[bgill]

If homes around you are being looted, take clothes and stuff and throw it in your front yard, looters will think your house has already been raided and all the valuables taken.

Excellent advice.

[djf]

Problem is, if the SHTF bigtime, I think there will be two types of houses:

Those still standing, with occupants defending and
Those that have been looted then burned to the ground.