Will this prevent backyard theft?

hierophant wrote: ↑Wow seems overkill to me - never heard of thieves going around stealing bbqs and patio seating. I have no theft deterrents. Have you or your neighbours actually experienced theft of bbqs and patio seating or you're just assuming it will be stolen?

Tha_Doggg wrote: ↑Guess it depends on your location. But if the only way to get in is to hop the fence are they going to throw the bbq back over the fence for someone else to catch it?

AV-Fishing wrote: ↑Nobody will steal a BBQ from a backyard. Too bulky. Patio furniture too bulky.

Good luck to the thieves.

Just being paranoid.

trixstar wrote: ↑ I feel better now. Not going to lie!

Holystone wrote: ↑ I have never in my life secured a bbq or patio set. I hope this world doesn’t come to a point where we have to start securing such stuff. Might as well build a cage all around the house.

torontotim wrote: ↑ In 20 years I've never had anything go out of my yard or off my front porch.

But - we have had 2 bicycles stolen from the garage. Oddly the last one, they took the bike down off the hooks in the rafters, left another just as good MTB in the lane behind the garage, left the seat from my bike behind and took the bike.

Ignored piles of power tools, my tool cabinets etc. Would have been a challenge to get my bike down from where it was. This happened a few years back and nothing gone since, so they weren't 'casing' the place.

When we leave for extended periods I bar the side entry to the garage from the inside and the garage door opener keeps the door closed. No handles etc. on the exterior of the door but even if there was, it would be a challenge to open it.

If a thief wants your crap, they're going to get it. I don't bother with excessive deterrents. We have an alarm system, monitored primarily out of concern for fire.

If someone wants my stuff and they try hard enough to get it, they can have it. Not going to waste too much mental energy worrying about a few thousand dollars worth of made-in-China crap like a Weber BBQ or Costco furniture.

AV-Fishing wrote: ↑ Nobody will steal a BBQ from a backyard. Too bulky. Patio furniture too bulky.

Good luck to the thieves.

Just being paranoid.

trixstar wrote: ↑ I bought a new BBQ and have two brackets bolted on the BBQ to the concrete wall.

I also have a new patio conversation furniture set in an L shape. I have them all chained together, locked and bolted to the fence. They are also quite heavy. The larger piece doesn't fit through the backyard entrance and we had to use ladders to lift it over the fence. Its very heavy since it has a built in canopy.

We also have security dome cameras throughout, extremely bright motion sensor lights and a beware of dog sign (but our dog is super friendly) Will this deter thieves? I'm open to even more security measures!

er34er34 wrote: ↑For some reason, I read "backyard pervert theft", thought someone was stealing your undies.