Surveillance system

**g0dsend** · 12-08-2012, 09:51 AM

Came home last night with a couple buddies at like 2am, and my car door was wide open while we pulled in with my glovebox all torn apart. This other car in my driveway the same thing happened to it too, nothing was stolen just I think they were looking for an ipod or something of value. The thing is, is that its a upscale neighborhood except for one house. We looked all around the house ready to **** these kids up but they had to have been long gone. There is this suspiscios house across the street who the people are honestly white trash and don't fit in the neighbor hood and wana be ghetto and my buddy ran to the street when he saw one run from inside their house to their car at like 2:30. I can't say for sure its them, but I'm pretty sure its them ****s. The car was close to the house and the motion sensor light had to have gone off too. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas or a good system they could recommend for a camera system? I don't think motion sensor lights are that good. Also any advise on what to do? Sugar their tanks? lol. I was seriously thinking about sticking a dirty pin in my seat every night but I'll prob forget about it one morning lol.

Thanks guys

**Lunk1** · 12-08-2012, 10:04 AM

Just build a system....IR/IP cameras and a home PC will get the job done. I'm a big fan of Bosch for camera systems.

**Riptorn** · 12-08-2012, 10:08 AM

Depending on what you want to do.

Revenge:
Get doe piss or fox piss from a hunting store and pin it through their car window.
Get glazing compound from hardware store and flick it on their windshield. It looks like bird shit so when they use their wipers they'll haze the shit out of their windshield with tiny scratches.
On hot days bologna on their paint will peel it right off.

Surveillance:
Get a motion sensitive light and an old iPod. Load cloud cam on the iPod and point it towards your car. You can monitor and tape the results on your computer.

If all else fails, bear traps have never let me down.

**Eddie_m63** · 12-08-2012, 01:42 PM

They have some security lights that's also record video to sd cards. I know Q-see was one of my choices when I was searching for one.

**--->>405<<---** · 12-08-2012, 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by Riptorn

Depending on what you want to do.

Revenge:
Get doe piss or fox piss from a hunting store and pin it through their car window.
Get glazing compound from hardware store and flick it on their windshield. It looks like bird shit so when they use their wipers they'll haze the shit out of their windshield with tiny scratches.
On hot days bologna on their paint will peel it right off.

Surveillance:
Get a motion sensitive light and an old iPod. Load cloud cam on the iPod and point it towards your car. You can monitor and tape the results on your computer.

If all else fails, bear traps have never let me down.

LOL.. speaking from experience here?

**Riptorn** · 12-08-2012, 03:12 PM

The former from a childhood of delinquency.

The later from my current occupation.

**spywizard** · 12-08-2012, 03:14 PM

for the record.. booby traps are typically a felony in most states, so don't use bear traps although i'm all for them..

what you want to collect data.. pointing a camera at their house for the purpose of recording the comings and goings is the definition of surveillance and can be a felony in many states .. however doing that type of activity on your property and then accidentally watching theirs is not..

and vandalize is a felony depending on the amount of damage done to the private property..

low lux cameras that are wireless tend to be cost effective and effective..

**Riptorn** · 12-08-2012, 03:15 PM

You sir are a wet blanket

**spywizard** · 12-08-2012, 03:21 PM

i know, but i'd endorse all of the above but we are on a public forum.. hahahahaaaa

what low lux camera is the best/cost wise right now

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=pd_sl_6z...ireless+camera

**lovbyts** · 12-08-2012, 04:02 PM

Try to get too fancy or go overboard I have dealt with this for years except I had two quads stolen a few years ago.

Just go to Costco and buy 1 of those 8 camera systems with DVR. They are not hard to set up. You run the wires through your attic in bundle them all into 1 area running down the wall to where you want to keep your DVR recorder.

I have set up a couple systems now they're very easy. You can't even see it via Ethernet anytime you want to check. I also have 2 cameras inside the house set to record any motion and signal TV.

You can get 84 camera system on sale for under 300 dollars the eat camera system on sale for around 500 dollars or less. You will also get a discount on your home.

Way more every need so it's a little overkill but you get the idea. This 1 comes with camera but you can hook up you total of 600 - 700 dollars most of the time this is on sale minus anywhere from fifty two fifty dollars

http://m.costco.com/Q-See-16-Channel....11762124.html

**g0dsend** · 12-08-2012, 07:11 PM

Thanks a lot guys, all very good ideas, I'm defiantly going to keep these in mind when I have sometime and figure this out completely. I mean, I could easily get revenge as I had plenty of times before but I'm not as young and dumb as I use to be and the consequences are not really worth it. But they need to know who their ****ing with, I'll be slowing down by there house every time they are outside. I don't give a **** what they do Ill destroy those ****s. The only thing though I cant say for certain its them so I need to really think this through and find a medium. The car door was wide open, so they had to have wanting to get the **** out fast, maybe as soon as my buddy pulled in my driveway they were there and saw us slowing down to pull in and bolted. I ran inside and grabbed by rottweiler and did a sweep around my whole yard with my friends.

**songdog** · 12-09-2012, 12:46 AM

Rotts work wonders I love to watch them chew on things

**lovbyts** · 12-09-2012, 12:49 AM

If you want something quick, dirty and works pretty good go to walmart or any sporting goods place and for $80 - $100 you can pick up a wild game cam. Some have decent night vision also but get one with NO flash. They will take either video or still pictures. I like the video mode better since it uses no flash of course and you have a better chance of catching more motion. They will work for a week or more doing video on one set of batteries and memory card. I bought 4 of them when my moms place got broken into as a short term fix until I put in the full blown video system.

I have sold all of them except one I still have left but I am selling it.
http://homegardenoutdoors.com/produc...tree-Camo.html

**Honkey_Kong** · 12-09-2012, 02:29 AM

You could buy an iPhone and enable the find my iphone app. Then set it up in the car so it's obvious it's there to be taken. If they take it, you can track the phone down and know who's been going through your cars.

**Zodiac82** · 12-09-2012, 12:20 PM

walmart would be a good option....bought a system there a few years back cameras with monitor with rec capability

**lovbyts** · 12-10-2012, 06:18 AM

Originally Posted by cancer82

walmart would be a good option....bought a system there a few years back cameras with monitor with rec capability

It's not a good option for the full system. Yes they are CHEAP but they are cheap. Go with Costco because they have a great return policy.

**-Ender-** · 12-10-2012, 06:52 AM

Originally Posted by lovbyts

If you want something quick, dirty and works pretty good go to walmart or any sporting goods place and for $80 - $100 you can pick up a wild game cam. Some have decent night vision also but get one with NO flash. They will take either video or still pictures. I like the video mode better since it uses no flash of course and you have a better chance of catching more motion. They will work for a week or more doing video on one set of batteries and memory card. I bought 4 of them when my moms place got broken into as a short term fix until I put in the full blown video system.

I have sold all of them except one I still have left but I am selling it.
http://homegardenoutdoors.com/produc...tree-Camo.html

^I agree. trail cameras are a great tool. Most of them will shoot video, pictures, and time lapse, night vision. for less than 100 bucks they even have a time stamp with weather conditions.