How do you guys make your camper trailers secure against theft.

Regards

Mike and Ellie

Hi EllieMike, I can only comment on my own experiences and a suggested one.
I have used a trailer mate device that attaches to tongue of towbar that assists when reversing trailer onto bar ( its a winged design that prevents damage to car and when turned on side it covers the trailer hitch and can be padlocked to prevent being lifted. If thieves have bolt cutters then it wont help. There are other devices that take the place of tow ball when separated from vehicle that also bolt on and once again with padlock.
Other than that you can clamp wheels ( remove one?) or fit a tracking device, but this is not cheap.
Hopefully our bright lot of GN's will have some great idea's that wont break the bank!
Cheers
Ozi

If I am just away for a few hours, I leave some of the dogs in the van.  Teddy's  face at the window and bark, if there is an intruder, can be daunting.
I can also lock the tow gear with a padlock which slows them down and allows the dogs to, hopefully, scare them away.

Cheers
Allara

in 3 years travelling and working we never locked our camper van once. coramal silhoutte. had to trust people, besides they can bust in easy or cut the canvass then we would have to get it mended.

we have a padlock on the tow bar. around the gas bottle and on the tailgate but when set up you just trust and not leave valuables behind, they go in the car with us.

Planning to buy a tyre clamp for our van, but with our old camper trailer, ran very heavy guage chain between wheels, around tree etc. also used "tow ball lock thing" dont know what it was really called. chain also held down our camper fridge. Never had any problems

With my van I have the standard trailer tow hitch lock and a stainless steel wire and container lock through any outside gear while it's not in use including the G/Kids bikes , other than that it's a trust in luck and your fellow campers . If in a van park and going bear back in the 4WD for a day trip or a trip away I always tell the van park operator and the grounds staff ,if there are any, that I'll be away for a few days and ask if they would keep an eye on my rig . All else failing I have insurances to cover all the low life acts that are out there plus a big mag 357. and a big dog for those unfortunate enough to be hanging around when I get back. Haven't had to use the 357 or the dog yet. It's all a game of chance I have lost gear while parked in my own front yard , if they want it they will take it

Having had a van stolen and subsequently recovered some time ago, I made inquiries re a suitable security device.  I was told to forget the usual van and trailer locks and instead, go to a motor cycle shop and buy a chain and lock that was specially designed to secure the very expensive motor cycles.  They are approved by the insurance companies.
The one I purchased for about $120 (Krypton brand)  has a very heavy chain about 1 metre long and a 'D' shackle type lock.  I have a dual axle van so I place the chain through one wheel, around the suspension and back through the other wheel and lock it up.  Bolt cutters won't dent the chain or lock.
This is the same type of lock that the greenies use to chain themselves to the bulldozers in the forests because they know that even the police have trouble removing the chains.
 

Quickest way to get a greenie to unlock the chains is to start the chain saw and start cutting from the other side . Can't hearing the screaming over 48" chainsaw. They could use another method Cut their dole payments because they really aren't actively looking for work, that would at least thin them out

Wombat 280 wrote:

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Quickest way to get a greenie to unlock the chains is to start the chain saw and start cutting from the other side . Can't hearing the screaming over 48" chainsaw. They could use another method Cut their dole payments because they really aren't actively looking for work, that would at least thin them out

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Nah! Just keep up the current forestry policies around the country and soon there will be no native forest trees that they can chain themselves to, and they'll have to go to the salvage yards to find any tree felling and transporting machinery.

Good, Eh?

 

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Having had a van stolen and subsequently recovered some time ago, I made inquiries re a suitable security device.  I was told to forget the usual van and trailer locks and instead, go to a motor cycle shop and buy a chain and lock that was specially designed to secure the very expensive motor cycles.  They are approved by the insurance companies.
The one I purchased for about $120 (Krypton brand)  has a very heavy chain about 1 metre long and a 'D' shackle type lock.  I have a dual axle van so I place the chain through one wheel, around the suspension and back through the other wheel and lock it up.  Bolt cutters won't dent the chain or lock.
This is the same type of lock that the greenies use to chain themselves to the bulldozers in the forests because they know that even the police have trouble removing the chains.
 

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Dont need to cut locks & chains if you are using a tilt tray to pick up a van/trailer/
Just winch it on & the locks can be easly removed later when out of sight.
Its a fact of life, no different to winching on a wrecked car when the wheels dont turn.

 

Thanks for the input one and all.
I was just interested to hear how many different ways there were to secure a trailer.

Our new Avan Cruiseliner,   going to have to moor it up in the front yard.   Hence ideas from you guys.

Just have to make the security devices as time consuming as possible for anyone with devious ideas.  

Thanks
Mike and Ellie

Unfortunately the less considerate of our society are usually a pretty determined lot, if they want it they will get it no matter what we do to stop em... Pitty the politicians don't have the same gusto for gettin their job done......maybe we should have the less considerate as pollies........Oh wait we already do. Hoo Roo Happy Days Grumps

elliemike wrote:

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Our new Avan Cruiseliner,   going to have to moor it up in the front yard.   Hence ideas from you guys.

Just have to make the security devices as time consuming as possible for anyone with devious ideas.

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In that case I would recommend you concrete a good anchor into the ground and use a good chain and lock like mentioned above. Route the chain over one spring and the axle.

 

Drive a couple of 6 foot star pickets down as far as you can get them, then weld a chain to the tops of them make sure its long enought to go through both rims and over the springs, and lock it all up with a good lockwood padlock. Then run a car coil hooked up t a 12vdc supply with the positive to the chain.... any bugger touches it they will get one hell of a jolt, about 50000 volts if i remember rightly, we used to do it to the piss trough at the races, funny as to watch all the drunken yobos gettin zapped n thrown back 6 feet..... But all in all the best deterent is a rotweiler or doberman trainned to let em in the yard but not out...... either that or mr smith and mr wesson usually do a pretty good job also same same for mr winchester. But now in all seriousness...Just keep the gates shut n locked when you can and chain it up best you can, make the chain hard to mov without makin heaps of racket, and put a motion sensor light on it as well.

My idiot suggestion is to paint your camper trailer to look like a tree.. Then the only thing you will then have to worry about is a greenie will padlock himself in it with the un cutable chain & lock - the ones the coppers have trouble with... but you will then have 24/7 security - win / win..