E215: How to Secure your Home Like a Professional Safe House

In this episode, James Price shares with us his trade secrets for securing your home like a high-value safe house. For new listeners, James is a veteran executive protection consultant with over a decade of experience as a high-priced civilian security contractor in the Middle East and Far East Asia. James gives his expert opinion on the mistakes you are probably making with regard to home safety; some key elements you need to consider to evaluate the safety of your house; the security systems he recommends; and what you can do to protect your home when you are away. ~ Securing your Home and Making it a Safe House Topics: ~ * Who is James and what does he do * How did James get into executive protection * What would you say is the number one thing people do to open themselves up to being a target at home * When evaluating a structure for security issues, what are the primary things you look for * How often should a regular person do some kind of perimeter check on their home * When you're setting up security systems, what are your must-have pieces? (i.e. video, motion) * What realistic limitations should people be aware of with security systems that aren't backed by an on-site security team * When away from home, what do people do that make their home target * What non-lethal tools do you find effective in personal defense * The one mistake you are probably making that is increasing your chances of becoming the victim of a home invasion. * Some of the things James looks at when he is evaluating a home's safety * Why you should have contrasting shutters for your home * What you can do to improve the security of your doors and windows * An important, but often over-looked element of personal security * The first thing James does to improve the security of a place * Two important times when you should do a perimeter check * James' must-have pieces for an ideal security system * Where you should place motion sensors * Why the placement of your security cameras is probably wrong and where you should put them instead * Why a security system is like a fire alarm * What you can do to secure your home while you're away * Some tips for staying safe in hotel rooms * A few non-lethal defensive measures you can put in place * How satin bedsheets and fog machines can increase the safety of your home * What you should use instead of pepper spray for home safety, and how * James' top tips for keeping your home safe and secure ~ Become a supporting member here: http://www.itrh.net ~ Resources from this episode can be found at: http://www.intherabbithole.com/e215