Most of the information that we provide our customers about security and locks are aimed for the utmost practical use. However, with the strangely dystopian news cycle, we admit we’ve been thinking alot about end of the world scenarios. Our security and lock experts wanted to detail some vital security aspects of any survival scenario – that although will definitely be valuable in a doomsday scenario, can also be applied to any home security, commercial security, or institutional security context. Here’s some tips to think about.
Perimeters
Protecting the perimeter of your property is the first important aspect of your defense to help prevent any attempts at crime in the first place. The first thing you should think about are fences and walls. Chain link fences can be cut, while brick walls are the most likely types of walls that can be climbed. So, it makes sense to use barbed wire on a brick wall rather than on a chain link fence. However, installation of brick perimeter walls can make you lose visibility of your surroundings – but if there’s trees around your perimeter anyway, the visibility wouldn’t mean that much anyway. Fences without visibility are probably the worst bet. You want your perimeter security to be stronger than your gate security; gates should be used solely as entry and exits – and your perimeter should be strong that any criminal attacks would only attempt to go through the gate themselves. An additional tip is to make sure that you have a large open visible space between the perimeter area and your protected property itself, to act as a buffer area for detection, defense, and potentially escape.
Property Exterior
Door security is a, if not THE, most important security layer to tackle. To make doors more secure, install a high quality steel deadbolt, use long set screws for door hinges and strike plates, use thick barricades that secure the base of the door frame, and use doors with metal plating. We recommend using security film for windows – and even bars and metal slats for additional security. You need to use the best locks possible, and consider combining a variety of high security deadbolts as well as high security padlocks (that you can easily operate yourself.)
Interior Doors
You also want to make sure that you have a series of doors on the interior fit with locks that you can lock behind you in a panic room context. Escape hatches are a distinct possibility that can be used as a last minute escape measure. Panic rooms require stockpiles of canned and non perishable food – as well as water and some form of bathroom facility – for survival. Stockpiles are incredibly important survival elements that should be kept locked up and protected. Another valuable safety precaution is the use of safes or lock boxes that can hold valuables and fortify the security of your supplies.