Outside of the carrying aspect, what do you do for your personal safety when you go on vacation?
For example, I never post online when I’m actually going on vacation. I don’t want people to know my home is empty because I’m gone.
What other safety precautions do you take?
The typical things, have the neighbors check on things, double check the safe is locked and the oven off 
But we have livestock that needs tending daily so our place is never without someone on it for a good part of the day, even if it’s not us.
We dont talk about vacations online until after we’re back.
I don’t post about it, my mom comes by at odd hours to take care of my cat, and check the house.
When I get where I’m going I ask the hotel receptionist to write my room number down and not say it out loud, and I always leave the do not disturb sign on the door.
When we do go on vacation I tell my wife not to post about us leaving and only say she’s going to be busy for the next week or so. I don’t have social media, so I don’t have to worry about that issue. We always stay in a cabin in the mountains in Pigeon Forge or Gatlinburg and we always leave lights on in the house like someone is home.
Do you us light timers, @Damon? I have a couple of lights that are always on a timer whether I’m at home or not.
Yeah we have timers for the living room and her craft room, but we leave the bedroom lights on constantly.
With Memorial Day only a few weeks away and a lot of people traveling, I thought I’d bump this to the top for more discussion.
Does anyone use a house sitter when they’re gone? Or a dog sitter? How well are those people acquainted with your self and home defense?