by CobusVanZyl | Jan 19, 2026 | Do It Yourself, Guarding, Technical
3 MacGyver Fixes for Broken Turnstiles Using R200 Parts It’s 06:45 on a Monday morning. Your pedestrian turnstile at the main gate has just stopped releasing, and there’s a queue of thirty increasingly agitated staff members forming outside. The contracted...
by CobusVanZyl | Jun 23, 2020 | Uncategorized, Close Protection/ Body-guarding, Do It Yourself, Technical
Physical security threat assessment First of all, if you think this is just for professionals, don’t be misguided! A threat assessment can be implemented by any person eager to improve their security at home, place of business, office, ranch, farm, flat, or...
by CobusVanZyl | Feb 12, 2020 | Uncategorized, Do It Yourself
Defensive gardening So I’m no expert gardener myself, but I most definitely came to know a few garden plants and bushes through the years that brought me to tears, with a stab or two that is. Although we do not tend to give a lot of attention to the fauna and...
by CobusVanZyl | May 25, 2019 | Uncategorized, Do It Yourself, Training
Conclusion Thank you for spending valuable time to work through this guide. I hope it will benefit you as much as it does others. This guide only covers the very basics of each subject and there is more to it than what is mentioned here. But it would be impossible to...
by CobusVanZyl | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorized, Do It Yourself, Training
Approaching the door In the previous 2 posts, we were discussing issues related to approaching your home from a vehicle or on foot/any other way. The next big step to take is learning how to approach the door after getting safely into your yard/driveway. This space...
by CobusVanZyl | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorized, Do It Yourself, Training
Saferoom Picture this, your alarm system wakes you up in the middle of the night, everyone is fast asleep and then a window breaks. Now you have 2 little children scared as hell running to the bedroom screaming for daddy, your wife’s up staring at you like you’re an...
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