Lock for fast guns

Bedlam wrote:
I'm just eliminating the easy opportunities and know if someone wants to steal something they can. I just try to make my things less convenient than the others around me.

I've never been that paranoid. Guess you are.:p

SoonDockin wrote:
I have to remove one to fill with fuel so might just keep the lynch pin in that one.

That's what I did for a while. Turns out unlocking and removing the lock isn't really that much harder than removing the lynch pin, so now I use the locks all the way around. Do I need them? Probably not. I mostly boondock so there isn't a whole lot of human traffic then. But between home and the campsite I usually have to make numerous stops and you never know who's prowling the rest area parking lots so it's relatively cheap insurance compared to the price of new fastguns.

Bedlam wrote:
I'm just eliminating the easy opportunities and know if someone wants to steal something they can. I just try to make my things less convenient than the others around me.

That's key IMHO. A determined thief will take what they want. Most thieves are opportunists though and anything that will slow them down is usually sufficient deterrent.


Just my $0.02

the one advantage to the torklift locks is that there is no exposed shackle that a bolt cutter can get to

We use a set of 4 Masterlocks from HD just the right size and length. The hammered texture even matches the Torklifts. Much cheaper than Torklift locks!

I'm just eliminating the easy opportunities and know if someone wants to steal something they can. I just try to make my things less convenient than the others around me.

I lock them just to assure the honest stay that way...Just 4 "keyed alike" locks from Walmart that any real crook could defeat......But I too worry about some pimple faced punk releasing one in a parking lot, although I try to check after every stop.......Same reason I lock and check my pins after stopping and leaving the camper unattended when towing 4 down.......

I agree with Bedlam and will add that my old fingers had difficulty with the some of the lynch pins.

Thanks, I considered getting some padlocks at HD. Might go for more expensive torklift ones if I feel the need. I have to remove one to fill with fuel so might just keep the lynch pin in that one.

They come with lynch pins which addresses my first concern but not the next two (the human factor).

Not necessary though I do. A simple lynch pin would ensure handle cant release, however unlikely.