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Securing in home
Anthony Vasser, Photographer, Assistant
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Houston | TX | USA | Posted: 7:12 PM on 03.06.11 |
| ->> Beyond insurance and crossed fingers, what methods do you guys use to secure your gear/bag in the home? Especially when you're away? I keep trying to hide mine under dirty laundry, but my wife does not appreciate my strategy. |
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Delane B. Rouse, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Washington | DC | US | Posted: 7:22 PM on 03.06.11 |
->> I don't do anything special at home...if my home is broken into that last thing I'm worried about is my gear.
I backup images using two off-site locations (PhotoShelter and a hard drive solution)...otherwise I just pay my insurance and hope that I never have to use it. |
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Danny Munson, Photographer
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San Dimas | Ca | United States | Posted: 7:46 PM on 03.06.11 |
| ->> Same as Delane. That is why I pay so much for insurance in the first place....peace of mind. |
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Jim Pierce, Photographer
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Waltham | MA | USA | Posted: 8:51 PM on 03.06.11 |
->> Anthony,
security system is my peace of mind!! In my eye insuance is NOT peace of mind but the last resort as they will do all they can not to pay and if they pay based on what.
Jim |
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Kirby Yau, Photographer, Assistant
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San Diego | CA | USA | Posted: 9:13 PM on 03.06.11 |
->> Mr. Mossberg.
Mr. Sauer. |
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Mark Peters, Photographer
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Highland | IL | USA | Posted: 9:54 PM on 03.06.11 |
| ->> I found a great deal on a medium size Sentry fire safe on Craigslist. It will hold a 300, 400, 70-200, 24-70, 16-35,three or four smaller lenses and two 1D series bodies, |
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Eric Canha, Photographer
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Brockton | MA | United States | Posted: 10:30 PM on 03.06.11 |
| ->> I married an insurance supervisor.... Total peace of mind ;) |
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Israel Shirk, Photographer, Assistant
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Boise | ID | US | Posted: 10:39 PM on 03.06.11 |
| ->> I think Delane is right on. The gear is replaceable, the images aren't. |
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Scott Serio, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Colora | MD | USA | Posted: 10:50 PM on 03.06.11 |
->> Well...
Mr. Glock is nice when I am home, but when I am not, I have two dogs. One is a medium-sized early warning system that barks at anything. The other is large shepherd who hits like a linebacker and barks as if she is already gnawing on your leg.
Safes are great, but unless if is encased in cement, you can still move them. In my personal and professional experience, finding something to make a burglar pass your house by to find an easier target is always the best way. Big signs. Loud dogs. Snooping neighbors who pick up your mail and rotate the lights that are on in your house. Toe-popper mines. All good things.
Insurance is great, but it is still a pain in the rear to try to replace stuff. And really, yes, you might have insurance, but the psychological stuff about possibly losing more important things and being violated - who wants to go through that? |
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Wesley R. Bush, Photographer
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Murfreesboro | TN | U.S. | Posted: 11:02 PM on 03.06.11 |
| ->> Alarm with two 100-pound dogs. If you get by them both, you can have anything you can still carry. |
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Chris Large, Photographer
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Okotoks | AB | Canada | Posted: 11:26 PM on 03.06.11 |
->> Target hardening.
Speaking as a 20 year active and now retired police officer. You want to make your home less appealing than your next door neighbor. Motion activated lights, random on and off interior lights, music playing, no newspapers or mail piling up on your doorstop.
Picture this ----- you are your average meth head, total asshole, looking for an easy score, fence some stuff for 10 cents on the dollar, kick a door and get some electronics or camera gear.....you look at 2 houses - one has lights, some music or tv on, a beware of dog sign on the gate, no bushes around the windows. Lived in look. The house next door....the opposite. Dark, no body around, 2 days worth of newspapers on the porch.
Which house would you pick?
Sorry for your neighbors but that's what it's about......the scumbags will hit a house but make sure that every other house on your block is more attractive to them than yours. |
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 11:36 PM on 03.06.11 |
->> I do two things. One I have a large sign that says
"My neighbor is a stockbroker, he has really nice shit in his house, I work at McDonald's as a fry boy"
I also have a sawed off shotgun with some fishing line attached to the front door....
other than that. via con dios.
oh, for the humor impaired among us...this was a joke. |
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Keith Lucas, Photographer
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Verona | VA | USA | Posted: 11:56 PM on 03.06.11 |
| ->> Funny...the sign at my house says....."Guy next door is a fry boy at McDonald's and has some nice shit.....I am just a teacher." |
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Robert Hanashiro, Photographer
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Los Angeles | CA | | Posted: 1:06 AM on 03.07.11 |
| ->> Pelican Cases with pad locks and chains. |
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Walt Middleton, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Columbus | OH | USA | Posted: 8:12 AM on 03.07.11 |
| ->> Plus 2 on the peli cases, pad locks, & chains... |
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Tim Snow, Photographer
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Montreal | Qc | Canada | Posted: 11:56 AM on 03.07.11 |
->> Motion sensor alarm system, locked door on the office, the gear is in a locked TT Airport International which is padlocked to an iron bar mounted inside a closet (screwed into studs, not just the drywall)
Not the best solution, but good enough for someone trying to do a simple smash and grab. |
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