Comments on: Your Hotel Room May Not Be As Secure As You Think

By: Eric Ebeling

Eric Ebeling — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 04:44:03 +0000

Yep I always travel with one.

By: Eric Ebeling

Eric Ebeling — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 04:42:26 +0000

I always travel with a simple wooden door wedge…if you’re in a room and someone tries to force the door, the resistance offered by the wedge buys you time to get your shit together and hopefully makes the slobs lose interest. The ‘Do not disturb’ sign is also handy, if you’re nipping out, put the sign on the door & run the shower…(I had one friend that used to carry an empty holster, he’d leave it on the bedside cabinet… anyone entering would see the ‘do not disturb’ – hear the shower running, see the holster & think ‘Oh crap…what kind of guy takes a gun into the shower?’)

By: David/Sharpie

David/Sharpie — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 01:39:49 +0000

I’m not sure if posting links will work, but there is a device that goes in place of the dead bolt and prevents the door from being opened. It’s called the “ForceGuard Portable Security Lock ”

Here’s a link (If it’ll work)

https://www.canadaammo.com/product/detail/721/forceguard-portable-security-lock-with-pink-travel-pouch/

By: Camayoc

Camayoc — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:25:16 +0000

Here I document a practical example of hotel room security that happened to me.

http://colinrobbins.me/2012/11/22/hotel-room-zero-factor-authentication/

By: Ryan Rhoades

Ryan Rhoades — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:28:33 +0000

99c super glue… you fill that port with superglue when you first get to your room… they’ll never get it all out of there to be able to use that pen with… with how small the hole is not a lot of tools would allow them to scrap it out enough…

this is a quick in for thieves if they realize it wont work on your room they will likely move on to the next…

By: redbear762

redbear762 — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:55:55 +0000

From staying in hotels downrange, I learned that a simple chock or doorstop can be enough to deter/slow down an intruder.

By: ShadowCougar

ShadowCougar — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:49:51 +0000

The locks in my hotel actually have a physical lock back up in the underside. (most do in case the batteries die in the lock). It is better to always assume that unless you set up security yourself, it is not secure.

By: Tasi

Tasi — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 02:20:08 +0000

Wow ten bucks is a great deal. I feel like that little device would be a nice thing to take to a hotel room. thanks for sharing that.

By: Hopper

Hopper — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 05:43:31 +0000

I recently ran across some battery-powered alarm door stops. They have a sensor on the ramp that turns on a 120-db or so alarm if someone opens a door onto it, giving you a quick alert and possibly scaring off the offender. They are fairly cheap at around 10 bucks or so.

By: Dax Murray

Dax Murray — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:23:35 +0000

Something else you can take with you are rubber door stops… Place one behind the door while you’re in the room.. I read it in a Vince Flynn book and may have heard about it on here or somewhere else.