lock for battery

Here is what I did.


The pictures were taken prior to building in the battery hold downs. Once you are in the box you still need tools to get the batters out. The box will hold up to 4 6 volt batteries.

This is what it looks like from a distance it looks as though it came with the TT.

Vulcan Rider wrote:

harold1946 wrote:

The words travel trailer should have given you a clue.

Clues are sometimes misleading.
And you know what they say about ASSuming. :B

Guess I can also assume you not only didn't know, you didn't have a clue.:p The Vulcan strikes again.

What I did

http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/19777656/gotomsg/28443611.cfm

harold1946 wrote:

The words travel trailer should have given you a clue.

Clues are sometimes misleading.
And you know what they say about ASSuming. :B

Forty years of camping and I've never had a battery or propane tank stolen. Wouldn't have ever given it a thought if I hadn't read it here....

Vulcan Rider wrote:

plasticmaster wrote:
Does anyone know a good way to lock the 12V battery to the travel trailer to help deter theft? Thanks.

You need to give us the make and model and an idea of where the battery is located and how it's mounted.

Mine are under the step, inside a locked door and impossible to get to without picking a lock or breaking something.

Is there some special reason you are worried about this ?

The words travel trailer should have given you a clue. The battery/batteries on most all are mounted on the tongue.
If it were inside I doubt it would be an issue. :S

plasticmaster wrote:
Does anyone know a good way to lock the 12V battery to the travel trailer to help deter theft? Thanks.

You need to give us the make and model and an idea of where the battery is located and how it's mounted.

Mine are under the step, inside a locked door and impossible to get to without picking a lock or breaking something.

Is there some special reason you are worried about this ?

I had my battery stolen once. Went with the B & D battery lock and it has been left alone now. The opportunistic thieves, seem to not want to go through the work or noise to cut it off.

I also went with a round shielded lock to add a little extra work for them.

But yeah. If they want it bad enough they can take them.

I also have my propane bottles locked to the frame.

Are you worried about theft while traveling or while stored? If you are storing your TT, your best bet would be to disconnect the battery and store in your garage and use a trickle charger to maintain battery health.

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