Anti-Theft Ideas for RV Flagpoles?
I purchased an expensive 25 foot Titan aluminum flagpole. Now I am wondering how I can keep it locked to the bumper receiver hitch at the back of my fifth wheel? Anyone have ideas on how to prevent it...
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IMO, the chances of it being stolen are quite small.
If somebody REALLY wants it, nothing you can do will prevent them from taking it or damaging it.
Hacksaws will defeat most chains or padlocks. A small portable cutting torch will defeat those that a hacksaw won't touch. As far as "keeping honest people honest", if they are truly honest, they don't need help to stay that way. If they are not honest, there isn't much we can do about it.
I carry a cheap Harbor Freight flagpole that I use for an antenna mast. It has never tried to grow legs.
I bought an expensive one, but it is too big and heavy to carry in the basement of the motorhome. It will be used in the front yard as a flagpole, just as the manufacturer intended. Since I don't believe it can be made "theft proof", I will make no effort to do so, other than tightening the provided set screw to keep it from turning in the base.
Good luck.
If somebody REALLY wants it, nothing you can do will prevent them from taking it or damaging it.
Hacksaws will defeat most chains or padlocks. A small portable cutting torch will defeat those that a hacksaw won't touch. As far as "keeping honest people honest", if they are truly honest, they don't need help to stay that way. If they are not honest, there isn't much we can do about it.
I carry a cheap Harbor Freight flagpole that I use for an antenna mast. It has never tried to grow legs.
I bought an expensive one, but it is too big and heavy to carry in the basement of the motorhome. It will be used in the front yard as a flagpole, just as the manufacturer intended. Since I don't believe it can be made "theft proof", I will make no effort to do so, other than tightening the provided set screw to keep it from turning in the base.
Good luck.
