Hi all, I recently purchased a Dish Tailgater. I was wondering how those of you who have one secure it both against theft and wind. I have seen some photos of tailgaters that have a D-ring attached to the handle but mine does not. There is a small through hole on the handle boss that you might thread a 1/4" cable through and secure it that way. I'm interested how some of you do it with pix if possible. Thanks

We have a heavy duty cable that was purchased to lock up our motorcycle (got it at the Harley dealer's, I believe). The lock is heavy duty, too. It's threaded thru the handle.......If you don't have the handle, I have no idea how you'd lock it.

I run a u shaped padlock through the holes and then connect a chain to the padlock. Don't run chain through the hole.

I bought a plastic coated dog tie out cable from Home Depot. Use a small padlock through the hole at the Tailgater and the other end of the cable to a leg of the trailer or tree.

I bought three colors of super-flat camo spray paint and went at the lil Tailgater. With a hundred feet of coax I can spend hours looking for it. Perfect for boondocking but no help in a CG.My "plan" for CG use is to build a bracket on my roof, away from the solar, and bolt mating brackets on the Tailgater, where that small ridge runs around the base. Then I will thumbscrew it into place on the roof rack, no longer stealthy but darn tough to get at.Sorry, no pics!

BB_TX wrote:I bought a plastic coated dog tie out cable from Home Depot. Use a small padlock through the hole at the Tailgater and the other end of the cable to a leg of the trailer or tree.I do the exactly the same. It can be defeated; anything can. It stops the casual thief, which is probably 99% of them.

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Bill_Linda
Explorer
Dec 02, 2013
We have a mounting bracket that keeps it at the top of our ladder on the back of the 5th wheel. Hubby used a strong cable and lock with that. Keeps the honest guys honest and all the rest will steal it anyway.
NHIrish
Explorer
Dec 02, 2013
People go nuts worrying about about locking these up, but leave a thousand bucks worth of bicycles lying around. I guess it would depend on where you are.
ICamel
Explorer
Dec 03, 2013
Go to your local hardware store or big-box Home Depot/Lowes and buy some vinyl coated wire cable. They will also have available an accessory for creating a loop in each end of the cable. Put one loop end through the handle and padlock through the loop and back over the cable. Do the same at the other end of the cable to a tree, campground picnic table, RV, or tow vehicle. Buy however much feet of cable you think you will need. It won't stop a serious thief, but will deter the grab and go.
paulcardoza
Explorer
Dec 03, 2013
I'm going on 4 years with my VuCube, which is an older version of the Tailgater. I have yet to have anyone touch it, or even knock it over. If I have line of sight to the satellites, it stays on the ladder mount of my coach. Here, in New England however, CG's tend to be heavily treed, so most often it's on the ground wherever I can get a signal.
Lantley
Nomad
Dec 03, 2013
paulcardoza wrote:
I'm going on 4 years with my VuCube, which is an older version of the Tailgater. I have yet to have anyone touch it, or even knock it over. If I have line of sight to the satellites, it stays on the ladder mount of my coach. Here, in New England however, CG's tend to be heavily treed, so most often it's on the ground wherever I can get a signal.

Agreed don't worry about it. It is not a high theft item. I have owned a VuQube 2000 for years without issue.
Most thieves don't know what it is. There is very little black market for the device.
Leave your worries home and enjoy yourself.
I camp as a means to escape the rat race for awhile, just the idea of attaching the cable ruins my experience.
I have placed my VuQube in clearing 100 yards away out of view without any worry.
hilldude
Explorer
Dec 04, 2013
Wrote my name on top with soldering iron.

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