot but did not see anything secure there. Grateful for any ideas. I did find one manufacturer of "hurricane" doors which are guaranteed to withstand the force of a hurricane. Is this what we need to put on our houses? Thank you in advance--Norcalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08706363735606490622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-34935145526046648522009-02-21T14:13:00.000-08:002009-02-21T14:13:00.000-08:00On the topic of pepper spray, I thought you guys w...On the topic of pepper spray, I thought you guys would like the following clips:<BR/><BR/>Sabre brand o.c. used on a celebrity. Listen all the way to the end for his take on which type of defense weapon was the most effective:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJy9RERfbvY&feature=channel_page<BR/><BR/>Pay particular attention to 3:18, lol :<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2A7IsQ83bY&feature=channel_page<BR/><BR/>Another good, comic example:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqWE-kBpyiI&feature=channel_pageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-45852621620905345532009-02-21T12:57:00.000-08:002009-02-21T12:57:00.000-08:00Ferfal, thanks for your many great posts. I've rea...Ferfal, thanks for your many great posts. I've read way too many posts on way too many other forums from guys spouting a lot of hypothetical talk and how they have everything figured out for when TSHTF. Its great to hear someone who is actually living the life and talking from real world experience and not someone's video game fantasy.<BR/><BR/>Something I saw that I thought could be useful is a product sold by Fox labs which is a big can of pepper spray connected to a long tube and nozzle that allows you to drill a small hole in your door or door frame and then place the nozzle pointed out at the would be home invader. Potentially you could pepper spray them from the safe side of your front door. There are also Pepper spray grenades if you know someone has entered your basement.<BR/><BR/>http://www.defensedevices.com/foxpespgr.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-43890497561624737232009-02-21T11:49:00.000-08:002009-02-21T11:49:00.000-08:00Dogs are ONLY good as alarms.As proud as you seem ...Dogs are ONLY good as alarms.<BR/><BR/>As proud as you seem to be about your "killing machines", all I see are two reasons youre going to get sued - especially in CA<BR/><BR/>Also, unless your dogs have Kevlar body suits, they will last all of 5 seconds in a SHTF situation.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I'm owned by a 116lb male Akita, and a 65lb female Pit Bull.<BR/>Loud barks. NO bites. Love people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-85471126127953682482009-02-21T10:32:00.000-08:002009-02-21T10:32:00.000-08:00Dogs? I've been somewhat lax about upgrading my ho...Dogs? I've been somewhat lax about upgrading my home's security here in California (my front door still has glass panes, after all) but I've got 150 lbs. of killing machines walking around in my house all day long, so I'm not so worried. Anybody approaching the front door (including me) automatically gets a faceful of snapping dog teeth on the other side of that glass. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-31397314150566548762009-02-21T05:39:00.000-08:002009-02-21T05:39:00.000-08:00Thanks guys for the support.Thanks, forgot to ment...Thanks guys for the support.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, forgot to mention those terribly weak doorframes. Here we mostly use brick and mortar, so frames are much tougher. But a stick frame is pretty weak.<BR/>A poured concrete doorframe would be prefered if you are building your home, at least for the section where your main door will go.<BR/><BR/>Srben, yes, I saw that :)<BR/>There's this other oen that has been around for a while <BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38qRVlUe740<BR/><BR/>FerFALFerFALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-69937813686606104822009-02-20T22:31:00.000-08:002009-02-20T22:31:00.000-08:00Fernando, Have you seen this?:http://www.youtube.c...Fernando,<BR/><BR/> Have you seen this?:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoyQ8pArfCk<BR/><BR/>Sound familiar?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-37973568272613175332009-02-20T19:49:00.000-08:002009-02-20T19:49:00.000-08:00Thanks ferfal This has been the most useful info I...Thanks ferfal This has been the most useful info Ive ever came across its real life, you know I keep one of those hand held rechargable spot lights next to my bed along with my cz 75b 9mm This light will blind the crap out of someone not to mention it will thouroghly light up a room even if I were to drop it! Just remember one thing sir, keep on keeping on I love this blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-17552352091613432612009-02-20T18:41:00.000-08:002009-02-20T18:41:00.000-08:00Next door neighbor had their door kicked in in the...Next door neighbor had their door kicked in in the middle of the day...next door neighbor in an apartment. No one heard any noise. When fortifying your doors, don't forget the doorframe!!! In the above case, we have steel fire doors but the frame is cheap pine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-85663587460258279882009-02-20T16:14:00.000-08:002009-02-20T16:14:00.000-08:00Yeah. i was going to ask that you translate this o...Yeah. i was going to ask that you translate this one. It was very interesting on the other blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-18209288925512212072009-02-20T14:36:00.000-08:002009-02-20T14:36:00.000-08:00Thanks for this one, Ferfal. This isexactly what w...Thanks for this one, Ferfal. This is<BR/>exactly what we here in the states need <BR/>to know right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com