Motion Sensor Perimeter Detection System
on a shoestring budget.
I've been crawling the internet for ideas and inspiration for this trip. I also have joined many groups in Facebook for RVing, Camping, Wandering, Solo Travels, Van life, Women travelers, and over eaters anonymous. The resources available from the lovely women (ladies, girls, gals, etc) are boundless.
I had these InnoGear Solar gutter lights I bought during Amazon Prime days. I didn't know what I would do with them but, I just had to get them! There were 40% off! When I started prepping for the road trip I added them to the pile of "this could be helpful" - I figure there was a way to use these when I am off the grid.
They can charge during the day while I am driving and I have light! The "Ever Brite" smaller ones I bought during a recent trip to Home Depot, once I had the "I am Legend" aha moment.
For the purpose of having a perimeter detection area the InnoGear will work better than the Ever Brite. One of the rules of the fight-club is not to call attention to oneself. Having a tiny little solar light beaming in the evening is not such a "bright" idea (ha-ha - yes I went there). However, I can still use the Ever Brites lights if I need illumination so they are coming with.
I bought high power magnet hooks that I can use to hang the EverBrites and remove when I am on the move. I can also use the high power magnets to attach a tarp to my car and create shade area when I am enjoying my solitude, so these are multipurpose.
I had to improvise for the Inno Gear lights because they don't have anywhere to hang them from, so I took some of those wired baskets from under the shelves extra storage. Added some fabric so the metal won't scratch and use duct tape. I can use a bungee to attach the basket to the rack.
So here are the results:
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The light may not look like much, but I am planning on using those only when I am at a BML spots. I will not need them in other stops. In a parking lot there will be lots more people (more movement) and the parking lots already have plenty of lights.
I am also going to leave my "phone-turned-dash-camera" on still pic mode so in the evenings there will be a record of anything that moves across the windshield of the car. Wouldn't it be cool if I catch big foot?!
I am also planning on hanging "privacy screens" in the back windows, but I do not want to add them to the windshield and driver/passenger ones - why? because if they can't see me, I can't see them either. So I am coming up with a way to add a semi-privacy screen by using my see through scarves:
So that is the update for now!
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