Goodbye CH751 key!

Don’t count on much security with those little barrel locks, 751 or any other key number. Someone broke into my 5er basement using a screwdriver or other pry device. Probably faster than fumbling with a key even if they had one. No damage at all to doors. Just a very small black mark and bent tabs on the locks. I rubbed off the black marks, bent the tabs back in shape, and continued using them.

Heck the lock cylinders turn in the doors. I managed to get the CH751 key in the lock backwards, it slipped right in, and turned the lock, it only turned a little bit harder than normal, only to find that I had rotated the entire assembly in the door 90 degrees to unlock the door.

So you could have any of my hatch doors open with a flat bladed screwdriver and a minimum of effort.

I guess if they want my blocking, grill utensils, two putty knives, and the drill adapter for my jacks, they can have them.

Watching lock picking lawyer on youtube, there is no such thing as a secure lock that a picker with a few seconds and half a clue can't open.

My RV doesn't even have a locking cover to the water system. I cannot imagine why I would want one, especially if it had a dinky plastic door.

I seldom lock my basement doors, parked at home, or camping. If someone wants something in there, they will get in! I'd rather make it easy, than repair the damage.

My water fill door locks with the 751, as does the outside shower door. I'm thinking just to ensure that they don't open in transit?

Jerry

deltabravo wrote:
One less key to mess with!
WOOHOO!!!

Congrats, less keys is better for sure!

MFL wrote:
I seldom lock my basement doors, parked at home, or camping. If someone wants something in there, they will get in! I'd rather make it easy, than repair the damage.

My water fill door locks with the 751, as does the outside shower door. I'm thinking just to ensure that they don't open in transit?

Jerry

That's all the CH751 lockset is good for. As everyone knows it's been used in a million applications. The ones I have personal experience with:

1999 Prowler travel trailer
1998 Gulfstream class C motorhome
Early '90s pickup canopy of un-remembered brand
1993-1995 Pierce fire engine compartments and cab doors
Early 2000s Loadrunner cargo trailer

I've probably forgotten a few other rigs I've been around that used this key.

BB_TX wrote:
Don’t count on much security with those little barrel locks.

Security is not what I'm after. I want the convenience of only using one key for everything.

jimh406 wrote:
Congrats, less keys is better for sure!

YEP!

If I replace my locks, it will most likely be a combination lock to reduce the number of keys.

Once I realized there was little structural integrity to the door, lock and latch.
I was no longer concerned with locking the storage compartments.
The lock and latch are really just for show, they won't keep the bad guys out.
I'm more concerned with damage to the doors and body of RV vs. losing my camping stuff

Lantley wrote:
The lock and latch are really just for show, they won't keep the bad guys out.
I'm more concerned with damage to the doors and body of RV vs. losing my camping stuff

I use the locks to keep my camping gear in the compartments. It's one safeguard to ensure the compartment stays closed.