How to Keep Your House Safe While You Travel

Ever wonder what to do to keep your house safe from robbers, thieves & unwanted brother-in-laws when you travel? Here we give you honest advice on insuring your home is safe while you are away. There are no guaranteed ways to keep thieves out of your house, but these are some tips that could help you not be a statistic.
Filmed in Oslo, Norway
Copyright Mark Wolters 2015

1. Hold your mail and newspapers
2. Don't advertise on social media that you are traveling
3. Let a trusted neighbor know you are going out of town
4. Get home owner's insurance
5. hide your valuables in a safety deposit box
6. get timers for your lights
7.
8. Get a housesitter

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[waynedonaghy]

This is a very useful video. You don't always think of these things when you go away. Your a legend lol many thanks.

[charlottecreasey]

Thank you for all these videos, Mark. I'm not even a traveler - can't afford it yet - but I love watching you all the same, and it's really making me want to see the world one day if ever I'm able. All the best to you and your lovely family :)

[topiesponja]

Random (and hopefully not creepy) comment, but honestly you seem to be an amazing person. I love watching your videos, the way you talk makes me feel as if i was talking with a friend :)

[maxpearson]

I learnt a lot from you it helped when I flew to Germany alone thanks

[carysjacob]

Spent alot of my childhood in Norway, still visit family and friends once a year. What a beautiful country :)

[Parmesana]

depending upon your town/municipality..sometimes you alert the police that you will be gone and they will do periodic drive-by checks. They will ask you things like..any lights on timers? or which curtains and shades will be open or closed.

[DeathMammoth]

I hope your views and subscribers increase because you deserve to be more known!! :)

[kulturfreund]

I always shut the main water pipe. Then turn on shortly the other taps to let the pressure off. Especially when your absent in winter and leave the house with a turned off heating or your heating system breaks down. Freezing temperatures can make your pipes burst.

[nicosteph]

In Norway it is very popular to just ask your neighbour to take in your mail, btw did you enjoy Oslo?

[Nazrininator]

When one of my dad's friends was on vacation, I was asked to get the mail and water the plants.

[AkubraBromptonGirl]

I have the timers on an app on my phone. They are WIFI timers.

[BryanFlight]

When you gonna do the 5 things you love and hate and shock in Norway

[defmark]

Norway is a fantastically scenic place, so beautiful. Only downfall is the currency/price for tourists!

[danhamakua]

I usually have a friend or relative live in my house when I'm gone for a long time.

[azamakbarov]

little boomer on point#1 - people hanging advertisements and little brochures on your door knob (that can pile up). So you better have a decent neighbour or a friend.

[veleriebee]

My Mom's Sister's house got robbed when we went to the phillipines for 1 week

[Idellle]

well whoopsie. I already put many photos from my trip on facebook. But a guy lived in my apartment 2 months but it is now empty. I hope everything is okay. I come back in a week.

[inakilopezsuarez]

Do you carry a small backpack around when travelling? Wondering if I should take one to my trip to Paris...

[thetuna]

How did u enjoy the oil sheikdom of Europe? Oslodabi is not the best city. Hope u went to trondheim bergen or tromsø, nicer place than Oslo.

[MsAlison]

Question on passports. How far in advance should it be purchased?