Physically securing/protecting your gear

Retrospective

Retrospective

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Hey guys,

I had my gear stolen last November, video camera, dslr camera, 2 laptops, 4 hard drives(lots of work going back to 10 years ago), xbox360, omg plus whole other miscellaneous accessories to name. Everything was locked in my place, it looked liked an inside job or a slick criminal. First time it ever happened to me, I was in shock... Police didn't do squat, until now, nothing has ever surfaced even with my 'interrogation'. And yes, no insurance. :(

Anyways, how do we go about physically protecting our expensive gear? Steel locked cabinets? How do you protect your gear?

Cheers
 
Insurance for gear - it can be replaced. I also make a point not to advertise that I have large amounts of expensive things.

As for data I keep backups in multiple physical locations to prevent against fire/flood/theft.
 
I have to look into theft insurance, I saw one but it's only covered up to $5,000.

Its hard not to intentionally 'advertise' your things if you always use them even if its inside those equipment bags. Its bound to be seen and it makes it look like you have something fragile or expensive inside those bags...
 
insurance, an alarm and a healthy ass-whoopin waitin' for anyone who breaks in.
That's the bottom line. If more criminals were dropped on the spot, there would in fact be less criminals out there. We lean too much on our judicial system and not near enough on justice.
 
I live in a subsidized neighborhood. Not a question of if but when. Place next door has been hit twice. Most recent last summer--1pm on a Sunday afternoon--laptop and cameras---in broad freakin daylight!. I'll be damned if I'll let those clowns walk off with my stuff when I'm out buying groceries or busting my ass at work earning a living. Screw them.

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60x31 or 66x37 Defender series--$2000-$2500. Tough durable finish without paying for the shiny paint. Fire rated at 1680 for 90 min. They have an all shelf interior option. I can fit my digital and video cams, tripod, audio, lighting and editing tower when I'm away. Nobody is going to pick it up and walk out with it. Best investment I ever made. fwiw---you can order one clean without that goofy logo.
 
I live in a virtually crime-free neighborhood and I'm usually home. My stuff isn't going anywhere.
 
Step 1:
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Step 2:
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It is a bad ass dog, you should see his kung fu.

And if THAT doesn't work, his farts will drop you where you stand, TRUST me.
 
I knew that gun couldn't be yours.

As we all know, the problem with a .357 is that if you shoot at someone and miss, you are going to kill your neigbor accidentally who lives four houses away. At least the .45 round stops when it hits something and better yet is just a good old pump action Mossberg. Anyone who doesn't run at the sound of a Mossberg 12 ga. with buckshot chambering a round is either insane or on drugs. The best way is to get them to run, if you shoot someone, even in your home, the lawyers and bleeding hearts are going to make them throw you in jail anyway.

Dan
 
Yep, and that brings us back to "plan A"
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Mine saved me at least a car battery one night. She heard the guy pop my hood at 2am and was out for blood. He never even got the hood open. :thumbup:
 
There was a day when I would have stood up and gotten between my gear and someone wanting to steal it without hesitation. Now I don't know. The fact is that all of my stuff can be replaced, but my life can't. I've been mugged, robbed, stabbed, and spent years working both as a bouncer and in psychiatric facilities that housed drug dealers and all kinds of unstable people. I've been in some hairy situations, so I know it's not fear, but a sense of practicality. You never know what the other guy is capable of, or what's in his pocket.

Get between them and my family? Absolutely. Them and my stuff? Probably not anymore.

Maybe at 43, with a wife and 2 kids I see things differently than I used to. But my only real motivation to put myself between a criminal and my stuff was nothing more than pride.

We keep our stuff out of site when it's not in use, keep our insurance paid up, and lock our doors.
 
Jim,
You make some good points and of course every situation is different. However, I would make a general observation after 29 years as a law enforcement officer that a strong defensive position can deter criminals from becoming bolder and more violent. The last thing anyone wants is for them to feel "empowered" to go on to committ violent crimes.
 
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