You Can’t Kick This Door In - Gear Tasting 105
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- Whether criminals are planning a burglary or a home invasion, the first step of their plan is usually kicking in an entry door. Today on Gear Tasting, Bryan is joined by Alan Young, CEO of Armor Concepts, to discuss how upgrading just a few pieces of your door could protect against these attacks.
In addition to explaining their system, Armor Concepts installed one of their pieces on a local abandoned home and let Bryan do his worst to make entry by kicking his way in. Spoiler alert, the door doesn’t even flinch.
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For those looking to beef up security but without buying this. Replace all screws to your hinges AND door plate, with at least 3 inch screws. Also you can add in a heavy duty door stopper/ wedge for bottom of the door. Replacing the screws alone will help substantially. Tip.. Predrill the holes into the wood before screwing in the screws so the wood won't split, and you can also lube your screw threads with soap or either liquid soap so the threads won't strip. If you decide to use something like a under the door handle security bar, replace the locking pin it comes with, with a bolt instead. Once you find the correct hight and angle for that specific door, use a drill and drill a two holes for a bolt to go thru the bar, just like the original locking pin would have. Then Use nuts on the bolt to secure it into place once you've found correct hole placement for the bolt your replacing the locking pin with.. Just some ideas and tips!
Or buy a security door like I did after a burglar attempt to burglarize my home.
That is what I did.
I have this. I live in a mobile home. I removed the weak factory door frame and replaced with 4×4 treated lumber. Got a solid wood door and installed the Door Armor kit..Used at least 2.5 inch torx head screws everywhere. Pinned all the windows..I think it'll be easier to come through the wall than get in conventionally 🤣
I like your style
What do you mean “pinned the windows, please?”
Pinned windows?
@@OGCJ10 a hole is drilled in the track that the window slides in. A large nail put into said hole prevents the window from raising.. resists prying..both sides are recommend
Or just break the window.... You can even do that silently with a bit of duct tape.
If the home has a sliding glass door, be sure you place 3M Shatterguard on it. Most hit with a crowbar and the glass collapses but with Shattergard it remains a barrier. Cover windows too. To deter thieves away from windows, plant Crown of Thorns shrubs under each window. They have 3 inch thorns that will gather DNA should a burglar tries entry.
excellent!
That's awesome
Add two angry Rottweilers and a Smith & Wesson 500.
We use to install commercially available anti-pry plates back in the early 90's but had to make the jam reinforcement plates ourselves because we couldn't find those back in the day. Glad to see more stuff like this is flooding the market.
Great product. Put one on my garage access door in about 15 min. Super easy install.
The purpose is to beef a door up to where the majority of break-ins will be thwarted or at least delayed, to the point where the time and noises will dissuade further attempts by criminals interested in a quick, low-risk score. They get jumpy spending more than a couple minutes to gain access when time increases the chance of being seen or heard. They aren't picking bank vaults. SWAT battering rams are going to take down most every sort of residential entrance, but neighbors a block away will hear it. If burglars try their stock bag of half a dozen tricks without success, they're moving on, not persisting for the thrill of the challenge. More often than not, "good enough" need be barely better than "average."
Excellent video and super practical.
awesome sauce . thank you!
I bought this when people were kicking in doors in our neighborhood. It was easy to install. It's never been tested, but I have faith that it works. Also changed all the screws to 3" on the other side of the door as well.
*It would be interesting to see you kick a similar door without that armor thing on it, to compare the two.*
*Also testing a battering ram, crowbar and other common tools against that armored doors to see what it takes to make it fail.*
*The product is not fully tested until you see it fail.*
Bomb the house!
JoeDurobot This is just basically a strengthened door. The company is just providing a kit to make it convenient to install. Etprepper has a video of before and after strengthening your door. Issue I have is my door to my apartment is a pos and will still fail quickly.
it is a good design and concept. its old fashion.... only problem is if the door frame is not installed properly. but bro you white!!!!!!!! you not kicking any doors in get back in ya place white boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here's a video I found where a battering ram was used...
th-cam.com/video/SclZfnFD4M0/w-d-xo.html
I'm now thinking every home needs multiple secure escape hatches that are just as difficult as that door to open from outside when locked, but easy from inside.
And that's a weak door in Italy, usually to mount one armoured door here 3 or 4 people are required, just because of the weight....
Usually, 10 or 12 deadbolt are going into a metal frame all around the door, the Frame is than bolted to our brick wall...
Yeah I know the same is true in Israel. Not sure why usbAmericans tend to use cheap doors
I’ll take 20....
