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

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.

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

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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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.

 

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

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.