Child Damage Mitigation

Kids:
never wanted any
didn't have any

Regrets:
none

Because of the times (this too shall pass, but not w/out a lot of damage) and the fact my driveway is 800' long I bought 50 large steel tire spikes. Those are welded double xs that leave a very sharp point upright no matter how you toss them.  In your case bird spikes on a strip would also work.  Just surround your equipment with either of these and after crawling through your security perimeter once, I don't think they will go there again.  Please be sure your local ER is in your insurance system.Best wishes to allMark

Congrats!

Audio is fun. Baby's and toddlers are even more fun... that is unless you're spending your time blocking and tackling so they don't destroy your gear.

As soon as my first child started to pull herself up from crawling to standing, my Maggies became her go to spot, especially because they magically make sound and play "wheels on the bus." Child barriers never worked, they just bumped up on the equipment. Shocking the baby and squirting her with water never worked either.

My advice and this is what I did, get some sturdy speakers in there that will do the job for a few years. My go to was a pair of Vandersteen 2Ce Sigs that I had in storage. When your last baby turns 5 bring back the Maggies. In fact, maybe get even bigger Maggies, with more amplification, and a better source too, after all you had to sacrifice so much for 5 years.

Enjoy!

Dekay Miller & Geoff, I they re-made the movie "Three Men and a Baby" cast with you three, it would have to be one tough kid to survive that hour and a half.... HA

*LOL*  As a 'childless by choice' couple who builds playgrounds for residential and commercial sites for our business....

Y'all are Doomed. *L*

I get asked if we build our projects 'durable'.

"We build for nuclear war, but children....*shrug*...it's a toss up..."

millercarbons' hamster ball:  OK for awhile, until it's used as a battering ram.....

geoffk's electric dog fence:  Great until it's collapsed INTO the equipment....*POOF!*

Y'all might consider ceiling mountings....put the TT into a lockable closet....

With a new child (congrats, BTW), all bets are off....and you likely won't have the time or energy for 'sonic amusement'.....;)

One of our employees' has a new-ish son....it's just dawning on them what hath they've done.....

Enjoy your system.....in about 5~10 years.....no guarantee on that time-frame.....*evil G*