Trailer Door Locks
I have read a lot about how many keys will fit the standard trailer door lock. 2 questions: (1) Can the door locks be re-keyed like they do with padlocks? (2) If I buy a new lock will there be fewer keys that will fit?
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CavemanCharlie wrote:
Boondocking as we do, there are no neighbors around....And a call for police (IF there is cell coverage) will take hours not minutes.... One must be self reliant and able to handle the situation.
At the park I still don't lock it. There are enough people around that if someone starts taking TV's out of campers it is going to get noticed and the police called quickly.
A lock on the door that does a reasonable job is the first thing.. If one is sleeping inside, and a bad guy tries to get in... It SHOULD slow him down and make some noise... We had a incident by Flagstaff some years back, where an elderly couple was killed by a couple of prison escapees that entered their TT... It CAN happen.deltabravo wrote:
A well equipped dealer might have a re-key kit. I asked my dealer about getting locks rekeyed and they gave me a "deer in the headlights' look, then claimed it wasn't possible.
Fastec had a big recall a while back and lots of people rekeyed their door locks. all it took was to use the "master" key to remove old "guts" and insert new. your dealer is woefully misinformed.
bumpy- We do the same thing. We always leave the trailer unlocked when we are away and the dog is inside. We hope that in an emergency someone will notice the "Pet Inside" decal and get her out.
Huntindog wrote:
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I would like it to slow the bad guys down, and make some noise so that whoever is in the TT can prepare a warm welcome for them.
Exactly. THAT, is when I lock my camper door, when I am inside. "Never give up a strategic advantage".
When I am away from the camper, I leave it unlocked, with a sign outside "Pet Inside, Please Rescue in Case of Emergency".
I would hope someone would open the door so my dog could get out if need be.- Someone keeps posting that you can buy locks and stuff at http://www.rvlocks.com/
http://www.rvlocks.com/ is not a valid website.
http://www.rvlocksandmore.com/ Is a valid website. Maybe that's what the person was thinking of.
They sell the Global Link brand locks. I ordered new door handles and a whole slew of baggage compartment locks with their "keyed alike" option to re-key EVERYTHING in my fleet, so everything uses the same key.
Someone else posted that there's only 20 or so key cut styles. That's not correct.
Fastec (FIC) keys, there are 51 or 52 key styles.
Global Link keys, there are 50 available.
Granted, that's still not very many key codes.
A well equipped dealer might have a re-key kit. I asked my dealer about getting locks rekeyed and they gave me a "deer in the headlights' look, then claimed it wasn't possible. - In my area I just don't worry about it. I rarely ever lock the doors. The only thing they are going to get is my cheap TV.
But, I will admit that I store my camper at home in a shed. ( I don't lock the shed either but, I live in the country)
At the park I still don't lock it. There are enough people around that if someone starts taking TV's out of campers it is going to get noticed and the police called quickly. SprinklerMan wrote:
The property is of little concern to me.
I solved my problem , I dont lock my camper . Please someone come in and take the toys in the bunk house , my extra blue jeans and old work coat . There is some canned goods if you are hungry , and a old mis matched tool set under the bed . If you need the stuff that bad , have at it .
But I would much prefer that the locks worked like residential door locks... Even though it will not make it Fort Knox, I would like it to slow the bad guys down, and make some noise so that whoever is in the TT can prepare a warm welcome for them.- I solved my problem , I dont lock my camper . Please someone come in and take the toys in the bunk house , my extra blue jeans and old work coat . There is some canned goods if you are hungry , and a old mis matched tool set under the bed . If you need the stuff that bad , have at it .
Bumpyroad wrote:
that's exactly how my home locks work. I can exit with them locked and close the door behind me, locking myself out.
bumpy
Not really.
Your home lock has a turn button in the middle of the knob so the person to exit after you can unlock the door and not be locked out. Your trailer door does not have a turn button for the paddle lock. The paddle lock can only be locked and unlocked with a key. There is no way to unlock it from the inside. You can open it from the inside but you can't unlock it. At least none I've ever seen have one. Maybe you have something custom and not the standard RV locks like the rest of us.
Some paddle locks were made so they could not even be opened from the inside if someone locked it with the key from the outside. That could trap folks in the RV with no way to open the door. That's why there was a recall of those locks.- oops goofed.
