Shed Security (long)

[BigAl]

My brother use to have a nieghbor's dog come over almost every day to knock over and rob his trash can . He talked with the neighbor and got no results .So one day , he put his trash can on a old rubber tire and wired a fence charger to it .Sure enough, that dog showed up and decided to "mark" his territory first . You could hear that dog howling a 1/2 mile away ! I never saw that dog come over again . It would be hard to break in to something if you keep getting shocked .
Big Al

 

[JDGREEN4ME]

I am requesting quotes from three different vendors for a 20' steel container (used). Anxious to see what the prices come in at. I know due to location and the need for "tilt trailer" delivery it will be higher, just need to see how much. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif I really think this is my best option at this point.

 

[markct]

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its very easy to get into something thats charged with a fence charger, all ya gota do is ground it first, like ya ever had to do something to an electric fence when ya were too far from the charger to bother going and unplugging it, just lay a fencepost up against it or put a jumperwire to the fencepost, shorts it out so the fence is dead, much like how the power company grounds high tension lines when they go to work on them

 

[Phils]

Our archery club has shipping containers at our remote range. A couple of years ago they were broken into and cleaned out. The door latches are secured by padlocks, and padlocks can be removed with time and effort.

We have since added huge bars across both doors, using a stronger padlock encased in a heavy metal box with only enough room to get a key to it. Seems to have worked so far.

Just because it's a shipping container doesn't make it that much harder to gain entry. You'll need to do more.

 

[BigAl]

I doubt most crooks would know this . Besides it would make me think "what else" some owner might have up his sleeve. Crooks want in and out in a hurry . Anything that can slow them up is a plus .
Big Al

 

[avorancher]

Last year, when my new home was under construction, I purchased a 20 foot shipping container and secured it with a heavy-duty padlock. On the same day, my new Kubota B7800 arrived and I parked it inside on Friday night and went home (100 miles away).

The next morning I returned to work on the land and found the container wide open with the padlock cut (Masterlock). Thankfully, the tractor was still there and unharmed. It took thieves less than 12 hours to break into my setup by cutting through the lock on the gate and then the lock on the container. The sheriff stated that sites under construction are magnets... little risk for the thief because they can easily find out if anyone is staying there, plus plenty of tools and generators to steal.

I looked at many options like the ones mentioned, but finally decided to just go with good insurance until I could move to the site. One of the best options I found was a Lojack system. Unfortunately, it was not available in my particular area, but you may want to look into it.

My total loss over that year was 4 generators, a broken house door, and a couple small hand tools. I ended up leaving everything unlocked so they wouldn't break the doors again.

Like you, if I could have caught anyone in the act they (and I) would have been in big trouble. I had dreamed up all sorts of boobytraps and even slept there a couple nights. In hindsite, it is better to let karma deal with them anyway.

 

[JDGREEN4ME]

One of the "options" listed is for a lock box to be welded on. Thought that sounded like a good idea. Thanks...

 

[slydog]

Hey JD,
I'd be interested in what kind of qoutes you end up getting. I've been thinking about building a pole barn for protection from the elements, but it would be nice to be able to secure everything at the same time untill I can move over to my property. Please post a follow up to your search.

Ken

 

[Toledo4Bass]

I think the best way other than an all out alarm system, is to rig a motion light up to a 12 volt horn. Instead of the light turning on have the horn sound in on-off blasts. An air horn would be even better, but more complicated. The Game cameras that are on the market today are probably the best way to find out " whodunit ". They are fairly inexpensive and take good quality pics.

First have good insurance, then use some of the modern technoligy that is out there. If you want to keep your stuff you got to be smarter than the one trying to take it !!

Good Luck !

 

[markct]

one more thing to remember about shipping containers, especialy the 20 ft ones, they can be hauled away on a regular rollback truck, just like tractors themselves, its happened before at construction sites, so no matter how secure your container is theres always the possibility they will just take the whole thing, saves them the trouble of gathering up your stuff and loading it by hand, then they can cut the lock off at there leasure