Home Security - How to Harden Your Home With Navy SEAL "Coch"

Rose bushes, mesquite bushes etc in front of windows makes it hard to get in without looking 'tactical'.

We live on 21 acres of land, for me I like having live bear traps set for humans. 100 of them have worked for yrs!!! Not a problem… lawyer on hand… signs everywhere about live bear traps set for those who want to play around.

Thank you for the thoughtful advice.

In Deutschland sehen Türen und Fenster schon anders aus. Meine Türe ist aus Metall und hält gut 30 Minuten einem 5 Kilo Hammer oder einer Feuerwehraxt und anderem schweren Werkzeug stand.

A friend lived in a multi-family house in Brooklyn. He had been burgled many times so he bought a high security door that had six bolts that came out aroiund the door to secure it. He came home one day to find that they cut a hole in the wall next to his door and got in. If they want in they'll find a way.

Quick tip, when replacing those screws in the hinges, be sure to pilot the holes with the appropriate drill bit. Odds are you wouldnt split the wood inside the frame, but if you did you wouldnt know it until someone kicked it in. Better to take 20 seconds and be safe

Hey Mark - I live in a 2 bedroom ground level suite and have a new baby daughter coming up on 6 months. She's going to be sleeping in her own room soon, which is a fairly open and exposed window to the common area of the building. I've got PVC / Dowling in the window track and motion sensor lighting outside, but curious to know if you have any other suggestions. Some of my thoughts were reflective film on the window... black out blinds obviously.. - appreciate any suggestions from you or the followers

Great advic. My dog is my alarm systm. He barks and That is agreat deterrant. If the bark doesnt work the bite will. Also, leaving a Radio or TV on is a good deterant. Blackout drapes on every window keeps away the peeping toms as well. If they cant see in they dont know who is home.

Keep it up. Show some well implemented layers from the street to the house.

Thanks Coch !!

@TacticalHyve I know this is an old video, but hopefully you get my question. I live in an upstairs apartment. No one lives next door or directly downstairs from me. I am frightened. I am a female and live alone in Houston. For the last week there have been 3 incidents of a man (or men) walking up to the top of my stairs and turning around and leaving which was captured on doorbell cam. The next 2, the video is so pixelated that I cannot tell who it is. I have a sliding balcony door which has the bar and a pin, 2 deadbolts, a alarm, doorbell cam and a window sensor on the small kitchen widow by the front door. I do have protection. No dog and no family. Any suggestions?

They have long steel or brass plates you can use to replace the strike plate, and covers for the latch. They have plastic bump guards that help prevent shimming. Whole kit should be less than $100. (Per door.) They have bolts that fit into the door, with pins that help stop door jamb spreaders. Watch a few videos on how locksmiths (and crooks) can enter your home, and you'll figure it out. Doesn't look like much, but you get close and realize it's a hardened doorway.

Barking dogs suck! Train one if you have one!

Common sense.............. DUH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Punji sticks, beaver traps and some dead fall traps spread throughout your lawn is a great inexpensive way to harden your home. Sonny Crocket had an even better solution than a dog. Remember Elvis his 8 ft long pet alligator? That will make for one hard ass house! Other ideas. A molten tar moat. A built in, remote controlled, bilateral, propane powered flame thrower in the vesibule to combat any front door invasions. One could even set up a similar pyrotechnic perimeter defense system. The propane bill will be considerably higher but coupled with the tar moat, an intruder would need 15 foot iron stilts to span your lawn! If all that fails there’s you rocking in your rocking chair just on the other side of your flame oven hallway, stroking Old Trusty, staring at your front door telling your gator “I just daring anyone to attempt a breach my security!”

Thanks good stuff

Cactus or rose bushes under windows.

Turn on a radio or television

Nice.

A company called Door Armor out of Nashville Tn has a kit you can install on your exterior doors that work.

Hello. What was it that you mentioned to put over the windows and where do we get it?

New to your channel would be nice if you do a video on how to protect yourself in your home or safe guard your kids from someone who is entering or already in the home and you have a pistol rifle

In South Africa we often have a small dog in the house and two outside in case those outside get poisoned

Do you have any suggestions for the personal apartment security system?

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Can't sue if you say "No Trespassing, Working Dog". I heard. People these day so full of hate they just set the house on fire and wait til you come out, so plan on that one too. 😢

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Could you do a video on having guns ready for emergency but safe from kids?

Thank you! We have solar spotlights and motion lights outside. Dowels in the windows. We need film on the windows and I need to harden 1 door. Great reminder!!

