Protect Your Home from a Break-In!

[@justinhalethesenuts7769]

When Jocko is waking up at 5 am Pat Mac is already on his 3rd S.O.P of the day

[@cypher6938]

Joko is good. MAC does selection, everyday.

[@kevinthegrizzly5074]

Pat Mac is a soldier's soldier.👊🏾🪖🇺🇸✝️

[@Bwh-rm3py]

So true! Don’t be a bad ass thinker, be a bad ass element of not being surprised

[@christisking1193]

I’ve exhausted this topic to the point of driving my Wife insane. But I come back periodically to make sure I didn’t miss anything. Feels good that I have all these bases covered. One thing to talk about is hardening doors with 3” deck screws and locking mechanisms such as night locks, clamp locks and door armour products.

[@socialtraffichq5067]

Can you imagine the poor SOB breaking into pat mac's house oh my goodness

[@hogwildbowhunter]

Love this stuff on being proactive to protect your castle from undesirables. Would love a longer session on this subject! The best criminal interactions is the ones you avoid. Just make your house less desirable than than your neighbors, the same advice my LE detective brother gave me years ago!! Never make it easy or opportunistic for a criminal. I am prepared not paranoid, just like a having a spare tire in my truck I am not paranoid about flat tires!

[@mkultraification]

There used to be a show called "to catch a thief", where a reformed thief went around testing people's security systems. One of the things he would always say was, " Everybody thinks they don't have to worry about thieves in nice neighborhoods. Nice neighborhoods are where theives like to go to steal things because that's where they can get the nicest stuff, and nobody has security systems."

[@carlosrealista1234]

The both of you gentlemen are making such a good job at making the world a better, safer more aware and prepared place. I highly appreciate you for your service past and present. Cheers from The Netherlands

[@donweathers-ks3xq]

Good info people need to wake up , get a good dog and put out plenty of lights. Thanks pat mac for your service. You are my hero ,thanks God bless you and your family .Rock on !!👍 😎

[@beninidaho]

Great info. One easy thing people can do is spend $5 and a couple of hours to install long ass screws in all their exterior door hinges and strike plates to make kicking in the door that much harder. You can buy door armor too, at around $100 per door, and it's that much better, but the screws are easy, cheap, and enhance the "default door" by 100%. I live in BFE Idaho with the closest neighbor 1/4 mile away. When I first moved in, the previous owners, were like most everyone here, never locking their doors and they had no keys to give me because they just lost them and forgot about it. I came from where you lock your doors, and by habit, on the first day, locked myself out of the house at 2200. Instead of calling a locksmith who might not even come out from the city, I decided to try to shoulder a door. I'd never done it before and was expecting to fail. I barely threw any weight into it and blew out the frame, easy peasy.

[@2K9s]

Metal door frame, wood is for suckers.

[@donweathers-ks3xq]

Love your blogs pat mac . You are a true american. Rock on ! 👍

[@Gothic1Actual]

Mac, great video and excellent info. I picked up a few new tips, I appreciate it.

[@danielmarshall4587]

Gentlemen thank you for this, nothing fancy, nothing complicated just pleasant bread and butter advice LOVE IT.

[@jamesr792]

I have several friends who give me shit about making it a policy to keep my doors locked. It’s the little things!

[@rostamr4096]

All are great points. Thanks

[@jupiterjunk]

Knowing your neighbors, and being neighborly is a good way to build a community. We watch each other's stuff. Know what vehicles are supposed to be there, and when. Having nosey neighbors, though a hassle at some times, is fantastic. . Around here, you should have a ground camera, near your door, pointing upwards. Folks these days wear hoodies to cover their face AND they keep their heads down. Even if an overhead light comes on, they keep their heads down. They're getting more savvy around here. Having one down low increases your chances of getting a good image.

[@jw5297]

One thing I do on top of the cameras and pooch, I have the real estate companies take my house off their site, having access to pictures of how the interior of your home is laid out, gives an idea of how to navigate your house.

[@Mr_Zimm]

2:50, absolutely true. I have never been somewhere with so many like minded people. It is not a place to come to and act up.

[@victorpapaavp]

I find a great way to keep the "accompanying the AC guy" situation from being awkward is to ask tons of questions. Most people who enjoy what they do, or are experts at it, love to be asked questions (as long as you're not hindering them doing their job.) Like Pat said, you might learn something, and it keeps you from just breathing down their neck the whole time.

