Locked? unlocked? TT and 5th wheel RV's
When you are traveling down the road, do you leave the exterior locked or unlocked?
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- Unlocked, but we never leave the rig unattended when traveling. If we ever did leave it unattended, we would then lock both TT doors.
AH64ID wrote:
What kind of roads do you folks travel on where the camper can flex enough to worry about a door opening while driving.
I take my camper on some the roughest and nastiest dirt/gravel roads around and have never had a door open while driving.
haven't been on it for a couple of years but I-40 west of OK City was a 20-mile rumbles trip...both lanes. we keep everything locked...why take a chance.AH64ID wrote:
What kind of roads do you folks travel on where the camper can flex enough to worry about a door opening while driving.
I take my camper on some the roughest and nastiest dirt/gravel roads around and have never had a door open while driving.
Well that is only one man's experience.
Many others, as noted here, have had different things happen.- I have had the door come open when traveling. On a paved highway!
Therefore, usually the last thing I do before driving off is set the deadbolt so the door will not open.
"Once bit, twice shy!"
I have never had a basement compartment door come open, so I rarely lock them. - My door latch doesn't always connect. If it's not latched properly the lock won't click. So, by locking the door, I KNOW it is properly closed.
As for being locked in during an emergency, it is not like I have 20 deadbolts to undo - it's no harder than opening my car door from the inside. djgarcia wrote:
When you are traveling down the road, do you leave the exterior locked or unlocked?
locked. I don't what them flying open after hitting a bump and I don't want anything easily stolen when parked in a shopping center lot.- No, I never lock the door.
- Always lock the door to insure against it swinging open. Never lock compartments unless leaving it unattended for long period. No thefts yet in 40 years.
- What kind of roads do you folks travel on where the camper can flex enough to worry about a door opening while driving.
I take my camper on some the roughest and nastiest dirt/gravel roads around and have never had a door open while driving. - Deadbolts locked on doors, compartments locked also.
Hopefully to help from opening while traveling.
