Electronic guard dog.

[matthopkins]

Not everyone will have a dog with them in a bug out situation, their sences always on high alert even when they seem to sleep. This had me thinking about something i used to do whilst carp fishing.

A few years ago there was a real problem with theives stealing your tackle whilst anglers were sleeping in their bivies. An early warning system was needed to alert you to anyone trying to make off with your gear.
Rightly or wrongly in my younger days I have poached almost every type of game from woodland and field and on the odd occasion i have triggered off the gamekeepers alarm gun, nothing more than a trip wire attached to a weighted firing pin which falls to a blank shotgun shell. Enough to knock you senceless for a while but more so make you leave in a hurry. This along with memories of carp fishing theives had me thinking of this for your bug out location on a short term or long term basis.

Look on ebay and you can find fishing bite alarms, some as cheap as 3x£10. What we would do whilst night fishing was to run a weighted trip wire of 30lb breaking strength line over one of these alarms, and through looped pegs around the bivvie and fishing spot. This was set up at night without even the guy next swim to you knowing you had it in place. Just like the alarm you use on your carp rods it would sound out if it was touched, loud enough to wake you and sudden enough to deter any would be thief.

I would have thought this is a small enough system to fit in your pocket, easy to set up in a few seconds and would give anyone an early warning system to your camp if out under the stars.
I will draw up a simple drawing of whats needed but im sure most of you can figure it out

[lonewolf]

you can also buy "personal attack alarms" which have a wire running out of them we can use to attach to an item or rig up as a trip wire alarm. I bought several in a cheap shop for £1 each(batteries extra).

[poppypiesdad]

Great idea but how about the silent version and attach 5 lb line to you pinky then when they trip over you line and it hopefully snaps waking you before it rips your digit off , might not be such a good idea then ........... but you get what I'm trying to say ......anyone ?

[matthopkins]

you can also buy "personal attack alarms" which have a wire running out of them we can use to attach to an item or rig up as a trip wire alarm. I bought several in a cheap shop for £1 each(batteries extra).

Ideal

[lee3]

Are the bite alarms reasonably quiet? I like the idea of having an early warning reasonably close i would worry that the attack alarms would be a bit too loud and could draw attention to your location .... But could be useful at a greater distance perhaps on obvious routes towards your location?
I'm actually thinking of me and a rural hide! ..... But having thought about it if your bugging in you might not have the issue of wildlife tripping them and something very loud would probably be ideal as a warning and deterent perhaps?
I especially like the price!

[lonewolf]

course if your bugging out, another option is a trip wire and some "pungi" sticks, you should be able to hear by the groans if anyone falls over that....post SHTF only of course!!

[jansman]

Not everyone will have a dog with them in a bug out situation, their sences always on high alert even when they seem to sleep. This had me thinking about something i used to do whilst carp fishing.

A few years ago there was a real problem with theives stealing your tackle whilst anglers were sleeping in their bivies. An early warning system was needed to alert you to anyone trying to make off with your gear.
Rightly or wrongly in my younger days I have poached almost every type of game from woodland and field and on the odd occasion i have triggered off the gamekeepers alarm gun, nothing more than a trip wire attached to a weighted firing pin which falls to a blank shotgun shell. Enough to knock you senceless for a while but more so make you leave in a hurry. This along with memories of carp fishing theives had me thinking of this for your bug out location on a short term or long term basis.

Look on ebay and you can find fishing bite alarms, some as cheap as 3x£10. What we would do whilst night fishing was to run a weighted trip wire of 30lb breaking strength line over one of these alarms, and through looped pegs around the bivvie and fishing spot. This was set up at night without even the guy next swim to you knowing you had it in place. Just like the alarm you use on your carp rods it would sound out if it was touched, loud enough to wake you and sudden enough to deter any would be thief.

I would have thought this is a small enough system to fit in your pocket, easy to set up in a few seconds and would give anyone an early warning system to your camp if out under the stars.
I will draw up a simple drawing of whats needed but im sure most of you can figure it out

Brilliant idea that. Always worries me when night fishing. Plenty of applications otherwise.

For those who may worry about an alarm being " Too loud"-the clue is the word. Alarm.

[lee3]

[KrisWard]

Brilliant idea that. Always worries me when night fishing. Plenty of applications otherwise.

For those who may worry about an alarm being " Too loud"-the clue is the word. Alarm.

Exactly...can you just buy blank Shotgun cartridges?

[Captain Darling]

Yup blank ammo doesnt have the same restrictions as live ammo for buying as its not inheranlty 'lethal'.

So starting pistols at schools or props for TV/Film/Theatre plus 'Blank Firers' as in the 'guns' themselves are classed same as fireworks and Replica weapons.

Fine to own and use LEGITIMATY.

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