Locking closet door...

I Don't know man, rearrange the room, put a big piece a furniture in front of it lol, maybe a nice tapestry to cover it up. my closet is in a bedroom I use for an office. I put a keyed lock on the door. tell peeps thats where I keep my Mad magazine collection, don't want no one stealin it LOL

A cheep bathroom locking knob. The one with just a hole on the outside. Takes a pen to open

What, no sneaky bastards on here?

Originally Posted by brotherjericho

...without it appearing to be locked. In other words, I could install a bedroom handle on the closet but then you would note it was that type of handle. Plus, a small screwdriver is all that is needed to open this lock.

So what other stealthy ways do people use to lock their closets? Right now I have a latch on the bottom of my door that you can access by putting you hand under the door and releasing or latching when shut. This is OK, but the "lock" is then at the bottom and pulling on the door shows that there is something holding it shut at the bottom. Need something further up, but stealthy still.

I've got family coming by soon, will be here for a few days. Since it is a closet, might never be noticed (I never check their closets out when I visit, but that's me).

Ideas?

Yeah. Put 'em up (the kin folks) at Motel 6.

There is a way,... remote car door lock actuators, rigged up with standard slideing locks. There was a mag thread about it, can't remember. I'll get have to get back with you on that.

Electromagnets and a secret switch to release. Actuators could work too as smokedogg mentioned.

Fuck all that, go to ebay or home depot and get a fingerprint door lock, and install a dead bolt lock. You can get one for as low as $60 bucks, well worth it.

Originally Posted by NetGuruINC

Fuck all that, go to ebay or home depot and get a fingerprint door lock, and install a dead bolt lock. You can get one for as low as $60 bucks, well worth it.

I think you might have missed that key word "stealthy." That way if one of his family members tryd the door because thier not familiar with the layout and thought it was the washroom, or wanted to see his closet for whatever reason, the door would not open. Then because the knob turns but the door wont open, he could say "oh yea that door jammed the other day and i need to get it fixed, its only a closet no big deal."

If people see fingerprint door lock and a deadbolt on a interior door they start asking questions. Atleast i would because there MUST be something good in there! Just a thought...