Summer Time!
I mean, the middle of the season. If you are just planning your rest now as I do, we have a topic for you to consider in your spare time. Today we’re going to share with you some of our own tips, tricks and lifehacks on a particular topic of “How To Protect Your Home While You Are On The Vacation” since it’s the summer time and a lot of people use their savings to go on the vacation instead of buying some expensive home security systems.
This guide is pretty much applicable to those who have to save on home security gadgets for various reasons, and also to those who want to add some extra protection to prevent some unpleasant outcomes. Low-budget or zero-budget stuff only today.
Top 7 Lifehacks To Protect Your Home While On Vacation
1. The Lights
You probably know what the robbers check first of all. Your availability. They look up into your life schedule, your job, your wife, and the rest. I mean, a silly burglar comes into your house when you’re home and points a gun at you, but the smart one finds out when you’re away, learns a breach in your protection for a while, and makes everything as silent and accurate as possible.
Now let’s cut and reduce the chances for these losers! Smart lights are what I’m talking about. How will the robber know that you’re away if the lights in your house are turning on and off regardless of you, on a pre-scheduled timeline, without your participation, and change the modes every day? Honestly, we can’t make our home 100% accurate, but we can complicate a thief’s life a lot.
2. Security Cams
Weren’t you expecting the security guys to offer you a security cam? Well, anyway, we’ve made a «TOP 5 cheap security cams under 35$» video, meaning an ultra-low budget solution for like every purse out there. Besides, it enables many more useful options than the property protection, such as a 24/7 baby monitor. A #1 option to consider, since these cams have a built-in motion sensor that will notify you in case it spots movement when there should be no movement, but we won’t focus on this option too hard because this is what lies on top of a surface.
3. Hold Your Mailings And Newspapers
An overflowing mailbox is a really loud sign that you are out of town. Tell the delivery companies and your post office to stop mailing for a while. But I’d rather recommend not to specify the dates, who knows? We’ve seen a bunch of cases when a malefactor had their informant in some organisations. The fact is that some people are trying to f**k with you. And they are growing their methods. But that doesn’t mean all the people. Only the specific ones.
4. Advertise Your Security Setup
Even if you don’t have either, especially if you don’t have a security system. Get those stickers, the security companies are giving away for free. Man, we give that stuff for free; it’s a part of our promotion. And of course, you have some local security companies within walking distance, so you can just come by, take any cheapy cam featuring motion detect from paragraph #2, get the smart lights, and have some stickers for free as well. And here you are stocked. Good job? Share your crazy security setup on Facebook, and tell your Twitter audience you have signed a security company contract. Get their stickers. Cut a camera mockup out of the cardboard. Come on, the kids’ tricks are still relevant.
5. The TV, The Music, The Man
With your phone, you’re able to control not only the lights. You know that. Why don’t you pre-schedule your smart TV to turn off and on unpredictably, your Google Assistant, or the Amazon Alexa to switch on some music, so at least the thieves would know you have great music taste. Of course, I’m kidding, but the fact remains. Do it.
6. Trash Cans
Hmm, your trash cans remain absolutely empty for a week? It’s definitely a good idea to break into your house. I mean, okay, you’ve followed all the steps above, good, but… the villains aren’t stupid. They could probably assume you are smart enough to get a few gadgets to create and keep the visibility of your home presence, but forgot to deal with common things like your regular habits. The solution? Well, ask your neighbour to fill your trash cans with his garbage too when they are going to. Don’t tell a garbage removal company to stop taking out your garbage. Well, again, this lies on the surface, but this is a really common mistake that we continue to make. Don’t?
7. The Obvious
Are you the one who leaves a note on the door for a carrier and deliveries when you’re about to go on a business trip, vacation, holidays, family meeting in the countryside? Come on, we’re not condemning, everyone’s done some things unconsciously, after what we were blaming ourselves, but come on, you’ve got to get over it and tell no one you’re about to leave a city, except for the ones who really have to know that.
Conclusion
The vacation is such a highly anticipated time of the year. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. At the same level as winter holidays. And there’s no person in the whole world who wants to come back home and discover there’s nothing left at home. That is why we highly and kindly ask you to follow those steps. If you will, you’ll cut all the worries and rest peacefully, because you’ve deserved that.