@@SL-pg4dh may be cheaper yes, but a "Blindo" Door like the one described goes for 400 to 600€ at a retailer, even less for the home constructor... so in the context of a 300'000+ € home it's quite cheap yeah ahahah...
Good job
Love it!!
You call that a door armor, we call it a normal door in Germany.
Maybe, just use sturdy materials to begin with?
you guys do that to prison the jews from escaping?
The French called it the Maginot Line.
American here, and yes I couldn't agree more. ALOT of break-ins would be easily preventable if we didn't cut corners and use cheap materials.
The majority of the materials are fine. It's the fact that most builders use 3/4" (ahem, 20mm) screws to fasten the striker plates in place, which aren't long enough to grab onto the actual door framework. Longer screws give us more time to grab our guns.
Same in Greece! you can't just kick a door open.A normal door is made of solid planks,not pine ,but some hardwood and to brake the door frame or the hinges is near to impossible.
That is one hell of a door
I have on my apartment door from the owner before me a four way locking system. Top, bottom,left and right locking system with metal bar's inside of the door. The plate has multi lock on it and a medeco lock cylinders. Plus also a Jimmy proof lock. And a mortise lock. And two latches inside. Metal door with thick multi layer custom made air seal molding on the inside around the door.
Was this just a standard exterior steel door?
Very cool video
great video
How does the gear taste?
Whats the point when you have a window right there next to the door at the left side of your screen hahahaha 👀🤔🤣😂😅
Where can I buy this,
I know that this was 2 years ago but I'd like to know what kind of door 🚪 they were using.
I can never find the one for my door, with the center 4 inch spacing.
Whats the link to buy them .
Hi, your link to Armor Concepts is broken.
Didn't show the demo product but at least the wind kicked in the background door 4:28.😊
Can we get it in the market? Where should I get it?
I just want to know what kind of door is that? If steel what guage?
How does it hold up against a swat ram?
Their website shows it standing up to a ram. Pretty impressive.
alexander holladay You're going to need more than this to protect your meth lab....
Lol, how did you know?
Asking for a friend.
Lmao we used to put those old style castle open bar locks with 2/4’s mounted on the walls but you have to be inside to use them, as long as your inside they can’t kick it in they’ll jus annoy you till you come out lol
Will you do a video on films or other methods to improve a glass door?
Replace your glass door with a non-glass door. That's honestly the only way. You can always knock out glass, reach in, and unlock the door, no matter how strong the door itself might be.
The link for this isn't working?
I live alone in a rural area of the Navajo reservation my door was kicked in about two months ago. Luckily my carpenter tools or my AR-15 wasn't stolen. Maybe when forced of the kick made something fall off the shelf or something to cause the burglar to rethink about what risking his life. Hence I have two signs that indicates that I have the owner of the house is armed and to think twice if they intend to break in. So eventually I kinda secured my front door. My doorjamb was broken, so I repaired the doorjamb and put a metal stud flat strap behind the door jamb and drill holes for the deadbolt which I felt would keep my doorjamb intact, also I used 3 inch & 4 inch screws to strengthen the door jamb. So a month later I put up a security door. But I need to buy another one for my backdoor. With our country facing inflation prices the security doors are becoming more pricey. So it is my goal to reinforce my rear door to make my door more secure and it's true of how a burglar knows the weakness of door jambs and doorknobs. Door hinges are weak too. After coming across this product on TH-cam I believe it will secure my back door when I'm out of town shopping or at work. I'm grateful that you have this product because I'm thinking about purchasing a kit. Home owners ought to watch your video so they be aware of how easy it is for burglars to kick in a typical door. Burglars know how easy it is to kick in a door, which are held by small screws.
What kind of boots are those in the preview screen
There a door comany in pa they make some very strong doors they got a video here on TH-cam one the doors had three latch type the kind you see on a safe looks kinda like a L but it's made in way that it can take a impact of something going 100 mph due to bad storms I really liked the door but i bet cost is high for one them
Let me guess SOUTH DALLAS by the Fair Grounds. There are houses in that area with Great window and door Bars . AKA Heroin Houses
I have three security doors for the exterior doors of the house, kicking them in is not an option, they swing out and are stout doors to begin with. The security doors are mounted to the solid door frames via 12 non reversible screws per door along both sides, so prying will take longer than the criminal wishes to spend before police arrive. I installed 11 inch lock reinforcement plates for each door and replaced every screw on the hinges and lock plates with 3 inch screws, this was prior to installing the security doors. The windows have the popularly known hurricane/storm shutters that roll up into a box above the windows, this totally secures each window. I have motion sensored lights at all three doors that are the replacement for the standard porch light, then four motion sensored flood lights front and back to light up the exterior of the house. There is zero vegetation, just beautiful lawns around the house which denies an intruder a hiding area. The police have been over and love how the house is set up, no hiding spots at all.