[@jhughes3867]

Can you imagine someone breaking into the McNamara house and running into Rebecca? I've seen her hitting those pads.

[@joelp5506]

Great video! I like to keep used silhouette targets up on my range behind the house.

[@-joe-davidson]

Ah, this home has guns!

[@joelp5506]

Also..this guy can shoot and practices

[@-joe-davidson]

@@joelp5506 But they saw him leave, so he's not home and there are guns inside.

[@darthwizzywizard]

I’m always adding to security network. I use to use the hardwire system but got tired of the wires through the house.

[@christisking1193]

I also recommend doorbell cameras so you never have to answer the door, you can talk through the camera.

[@SailfishSoundSystem]

Use a ruler to measure your bedroom drawers when open. Then put the ruler on the carpet near your hotel door so it pushes it. Dump a little box of cornflakes inside the front door.

[@mariusfrost640]

I live in a court, and I was up at 5 am on a Saturday to work on my car. There was a car sitting against the curb, idling with two people in it. I called the police non-emergency number to report it. It's unusual for people to be hanging out at 5 am on a Saturday, especially when there's no through traffic. It turns out it was the friend of a tenant in that house. Worst case, I've wasted someone's time. If it was a bad actor, the police might've caught someone with a warrant, or a drunk driver. It may even just contribute to statistics that prompt police to patrol the area more often. They were idling, which is illegal where I live. I made sure to take a picture of the plate, which I was afraid might've started a fight, but better safe than sorry.

[@MikeWHagood]

forgot about the Claymore‘s, the Claymore’s in the flower pots

[@Rogue308]

My property is a double edge sword, I hold the high ground, but all the surrounding property is owned by someone else and is grown up, lots of blackberry bushes and saw brier. But a lot of room to sneak up. My dog is a German/Dutch shepherd mix, and she’s vociferous, but at everything. So I’m kinda wondering where I should improve. 🤔

[@Checkmate777]

A possible video you could make if you haven’t already is how to stay calm under pressure.

[@-Mike-76]

My old man who is a retired cop always told me a few things about home security from a young age: 1. Always keep the doors locked; 2. Always keep the lights on at night and when you leave the house during the day keep the radio/tv on to make the home appear occupied; 3. Never open the door for anyone you are not expecting, even the police. Speak through the door and if anyone asks you to open your door, even the police, keep it closed and locked, no matter what. If the police have the right to come in via a search warrant they will bust the door in. Otherwise, tell them that whatever they have to say to you they may reduce to writing and send it through the mail. And home alarms and cameras are great if you can set that up.

[@chris2para]

Loving the Who T Pat 🤙

[@Loadrunner620]

Motion activated lights. Alarm sound motion activated near all windows and rear door entry.

[@michaelwhite9199]

Best advice on YT. Can Pat mention the brand of security camera he uses?

[@aharris87]

Even if you don't have a security system. The "fake" security signs are a quick bit of info to process.

[@1fromtheroad]

My cameras are out in the open. 3 each. They filmed, stills and video, the ex wife and daughter looking in house windows and stealing from the garage. Super clear kodaks, plus license plate on the truck. Local cop questioned her, she denied ever being there. He showed her some great 8 x11 shots. He said the look on her face was priceless.

[@danielmarshall4587]

I'm just going to hang out with you cos I might learn something,YES GREAT IDEA.

[@miomine3527]

There was a guy who left his trailer parked on the street for 15 years. He woke up one day and his trailer was gone. And in his mind ,he lived in a safe neighborhood.

[@vikingzombie2487]

Another thing robbers have found out is a high powered laser pointed directly at the camera will literally blind and mask out the camera. If done long enough they can get in and out with what they want while someone just blinds the camera. I’ve tested this on mine and it does work but you have to be still as a fly.

[@jeebugorn]

cool. sounds like i'm at about 80%. do the nightly lockdown procedures before i go up to bed: check garage, lock the deadbolt to the door, check the front and back doors; but wasnt checking car locks. wife's car already alerts if the doors are unlocked for too long, but my truck does not. got cameras on the front of the house: Ring at the door that sounds an alert on a "chime" speaker in the house when someone enters the zone of protection i set. got a Wyze cam pointed at front yard to record 24/7 since Ring only records events. got cameras throughout the downstairs of house. so i can see what is happening downstairs from my phone. No cameras at back of house though, but gotta get through locked 6 ft fence to get into back yard. need to leave lights on outside at night though. been meaning to get some smart bulbs that turn on at sunset and turn off at sunrise, so i dont even need to think about the lights. HAD a dog, but he died last year, we're planning on getting another dog in December. so, feeling pretty good about our setup.

