With the spike in break-in & robbery cases, it becomes necessary to look at some affordable household traps to set up. These traps are suitable for all kinds of people. Even if you were living off the grid in a suburb, they would work just fine for you. I think Suburbans are the ones who should prioritize home security the most. So, what are the traps we are talking of?
You’ll see.
5 Affordable Household Traps to Set Up
Usually, a common image that comes to mind when we hear of booby traps is that of Kevin McCallister (the Home Alone kid) fixing a tripwire in the hall or repurposing a BBQ starter on the doorbell. Surely hilarious, but no one can deny that these methods were effective.
In this article, we’ll look at five highly effective traps you can put up at home to invalidate intruders & genuinely secure your home. Here we go.
Tripwire
Basically, the purpose of this popular household trap is to slow down an intruder by falling on them. As such, it is always positioned in a strategic place where unsuspecting persons are very likely to fall victim.
Tripwires are an old-school trapping method that is quite easy to set up. The idea behind the whole thing is to trigger an alarm when a person steps on it. You can set one up inside the home or outside, most preferably around your property’s perimeter.
There are three primary types of trip alarms, which are:
- Direct Tripwire: this alarm type consists of a string, wire, or cord & is implemented across the hallway.
- Laser Tripwire: a tripwire is set up, but this time, using an invisible infra-red laser rather than a wire, cord, or string.
- Radio-frequency Tripwire: this system is connected with an alarm system through a radio transmitter.
To set up a tripwire, buy a wireless transmitter & receiver which are to activate the alarm. After this, you have to route your wires to the transmitter switch, configuring the system to start blaring as soon as the wire is tripped. To finish, set up the wire in the pathway, an intruder is likely to take. This is not necessary if you are using a laser tripwire.
Explosion Simulator
The blast of an explosion is always frightening enough to dissuade intruders or even leave them scampering for safety.
A simulator can be created by rigging a sprinkle valve. When this is appropriately done, the slightest form of trigger will lead to an expectedly loud explosion, which should discourage even the most strong-headed intruder, except he is aware of the exact thing you’ve done. You should note that while this trap is mainly set up to scare away others, it can be highly injurious if a person is too close to it when it goes off because there will indeed be an explosion, just not as disastrous as it sounds.
An explosion simulator can also be constructed using cornflour mist. To create this, all you need to do is fix a candle set in a tin can & then spray corn flour mist on it. This is surely looking like a science project, but it has been proven time & again in emergencies.
Thorny Window Guard
If the idea of an explosion isn’t comforting, you can take up a less intense technique. To implement this type of booby trap, get thorny plants and fix around windows, thus ensuring no one comes in without using the door. These plants can also serve as home décor, as they enhance the looks of your home.
An example of plants like this is the bougainvillea, which has colorful flowers & thorny stems that will hurt a person who does not suspect. Other such plants are honey locust, thorn shrubs, blackberry plants, firethorn & acacia trees.
Sound Grenade
Knowing early enough of an intruder’s presence in your yard is a crucial aspect of home protection. This is easily done by installing a sound grenade, which involves routing each end of a colored tripwire to nearby trees. The other end of the Tripwire is connected to a Sound Grenade that lets off an ear-splitting alarm when activated. This sound will not only notify you of an unwelcome person on your property, but it will also most likely get that person scurrying for safety.
If you’d rather a cheaper alternative inside the home, you can consider magnetic door alarms, which will start making a loud noise the instant any intruder tries coming in. This system can be fixed in all door types & windows.
Getting notified that someone is on your property is one of the most important aspects of protecting your home. You can accomplish this easily by making a sound grenade. This household trap involves tying each end of a natural-colored tripwire to trees near your home.
Slow Burning Fuse
If you’d rather scare off a person while staying at a very safe distance, a slow-burning fuse is your guy. This trap type burns a thread for some time before it explodes, as can be seen in firecrackers & other low-end explosives. This explosive can be made with spectracide stump remover, cotton yarn & table sugar.
The procedure starts by combining 24 grams white table sugar with 36 grand spectracide stump remover. After this, boil 1/3 cup of water into a heated pan & add the mixture too. Start stirring until the mixture is completely dissolved, and then add cotton yarn measuring 12-feet to the mixture, so it soaks up the chemicals.
Wait for some time & then transfer the yarn onto a cookie sheet, after which you bake it at 300° for 20–25 minutes. When this is done, wait until the yarn cools off, then divide it into smaller proportions & voila, your explosions are ready to blow!
Note that an explosion should never be set inside your home, notwithstanding how low-end you think its effects are.
Concluding The Affordable Household Traps to Set Up
Your home security must be highly valued. If your area’s recent crime statistics start to look frightening, quickly set up a security system that will keep your apartment safe. Other affordable household traps to set up are paint bucket drop & having a guard dog, although some may prefer not to see their pet as a household trap. Stay safe this Christmas; some thieves tend to wait until you travel for your holidays before striking. Make sure they find themselves out of wits when they do, even in your absence.