cheap security force multipliers

[Dropy]

Been thinking about ways a lone survivor or small group can have some added security to beef up there situation. I know...get more people. And I agree. But lets look at it from the standpoint I mentioned at the beginning for now.

I like a couple dogs. Or even just one dog. Dog sleeps light and can hear, se and smell better than we can. Dog can carry a pack or pull a cart if it is large enough. DOg can also be solid defense if trained properly. Downside is dog requires food and water, but that isn't terribly expensive to be honest. Dog also requires medical care just as humans do, again this can be inexpensive when compared to humans.

Another option that has been on my mind is those cheap window/door security alarms that run on a battery. You can easily carry a dozen of them in a BOB and set them up around your camp on a trip cord to set them off. The alarms are basically 2 piece and when the 2 pieces are separate they make a loud squeely noise. A few feet of light weight line to use as the trip wire and a few of these can be a life saver.

A lot of defensive measures require some stout line to use. High test fishing line is best IMHO. You can always retrieve it if you have time.

A few cans stacked on each other with some line around the bottom set up trip wire style can make enough noise to warn you. And empty metal cans or beer/pop/food cans can be easy to find almost any where. ANY Glass works well here also.

So you cant find cans? How about anything that can be stood up and tipped over? Like a piece of 2x4 wood. Say you find a piece 4 feet long. You stand it on end against something like a tree or wall. Under it where it is to fall you make sure there is a solid surface or something that it can make noise on so that when it falls it makes a noise you can hear. Tie your trip wire to it so that the wire pulls it TOWARDS the noise maker. Simple really.

Think outside the box, stay outside the pinebox!

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Oooo I forgot about my bearbells that I keep on my camera bag. A couple of bells hung up and tied to a trip wire also works well. When your on the move just wrap in a piece of cloth and bury them in ur bag to quiet them down.

[Xzaniel]

I like your thinking, I have a loyal black chow/chow he's a great dog, doesn't bark unless absolutely necessary silent and invisible in the dark.

Hint for the bearbells is put a small NIB magnet against them when in storage and the 'clacker' will stick and stay silent. I picked up a couple at Walmart that had a net sheath fitted with NIB magnets, works good.

[helomech]

I am building hundreds of toe poppers, or british ground spikes. If the SHTF stepping on a 20 gauge shot gun shell will ruin someone's day.

[Kodiak]

I like the idea of using something like a bell over the battery operated alarms for obvious reasons, batteries will be like gold when/if shtf.

Something else I was thinking of is wind chimes, they are loud and a common household item. Havnt tried, but you could probably tie it to a trip wire in such a way as to not allow a light wind to activate it.

[2die4]

Blank 12 gauge shell activator. Will scare them away and force them to change their pants.

[Evolver]

Blank 12 gauge shell activator. Will scare them away and force them to change their pants.

I like!!! It looks like when the pin gets pulled the shell goes bang!

I'm also in favor of the trip wire and bell/rattle can... My buddy and his GF are living in the woods in a tent at the moment and the coons are driving them crazy by getting into their trash and spreading it everywhere so I told him about the tripwire and rattle can method and also suggested that he purchased a wrist rocket and shot to make to coons think twice about what happens to their ass after the alarm goes off.

[Evolver]

How is this for cheep? ... $4.52 at Lowes

[2die4]

Nice! I'm heading to Lowe's this weekend.

[robsdak]

Evo, looks like Justa needs shooting lessons. "Those who run only DIE TIRED" LMAO!!!!

[LUNCHBOX]

I saw a couple of the 12 ga alerts at the Goodman Gun Show but passed on them (this time) I know something else that would work. I fish for big catfish at night and I picked up these little whistler alerts. You just tie (rubber band) them to whatever and run the line between the two metal plate and then when pulled it screams. It runs on two watch batteries for years. It isn't something to last forever but in then beginning they may come in handy (I picked them up at Bass Pro)