[@stephenpreble2446]

it is my understanding that most attacks happen in transition space. Parking lots, vestibules........

[@THATMOFODIRT]

Criminals like to travel to “safe neighborhoods” bc that’s where people’s complacency make easy scores.

[@rawfotra926]

I live in super rough neighborhood. If have a chain link fence with a gate. Pad lock that gate at night... I thief will simply jump it. No big deal. But trust me, your pup will have a heads up. It's bit of a pain. But it's worth getting the jump on a thief/bad guy.

[@SoldierDrew]

Can you put razor wire or even just barb wire coils across your fence top to deter invaders as well as slow down their retreat When your canine ambushes them? I put loose barb wire around my yard , near the house, at night to catch and snag on trespassers' legs. Makes it difficult to creep around. I've used bailing wire to attach soda pop cans containing a few gravel pebbles to make rattles when they get snagged up.

[@rawfotra926]

@SoldierAndrew will do... at the furthest back fence. Where there is an old abandoned building (crack head haven) we used plywood and drywall screws along the fence. Was worried about the pups getting to it. Turns out theyre smart enough to avoid it. Sometimes i think theyre smarter than me lol... but if L.E sees it I'll have to take it out. Some razor wire is the best option. I'll call my buddy. He may have some laying around his barn.

[@Mysaturnwagon]

​@@SoldierDrewa booby trap is illegal. The thief could sue you. Happens all the time.

[@highplainschipper6564]

Question Mr. MAC.Whats the Kuhl pants you rocking in your range video? Renegades?

[@drew8979]

I have a doormat that says "Nothing in here is worth dying for" and my neighbors place got robbed and not mine. I think it had something to do with it lol. I live in a big city and I believe that you shouldn't own a nice flashy car while living in a big city and never leave spare change or cash in plain sight. Also, I don't have social media anymore and I leave the lights on when i'm out of town as well as a few stickers saying that my property is monitored by cameras. I have never had any issues

[@davidschorn5870]

Are you not allowed to replace the locks on leased premises in the US? Just put your own ones in and switch them back when you move out.

[@bravowhiskey4684]

Always keep the bushes trimmed. Duly Noted. 😂

[@Loadrunner620]

Cameras on Gable ends of house, cameras mounted on chimney.

[@sombra6153]

The war against private gun ownership is pretty obvious but there’s also been a less overt war against privately owned big dogs of workimg breeds for years - German Shepard dogs, etc. Just ask your homeowners insurance.

[@stbdragonfly]

Anything specific to rural homes? We live in the country, set back about 300y off the road and with plenty of woods/farmland surrounding.

[@carlosfernandez1]

Ar and a hand gun with a good supply of ammo.

[@beenschmokin]

All same applies.

[@carlosfernandez1]

Home security is #1.

[@stansdad1]

Cameras, lights, dog or beware of dog sign, lock your gates and doors and most importantly order your second set of gitchusum bands . Make it habitual 🤘🏻

[@mikepapa7050]

Allot of people’s home are listed on Zillow or similar real estate sites. No need to scope out the house when the entire property is pictured WITH dimensions!

[@zeph-8244]

The disease is spreading everywhere. Doesn't matter where you live now. Always fortify and carry regardless where.

[@ChrisWilliams-vm1do]

#1: German Shepherd. Nobody can sneak up on your house. Period. Bad guys will pick a different target. #2: A simple plan to defend your house in the event someone is determined enough to break into your house, get past your dog, and shows intent to do further harm. Take advantage of Smarthome systems, like Apple HomeKit. Sensors and cameras are super cheap. Security automations are only limited by your imagination.

[@JamieLarson-w1q]

Anyone know where I can buy the "Dimmable Security Flood Lights"? I have looked in past, only could find just one DSFL brand and they are about 60-75 watt equivalent when fully on, and not as advertised 250W.

[@davidschorn5870]

I just use a weak normal lamp plugged to a photoelectric controller and a separate bright lamp plugged to a motion detector. Simple, cheap and also provides redundancy.

[@YuCallTheseBagels]

Pat can I just pay you to keep my home safe? Thanks dude.

