I am getting ready to purchase a champion 3100 inverter/ genorator for running my ac and stuff when I boondocks in parking lots and such on my way to campgrounds. I will haul it in the bed of my truck. But when I am ready to use it, where should I put it and how should I secure it to keep it from getting stolen easily? Chain it to my camper bumper?

Unfortunately with the advancement in cordless power tool technology nothing is safe. A chain and a lock are nothing anymore. For that reason I chose to bolt my Honda 3000 into the truck bed and then fabricated a ventilated metal enclosure to go over it and its bolted to the bed. When it fires up a 12 inch 120 volt axial fan pushes about 700 cfpm of air through the cabinet. It may seem like over kill but it would take 2 people a considerable amount of time to remove all this stuff. One would have to be under the truck and one up above as it's put together with nylock nuts. First they would have to figure out where the bolts are under the generator and how to reach them with a wrench. Mine has remote start and an extension cable that reaches the tailgate and twist locks to my FW cord and into the transfer switch.The low hanging fruit is picked first. There is nothing that cant be stolen so it's just a matter of making your stuff not worth the hassle.

If some one wants it badly enough they will get it. A bolt cutter will destroy the strongest chain but is about your best option. Make it distinctive, paint decals...

rjxj wrote: For that reason I chose to bolt my Honda 3000 into the truck bed and then fabricated a ventilated metal enclosure to go over it and its bolted to the bed. And, unfortunately, if they really want your generator, they'll take the truck. :(There should be an open season on thieves. :)

I find the best plan for me is to keep it out of sight when not in use. I keep mine secured in the tail gate corner of my truck bed which is also covered with a lockable folding bed cover.. My generator goes where I go...When I use my generator I just pull it out on the tail gate and point the exhaust off to the side.Roy Ken

There two ways to look at this.They steal it OrIf it locked up to good the wreck so bad you can use it and every thing around it

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2oldman
Explorer II
Jun 22, 2015
Why would you need to chain it up when YOU'RE THERE and it's running?
asullivan920
Explorer
Jun 22, 2015
2oldman wrote:
Why would you need to chain it up when YOU'RE THERE and it's running?

I was thinking the same thing. Once you don't hear it running anymore or the AC/Lights go out its time head outside swinging. Locks only keep the honest people out.
Butch9101
Explorer
Jun 22, 2015
I was just thinking in the middle of the night I would want to chain it. Maybe give me a few extra minutes to get out of the camper and see what's goi g on. Lol
2oldman
Explorer II
Jun 22, 2015
Butch9101 wrote:
I was just thinking in the middle of the night I would want to chain it.
At night put it away, out of sight. Never run it in a parking lot overnight. And if you're using it to watch TV, consider getting an inverter. Nice and quiet.
azrving
Explorer
Jun 22, 2015
2oldman wrote:
Why would you need to chain it up when YOU'RE THERE and it's running?

I visit other sites so I'm not sure where I read it but people have had them stolen during the day.
buzzard616
Explorer
Jun 22, 2015
A chain would work OK if there was a large enough dog on the other end.
Halmfamily
Explorer
Jun 23, 2015
Chain it up and put an empty box of shotgun shells next to it.
rbpru
Explorer II
Jun 23, 2015
Where do you go that people would steal it? If it is small enough put it in the TT when you go.

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