Flimsy locks on storage bay doors
I just bought a Class C with a really big storage area under the corner bed-great for two sets of golf clubs, two La Fuma recliners and a Weber Q. Now that it is in there, I realize that the locks an...
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Even the round key locks can fall prey to the Bic pen trick. I replaced my CH751s not for security, but for a stouter key that won't break off in the lock.
When my TT is stored, I leave the storage compartments unlocked, and a broken television inside. Same concept as "mugging money." The tweakers grab something that might be of nominal value, and won't trash the rig. Inside, I dismount the flat screen from the wall (a lot more expensive to replace the bracket wall if it gets yanked off than to replace the TV) and put that on a towel in a drawer.
Of course, there is a new generation of thieves who will smash the walls in order to tear wires out for the copper, but a thorough trashing like that will end up be well over the insurance deductible.
When my TT is stored, I leave the storage compartments unlocked, and a broken television inside. Same concept as "mugging money." The tweakers grab something that might be of nominal value, and won't trash the rig. Inside, I dismount the flat screen from the wall (a lot more expensive to replace the bracket wall if it gets yanked off than to replace the TV) and put that on a towel in a drawer.
Of course, there is a new generation of thieves who will smash the walls in order to tear wires out for the copper, but a thorough trashing like that will end up be well over the insurance deductible.
