Your home is your personal refuge. It should be the safest place for you, your family, and your love ones to reside. The last thing you want to do is let chaos get inside. The outside world is filled with craziness and this order and you want to make sure that you don’t let it get in.

Reduce the risk of crime by making taking these precautions. Think about how a burglar would act; evaluate your home in terms of weaknesses and strengths. Home security is of the utmost importance for your family, so take time to assess your home’s vulnerabilities.

Windows are a good place to start. Were you aware that about a third of burglaries occur with the thief entering via an unsecured window? To make your windows less susceptible to burglaries, consider getting enhanced security glass panes, which are laminated and harder to break. Or, if you don’t want to replace your current window panes, use locks.

Thieves can see window locks from the outside; they are less likely to target a house with window locks as it adds up to more work and to potentially higher risk of exposure, as they would have to break the glass to get in. Many home security stores or even hardware and home improvement shops offer inexpensive locks that fit most types of windows. These usually come with keys that should be stored away in a safe place. You should lock up all downstairs windows and windows that may be easy to reach. Even smaller skylights may be vulnerable, so lock them up.

Let’s take a look at doors. Over half of all break-ins originate at an unsecured door. Preventing this requires good locks. You should get deadbolts loss with at least 1 inch of throw to be installed on all of your doors. The strike plates should have screws and a minimum of 3 inches. Exterior doors should all be made of solid hardwood or metal. Reinforcing of the doors with a steel strip and plates will also add to better security.

The hinges should be located inside with non-removable pins. You can install a rim lock to the inside of a door for added security; these lock automatically when the door closes. Fit bolts to the top and bottom of all outside doors. All entrances should have some sort of door viewer installed so you can see who’s outside. You can also use a chain for answering the door; don’t rely on it for reinforcement though, as it is easily broken.

Don’t leave yourself open to making it easy for a thief. Do not leave spare keys in obvious places. Remember, you may think you’re being clever but a thief knows all the secret hiding places. If you do hide keys, change the location every month. Don’t hide keys near windows, doors, under the doormat, or in a flower pot.

Lighting is also very important for your safety. Well lit entrances will keep you from getting surprise visitors. Also, lights active as a deterrent. You can find many different kinds of security lights that will not use a lot of power. Make the lights hard to get too so they can’t be disconnected. Also consider motion activated lights.

Finally, when you think about it, a good home security system may also be in your best interest. By getting a home alarm you are adding that extra layer of protection to your home. You are also connected to a monitoring center in the event that you have a fire, or a major emergency. The monitoring system can send out help quickly.

The world was given a great gift when we were given the backpack spy camera. Not only is the backpack itself beautiful and sturdy, the spy camera within is also sturdy, powerful, and reliable. It contains plenty of space for all of the other spy camera accessories you’ll need to complete your mission.

If you lack tech skills, then this is the spy camera for you. The back-pack spy camera is the perfect option for the less experienced. You don’t need to know any tech-speak in order to be able to easily use this spy camera backpack. All you need to do is be able to read and follow some simple instructions. Plug and play basically.

The back pack spy camera was designed with the ‘newbie’ in mind. There is no shame in it whatsoever. Leave all of that tech-speak to the pros – just send me my camera so that I can easily gather the evidence I’ll need to prove whatever it is I’m trying to prove. The backpack hidden camera makes it easy to do with all of its features, options, and just downright every day look to it.

The price is also appealing. You can get the full color wireless hookup for under four hundred dollars. About $350 will get you into the wireless black and white. About $200 less will get you into the hard-wired version. Truly affordable!

If we just have to have it all then we can go with the complete backpack surveillance system. This setup has everything we might need including the camera, dvr (digital video recorder), and battery charger, cables and power packs. It runs just over $800 but it has the ability to play back what you record at that very moment after you capture it on film. Quite amazing actually! It is well worth the money if you can swing it. If not, the regular backpack hidden camera will do just fine.

Both the backpack hidden camera and the back pack surveillance system come with a black and white “X-Vision” option (.003 LUX). This is known as “LUX” and is basically the measurement of low light necessary in order for the camera to record and be able to reproduce an image. Obviously, the lower the light necessary, the better that particular camera will function in low light conditions. It is just fine to have a camera with 1 LUX or even better with .05 LUX. But if low-light conditions are a possibility – then go ahead and get the X-Vision which will operate amazingly well at .003 LUX!

If you truly want to be serious about covert operations, than the back pack spy camera is what you’re looking for. It contains everything you’re going to need in order to plan out, execute and successfully complete a successful operation.

Whether you’re a beginner or a surveillance professional you’ll be more than happy with the backpack spy camera. You’ll also have the perfect excuse to get out there and get yourself some exercise – you’ll be gathering evidence – right? Have fun – and go catch some bad guys with your backpack spy cam!