Three times theives have cut the gate chain...

[WATERWINGS]

Only two houses in my area....mine, and my Uncle's house.

His house is just behind mine, through a path in the bamboo.

Our driveways are less than a 1/4 mile apart, but he is way off the road down a long driveway...

The house is visable from the road...but its far off, and no street lights.

The house is under construction, but is at a hault at this time, and my Uncle live in the Mountains of NC....I am on the coast..


This is the third time they have been up there....they back up to his front door....I can't find anything broken into in the house, although there is a table saw in plane view thru the front window....a small boat in the garage, gocarts, tile saw, vinyal siding in boxes....etc...ALL kinds of junk laying around....

I went to Lowes last night and bought the biggest chain they had, and one of those bad azz locks....

This morning on the way to work.....the gate was open again.....



They DID cut the lock on a simi trailer that is in the field beside the house.....(last time they came in)...but I didn't open it to look in there, cause the Law may come have a look and I didn't want my finger prints etc on anything...

I guess they come up late at night....?

I hope they aren't brave enough to try and get into my house during the day when I am at work....I live near the road, a bridge, and the creek is in my front yard.....I hope that keeps them afraid to go to my house....


Any ideas on how to catch them in the middle of the night?...I have to work...so I can't sit up all night.....and if I meet up with them....I don't want to shoot, them, but I ain't gonna get beat up either.....

[2.5_stoker]

you could always get a couple trail cams...build up enough pics of them breaking in along with the times they are doing it and have the cops there waiting one night Trail Camera (http://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=COVIWDx9zT4q8K4u-tgeHwYjHD4qW6oUC2tjUkRyrx7gSCAAQAyCkqawDKANQj7ia0vj_____AWDJzvCM5KT4F6AB4pf-9QPIAQGqBBNP0CDC5e7VMXP2jfU4a3Y-bW5dugUTCPqE0-Xlia8CFaVxNAodpnL-HMoFAA&rct=j&q=trail%20camera&ctbm=shop&ei=Dx9zT7rBKKXj0QGm5fnnAQ&sig=AOD64_2eVqThoyGKoBif2ahCS4UHzrWU9Q&sqi=2&ved=0CCgQ0Qw&adurl=http://www.rkdms.com/redirect%3Fc%3D70199721%26en%3D1%26cl%3D261%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.gandermountain.com%252Fmodp erl%252Fwelcome_search.cgi%253F%252B%252Fmodperl%252Fproduct%252Fcatalog.cgi%253Fcname%253DCameras%2 526r%253Dbrowse%2526aID%253D503B1%2526s_kwcid%253Dadwords_trail_camera&cad=rja)
the other thing that might keep them away is motion flood lihgts...just a thought

[inspectorlance]

A good dog goes a long ways.
You could also do driveway alarms. Not the cheap ones. You can find good ones online that go long distances.
Use the big chain to lock the gate after the drive in :) they will be back for the table saw later.

[mirage243]

you could always get a couple trail cams...build up enough pics of them breaking in along with the times they are doing it and have the cops there waiting one night Trail Camera (http://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=COVIWDx9zT4q8K4u-tgeHwYjHD4qW6oUC2tjUkRyrx7gSCAAQAyCkqawDKANQj7ia0vj_____AWDJzvCM5KT4F6AB4pf-9QPIAQGqBBNP0CDC5e7VMXP2jfU4a3Y-bW5dugUTCPqE0-Xlia8CFaVxNAodpnL-HMoFAA&rct=j&q=trail camera&ctbm=shop&ei=Dx9zT7rBKKXj0QGm5fnnAQ&sig=AOD64_2eVqThoyGKoBif2ahCS4UHzrWU9Q&sqi=2&ved=0CCgQ0Qw&adurl=http://www.rkdms.com/redirect%3Fc%3D70199721%26en%3D1%26cl%3D261%26u%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.gandermountain.com%2Fmodperl%2Fwe lcome_search.cgi%3F%2B%2Fmodperl%2Fproduct%2Fcatalog.cgi%3Fcname%3DCameras%26r%3Dbrowse%26aID%3D503B 1%26s_kwcid%3Dadwords_trail_camera&cad=rja)


