Anyone try 12 V magnetic door lock for extra door security?

Another satified customer I guess. :R

If you are concerned about the entry door, you first need to replace the door and frame with something stronger. You can then use long throw dead bolts at each corner.

Windows and vents can be strengthened with expanded metal on the inside, but you will lose the ability to slide windows and only be able to use crank style models.

Exterior storage doors are also weak and can easily be pried open or the frames bent. Rekeying the locks would be the most I would spend on them.

Dummy fuses in the truck will slow a thief that does not tow your rig away, but anything in the cab is easily taken by breaking a window.

It's hard to keep a low profile when you roll in with a TC, but keep exterior enticements to a minimum and expensive things always out of view.

Wikel wrote:
Again the general thought is looking for incremental items which could be added to increase security option. Sure there is not magic wand other than "not going" but of course could use a tank... that would be pretty safe :)

Guess I'm done here. Thanks for the feedback.

"Not going" isn't a sure thing either as your camper can just as easily be broken into by good old American crooks as well.

Are you this paranoid about your home's security while you are off traveling in your camper?

Again the general thought is looking for incremental items which could be added to increase security option. Sure there is not magic wand other than "not going" but of course could use a tank... that would be pretty safe :)

Guess I'm done here. Thanks for the feedback.

Sounds expensive......and problematic.......and why???
If you're that worried, don't go wherever you're headed, or if you want some extra security and a visual deterrent, some good pad locks/hasps would do as much as anything.
But since rvs have a slew of external storage access areas, doesn't make sense to Fort Knox one door and leave the rest with ch751 locks.
At any given time, most RVs have thousands of dollars of "stuff" stored in access compartments that can be opened with 1 out of 10 random keys on a key chain, lol.
And what are you gonna do about the human sized windows and escape hatch? Or can your burglars not climb or jump?

Wikel wrote:

DWeikert wrote:

NRALIFR wrote:
Magnetic locks that require power to stay locked would just be another parasitic drain on the battery. Most TC owners are trying to eliminate or at least minimize those.

:):)

^^^This^^^. Looking at the spec's it's only 380-430mA but that's ~0.4amps you're going to be drawing the entire time the door is locked. If you plan to be hooked up to shore power most of the time, no problem. If you boondock...

Wouldn't think there would be a need to have it engaged while "in" or "around" the camper.

Okay, so think of it as leaving a light on every time you "leave" the camper. Do you lock the door when you sleep?

No, your latch is pointless as has been shown on every response in the last two pages except yours. So by all means just do it.

Much better idea to do nothing. Here's an idea, just take the door off because there's no point to it being there. Better yet, just leave the keys in the ignition since it's pointless since the truck could be towed. Just give up and accept there's nothing that can done. Great idea!

Wikel wrote:

DWeikert wrote:

NRALIFR wrote:
Magnetic locks that require power to stay locked would just be another parasitic drain on the battery. Most TC owners are trying to eliminate or at least minimize those.

:):)

^^^This^^^. Looking at the spec's it's only 380-430mA but that's ~0.4amps you're going to be drawing the entire time the door is locked. If you plan to be hooked up to shore power most of the time, no problem. If you boondock...

Wouldn't think there would be a need to have it engaged while "in" or "around" the camper.

Well aren't you gonna be surprised when you get back to find the door a flappin' in the breeze and you have a dead battery..

Wikel wrote:
Well I'm looking at more international travel, so just looking for any visual deterrent that might help. Maybe a sign that states "nothing to steal inside" in Spanish? lol

Unfortunately, pots, pans, clothes, etc.. may have no value in the US... not the same rules in the 3rd world.

South of the US Border EVERYTHING inside your camper has VALUE. To include the materials it is made out of. Your camper is WAY nicer then the houses many of these people live in.

Baja racers and pit crews have been robbed, the thieves show up with guns and take everything.