Do not Lock your Hitch
On Oct.13 we traveled from SC, with our Fleetwood Bounder DP to Dauphin Island in AL with our Saturn Vue in tow. The first day we traveled aprox. 300 miles, stopped in Pine Island overnight. I ran the...
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While I'm sure that this event was traumatic for the OP, I'm not sure it warrants a blanket recommendation to never lock your toad to the RV. What is the likelihood of your toad catching fire, versus having someone tamper with your connections during a stop? If I had to choose one or the other, I'd stick with locking!
That being said, I am not one to complicate anything. I am with those who do a walk-around prior to getting in and driving away, no matter how short a stop we have made. I don't lock my hitch and have never found any tampering during the walk-around.
If I knee-jerked in reaction to every potential disaster brought up in these forums, I'd be too paralyzed with fear to ever leave the driveway!
That being said, I am not one to complicate anything. I am with those who do a walk-around prior to getting in and driving away, no matter how short a stop we have made. I don't lock my hitch and have never found any tampering during the walk-around.
If I knee-jerked in reaction to every potential disaster brought up in these forums, I'd be too paralyzed with fear to ever leave the driveway!
