Comments on: How To Protect Your Home When You Travel

By: Anil Polat

Anil Polat — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:57:19 +0000

In reply to Sherry Ott. Good point - thinking about it now a home covered in snow next to a nicely shoveled one does really stand out. Sort of along those lines, here in Germany each neighbor has their designated turn to shovel the sidewalks and walkways around their houses and apartments for everyone else. A nice system for security and otherwise!

By: Sherry Ott

Sherry Ott — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:29:03 +0000

I don’t have a home any longer…but I do agree with your light timers as a very simple low-tech way to add security. You don’t have to be a computer whiz to install it! 🙂
One other thing – if you are traveling in the winter and it snows when you are gone – make sure you have a neighbor come over and scoop your driveway – or at least drive in and out of it so it has tire tracks in the snow…that way people will think people are there coming and going.

By: Anil Polat

Anil Polat — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:16:27 +0000

@ Final:

Pretty sweet no? I was pondering ways to make a camera look alike then I found those. For $40 they look like the real thing.

If I were a crook I wouldn’t mess with a house with those bad boys hanging outside.

By: Final_Transit

Final_Transit — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:43:12 +0000

I’m getting those cameras!

By: Anil Polat

Anil Polat — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:33:55 +0000

@ Kim:

I thought about adding this to the original list when I was writing it up and glad you mentioned it. I just couldn’t articulate it properly, but glad you did!

It’s another great way to keep the scenery around your home changing and looking ‘live’.