You have to get the infrared ones that don't flash or they'll steal them when they see the flash. ;)

[JR IN JAX]

I have the Speco Intensifier cameras all the way around my house, tied to a Samsung [Homeland Security Admin surplus] DVR that also can store on the NET if the alarm goes off. The Specos can film in color at night without any LED illuminators and all the kids in the neighborhood know they are there. They don't work as well if there are street lights or yard lights due to the glare.
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&sugexp=frgbld&gs_nf=1&pq=speco&cp=9&gs_id=d&xhr=t&q=speco+intensifier&rlz=1R2ADFA_enUS388&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=589&wrapid=tljp133294749637706&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=1772723996869262309&sa=X&ei=WipzT56eKafY0QHYwrzpAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CIEBEPMCMAI#

[2.5_stoker]

You have to get the infrared ones that don't flash or they'll steal them when they see the flash. ;)

lol...i thought they were all infrared these days

[specboatops]

John, I agree on the trail cams, work great, can even be hooked up to notify YOU when they go off ! Then you can go and ask them just what the **** they are doing !!!

[Moonshot180]

You have to get the infrared ones that don't flash or they'll steal them when they see the flash. ;)

even the infared flash will be visible at night, they make trail cams that use black leds for true stealth,

[WATERWINGS]

I thought about the trail cams...good idea....I'll try to get my Uncle to buy one when he comes to the coast on Thursday..

$25 for 2 feet of chain and a lock.....they used a hydrolic cutter to cut the chain at Lowes....must be a BIG bolt cutter if the thieves cut it by hand....

Motion lights are a good idea also...not sure if he has electricity on at the house now or not...

[inspectorlance]

A little voltage on the chain would be fun. electric fence equipment would be harmless and get there attention.

[rock]

A little voltage on the chain would be fun. electric fence equipment would be harmless and get there attention.

That was my first thought.

Rock

[mirage243]

A little voltage on the chain would be fun. electric fence equipment would be harmless and get there attention.

Little???????..........at least 110V........:D:D:D

[specboatops]

Or hook up a sound system with Gun Fire shooting as loud as it can go ...BIG guns :):)

[Forkin' Crazy]

Get 3/8" G7 or G70 chain. You have to cut it with a torch or friction saw. Cutters won't cut it.

[Forkin' Crazy]

Or hook up a sound system with Gun Fire shooting as loud as it can go ...BIG guns :):)

I like this better! :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxBa5bQfTGc

http://www.paintballsentry.com/

[inspectorlance]

These guys are likely packing a cordless cutting wheel. Just pour a little gas on ground below the area where they would use the cutting wheel.

[specboatops]

Hahaha Lance, you crack me up :):)

[pyro]

A little voltage on the chain would be fun. electric fence equipment would be harmless and get there attention.


Little???????..........at least 110V........:D:D:D

You can't effectively electrify something that's already grounded. I like the idea though.

[RB in NM]

Little???????..........at least 110V........:D:D:D

Me likes........ especially that idea and using about a 50amp breaker,,,need to keep em' around long enough to see who it Wuz.......... Use the positive to the chain, wire negative to a piece of tin on the ground on front of the chain. Let em' grab that chain......plezze.... :)

[RB in NM]

Speaking of theives............. While at lunch I realized some POS stole my 16k forged reciver hitch with 2 5/16 ball.......

I know someone will say how I should have prevented the theft by keeping the thief 'honest' by using a lock pin.... I know to those, how I contributed to the theft, I know, I know......:)

I always keep the thing locked,,,,,,,,,,,,,until yesterday evening. My neighbor near my river property asked if I could help him by moving his newly aquired 50ft mobile home trailer/river camp onto his lot, as his friend could not make it. Sure, not a problem,,, I unlock my pin after much agravation due to rust/mud/etc. in the key hole, take off my light 5k hitch and install my 16k hitch. I used a non lock pin since I was going to clean out the locking pin that was full of muck.
Hook up to his trailer, pull it a few blocks from where it was pre-staged, get it on his lot only to have it sink up to the axles in soft sub surface grround, fight shovels,boards,jacks and timbers for 4 hours to get unstuck... life is good and the beer was cold, all's well once more.Left the hitch in as I sorta forgot about it as it was late.
Hit my shin on the fukkin thing this morning before daylight, cuss it, git in truck and go to work, So I know for a fact it was there this morning, gots the red marks on shin to prove that it was...

