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Five Ways to Keep Your Off-grid Cabin Secure

by PJ DelHomme
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Keys to cabin security

If your cabin isn’t your primary residence, you should consider cabin security. Why? Case in point: the North Pond Hermit. For nearly 30 years, he lived a life of solitude in Central Maine. One of his many secrets to survival was breaking into seasonal cabins to steal food, propane, and books. Victimless crime? Maybe. Harmless? Hell no. It’s downright freaky to have your home broken into—vacation cabin or primary residence. No matter where your home away from home might be, here are five easy things you can do to keep the tweakers, thieves, and nosy neighbors out of your business.

1. Wireless trail camera

Trail cameras are fantastic for hunting, and they work incredibly well at keeping tabs on your place. We have a cabin in northwest Montana that’s entirely off the grid. Its roof is a magnet for old spruce trees, and I wanted something to inform me if a tree fell on it during the long winters. I installed a wireless trail camera that sends a photo to my cell phone daily. It’s got a 32GB memory card and an external solar-powered battery charger. The learning curve to set it up was a bit steep, but now it’s nice to have. I’m currently using a TACTACAM camera and their SOLAR PANEL.

2. Cut the grass

We don’t use the cabin as much as I’d like. But when we do go there, we keep the place looking nice. Rather than let the weeds take over, we mow and weed-eat, blow debris off the roof and make the area appear as if someone lives there all the time. These things aren’t just for aesthetics either. A few years ago, a massive forest fire burned within a quarter-mile of the place. A stray ember could have easily ignited duff on the roof or an overgrown patch of dead grass.

3. Keep it clean

A clean cabin on the outside is one way to keep the two-legged intruders away, and a clean cabin on the inside keeps the four-legged intruders out. The area around our cabin is a wild place. It’s full of skunks, foxes, deer, wolves, black and grizzly bears, and lions. But the only issues we’ve ever had were with the tiny variety—mice and pack rats. It’s an ongoing battle, but I think we’re holding our own. The five-gallon bucket mouse trap tally is in the triple digits, and I’ve used enough spray foam to choke a goat. Sweeping up any food after every visit helps, too.

4. Use solar powered led lights

Because we’re off the grid, we use solar LED lights to mark the outhouse, the outside deck, and the front porch. They are awesome. It takes a little away from the insane star-gazing, but it looks like someone is home at the cabin every night. They come on at dark and last until the wee hours of the morning.

5. Use it

The best way to keep your place secure is by simply being there. It’s rare that trespassers want to encounter those whose land on which they are trespassing. Go when you can, even if it’s for the day. Besides, a day at the cabin beats a day in town.

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    • Chuck Adams: Interview With the World’s Greatest Bowhunter
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    • Randy Newberg: Here’s How to Hunt Elk Out West On Your Own
    • Wild Game Recipe: Venison Enchilada Meatballs
    • Seven Tips to Keep Your Wild Game Meat Clean in the Field
    • 10 Best Books on Hunting
    • The Best Rifle Caliber for All Big Game Hunting
  • Fishing
    • Your Guide to a Surviving a Family Fishing Trip 
    • How to Fish for Trout in Alpine Lakes
    • The Best Trout (and Moose) Fishing in Saskatchewan
    • Best Fishing Books and Stories Ever
    • Don’t Do This When Fishing with Kids
  • Legends
    • Marie Dorion: Tough Momma of Willamette Valley
    • The Life of James Beckwourth
    • George Drouillard—Lewis and Clark’s Backcountry Renaissance Man
    • Montana Pioneer Woman Stagecoach Mary Fields
    • Hugh Glass: The Real Revenant Badass
    • The Surly Life of Jeremiah “Livereatin’ ” Johnson
    • John Wesley Powell: Badass Explorer of the Grand Canyon
    • John Colter: First White Dude to See Yellowstone’s Hell on Earth
    • Who Was Jim Bridger?
    • The Life of James Beckwourth
  • The Wild Life
    • Off Grid
      • Five Ways to Keep Your Off-grid Cabin Secure
    • Bozeman, Montana: How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Mountain Town
    • Chef Kristy Crabtree on Cooking with Wild Game
    • Bozeman, Montana: How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Mountain Town
    • Cure Cabin Fever with…a Rental Cabin
    • #Buglife
    • Load Up With Royal Tine: Montana’s Hunting Guide School
    • Dog Sledding in Montana
  • Conservation
    • Montana’s Love Affair with Invasive Species
    • The Mission Mountain Wilderness Divide

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