I put #14, 4” screws in each hinge and strike plate drove those right into the stud son
This might be a stupid question, but why aren't exterior doors just mafe to open outwards? Wouldn't that make them more secure?
James Conner-Myers hinge pins could be pulled
Code. Residential exterior Doors have to open inward so you can't be barricaded from opening the door by debris.
Austin Powel, there are hinges that if installed require the door to be open to pull the pins.
yruan. Be ready to exit through any door, window or cut through a wall or the ceiling if those aren't an option. Cut surgically though. It's not always obvious where pipes and live wires are. If in doubt, and you don't have a tool to scan through the wall, locate the fuse/breaker box and make sure power to the room is off.
That door wouldn't stand a chance against my lock-picking set
+Norman Newkirk Abloy locks too?
@joey laven I open those all the time. They are a gimmick.
Does it come with Armor Concept stickers to put on your door ? Maybe they won't even try to mar up the door...
questions over coffee coming back soon?
3:38 A ghost?
If you had a pull door you could brace the door all around the frame.
Why didn’t you show the actual installation?
Who the hell is kicking front doors off their hinges. That guy deserves to get in there.
Impressive kicking action and effort Bryan. But I want to see Alan Young try to kick in that door. He's a lot bigger and heavier looking than Bryan. If Alan can't kick that door in, then I'm sold.
That's creepy 4:41 look at the window behind him
Why don't you go in the open door on the left?
ah...coz they r testing d door?
Get the Big Show
This can be solved without a 60-70 dollar item. It's called 3 inch screws to attach all you metal components. Once you have the door attached directly to the framing you won't have to worry about the door frame breaking.
I think the big benefit of the shield part of the kit is that it spreads the force to a much larger area. If the wood shatters behind two three inch screws in a standard strike plate, I suspect the next blow will bend the screws enough to get the door open. I would like to see a test though.
@@bms9144 the plate doesn't do anything the frame itself can't. This kit is so expensive that you could just get a door brace instead. The ones that get put under the door handle and their is no way they are getting through then without breaking the door to pieces. And trust me your not kicking in 8 three inch framing screws out of the frame itself.
@@kylecaraway8662 Kyle, I would love to see it tested. As you know, even with the long screws, the standard strike plate isn't directly screwed into the frame of the structure, because it has the soft wood of the door frame, and the gap/shims in between. Three screws bunched in a 2.5" area, with some soft wood and the cavity for the bolt. The screws are relatively long and thin, and anchored very well on the structure frame end. I envision flex, failure of the door frame at the small strike plate, and bending of the screws as very possible on a second or third impact. You might be right, however, I have not tested it. I suspect the Armor Concepts guy has, which is why he came up with the 48" strike plates, but I am speculating based on what he said in the video.
As far as the price goes, everyone has to decide if $80+ per door is worth it. My personal feeling is that it is money better spent than on a camera system that the police will watch with interest but ultimately do nothing with unless someone is dead. Alarm systems let you know your stuff got taken for $20 - $30 per month, but won't prevent it. I have seen some nice videos of three minute burglaries with alarms going off.
As for door braces, they only function when someone is home, you can't wedge the door from the inside when you are away. I worry much more about break ins when I am away.
How does this compare to the Door Devil?
Tested and approved by Chuck Norris.
Should've shown the installation
$500 lifetime guarantee on a front door. Cool. That will cover the down-payment. A quality door on a home is around the $1500 mark not including installation or hardware. If it breaks you could get taken for 10s of thousands easy. But looks like a good product.
Wish there was companies like this in the United Kingdom. Door security on residential property on this side of the pond is an absolute joke.
Also go at it with hooligan tools.
No he said NINJAS....
Remember, burglars want EASY money.......if they gotta Work for it, they are LEAVING.....onto the next house......Your door doesn't need to be a Fortress Vault, just a stupid $20 Frame Kit, or even 3" Screws will make people Move along.
Gear "Tasting" 0:09 ? lol I think you mean "Testing" - Tasting is something totally different.
Another prodcut ive seen work is
50 cal ammo. For some reason the second they get hit with that, they stop kicking. Usually because their legs are in a couple pieces...
Did no one noticed the black door opening 😱
Will this stop a no-knock search warrant?
