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Portable security

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This video hit my feed this morning.

 

Yes, we can all mock Leftist and say, “you voted for this.”

But…

What about the people who didn’t vote for this?  Should they suffer?

I am traveling at the end of this month that will have me spend two days in Portland, Oregon.

Most of one of those days will be after I check out of my hotel, so my belongings will have to stay in my rental car.

I have already posted about the secure container I have installed in my truck.

I will be taking some extremely valuable items with me on this trip and I don’t want them to get stolen and I can’t take them into the facilities I’m going into.

(Trust me, you will read all about this soon enough.)

So what to do.

When you watch the video, you will notice two things:

  1. They moved very fast.
  2. The only tool they used was something to break the window, and it was small. Maybe a center punch or something.

That’s good news.

It means defeating these people can be done with anything that slows them down and requires tools.

Again, nothing is perfect, it it doesn’t look like these assholes are willing to start fucking around with bolt cutters and grinders.

My most valuable items will be in a Pelican case with padlocks.

Of course, that alone is not enough.  The box needs to be secured to the vehicle.

That is where a security cable with loops on each end comes in.  Those are cheap.  You can buy them at a hardware store or on Amazon for $10.

Now you have to know what to secure it to.

SUVs generally have cargo tie-down spots in the trunk. Cars don’t. You can secure it to the spare under the trunk floor cover.  In my car, there is a steel loop. Welded to the car body that held the jack in place. I got my car used so the jack was missing. I can key lock to that.

In the cabin or behind the seat, there is also a LATCH system attachment point for car seats.  That is very strong and can accommodate a padlock.

Many cars have a pass through from the trunk to the cabin. Usually the center armrest in the rear seat. A four foot security cable can reach from the trunk to a rear seat LATCH point.

A good padlock, a cable lock, and a Pelican case will defeat these guys.

If a Pelican case is too expensive, I’ve been impressed with the Harbor Freight version APACHE case.

For soft items, you can use a steel wire mesh bag by Pacsafe.

Here is a video of one in use:

 

You can also just buy sheets of that wire mesh from Amazon, and using a cable and lock, make your own for odd size or shape bags.

Once again, locking it to a tie-down or LATCH location.

I get it, it’s a hassle and you shouldn’t have to do it.

But wish in one hand and shit in the other.

If you need to travel to areas like this, you can take precautions that for less than $100, will secure what you own from theft.

 

 

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