Providing a security system for a home-away-from-home that isn’t reliant on the power grid can pose its own challenges. A home that includes its own power infrastructure based on wind, solar or other forms of power may be able to spare enough extra energy for a security system. However, whether or not to pay a mainstream security company to protect your place is another question altogether, as it can be costly and tie you back to the grid. Other options include buying and self-installing equipment such as laser sensors, door-open sensors and a fence that goes down deep enough to prevent people or animals from digging under it.
Key Takeaways:
- One simple option for an off the grid alarm system is to use battery-powered alarms, that can be set them at entries and windows.
- A simple way to keep most animals and many humans out is simply to make a fence.
- To discourage digging animals you can use solar modules to electrify your fence, which should go several feet into the ground.
“Going one step further up the difficulty list, you can build your own laser security system. You’ll need a cheap, digital camera, a laser pointer, some wires, and an alarm clock. You can find the exact details of its construction online, but the premise is using the light sensor on the camera to send an electric signal to the alarm clock if the laser pointer stops shining on it.”
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