r/homedefense • u/PenaltyNo3681 • 10d ago

Learning

Hi everyone, I’m new to this world and I want to learn more about home defense and urban survival. What YouTube channels do you recommend on this topic? And which books should I start reading?

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u/Kyder99 10d ago

The first step is deterrence. If it’s a home or an apartment, look up check lists, change locks, have some landscape lighting and more to deter someone from even considering targeting.

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u/PenaltyNo3681 10d ago

Do you have any link, book, or channel to recommend to me?

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u/Kyder99 10d ago

Not really because it depends on your use case and we don’t have a lot of information to go off of. Further, a lot of channels are frankly fear bait so I don’t regularly watch them and know the good ones. Someone else can help here with recommendations.

I’d start by ensuring the door and window locks are properly working and maintained. Feel welcome to spray graphite (hardware stores have it) to clean and maintain locks as part of annual maintenance and ensure doors and latches operate smooth.

Make any repairs you think you need.

Getting some inexpensive solar landscape lighting is a great low cost way to add some deterrent measures.

If you have money and wanna spend, wired lighting and wired cameras.

As far as personal safety, situational awareness and not just walking around with headphones in is huge.