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 and the door itself are rather flimsy. I know insurance will cover a loss with a $250 deductible, but I would rather not have stuff stolen in the first place.The big door has 3 latches, the middle one locking and the two others non locking. I am thinking of getting two locks and having the middle latch a non locking one.Any ideas on stronger replacement locks, or others ways to keep my stuff safe?

You also probably have the 751 key that anyone with an RV has for their storage compartments. They're all the same! I did what you are suggesting and made sure I used a different key on the new locks as well!!

If someone aquainted with RV's wants to get into your RV...they will do so. Making it harder for them to break in will cause them to go to level 2 and then the real damage to your poor RV cargo door starts. Trust me when I say a crow bar will mangle and pop open a cargo door or your main entry door with suprisingly little noise. I've been RVing while going thru 7 or 8 Jayco's over the last 30 years with a folding lawn chair and small bbq grill stolen. Period. And they were both NOT locked up in a storage bay. The only real security precautions we had over the years were all members of the Canis Familiarius family...Shelties and Golden Retrievers mostly!

This post reminds me, we have a broken lock on the compartment where the generator is kept.I'll get these for the replacements:

Thieves don't care about causing damage. They use a prybar, not a key. You can put $5,000 locks on a flimsy door and the prybar will break the door making the lock meaningless.

One of the big concerns I would have with the lock on the set up as described by the OP, is that under bed outside door allows access to the inside of the RV. Just open the door, crawl inside and push up on the bed and you are inside the rig. I would consider reinforcing the door with some diamond plate and a better lock. Nothing will stop a determined thief, but a good lock will help keep honest people honest, and kids out that are just snooping.Most of the low life thieves are not looking to do much work, just a grab and go or a break and enter. If they had any real ambition, they would be working on Wall Street stealing millions of dollars. Anything a person can do to deter them and make them go elsewhere to an easier target, will help. On our previous 5th wheel, I changed the locks on the front compartment. We had it parked on land we owned on a river. While we were gone, someone took a rock from our fire pit and smashed the window in the main entrance door, reached inside and unlocked the door. Then stole a few items from inside, nothing serious was taken.

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beemerphile1
Explorer
Sep 27, 2013
Thieves don't care about causing damage. They use a prybar, not a key. You can put $5,000 locks on a flimsy door and the prybar will break the door making the lock meaningless.
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Explorer
Sep 27, 2013
This post reminds me, we have a broken lock on the compartment where the generator is kept.

I'll get these for the replacements:
SooperDaddy
Explorer
Sep 27, 2013
If someone aquainted with RV's wants to get into your RV...they will do so. Making it harder for them to break in will cause them to go to level 2 and then the real damage to your poor RV cargo door starts. Trust me when I say a crow bar will mangle and pop open a cargo door or your main entry door with suprisingly little noise. I've been RVing while going thru 7 or 8 Jayco's over the last 30 years with a folding lawn chair and small bbq grill stolen. Period. And they were both NOT locked up in a storage bay.

The only real security precautions we had over the years were all members of the Canis Familiarius family...Shelties and Golden Retrievers mostly!
You_can_t_take_
Explorer
Sep 27, 2013
You also probably have the 751 key that anyone with an RV has for their storage compartments. They're all the same! I did what you are suggesting and made sure I used a different key on the new locks as well!!

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