Protecting Your Family…
And Doorbell Rings!
You feel it and you know it, our world is becoming less safe. In the preparedness community, we talk about situational awareness, OPSEC, carrying concealed, firearm training and more. This isn’t a fear based article, if you’ve been paying attention, you know that I’m telling the truth. We are living in curious times and some may even say dangerous times.
I believe part of this is due to the mainstream media’s willingness to focus on crime and sensational stories. They do that because they need the ratings. Remember when the news would close out with a positive story? I haven’t seen too many of those lately!
I also believe the increase in crime is due to our economic situation. Although the stock market is going through the roof right now, the great financial numbers haven’t really hit main street. I left the grocery store yesterday with 4 small plastic bags that cost $75.00. Remember when that would buy you a basketful of food!
But life goes on. We still go to work and the kids still go to school and we hope to make the best life we can. We use our brains. We spend less than we make. We prepare. We protect. We are aware. We try to teach our kids to do all the same. Again, we try to make the best life we can.
A Safe Life
One of the things that I try to ensure for my family is a safe life. Yes, you can’t always shield them from everything. But wouldn’t you want to do everything you can to make their world the safest?
I recently took the plunge and purchased a RING Doorbell. I had looked at them in the past and decided against it because I thought the video storage feature was too much. But after a recent conversation with a friend, I realized that I was wrong. When I found out that the video storage was only $30 a year, I bit the bullet and made the purchase. I’m glad I did!
Ring Package
The RING doorbell is one of the easiest hi-tech home safety layer someone can install. Anyone who can install an APP and follow the directions of a video can do it! And the great thing is that it comes with everything you need to install it! The only possible thing that you might need is a drill if you are installing it in brick. But even then, they provide you with the drill bit.
The RING doorbell comes with all the hardware you need!
In a nutshell…
- Download the APP to your phone. Install it and make an Account. You can download the APP without purchasing the RING and see videos from your neighborhood.
- Connect the APP to your Wifi.
- Open the RING package and click the orange button on the back of the RING doorbell.
- Walk through the connection process that takes a few minutes.
- If you have a doorbell, remove it.
- Use the level and mark the holes to screw in the base.
- Screw in the base and connect the doorbell wires to the base.
- Set the RING doorbell on the base
- Screw in the security screws at the bottom of the RING doorbell.
That’s it! All along the process, there is a video (see it below) that walks you through the installation, step by step. They have made this thing foolproof!
Another cool aspect of this is that every member of the family can have the APP installed on their phone. And, you get a running activity record of who comes up to your front door along with video and sound.
Pairing the RING doorbell with my phone.
The level and base getting screwed in. Doorbell wires are still exposed.
Doorbell wires screwed in and ready for the RING doorbell to get placed on the base.
Screwing in the security screws into the base.
This was too easy!
This is the video that I watched (on my phone) to install the RING. The only thing I didn’t do was turn off my electrical breaker. I like to live on the edge! 
Ok not really….
The Ring Wi-Fi Enabled Video Doorbell is under $140 on Amazon. It has 4 STARS and almost 30,000 reviews! That is right, 30,000 reviews!
I believe the investment in this hi-tech, easy to operate device is worth it. Just watch some of the videos below.
Peace,
Todd
Todd Sepulveda
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