Survival Oriented Defensive Home Improvements

Let’s face it; the average American home, condo, or apartment is not constructed with defensive capabilities in mind.  If there is a societal collapse or a complete disregard for law and order; home defense will become a primary concern for most people who choose to stay in their homes and ride out this disaster situation.  The following are some survival oriented home improvements to consider.

• Replace all outside door locks with heavy duty deadbolts.
• Have blackout materials ready to block light from coming through all windows to observe light discipline when needed.
• Consider security bars and hurricane screens although they must be able to be opened by the homeowner for emergency escape.
• Construct creative hiding places for food, spare cash, and people.
• Create passageways and escape hatches.
• Keep your yard equipment such as shovels, axes, ladders, etc., locked away to prevent thugs and looters from using this equipment to break into your home.
• Install automatic or remote controlled battery powered floodlights.
• Fence in your property.  Have trip wire and or razor wire available for deployment when needed.
• Plant sharp, thorny bushes near and under windows.
• Keep your vehicles with full gas tanks locked inside securely locked garages.
• Reinforce your windows with see through security film.
• Install a CCTV monitoring system.
• Add noisemakers to boundary positions.
• Implement visitor control procedures.
• A well cared for dog makes an awesome early warning system.

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