r/tacticalgear • u/SodaRider1 • 2d ago

Securing perimeter woods

We’ve had several attempted/successful burglaries in our area, and our home was targeted last week. The bad guy came from the rear of our property over about 1/2 mile of woods/pasture (caught on trail cam). When approaching our home, he low crawled from woods to the home… not his first rodeo. None of them have been afraid of cameras… always wearing a full mask and hoodie. I need something in the woods behind our home to scare them off and alert us.

Thinking about some kind of tripwire / flashbang in the woods but I have to believe wildlife would set them off pretty quick. The strip of woods behind our home is roughly 200’ x 600’ but there’s a mowed path leading to the house that’s the first priority to arm.

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u/Silly-Swan-8642 2d ago

You can get remote audio motion sensors. Look for driveway alarms. My wife bought one and it has 4 channels and solar charging. It makes a tune or noise when tripped and sends alerts to our phones with the area that has the motion alert.

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u/TrainForHavoc 2d ago

I wouldn't recommend letting the bad guy know that you're on to them with a device that makes a tone when tripped. They'll just avoid that route next time. They've already proven persistence and are becoming more brazen and comfortable approaching OP's home. It would essentially be starting a race to who could be ready to do harm first between OP and the robber.

Never give up any advantage when it comes to defending yourself or your family.

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u/sawyerdk9 Civilian 2d ago

I believe I have something very similar to what they’re describing. The actual device that senses motion doesn’t make a sound. The ‘base’ that receives the signal is what chimes and also sends a notification to your phone.

This is the device

https://a.co/d/b8uO6RG