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ugeesta
May 07, 2018Explorer
So i’ll Mark you two guys as a ‘no’ for installing a second deadbolt. I get and understand that someone will get in if they really want to so don’t respond if that is all you have to say.
For the record, I’ve had a trailer broken into and ransacked while sitting in a dealers yard waiting to be winterized. The dealers response was ‘sorry, that’s why we keep our units unlocked’. Fortunately insurance covered the stolen tv and the cost of the door and frame replacement.
The other side of my thought (besides preventing my trailer turning into a meth lab) was for the thermal aspects of the door. Campers are bad enough thermally so adding a deadbolt on the bottom of the door may provide a better thermal barrier since the door would be closed better. Now, how to lock and unlock through the screen door is another question but you see where I’m going with this.
For the record, I’ve had a trailer broken into and ransacked while sitting in a dealers yard waiting to be winterized. The dealers response was ‘sorry, that’s why we keep our units unlocked’. Fortunately insurance covered the stolen tv and the cost of the door and frame replacement.
The other side of my thought (besides preventing my trailer turning into a meth lab) was for the thermal aspects of the door. Campers are bad enough thermally so adding a deadbolt on the bottom of the door may provide a better thermal barrier since the door would be closed better. Now, how to lock and unlock through the screen door is another question but you see where I’m going with this.
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