Decide to run to the store today for a plate lunch,,, driving down the road, come up on a parish tractor with winged bushhog in the middle of the road,,,DOA, with people flying aorund him, Pull up and ask him if he wanted me to pull him outta the curve so no one would run him over, as I had straps in the back of truck, he says THANK YOU !!!! PLEASE..!

I back up to him, climb in back of truck, retrieve straps and shackles, hook up to the front of the tractor, hand him the end of the strap, telling him that when I back up, for him to put the eye of the strap on the ball of my reciever, as I pointed to the reciever, it was friggin' GONE.!!! What a pisser!

[Frank Molé]

Only two houses in my area....mine, and my Uncle's house.

His house is just behind mine, through a path in the bamboo.

Our driveways are less than a 1/4 mile apart, but he is way off the road down a long driveway...

The house is visable from the road...but its far off, and no street lights.

The house is under construction, but is at a hault at this time, and my Uncle live in the Mountains of NC....I am on the coast..


This is the third time they have been up there....they back up to his front door....I can't find anything broken into in the house, although there is a table saw in plane view thru the front window....a small boat in the garage, gocarts, tile saw, vinyal siding in boxes....etc...ALL kinds of junk laying around....

I went to Lowes last night and bought the biggest chain they had, and one of those bad azz locks....

This morning on the way to work.....the gate was open again.....



They DID cut the lock on a simi trailer that is in the field beside the house.....(last time they came in)...but I didn't open it to look in there, cause the Law may come have a look and I didn't want my finger prints etc on anything...

I guess they come up late at night....?

I hope they aren't brave enough to try and get into my house during the day when I am at work....I live near the road, a bridge, and the creek is in my front yard.....I hope that keeps them afraid to go to my house....


Any ideas on how to catch them in the middle of the night?...I have to work...so I can't sit up all night.....and if I meet up with them....I don't want to shoot, them, but I ain't gonna get beat up either.....

how bout a bear TRAP...................

[Inline Six]

how bout a bear TRAP...................

I like that idea, dig a little bit of a depression in the ground and then put some light brush or something over top of it so they can't see it. And put the bear trap on a rubber block or something and put the electricity to the bear trap.

[specboatops]

I like that idea, dig a little bit of a depression in the ground and then put some light brush or something over top of it so they can't see it. And put the bear trap on a rubber block or something and put the electricity to the bear trap.

HAHAHA this is getting good ........ We'll be reading on line about this after John sends this guy to the ER ......

[mirage243]

Why does this sh*t always happen to somebody else,...............I only wish I had a thief around here dumb enough to come back twice. :D

[WATERWINGS]

These guys are likely packing a cordless cutting wheel. Just pour a little gas on ground below the area where they would use the cutting wheel.


I love it.....

The first time the smaller chain was cut, they used a pair of bolt cutters....you could see where it took them several tries, leaving "teeth marks" on the chain link.....I wont know what they did last night, until I get home tonight and have a look...then I will walk over to my Uncle's house AGAIN and see if I can tell what is missing....

[CDave]

What are they stealing? The copper?

[Inline Six]

I love it.....

The first time the smaller chain was cut, they used a pair of bolt cutters....you could see where it took them several tries, leaving "teeth marks" on the chain link.....I wont know what they did last night, until I get home tonight and have a look...then I will walk over to my Uncle's house AGAIN and see if I can tell what is missing....

Don't forget to stop and buy some bear traps, wire and a shovel on the way home :thumbsup:

[CDave]

Put up a BIG sign at the gate stating that, YOU'RE BEING WATCHED!!!. Then at your uncles house have another sign stating, Your Being Ranged!!! Have one of those autonimous sentry's Forkin' posted with a laser pointer on it hidden somewhere in a tree or something. :D

[Lockjaw]

Why don't you just pay a few of us to come up and spend the night? :reddevil:

I'd make sure I had some pepper spray too, just in case you catch one, you want to make sure they remember it.

