Affordable home alarm

[El Barto]

Yes you all have valid points. Regarding getting a big dog, it wouldn't really be fair as everybody is out of the house at work or school during the day, plus our cats might get a bit miffed. If the power goes off for more than a short period then everybody would be in the house as work and school would not be open anyway. In a serious and protracted emergency then we would all be at home lying low and defending what we've got as necessary. I realise that this isn't much of a plan, but gathering the camping equipment and trying to bug out to somewhere quiet would be an absolute last resort. Realistically, how long would the average (or more prepared than most) family survive?