Slow it down
but what if you are santaclause and you can just climb through peoples chimneys? fucked then aint ya!🤷♂️😂👍
As a forcible entry instructor/firefighter, I'm interested to see how much this would slow me down.
readyme
Depends on what's on the other side of the door waiting.
I put it on my door. Yeah I'd like to test it too. I've ran through lots of doors like they were nothing. Single kick lot of times.
In a residential home place you bar between the jamb plate and the door horizontal have your co entry guy drive your tool deep then rotate your bar vertical it will force the door away and therefore the deadbolt out of the device or at leased far enough for the cheap deadbolt to be bent out of the way at this point drive throught the door should only take a couple blows.
The reasons its easy for an entry team is you employ tools an tactics beyond the design and you don't have to conceal your actions at all. The device stops the one kick very little sound very little outside evidence type entry the a criminal would prefer.
during the day when meny robberies take place the small amount of indistinct noise caused by a door kick is likely to go unnoticed it happens so fast so we want to stop that.
Doors in America are worse than windows in keeping people out of your home who mean to do you harm. The window makes a very distinct noise and leaves outward evidence tipping off victims and neigbors.
If i break the standard door i can step inside and wedge it closed and now i have a lot more time than if i broke a window so long as the one blow wasnt heard or recognized
You mean you can't kick this door down. You should of named it "I can't kick this door down".
I'm no thief, but I've kicked a few doors in my day. I've never seen a home door that's more secure than this, although me thinking like a thief, knowing the owners aren't home and me causing all that racket, I would try the wall beside the door, which looks much less secure. Great product though.
Side note. I would love to have these implemented into apartment complexes. I only say this because I got approval a couple weeks ago to kick my own door in due to malfunction of the electronic key device. First kick by the deadbolt and I was in, not only was that enough to open the door, but it was enough to break the door stop on the base board and punch a hole into the drywall inside my home.
Agree with the first statement. It's important to remember the whole house. You can have a door that is literally impossible to break into, but most windows are easy and with a towel quieter than trying to kick down a door.
This is what I was thinking... I guess if they've done enough kicking to realize your door is reinforced they've already spent a lot of time and perhaps would give up instead of trying windows afterward?
I'm living in an apartment complex and just ordered this yesterday, I'll just install it after maintenance leaves lol the complex won't know the difference
6 break ins in 5 weeks, and one of the more recent ones was a first floor neighbor on the other side of my building.
I guess if you want your home as secure as possible, you need to keep several hundred dollars on hold in case you need to hire someone to cut through your door and then replace it. If you're going to do this with your door, you might as well put high impact windows in and line your outer wall panels with something that makes them much harder to brake or cut. You'd want to make a perfectly maintained modern battering tank need repairs by the time it gets in.
lol
dude, $80? thats not bad i was expecting it to be $150-200
if you don't install it yourself, you might be paying that much
Look at that black door on the left, there was a ghost!
And he thought you two were very annoying!
I heard you talk ank kick. I never saw the product or the instalation. TRY AGAIN SO YOU CAN SEE ME ONE.
Right, I agree with Alexander, how does it hold up against SWAT not burglars? This is America poor people are picked on so they can fill private prisons or practice.
They are not busting in million dollar homes.
Bruh if SWAT wants to get then in they will.. i speak from experience
Well if the SWAT ram fails they'll probably just pull out breaching charges, and then you're ears are gonna be ringing from your front door blowing up and then from the flash bang that landed a few feet from you
It takes a lot more than this to make a door really secure. I won't go into it all here but if they didn't shim the frame securely at the strike area (which they usually don't) then you're in with a cheap crowbar in a few seconds and much more quietly too. This overpriced gadget isn't necessary if you know what you're doing when you install the door frame and strike. If they're not in after 15-20 seconds they'll go for a window instead.
Starts at 6:13,they talk way too much than my Uncle is drunk-no-talk
Can't see anything
5:18 It's a ggggggghost!
cian smith oh good, I thought I was the only one who noticed that haha
cian smith lol I notice that to
Theres a ghost behind you guys....
But is it cop proof? We need defense against no knock raids.
Sad, I've installed burglar bars, door barricades, and cameras all around my house only because I don't want to be "Duncan Lemped" in my sleep. It has nothing to do with burglaries, I don't even care if someone steals my shit. I am far more worried about being murdered in my sleep.
@@randomgeneratedname1264 Yeah I get that, I was thinking of bullet proofing my hallway and putting in bullet proof doors for a safe room of sorts
@@AshGreen359 you ever see those hollow highway barrels they usually fill with water? They sell flat versions of those about the size of a jersey barrier. Fill that with sand and you have at least a cheap bullet stop that can be placed by windows for cover.
