Combination lock on a slam latch?

kohai wrote:
My Prime Time Crusader has slam latches with a key lock. With 4 of us running around the trailer helping with arrival/departure, etc, I'm always asking for the keys which drives me nuts.

I see that there is a combination lock for locks that use a lever on the compartment doors, but I can't find a solution for a combination lock on a slam latch style door. Most of my doors are slam latch.

Any ideas?

Make/buy extra keys. Unless you change the locks, they're all a common key. #751, IIRC.

Lyle

Why not just leave them open till ready to hit the road or done setting up?

I just leave mine open while we're parked. Not much of value in there and only a screwdriver would be needed to open them anyway unless you have the right key (doesn't everybody?) to unlock them..

B.O.

My DW is/was paranoid about locking up the compartments which led to us being locked out of them once when the keys were left behind….. Now she doesn't lock them till we get set up.. I didn't dare say " I told you so" LoL !! ;)

john&bet wrote:
Why not just leave them open till ready to hit the road or done setting up?

I guess it is more related to locking them at night and then needing to open them in the morning. Locking them when we leave the campground, unlocking when we get back.

As for what is worth locking up.... I probably have $200-$300 worth of tools/items in the storage. It would just be really annoying to not have that stuff while on a trip with the trailer.

BUY keys put them on key rings. Leave them by the door.

RV locks are worthless simply because RV doors frames are very flimsy and be open with any type of pry bar or large screwdriver.
Only honest behavior is keeping your stuff safe.
Get any type of lock you want, if a real thief shows up to steal your stuff it will be gone and you will have a bent door frame to show for it.
Leave your worry and fear at home.
Yes you/we are vulnerable while camping,but don't let it bother you it's only stuff.
Focus more on enjoying yourself and your RV junk will take care of itself.
While I'm not against reasonable precaution, locking,unlocking re-locking is way too much work. Keep valuables out of site and let your insurance deal with the rest.
Camping is way more relaxing that way.

Lantley wrote:
RV locks are worthless simply because RV doors frames are very flimsy and be open with any type of pry bar or large screwdriver.
Only honest behavior is keeping your stuff safe.
Get any type of lock you want, if a real thief shows up to steal your stuff it will be gone and you will have a bent door frame to show for it.
Leave your worry and fear at home.
Yes you/we are vulnerable while camping,but don't let it bother you it's only stuff.
Focus more on enjoying yourself and your RV junk will take care of itself.
While I'm not against reasonable precaution, locking,unlocking re-locking is way too much work. Keep valuables out of site and let your insurance deal with the rest.
Camping is way more relaxing that way.

Not only the door frame, but I'd bet you could punch a drywall saw right through the middle of the door and just cut it out in short order.

Lyle

Lantley wrote:
RV locks are worthless simply because RV doors frames are very flimsy and be open with any type of pry bar or large screwdriver.
Only honest behavior is keeping your stuff safe.
Get any type of lock you want, if a real thief shows up to steal your stuff it will be gone and you will have a bent door frame to show for it.
Leave your worry and fear at home.
Yes you/we are vulnerable while camping,but don't let it bother you it's only stuff.
Focus more on enjoying yourself and your RV junk will take care of itself.
While I'm not against reasonable precaution, locking,unlocking re-locking is way too much work. Keep valuables out of site and let your insurance deal with the rest.
Camping is way more relaxing that way.

I guess I consider locking things a reasonable approach to helping keep honest people honest. I lock my car even when I don't leave anything in it to steal. I lock my portable generators to my RV. Nothing is perfect but a little effort probably eliminates almost all of the casual theft that does happen. AND, it allows me to relax and enjoy my trip.

Locking things is easier than retraining my brain to be a personality type I'm not. :)

Kohai I follow where you are coming from. There is nothing wrong with wanting to keep your stuff secure. But you can tell from the feed back many/most RV'ers are not overly concerned about security.
I think we all lock our cars and keep the garage door closed at home. However when camping we still lock our cars, but most develop a different mentality.
Campers/RV'ers would not pack up our possessions and families and travel for hours to there destinations if it were not safe and theft free.
If CG were inherently not safe and theft were a regular occurrence, camping would lose its luster real quick.
People simply would not go through all the trouble to arrive at a CG and have there stuff stolen.
Part of the freedom of RV'ing involves leaving the problems of the world behind.
In some ways that may be naive idea,nevertheless all campers are there to relax and enjoy themselves without worrying about their camping gear or possessions.
Since everyone at the CG is in the same vulnerable position of not being able to really lock there RV's. As mentioned above RV's are just to flimsy to be locked. Campers tend to watch out for each other when it comes to theft.

That doesn't mean theft is non existent. However most theft I have read of occurs when items are left out overnight or the RV is in storage.
Chairs, coolers bikes etc. maybe taken by some low life if left out .
However, someone actually breaking into an occupied/in use RV at a CG is just rare. With that in mind most experienced RV'ers don't spend a lot of time locking things up.
Lastly beside a few tools or maybe a genset, most RV compartments don't contain a lot of high demand valuables. Chairs,grills,hoses,flashlights etc. Don't bring a lot on the black market. Even expensive things like macerators,hitches and satellite dishes are not big black market items.
In the end lock things up if it gives you peace of mind, sounds like that will be easier than changing your routine or retraining your brain.
Once things are batten down nice and tight.Unwind have a beverage and enjoy your camping.