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Posted: 10/17/2011 8:27:56 AM EDT
I have a gate in my backyard that looks like this:
It has a latch like this on the backside (facing my back yard): 
The latch is welded on, not screwed. I keep it locked with a pad-lock. Last week, some "well to do 'ers" pried open my gate, bending the metal clasp; and stole my lawnmower from the backyard. Any suggestions on how to harden a gate like this? I already bought and installed a padlock clasp, sorta similar to this, but an looking to see if there is anything else I can do - short of replacing the gate with one of those expensive ones with the keyed deadbolt built in. Thanks all. |
| Since when did a camera stop someone from entering a door? It just shows that someone has entered. It may or may not show enough detail to figure out who it is. And you still may not be able to find them or get your stuff back, or keep them from hurting you... just because you have them on a camera. Better to keep them out or slow them down in the first place. |
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Since when did a camera stop someone from entering a door? It just shows that someone has entered. It may or may not show enough detail to figure out who it is. And you still may not be able to find them or get your stuff back, or keep them from hurting you... just because you have them on a camera. Better to keep them out or slow them down in the first place. Nobody claimed it did. And short of building that fence several feet higher, and reinforcing that gate, you're not GOING to keep them out. You can't put concertina wire on the average home. The best you can hope to do is deter them... and slow them down a little bit. |
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Since when did a camera stop someone from entering a door? It just shows that someone has entered. It may or may not show enough detail to figure out who it is. And you still may not be able to find them or get your stuff back, or keep them from hurting you... just because you have them on a camera. Better to keep them out or slow them down in the first place. Nobody claimed it did. And short of building that fence several feet higher, and reinforcing that gate, you're not GOING to keep them out. You can't put concertina wire on the average home. The best you can hope to do is deter them... and slow them down a little bit. Hence the start of this thread...asking about latches to slow/deter them.... |
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Go to Amazon dot com and buy a DVR with 4 sony HAD night vision cameras for $250. Leave gate unlocked.  Link? LINK These have gone up to $400. Mine is about 6 months old, but they work better than anything you can get in the big box store. You can get it running in minutes. Mounting the cameras will take the most time. The cameras work much better than my expectations. Cameras are a layer of security. I already had other measures in place, but a couple of my neighbors liked to constantly leave their garage doors open, day and night. Well, someone pulled their card and cleaned them both out. Now the vemin/thieves know this is a hood to target. I bought the cameras and have two very visible, two not so visible. If someone breaks in and steals your shit, you have no way to ever catch them, unless you have video. Then you can decide if you want the police to handle it, or ........well...........uh.......... 
Many people who buy the big box store camera systems are getting some really shitty cameras and lenses. These Sony Super HAD CCDs see better in the dark than most see in daylight. I would have no problem identifying a perp. When I tested them, I ran the images to my 60" TV. They are quite amazing. |
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