[Lockjaw]

These guys are likely packing a cordless cutting wheel. Just pour a little gas on ground below the area where they would use the cutting wheel.

Put some kerosene in with the gas, it burns slow and hot. :reddevil:

[stokernick]

A little voltage on the chain would be fun. electric fence equipment would be harmless and get there attention.

except HIGH voltage so they really get their kicks!!

[Fish]

pit bull... that will give them some respect for what is on the inside of the fence and what is supposed to stay on the outside.

[Stoker1]

Shame is, the theives have more rights then the owners. Time for a shovel.....

[HStream1]

You have the Bamboo John. Make a nice little punji stake pit with a clam shell aparatus right where they would be cutting the chain/lock. If you don't know what one is or how to make one. Give me a call.:D

[WATERWINGS]

What are they stealing? The copper?


Thats the weird part....they have been up there at least 3 times...and there are still screw guns, ladders, table saws, go carts etc laying all around.....

I don't know what was all there before they came around...but the only thing that I can SEE that is missing, is where an extension cord was laying in the dirt....you can see where they pulled it up...and you can see where the cord layed on the concrete, (and left a "dirt shadow")

All the AC/heater copper is still on the units, and the wires going to them are still there....

I'm sure they are getting some things...but if it was me.....I would go one or two times, and get all the "Pawn Shop" sellable parts that I could carry.....

They even left my uncle a little pile of weeds that they must have had in the back of their truck...

[njj502]

They brewin Meth up there? I hate thieves, bout as useless as the HNIC.

[mickeyjr]

John, a camera system that records, and that you can view from your smart phone in realtime isnt terribly expensive.

[sleekcraft sst]

can you run a piece of fishing mono from the gate to your house hook it to a bell or tin can when the gate is moved the bell rings at your house and you sneak over take pics of the plate number then let a few rounds of buck shoot in the air and watch them run.

[halfmoa]

Get a plastic coated wire instead of a chain and use a metal lock. Wire the lock to 220V. Don't forget the trail cam for that one!

[Forkin' Crazy]

They brewin Meth up there? I hate thieves, bout as useless as the HNIC.

Like our POTUS? ;)

[garrett24]

I have a 105lb American Bulldog that is the sweetest dog to me and my family but if we arent home i dont care if you have a 2" Ribeye in your hand he is gonna eat your ass up if your brave enough to get close to him or my house.

Call RL Melton at Dunn Brokus Kennels (they are on the internet). He ships dogs all over the country. It is actually the bloodline from the dog Chance on the movie Homeward Bound. He has some beautiul dogs and some big dogs. The dad to Bruiser(my 105lb bulldog) was 128lbs. It will be alot cheaper than any alarm/camera system and all you have to do is feed him and love him and he will take care of you and your family and all the other things you have of value. They might come back to steal from you one more time but that will be the last time.

[hemi2005]

Have you had any more problems at your uncle's place? Did you catch anyone out there?

[WATERWINGS]

Not so far.....My Uncle came down for the weekend got extra chains and locks, took a bunch of stuff out of the house, and back to the mountains....and he set up a few "boobie traps"....but so far, the gate has remained chained up.....

The cops came out and took 27 8x10 color glossy pictures with circles and arrows and a parpagraph on the back of each one explaining what each one was to be used as evidence against them......

[Frank Molé]

The cops came out and took 27 8x10 color glossy pictures with circles and arrows and a parpagraph on the back of each one explaining what each one was to be used as evidence against them......


thats classic.............................:thumbsup: :cheers: :) :iagree:

[CDave]

Not so far.....My Uncle came down for the weekend got extra chains and locks, took a bunch of stuff out of the house, and back to the mountains....and he set up a few "boobie traps"....but so far, the gate has remained chained up.....

The cops came out and took 27 8x10 color glossy pictures with circles and arrows and a parpagraph on the back of each one explaining what each one was to be used as evidence against them......

Did they stop by Alice's Restaurant on the way out?

[WATERWINGS]

you DO know, that "you can get anything you want at Alice's Resturant"

[CDave]

Well, except Alice.