[@hamothemagnif8529]

Something to keep in mind: if you leave kids toys or bikes visible in your yard, passersby know you have kids, their age, and their gender. Same goes for stickers on your cars.

[@matthiasthulman4058]

I always see those graduation signs or cheerleader signs with names and jersey number in yards. I couldn't ever do that, put my childs name on a giant sign in my yard... Insanity. I get it, proud of your kids and stuff but jeez, let's not advertise.

[@mfcriz2561]

Keep your garage doors closed so you aren’t yelling - look at all the tools and gear I have. This could have been 8 minutes bros

[@donweathers-ks3xq]

A good dog is great for home security .

[@scottshorey9304]

Also let everyone know you have and know how to use very well a lead poisoning device

[@Mysaturnwagon]

Dont advertise what you have. In the 90s the stereo systems in cars got stolen all the time. Everyone that advertised their sysyem, it got stolen.

[@willbedone777]

👍

[@Loadrunner620]

Cameras inside and outside at all points of entry.

[@beaubrown3545]

Furmissles and shotguns

[@pyeitme508]

Ok 👌

[@turnagegp]

Does Pat like The Who?

[@stewartwilson1662]

don't you have an RV! if its not there are you?

[@Loadrunner620]

Drive an average car, a Volkswagen not a Mercedes Benz. Motion censor lights, neighbors little dog see's everything and barks at everyone. Cameras on soffets, on gable ends, chimney. White cameras not black. Bigger camera the better. Lots of cameras. Roll down shutters on windows. Doors with no windows, large peep hole. Peep hole camera. Lights on house, flood lights.

[@hughgerhart4011]

An Ounce of Prevention...

[@joken7449]

dogs and claymores

[@beenschmokin]

Another great video. Too bad certain run til you shit yourself frogs don't teach about truly being ready and prepared for what life brings. There's good reason he didn't make The Unit.

[@hillarycunningham166]

This was great, could do without the screaming

[@DDGVET4]

My dog's attention to detail is so acute that if I park my vehicle in a different position he barks at it the second he sees it when he goes outside. If I leave a door on the vehicle open. He barks at it. If we go outside and my wife's vehicle is not there. He barks. If he sees a limb lying on the ground he birddogs it. Lawnmower in the yard instead of the shed. Birddog. Anything out of place and he's on it. It's uncanny.

[@nalbano]

What if a bunch of Ns come with guns?

[@chuckclark6162]

From the outside in…just suggestions, off course. A plan. Motion sensor lights & cameras. Alarm. Big dog that barks. Guns with lights. The plan.

[@CoachMak]

Basic dude stuff

[@MikeHunt-rw4gf]

Algorithm.

[@haveaday1812]

In recent years I’ve discovered something. If you feel the need to carry a piece everyday, and to fortify your home from thieves, you need a new real estate agent.

[@ethereous]

Well said.

[@chuckclark6162]

Good point on living in a safe place to begin with. Do you know what makes those safe places safe? People carrying. Like Mac said, “a lot of me’s live here”.

[@chuckclark6162]

@@ChappySinclair If you’re asking me, all I’ll say is it’s a small coastal town in the Southeast.

[@Hawkinszm1]

"Buy a shotgun" -Corn Pop

[@RhinoViper]

"I'm not paranoid"....proceeds to describe a lot of paranoid behavior. I mean, there was a lot of good info in here...but as the video continued, I was like damn dude....relaaaxxx. lol : )

[@beenschmokin]

Prepared does not equal paranoid. Rest assured sergeant major unit team leader fears nothing. Why you got that gun? You scared? No, because I have the gun I do not fear any man. Because you are prepared you can relax. If you think being ready is paranoid sell your guns. By your own logic you are paranoid by having them.

[@kurtschlichting1903]

Alos if you have children make sure they are not telling their friends about what is in your house. Word gets around and than you might have a break in when your gone.

[@channel-rv4hz]

In a part of the south that’s got plenty of meth heads, I’ve always thought of subtle ways to make my house and my room more defendable. My friends give me shit for treating windows the way I do but they also live in gated neighborhoods with very defendable homes.

[@albowrx]

Another point on the WIFI cameras is that theives now have Wi-Fi jamming devices and in some stores in Chicago it's already been used when they were broken in.

[@ohiomack]

I pity the fool who tries to do a home invasion on pat Mac. Straight hot ones to the body im not talking peppers

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