Propane tank locks for my TT
Easy, zero cost mod using a lock I already have. Propane tank locks
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GDS-3950BH wrote:valhalla360 wrote:BurbMan wrote:
Not a good idea....if there was ever a fire, those tanks need to be removed from there quickly to avoid an explosion. I would not want them locked to the trailer in any way shape or form.
It may even be illegal so fire fighters can remove them quickly...think if the back of the trailer is on fire, you don't want to be trying to remember where the key is...and yes, I've seen this exact scenario play out (minus the lock).
Also, there was a seasonal campground we stayed at and they caught the staff who stayed in their camper over the winter swapping out tanks from the rigs that were left there over the winter...so yes, it happens.
If the back of the trailer is on fire you had better hope it lit up while you were towing it past a manned fire station. Being in a VFD for 40 years I've seen my share of RV's go up and a fire in the rear usually amounts to fully engulfed in less than 5 minutes. Were not going to try to remove propane tanks, or enter a burning RV, unless we have some reason to believe it's occupied. Short of a travel trailer with front mounted tanks, we're not going searching for tanks in closed compartments. We're going to stand off and hose it from a distance using the onboard supply in the pumper. By the time we laid out a line to a hydrant the thing would most likely be a smoking frame.
If we wanted to remove tanks on a burning RV locked as in the video posted by the OP we would have that lock off in 10 seconds with one of these.
That said I am sure you have no shortage of Goobers who answered the alarm from their departments social club next door to the station after downing a six pack, and are out to be the hero.
The one I was involved with, the folks at the park quickly struck hoses and kept it at bay but not enough water to put it out. Result was the fire department got there while it was still largely confined to the compartment around the fridge, so they quickly yanked the propane tanks since the fire wasn't close to them yet.
Sure you can pull equipment out to hack your way in but quicker still to just not lock them. Or do you prefer to pull out the jaws-of-life when the door is still perfectly functional and nothing trapping the individual?
