Battery Theft...
I went to hitch up my trailer the other day, and discovered that someone had stolen my battery right out of the box. Fortunately, I had it disconnected, so they didn't do a slashing grab. $128 later I...
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The OP never said where his trailer was when his battery disappeared but if parked at home I'd be looking for somewhere else to live. :W During the season I keep our own trailer parked on our driveway, with the tongue enclosed with a fabric BBQ cover, primarily to protect the black plastic parts from fading, but I suppose it keeps the tongue components "out of sight, out of mind" - regardless, I've never had any issues in our neighbourhood with "sticky fingers". :B
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While camping I've also never had any issues with anything disappearing, don't take any special precautions other than storing my Weber Q out of sight when not in use, and frankly wouldn't ever give this any thought.
For winter storage I do strip the tongue of everything, mostly for cleaning up and preparing for the next season.
I guess that leaves parking the trailer in a remote storage lot between camping trips. Years ago when I did store in a remote lot during the season I never took any special precautions and also never had anything "disappear" but had I given it more thought I'd probably have secured the battery with the type of battery box lock linked to earlier and the propane tanks with a cable lock run through the tank collars and around the tongue.
While camping I've also never had any issues with anything disappearing, don't take any special precautions other than storing my Weber Q out of sight when not in use, and frankly wouldn't ever give this any thought.
For winter storage I do strip the tongue of everything, mostly for cleaning up and preparing for the next season.
I guess that leaves parking the trailer in a remote storage lot between camping trips. Years ago when I did store in a remote lot during the season I never took any special precautions and also never had anything "disappear" but had I given it more thought I'd probably have secured the battery with the type of battery box lock linked to earlier and the propane tanks with a cable lock run through the tank collars and around the tongue.
