Do you have recommendations for intrusion protection in the camper while it is sitting in a parking spot.Thanks Gaetan

I've seen people put house type door locks, and probably any car type alarm would work although it might kill the batteries if you have no charging source. The thief or thieves that broke into the class A that I had just busted the small pane of glass in the door and turned the rv type deadbolt. I'm not sure if a house style lock would have helped.

I have a Clifford alarm system on my motorhome. Both front doors and the back door have sensors, there is a motion sensor and glass breakage (noise)sensor. I have it wired to the house batteries and the unit has a 9 volt battery back-up. It has been in place for 29 years. Occasionally there will be a false alarm because of high wind or a loud noise near the motorhome, but for the most part it has been foolproof.I had to replace the siren about 10 years ago. It chirps when armed or disarmed, and quit working. I have a 30 amp outlet on a timer from Lowes that charges my house batteries for one hour a day. There is also a trik-l-charge that charges the coach battery at the same time. This has been a good alarm system. I would buy another one.

When we had our Northstar pop-up TC I installed a self-contained motion detector alarm I got at Home Depot, IIRC. Had a keyring remote, so we would shut and lock camper door, then just point the remote thru the rear window to activate the alarm (a little LED would blink to let you know it was set). The times I would forget to de-activate it prior to opening the door gave you about 5 seconds to hit the remote or it would certainly scare the @#$% out of you! Had it mounted just above the pass-thru window so it was pretty much restricted to the rear door. Walking past the clear glass window didn't set it off, just opening the door. To the best of my knowledge we never needed it, or if we did then it did its job well, since we never lost anything from inside the camper! ST

My pickup is equiped with a Viper alarm that features a 2 way remote, meaning if the alarm is set off the remote fob, in my pocket , will buzz and whistle within a 1 mile radius of my truck. I had the alarm installer wire the back door of my TC. A wire is run externally under the TC overhang to the front of the TC where a conection plug connects to the pickup. The mile radius remote works long distance on flat clear ground such as a beach. It will also work if Im in the parking lot of a large store ,like Home Depot or Costco, deep in the store. If the alrm is setoff by intrusion or the truck/TC being hit, I have a chance of arriving on scene to deal with the situation. No power draw from the TC batteries. I also get more peace of mind when sleeping in remote rest areas when the alarm is set. After driving 16-20 hours Im shot, but as tired as I was I found it difficult to really rest in an unfamiliar enviroment , especially one that was full of unexpected ,unfamiliar noises. I set the alarm now and rest well knowing that if one of the unfamiliar noises outside the TC involve me, the alarm will go off.Its been in use since 2008 with no issues. Great addition for me.

What I use is an alarm system of sorts. I use 3 Critter Gitter sensors mounted on both sides and the rear of my TC with velcro tape.I only use these when camping in bear country.

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mooring_product
Explorer
Apr 11, 2014
Buzzcut1 wrote:
on the road you have to past my three dogs to get anything out of my TC

Bacon Strips and Im in...lol

I just keep things locked. No one listens to alarms anymore and if the thief is any good and wants what you have... its gone.
Ski_Pro_3
Explorer
Apr 11, 2014
Rig the door so it only unlocks from the OUTSIDE with an electric lock you can control with your truck's key fob lock/unlock feature.
Now when someone goes into the camper when the truck's doors are locked, the door to the camper will lock BEHIND the thief when he enters the camper and he won't be able to get out. All you need do is drive up to the woods and take care of the vermin...

Also, you might wire the door knob with a battery operated electric fence charger. When he grabs the door handle to go in, ZAP!!
Buzzcut1
Nomad II
Apr 06, 2014
on the road you have to past my three dogs to get anything out of my TC
usmohls2
Explorer
Apr 06, 2014
I have a pit bull with aids stay behind!
Ray___June
Explorer
Apr 06, 2014
I was in the same situation, lots of fly-fishing gear and camping gear left in the rv all the time. I went with a quality system that has a 125 decibel siren. When it goes off (on our rv pad)it will wake me in the house from a sound sleep, and literally dropped a young girl to her knees one day when she hit the rv with a basketball. It also flashes all the marker lights and park lights when activated. Nobody in their right mind would stick around with that noise and light show.
Gaetan
Explorer
Apr 04, 2014
Thanks for the information, but my objective is to get protection when the camper is loaded ready to go and we are sleeping at home or when doing shopping on the road
Gaetan
jimh406
Explorer III
Apr 04, 2014
I have to say the $1.25 alarms are pretty cool. :)
moonlightrunner
Explorer
Apr 04, 2014
Why spend $8 for a fake when you can buy a real wireless door/window alarm from Dollar Tree for $1 each. Many stores do stock them so you don't have to buy a box of 60... or just sell the excess at a flea market/yard sale for $1.25 each. These work and work well. Warning labels can either be printed off a home computer or store bought at many places like Home Depot, ACE, Lowes, etc.
rottidawg
Explorer
Apr 04, 2014
Also, my truck has the factory alarm but does not have the flashing led light.
A cheap simple solution that plugs into the cig lighter power source:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fake-Security-LED-Red-Alarm-Blinking-Light-for-Car-Truck-Auto-Theft-Deterrent-/141203422987?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item20e0613f0b
rottidawg
Explorer
Apr 04, 2014
For cheap option....a dummy flashing led light:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Trademark-Tools-Auto-Theft-Deterrent-LED-Light/19716770

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