drsteve wrote:
To steal yout TT the thieves first have to get past the campground office, which usually requires either a vehicle pass showing you're camped there, or telling the person in the booth who you're there to visit. Then they have to select their target, unhook it from utilities, raise the jacks, put the awning and slide room in, hitch up, and go. They are doing this in daylight, in front of other campers, hoping the entire time that the owner doesn't return.
I don't worry about it...
This. A thousand times this.
I have a fifth wheel and only lock my king pin if I'm dropping the camper while it's closed up. At a storage lot or whatnot.
If I'm setup for camping at a campground, there's way too much work for a casual thief to fully break camp in order to steal my rig.
Now if I were boondocking away from everyone, then I might reconsider. As of yet, we haven't done that. (sad face)
Otherwise, we lock the doors to the camper's inside and that's about it. Typically my storage hatches and outdoor kitchen are generally unlocked. Same with my truck (and no lie- there are often keys inside of it).
And we fulltime. So in campgrounds/RV parks 365-ish days a year.
