Combination locks vs barrel locks

I never thought about road grime getting into the combo locks but it definitely sounds reasonable.

Even though re-keying may perhaps be more that is the route to take?

I think perhaps what I'm hoping for is having just two keys on my keyring, one for the compartments and one for the entry door. Oops forgot I'll need a third.....an ignition key as well.

Thanks for all the insight.

I was in a large RV dealer's shop a few months ago, and watched a tech drilling out one of those combination locks on a bin. He said the road dirt gets in them and they jam. He was working on the first of three jammed locks on this rig.

You can buy barrel locks at a lock smith, Home Depot, Lowes and Marine Stores. They also limited key codes but that makes it possible to find multiple locks with the same keys. Take one of your locks in with you so you can match up the dimensions. Don't get too complicated so that it makes it a hassle for you to get into your compartments. After all, these locks only keep an honest thief out.

There is alot to be said by everyone having the same lock. At least you won't get locked out haha... I assume you are talking about replacing the 751 keyed locks... I keep all of my real valuables in my truck.



You are wanting to replace this 751 keyed lock with one of these???


Even if you replace the latch type lock a good placed large flat screw driver will walk right into the storage compartment... The levers bend rather easy...

A combo lock is fairly easy to pick if you have 20 minutes to try out each number. With only 4 barrels, it has only 10,000 possible combinations. I picked a bike lock in my living room in about 10 minutes in front of some friends who forgot the combination, I was only 14 at the time.

I would re-key to a longer key. Most have only 4 pins inside the tumbler, and a quality lock will have between 5 and 7. You can not fit a house sized tumbler into the locks of most RV's and many are not rebuildable, so no re-keying is possible. To re-key my motorhome, I had to purchase a new outside lock - the whole assembly. The tumblers do not remove like a home door lock.

I used to work for Weiser Lock in Huntington Beach, doing A/C maintenance many years ago. So I know a little about lock assembly. Some locks just do not disassemble for re-keying. You can try though.

For my motorhome, I have a alarm system with a transmitter that will send to a pager up to 2 miles away. That way if the alarm goes off while I am in a shopping center, I can get the page to go back to the car. It works equally well at home, the pager will still be beeping when I get home from work, if they broke into it during the day.

Fred.

I would rekey I don't like the other type of locks! JMHO