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mkirsch
Feb 07, 2023Nomad II
Jedidad wrote:
If I invest 10s of thousands in a TC I sure want to prevent someone from stealing it.
Judging by the comments here it appears there isn't an "industry solution" other than lowering it or perhaps chaining it to a tree.
What people are TRYING to tell you is that there is nothing effective you can do to prevent the theft of your TC above and beyond what is there by design.
You are never going to prevent someone from stealing it if they are determined and organized. "Chaining it to a tree" is a minor inconvenience. Wheel locks are a minor inconvenience. Coupler locks are a minor inconvenience.
One major advantage to a TC is that it requires the right kind of vehicle and an organized effort to steal it. With a travel trailer one guy can be hitched up and gone in under a minute if you don't care about WD hitch, safety chains, lights.
That's not going to happen with a TC. You're looking at 15 minutes to load with an EXPERIENCED driver that can back under the camper on the first try. You'll need four experienced people with cordless drills and the right kind of adapters to run the jacks up. No experienced thief capable of organizing that kind of job is going to risk being exposed for that long.
Some tweaker with an F150 will not be able to get the truck under the camper. IF they manage to get backed under and get the camper lowered on to their truck, they probably won't be able to move it. If they can move it they won't get very far very fast, and they will be VERY obvious.
We're talking about an epic heist here, like you'd see in a movie. Nobody is planning to "Ocean's Eleven" little old you, UNLESS you've made some serious enemies. If so I'd be more worried about the stuff in my house, and my family, than the TC. To get revenge against you they will go after much easier targets.
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