20 Old School Home Defense Tricks That Still Work When SHTF

📘 Want to support the channel and get something back for it? Here are my 101 fixes for the house and the car — written plain, indexed by symptom: https://dalerwhitfield.com/ An ice storm knocked out the power for three days. The house with cameras on every corner got broken into. The retired deputy across the road, whose deadbolt was older, never got touched. I spent 30 years as an Army quartermaster, and I have coffee every Tuesday with retired deputies and old MPs. This video boils what we know down to 20 cheap, legal home defense tricks that keep working when the grid goes down and the Wi-Fi goes dark. You don't need a gun or a contract, and nothing here needs a plug. The list follows the supply-room rule: deter, detect, delay. It covers getting the spare key out from under the rock, trimming shrubs below the windowsills, planting thorny bushes under back windows, hanging sleigh bells on the doorknob, spreading pea gravel, adding battery door alarms and solar motion lights, and keeping the car key fob panic button by the bed. Then comes the door work. You'll see why a door chain is not a lock, how to put dowels in window tracks and stop a sliding glass door from being lifted out, why 3-inch screws belong in the hinges and the strike plate, how to set up a one-door plan for the worst night, and where to really keep your medications and cash. Number one costs nothing and works best in a blackout. Every fix is fire-safe, there's nothing heavy to lift, and the step-stool jobs can go to a grandkid. If someone you love lives alone, subscribe so this is in their corner before the next storm. #HomeSecurity #SHTF #HomeDefense