My house was looted a while back when I was sleeping soundly. Luckily I had not set up my grow then. Now that I have set it up, I am anxious about buglers picking my door lock. I have window bars and a thick door, so the door lock is the weakest point of my home defense. When I am home, I can always remember to deadbolt the door, and it'd be completely safe. But when I am absent, there is really no guarantee whatsoever.
After a quick search on the Internet, especially youtube, I notice that most mechanical locks can be very easily picked in under a minute. If any lock picking expert can open the door of your house for $50 when you forget to bring your key, how can it defend against a learned bugler?
Most of biometric and digital locks have a bypass mechanism(in case of dead battery, or brain failure), which is a mechanical lock that can be easily picked, rendering the complicated biometric and digital lock entirely useless. Therefore, these locks are only for convenience, not security. Also, these fancy locks have very high profile, with LED keypads, finger print sensors and shiny casing; unless the grower lives in Beverly Hill, these locks attracts unwanted attention.
The most effective home defense for the average family seems to be an alarm system that alerts the police, but this is out of the question for growers.
One safer lock I have read on Wired is a digital mechanical lock. The keys are all the same mechanically, but each holds a digital password. It doesn't have a bypass mechanism, but the assumption is that its users are in the residential industry, such as hotels, apartments. It seems great, but is only offered in Europe, and lacks a retailer that caters to non-corporate clients.
Anyone has better ideas?
After a quick search on the Internet, especially youtube, I notice that most mechanical locks can be very easily picked in under a minute. If any lock picking expert can open the door of your house for $50 when you forget to bring your key, how can it defend against a learned bugler?
Most of biometric and digital locks have a bypass mechanism(in case of dead battery, or brain failure), which is a mechanical lock that can be easily picked, rendering the complicated biometric and digital lock entirely useless. Therefore, these locks are only for convenience, not security. Also, these fancy locks have very high profile, with LED keypads, finger print sensors and shiny casing; unless the grower lives in Beverly Hill, these locks attracts unwanted attention.
The most effective home defense for the average family seems to be an alarm system that alerts the police, but this is out of the question for growers.
One safer lock I have read on Wired is a digital mechanical lock. The keys are all the same mechanically, but each holds a digital password. It doesn't have a bypass mechanism, but the assumption is that its users are in the residential industry, such as hotels, apartments. It seems great, but is only offered in Europe, and lacks a retailer that caters to non-corporate clients.
Anyone has better ideas?
jpt
