Ideas for low budget back yard security?

**BigJon** · 07-03-2012, 09:29 AM

For the most part, I am only worried about crackheads and tweakers finding their way to my yard. Other growers and teenagers are fairly cool people in my neck of the woods. Sacramento combines the best things about living in a city that thrives on both politics/business and agriculture. We have a lot of humble people that say hello to each other in the morning.

We also have crackheads, tweakers, and homeless winos.

A dog is nice, but dog savvy people can find their way around that. (Steak!)

By biggs34 at 2012-06-26

Unless, of course, you keep your dog tied up or pent up and never give it socialization. In that instance, you have a great back yard protector but a possible child mauler. (And if you have a great dog that can do both, great. I do too but you can never be too safe when dealing with these loveable things!)

So what if I took some portable speakers like these, hook them up to my ipod, and run live feeds from a Police Scanner app? I’m thinking high crackheads in desperation will get freaked out by the sound of a police radio.

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Although I am against guns, I DO have escrima sticks, a samurai sword, ninja stars, and bb guns to supplement my yard's security.

**gioua** · 07-03-2012, 09:38 AM

I have 2 dogs one chihuhuhuhuha <---shown there... she is a barker!! anyone gets more then 50 feet of the house she knows...
other dog is a Husky mix also a barker (usually he sends the chihihuihuha running and ready to kill )
I have my plants on my side cemented area this is a rv parking area on the side of my house I cover all open wood fence boards so no looky loos
I have a ton of PLANTS not just my reg mmj plants but I guess I like to keep it green around me
some great quick growing covers are beans... they will produce a ton grow HUGE and distract anyone who may see
I also have a web cam that I set up when out of the house to monitor.. goes right to my cell too (but really dont use it since I am always here)

**BigJon** · 07-03-2012, 09:57 AM

What kind of webcam set up do you have? Is there a monthly fee to do the live feed? That's badass! And a husky would scare the shit out of most people!

Our chihuahua/dachsund mix would be great outside but she's a mama's girl. Those small dogs are much harder to keep quiet and nearly impossible to bribe with food.

**SenorBrownWater** · 07-03-2012, 10:38 AM

hey jon...i got a few of these driveway alarms
cost like $13 each with a coupon you can get from their ads

http://www.harborfreight.com/wireles...tem-93068.html

also a radio set on a 5 minute cycle timer.....

you can grab a wifi camera that will connect to your home network...
no other costs than the camera...
i think they cost around $60...

**BigJon** · 07-03-2012, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by SenorBrownWater

hey jon...i got a few of these driveway alarms
cost like $13 each with a coupon you can get from their ads

http://www.harborfreight.com/wireles...tem-93068.html

also a radio set on a 5 minute cycle timer.....

I saw somehing like that in a youtube vide. My wife goes "those look like they're more for big commercial grows." But at that price, there's no reason for me not to try it myself!

**angryblackman** · 07-03-2012, 10:47 AM

I was thinking about something like this but with portable receivers so I can keep it next to my bed.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2102584

**SenorBrownWater** · 07-03-2012, 10:49 AM

i was wrong the wifi cams are like $30 and i just bought one...

**angryblackman** · 07-03-2012, 11:50 AM

Yeah I have seen WiFi cam's for $30 but to me if you have cameras you need to be able to record. You aren't going to be able to sit there and watch it for 24hr's a day as well as if something does happen you lose the evidence immediately.

**SenorBrownWater** · 07-03-2012, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by angryblackman

Yeah I have seen WiFi cam's for $30 but to me if you have cameras you need to be able to record. You aren't going to be able to sit there and watch it for 24hr's a day as well as if something does happen you lose the evidence immediately.

a program called "Active Webcam" will record video from a wifi cam to the hard drive of your PC...

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-...-with-your-pc/