Burglary of RV
Brother stores his Redwood 5th wheel at a covered storage place in the Ft. Worth area. Someone broke into it by breaking out the skylight in the bathroom and dropping in thru the roof. They took his l...
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fj12ryder wrote:2012Coleman wrote:No one, repeat no one, has stated that the ideas are dumb. They're not dumb,at best they are relatively futile. If you think they will do some good then by all means put them on, but I don't believe they will stop a semi-determined thief. Maybe you'll get lucky and only the lazy ones will visit. :)
You may as well have posted "15 minutes can save you 15 percent with Geico". Everyone knows that....
People showing how they deter (read deter) theft helps other people which is what this forum is about. No one needs to be told how dumb of an idea it is to do so since its so obviously easy to break into an RV. Maybe next you will tell me that my tongue lock is useless and that I should just offer up my stuff like a lamb tied to a stake in the middle of a tiger preserve.
Exactly again.
Fortify away if please. It will make no difference to me or the thief.
One thing for sure will stop a thief in his tracks; keep valuables out of your trailer when in storage. Oh sure, he may break in but a can of beans or some blankets won't bring very much on the fence market. Now a TV set or a radio, propane tanks or batteries are a different story. They can bring a few bucks to a Crankster on a binge and he/she knows it.
If set up correctly, (quick disconnects, snap locks etc) these things can be taken out of your trailer in a matter of minutes and taken to your home and put in the safety of your garage. DO IT! Unless you live in a hood worst than your storage. :E
Another is pick your storage carefully. Is it the cheapest around? More than likely there is a reason for that. If so, it might be in the "wrong hood." Does it have security or is it just a field with nobody around?
Camera's? Although not perfect by any means, most thieves do not wear masks like in the movies. Trail cam's are really good when hidden in a good spot (so they don't get taken) and can ID the low-lifes.
