Travel trailer meth labs?!?!
After reading a recent post about another stolen travel trailer and the update of it being found and a meth suspect in custody I can't help but wonder if our families recently stolen travel trailer ha...
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New or old, if it is stealable, it is stealable. Meth makes a lot of money, and meth-heads and people exposed to the chemicals tend to not be the most stable mentally.
Meth is a booming business, and some of the "cooks" are not exactly the smartest grapes in the bunch. Plus, since a trailer is so easily torched, a smart gang can easily cover evidence.
My recommendations? Insurance is the first thing, for replacement value, so one can buy another TT, not just get a tiny sum due to the TT's depreciation.
As for security, I follow the "just be the second slowest person in front of the bear" philosophy, so a would-be thief goes for another rig. I use a series of locks. The first is the usual padlock on the trailer hitch. This is just a deterrent. The second are locks on the BAL X-chocks. Finally, I use a security chain through the wheels with a sturdy padlock (if it says "Master" on the padlock, find something better.) This isn't 100%, but it is good enough to force a thief to have to actually do some serious work (and if they were into hard work, they wouldn't be stealing trailers or cooking meth) to get it.
PS: If you even -suspect- the trailer was used for meth cooking, don't sign for it. Let the insurance company total it. Meth chemicals are very toxic and hazardous.
Meth is a booming business, and some of the "cooks" are not exactly the smartest grapes in the bunch. Plus, since a trailer is so easily torched, a smart gang can easily cover evidence.
My recommendations? Insurance is the first thing, for replacement value, so one can buy another TT, not just get a tiny sum due to the TT's depreciation.
As for security, I follow the "just be the second slowest person in front of the bear" philosophy, so a would-be thief goes for another rig. I use a series of locks. The first is the usual padlock on the trailer hitch. This is just a deterrent. The second are locks on the BAL X-chocks. Finally, I use a security chain through the wheels with a sturdy padlock (if it says "Master" on the padlock, find something better.) This isn't 100%, but it is good enough to force a thief to have to actually do some serious work (and if they were into hard work, they wouldn't be stealing trailers or cooking meth) to get it.
PS: If you even -suspect- the trailer was used for meth cooking, don't sign for it. Let the insurance company total it. Meth chemicals are very toxic and hazardous.