Thank you! I’m 68, 4’ 9”, and have a mentally I’ll grown son who is psychotic. I’m going to evict him tomorrow (Monday), but he’s tried every window, kicked in my bedroom door, even though I put a bar on the knob, steals my meds, and it’s a freaking nightmare! I have a 15 lb dog, and he alerts, but he’s scared and huddled near me, shaking. This helps, but I need him out first. He just got out of jail and no one will take him in a rehab because he’s been charged with domestic violence! I’m so scared!

Buddy, you look scary even without your SEAL gear on. I mean that in a good way, sir.

...and if you have a dog, stop telling him to shut up every time he warns you of danger. Instead, say, "Good Dog!"

Why not add security shutters, metal doors,

you the man!

Dont like the wireless internet dependent cams. Tried them. Got rid of it. Ive wired three houses with hardwired alarm systems, cams and DVR. Going back to that. I'm going to build a house with concrete walls, steel doors and steel door jams and "riot glass". If i can afford ballistic glass, I'll do it. 8ft perimeter fence with the "Iron Clad" fence alarm system. Closer around the house and gardens I'll use the "Voice Alert System 6". It previously was an American company, but was purchased by a South African company called Drongo. They've improved the system and it is outstanding, BUT, they have to ship it to you from South Africa. Expensive, but worth it. Paint any white plastic green. Camouflage and conceal everything. Build a concealed safe room in the house, that can be secured with you inside. Have your cam system DVR and tv in there so you can see the cams. Put cam in the house. Dont forget the guns of course! Good luck and have fun! It's alot of fun building it and getting everything in place.

What if the electricity goes out? What if the grid is attacked and/;or internet goes down? The cameras and smart cameras are a waste of time and money

Also put barbed wires or broken glass on top of the fence.

Window with bars: we don’t want bars?? I surely do 😂 l lived in Argentina my early years. EVERYONE has bars. If you didn’t, for sure they will break in. See the windows of the shelters in kibbutzim, the terrorists easily broke in through them. All those houses so defenseless by the Gaza border!!!! 😩😩😩

Many homes in Panama have fences with large shards of glass concreted into them to prevent people climbing over them.

Deck screws have low shear strength. I would use stainless steel

Good information very good

Super content. Thank you. Soon, you are going to be able to have a swarm of AI driven mini drones activated as soon as an intruder is detected within the perimeter. They can then "go after" the target with non lethal but very debilitating capabilities.

Great advice! Thank you for sharing from your real world experiences!

Great video. What precautions can I take to keep out a snooping landlord who has the key? 🌺

A company call Blackrock is purchasing homes around the country everywhere turning them into rentals. They are primarily responsible for the housing crisis today. If you think about it is a solid plan, rentals will be an eternal source of income, the rent can be raised yearly providing a greater return, can't say that about stocks.
Why am I telling you this, well my block once all home owners today over 50% renters all corporate owned. There is an enormous turn over of people, I don't know who lives next door to me anymore. Just recently one of my security cameras with microphone picked up two guys all dressed in black & hoodies walking by about 6 am (prime time for home invasions) dry firing a revolver, my wife stepped out about 3 minutes later to get the paper. This could have turn ugly really fast. My wife doesn't step out no more.
I called the police who took a copy of the video, I have noticed there are more patrols around. We are both seniors too old to move, not sure if we can buy anything, thanks to Blackrock.
My cousin sold & eventually bought a house in a different location, it took him over 6 months, every time they made an offer someone will outbid them. Have another cousin in Louisiana who is going thru the same, right now can't buy because the availability is so poor because of high demand.
Kids are moving back home (boomerang kids) can't afford to rent or buy.
Warren Buffet is predicting a housing, and economic crash that it will make '08 look like a cake walk. Google Blackrock rock one guy is in charge, one guy. I know this wasn't the point of your video forgive my rant. US Coast Guard retired.

As ex LE and a stay at home homeschooling mom while my husband works his tail off all day... I LOVE this kind of video! We have an English Mastiff and we both have extensive weapons training and hand to hand BUT our home does need more fortification as well as we have 3 toddlers and I'm currently pregnant. The comments are extremely helpful too! Thanks for this and I will be looking for more useful tips and tricks from you!

Do copperheads, cottonmouths & fire ants count toward the exterior security? Don't forget about possible access from the attic, depending on your home's design.

Ok brother, good points, I'd like to add to the list please, is become friends with your neighbors, look out for each other, help each other, stay in touch, let them know if you are going away for the weekend, check on each others properly... more the better, and if suspicious activity is going on, post it up around town, let others know.. if you can expose theieves,they may back off,don't be a coward, protect your property and neighbors and neighborhood!!!