Tools & Resources

At Honey Badger Defense, we spend a lot of time thinking about security—how to strengthen it, how to simplify it, and how to help people feel more confident in their homes and daily lives. But what many homeowners don’t realize is that improving home security doesn’t just offer peace of mind—it can actually save you real money  on your home insurance premiums. Insurance companies love risk reduction. The more you do to deter burglary, prevent damage, and enhance overall safet

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Knowing what to do right after witnessing or being a victim of crime is difficult. It takes community, resilience, and perseverance just to get back to normal. We're here to help make it a little bit easier. This checklist is to be used after a high-risk event at the home, to help your family bounce back and give the best report to authorities possible. Make sure the home is safe before using this checklist. RESET Give yourself a moment to calm down Use meditative or groun

I'm not here to fear monger and luckily I kind of can't. The Treasure Valley is one of the safest places to live in the US. Although, crime still happens here and it's important to understand why and where, so you can make yourself a harder target. The map attached to this article show's crime per capita in different parts of the valley. Green being very low rates of crime, Red being higher rates. In some spots that you see red, there is hardly anyone that lives there but cri

Being able to read and intuit meaning in body language is absolutely key to situational awareness, and Predicting and Preventing high risk scenarios. We all know how to do it, we read body language every day. Yet, it feels like a mentalist trick or some form of psychic woo-woo when people can make predictions off of the way someone moves or emotes. I’m not on the level of a mentalist but these are some of my tricks to make reading body language more reliable.   1. Subconsciou

Easy regular habits to make your household a harder target. With this checklist spending just a few minutes a day or a couple hours a month can improve your safety and ability to react during a crisis. Daily <5min    Lock all doors and windows at night and when leaving the house    Security System use    Check front door for scratches or markings    Check news or neighborhood watch groups for any issues in your area    Let someone know where you’ll be for the day Weekly <1hr