Security and door locks

We're seasonal in the NY Adirondacks; have been for 10 years this year.

Never lock anything. Only lock the entry door lock when we go home for a few days. No one has ever tried to break in to my knowledge.

We usually lock ours, but just the main lock, not the deadbolt. For the 20 years my brother had an RV he never locked his at all after seeing the damaged caused by someone trying to break into a Class A.

Bill

Standard locks here also. Some RVs were broken into in the storage facility several years ago where I keep mine. Got in my basement by simply prying open the doors. No damage. Just bent the locking tabs slightly. Did not get inside mine. But a 5er on one side of me and a motor home 3 spaces to the other side, they just broke the door window, reached inside, and unlocked the door. Even deadbolts didn't help.

I don't worry about it. Thefts are very rare in campgrounds, otherwise tenters would never leave their tents unlocked. Personally I think that if you feel unsafe enough to replace door locks, then you should find another place to stay.

AFATG if someone really wants into your camper there is nothing you can do to stop them, the door jambs are all aluminum. A large screwdriver and they're in, while doing major damage to your trailer.

Seems to me that most thefts happen while the trailer is in storage, not the campground.

Nothing other than the deadbolt in the door and the compartment locks. Everything is insured anyway and I'm not paranoid about theft. I leave my valuables at home (except the handgun I always carry when camping).

I wish that I could give you some sort of "ground-breaking" advice, buuuut! I'm going to assume that you have the conventional door lock plus a dead bolt. If that describes your system, that's about all you can do. On most units, you have relatively thin,lightweight door and frame materials. Even if you could "seriously" reinforce the door system, a "determined" thief would simply knock out a window and enter. Until there is a season with no bag limits on thieves, it will be something we must deal with! You can however consider the system used on bears and wolves in the the mountain states..SSS (shoot, shovel,shut-up)!

I do not do that much of anything.
Locking compartment doors, just slows any one down and causes more damage.
Door locks are not much better!