But it would be hard to explain to the local jahovas witnesses that you are preparing for an invasion... Your idea is feasible, expensive but feasible.
There is a video on TH-cam on how to make bullet proof panels using layers of fiberglass and wood resin. I bet that could be made thick and installed on a wall.
Yea... Because most home invasions are done by cops against innocent law abiding citizens, right.
You're an idiot.
@@dontblameme6328 Cops invading a law abiding citizens home is too common. Way too often they have the wrong address. Ask Breonna Taylor's family if they think it was an honest mistake.
Pointless. This is ego service. Ram would take that out with no effort.
My door is hardened, against 7 year olds and an angry mother in law. I feel safe now.
Go watch videos of break-ins. They knock, kick, rob. It's easy. The point is fast, easy, quiet. This is just another layer of security. It can make someone move to the next house or give you enough warning to protect yourself
This or door devil?
Gear tasting? Do you mean 'testing?'
Where's Chuck Norris?
You should have had Chuck Norris, try to kick the door in.
That would be the best ad ever.
bill thompson invalid, he would have kicked the entire fucking house into a new dimension.
cougar10ag Forgive me for missing the obvious outcome.
The pressure from it would be immense it would most likely blow out all the other doors and windows, it would be like some backdraft shit.
Restock your messenger bag damnit
i have a review of this product on my channel
but I can break these cuffs!!!
That's why I keep a Smith & Wesson handcuff key in my secret compartment in the back of all my jeans. Also you type well with handcuffs on behind your back...impressive!
Steel door is better
Take only a couple minutes to breach that door with Armor Upgrades and not even have to raise a foot. Cordless saw and cutoff blade goes through steel door like butter. Solid oak doors take 5 minutes max.
Azz Hole
Then I can make a pot of tea after I get my gun,hit the override button on security panel,and wait for you to enter knowing that neighbors already called the police as well just because of the noise alone?
One of the dumbest comments on here.
Never thought of that. Cordless tools have brought us a new level of crime
yea that's a nice and quiet option... i can give you a cordless saw and walk away for an hour and you won't be through the front door lol....400+pounds of reinforced steel door.
📣It takes less than 10 seconds for an intruder to kick-in a door.
It's takes me 1 to 2 seconds to grab my Glock 20 gen 4 to give them... 🤫Shhhhh
But I'm definitely going to look into this product‼
For $100 i think it’s worth it.
While this is a great idea, the lock is the weak link in the chain. A standard deadbolt and knob can be picked by a layman in 2 minutes using a Bobby pin to rack the pins, and a pen as the torque wrench.
So true
picking locks is great until you realize the door is barred or has a jamb lock that cant be picked.
Get Steven Seagal
All exterior doors should be out swing and problem solved.
Except if they swing out you can pop the hinges on non pinned versions and pull it out.
Nick Cochrane
Well of course you use NRP hinges...
areUaware yea but then you create a fire safety problem if your doors have to be kicked in either way I say fuck it break a window in the back where it wouldn't be obvious.
Commercial doors always panic out as a fire safety feature.
I used to be a bad boy until I got caught and I always went through a back window because people almost always leave a window unlocked. It's insane to see how many people do this. People still do the hidden key method too.
This is STUPID.. I would use a rock that is right next to your door, break the door window and walk inside. Why would I need to kick your door?
no but I bet I could drive my truck throu it.
Never kick the knob/lock side. Always kick the hinge side. Better still, 12ga. shotgun.
Hooligan tool + mini sledge would make light work of the door. Would be in about 6 seconds.
FD7FF I've fucked up many safes and I gotta say most of them have the same weakness. A lot of them are designed to be gotten into after a fire and fuck me cause all you need is a lighter and fuckin pliers get into one..
You kick like a girl
Why does a home security product only get a 11 min video, but coffee snobbery gets a 30 minute #geartasting video? Seems backwards to the purpose of the series and website in my opinion.
There's always something to bitch about isn't there? :P This video is short and to the point, doesn't need 30 minutes to explain and demonstrate. As for how anybody can talk about, or listen to coffee talks exceeding 5 minutes is beyond me.
The Sick Horse Ranch I wouldn't have minded seeing a longer video for this though. Maybe a locked door without the product, and then one with it. Maybe a comparison to the door devil as well
As far as a door without this or the door devil, surprise, it breaks.
Quit the jabbering! Install it and demonstrate.
That's what I wanted to see. They didn't even show how it looks on the door.
You guys talk to much
*too