Don’t panic!

[Geek]

My goodness, that is scary.
Do you think the crims may have pumped some gas into your moho to keep you asleep?

The stories about gas are ALL rubbish.
It isn't possible to gas the occupants fast enough to put them asleep without huge risk of killing them.

 

[Geek]

Perhaps a zimmer frame left outside and the perps conscience will have them move on to somewhere else

Conscience isn't generally the strong suit of a criminal.

 

[Geek]

It definitely happens, I know of a family who were targeted in their sleep and the house was ransacked, luckily nobody was hurt inc the 2 teenage daughters.

You don't. You know of a family that was targeted by sneak thieves. Filling a house with anaesthetic gas enough to knock out all the occupants, yet not affect the thieves? Just not happening.

 

[edina]

Something worth bearing in mind when barracading doors to keep people out; you may at sometime find you need to exit the vehicle quickly for your own safety.

 

[AlyJay]

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[AlyJay]

You don't. You know of a family that was targeted by sneak thieves. Filling a house with anaesthetic gas enough to knock out all the occupants, yet not affect the thieves? Just not happening.

Well in that case I dont know who to believe, however 4 people to remain asleep for hrs during a robbery & rings taken off fingers ? .
Maybe theres also such a thing as gas masks that might be able to be worn by the said thieves.
However it could of all been a dramatic scam the whole family created.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

You'd need a bloody tanker for enough gas to do a house, maybe a more localised aerosol once close to people.

 

[runnach]

Something worth bearing in mind when barracading doors to keep people out; you may at sometime find you need to exit the vehicle quickly for your own safety.

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

 

[El radge]

Gassing thread ?
Been a while

 

[Pudsey Bear]

I don't get gassing threads, I just get a glare.

 

[Geek]

Well in that case I dont know who to believe, however 4 people to remain asleep for hrs during a robbery & rings taken off fingers ? .
Maybe theres also such a thing as gas masks that might be able to be worn by the said thieves.
However it could of all been a dramatic scam the whole family created.

It could have been aliens from a parallel.universe..More credible than gassing.

 

[runnach]

It could have been aliens from a parallel.universe..More credible than gassing.

Or an alien on a surfboard.

 

[Boris7]

If I’m in an area I feel extra security is needed my first choice is simply move on,

If for some reason I have to stay put then I run a ratchet strap between cab door handles and tighten it, another from the jab door handle to the kitchen unit.

Vibration alarms are always turned on on side windows anyway (turn off when driving)

If the area is of real concern the I’ll leave the jacks up.

But again if I feel this is all required I’d move.

One tip I’ve picked up over the years is look around you, broken glass, damaged parts, discarded food containers etc should make you think on.

Most important remember such events as experienced by the OP are actually quite rare, you hear of a dozen attacks in a particular region because people report it and tell others, but what you don’t hear is in the same time scale 240,000 nights were spend by people who had a great time.

 

[Boris7]

Just thought about this, 2 broom handles cut down to size, tape together and you have a door bar, in my van with it in place the door will open, but only about an inch, enough to trigger the alarm. It also gives you a weapon if your into that.

 

[runnach]

If I’m in an area I feel extra security is needed my first choice is simply move on,

If for some reason I have to stay put then I run a ratchet strap between cab door handles and tighten it, another from the jab door handle to the kitchen unit.

Vibration alarms are always turned on on side windows anyway (turn off when driving)

If the area is of real concern the I’ll leave the jacks up.

But again if I feel this is all required I’d move.

One tip I’ve picked up over the years is look around you, broken glass, damaged parts, discarded food containers etc should make you think on.

Most important remember such events as experienced by the OP are actually quite rare, you hear of a dozen attacks in a particular region because people report it and tell others, but what you don’t hear is in the same time scale 240,000 nights were spend by people who had a great time.

I like the vibration window alarms, there are a raft of them available, what would you recommend?

Re: broom poles through door handle, I have chain and carabiner, with the latter hooking onto door handle, and just enough movement to set off, the alarm from the magnetic sensor.

Front passenger and driver windows are double glazed and slide. What I do is the following. Passenger capt chair, I turn so the back of chair faces the window, then I recline till top of chair touches window. Driver chair I leave as normal, then, I drop the chair back onto steering wheel, then I drop, the drop down bed.

Passenger side is well covered and difficult to access through window due to drop down and capt chair are not difficult obstacles.

Driver side, if someone attempted entry through the sliding window, they would have to lean on back of collapsed capt chair, and the pressure of this activates the horn.

Sounds a faff, but all done in less than a minute.

I like broom handle idea though, it is a good and simple idea, which is food for thought for other members to follow if they wish

 

[Boris7]

I use Flintronic window alarms.

But as I said, such attacks are rare.

 

[Wully]

: lock is knackered due to the perp trying to pick the lock

R…. pick

 

[runnach]

R…. pick

Name was Ricard, not Rick.

 

[tonybvi]

If we feel unsafe we leave a dog bowl of water and a pretty hefty dog lead outside the van, even though we don’t have a dog!

 

[trevskoda]

More likely to gas ones self if you have had a feed of beens.