Quote: Originally posted by jacko3275 on 24/1/2012
place a pirotechnic det (flashbang type thing) away from the tent wire it to a 9v battery via a switch attach switch to zip if anyone opens the door LOUD BANG thieves will sh*t themselves n leg it you or anyone within half mile will hear it and be alerted
thats pattented by the way so i'll want a fee lol
You used to be able to get a small cylinder with a sprung trigger attached to a trip wire which fired blank shotgun cartridges. They were intended for farm barns and bird scarers originally I think but when people started terrifying the neighbourhood by using them on their garden sheds and accidentally setting them off I think they went out of fashion.
We don't tend to do the conventional camping as we mainly camp at dog agility shows and I have never felt like i couldn't leave my things in my tent, and some times i will wander off site, perhaps its because you tent to know a lot of people there (and most times there tends to be in excess of 150 campers and lots of day parking people!!) and it always feels like everyone looks out for everyone else i.e. if a dog gets out people go and catch it and put it back in the correct 'garden'
When i first started camping on my own at the shows i did feel a little vulnerable and used to attached one of those rape alarm things onto the front door of the tent, but i stopped doing this when someone actually rightly pointed out that i camp with 2 Rottweilers and if that was not enough of a deterrent then they wouldn't be too bothered by an alarm LOL!!
Any "Meet" be it for Dogs, Classic Cars, Paintballing or any other hobby apart from perhaps a Camping Meet, will mean that your camping unit will be vulnerable while you are away from it doing your hobby.
When you are meeting up with others occasionally to participate in an event, the camping area is open to people whom you do not necessarily know and a stranger walking about will not stand out from anyone else.
These events are not like on a normal campsite and we have found that folks who camp at the events we attend, tend to use their tents etc all day for snacks and a rest or just generally a meeting place for a chat over a coffee. So there are folks wandering about in and out of units.
If you have to take valuable equipment to an event, do not leave it in your tent unless you can keep it in a lockable and immovable steel box.
Basically you have to be aware of exactly who your intruder is.
Is he the determind type that knows what he is after and will observe and plan before making his approach to take only what he wants?
To deter him, you have to get sophisticated with your attempts to stop him.
On the otherhand, if your intruder is the opportunist type then the one thing he will avoid at all costs, is attracting attention to himself and although folks tend to ignore car alarms sounding in a car park, they tend not to ignore them on a campsite. Alarms attract attention and that is what you want in your tent.
Even the odd sounding alarm like the ones that shout "Help, help, I'm being robbed!" will alert those around the site that someone is up to no good.
A pressure mat at the door, a PIR to cover the interior and a good loud alarm and get on and enjoy your hobby with as much peace of mind as you can.
When we leave our tent unatended we wrap a coil of razor wire around it, and scatter broken glass around the entrance,this seems to work for us as we have never had a problem with indruders, only the odd dog getting tangled up in the wire.
Quote: Originally posted by chris.barnett on 07/2/2012
......we have never had a problem with indruders, only the odd dog getting tangled up in the wire.
Never heard of any trouble bar tent pegs going missing at night. I think people messing when drunk. But apart from that , no trouble. Always seem very safe........
It was featured on the Gadget Show the other year for tent security, and I can confirm that they work - stopped my brother nicking my beer reserve whilst I was at the cooker
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Topic: Alarm on a tent?
