Enhancing RV security

et cetera wrote:
...I am going to take a number of steps to harden the security profile....

I really chuckled when I heard this. You sound like Robert De Niro's character Jack Byrnes in the movie "Meet the Fockers". Describing his new Class A RV called "The highlight of their twilight" to his prospective son-in-law Greg:

Well, in these uncertain times, Greg, I opted for a Kevlar-reinforced hull with two-inch thick Plexiglas windows, just like the ones they designed on the Russian Widowmaker submarines.

Jack used to be in the CIA! LOL

I hope all of your efforts pay off, but if I was THAT worried about what I had in my RV, I don't think I'd leave the house. Computers & things can be easily replaced. Your data, however, not so much. So keep multiple backups of everything, updated daily, and if you're on the road, then that will include Cloud storage. But if they cause major damage to your motorhome trying to gain entry, you're going to be in for a lot of heartache trying to make things right. Even if you discourage them from entry, they can key the sides in seconds and cause thousands of dollars of damage on a rig with or without full body paint. If they do get in and get PO'd 'cause they don't see any "loot" to grab, they can plug your sinks and turn on the water pump to flood the RV. Or throw all sorts of things down your toilet. The bottom line is there are probably hundreds of ways to mess up one's motorhome. You're probably not going to think of all of them. Most of us don't do well trying to outsmart the criminal element. They'll do nasty things we wouldn't even think of.

I think your catalytic converters will be the primary target of choice in these "uncertain times". I saw a pic the other day of a Hertz (I think) Rental truck in which they had welded a rebar cage all around the cat to prevent theft. Apparently they had numerous thefts of their cats from their fleet of vehicles. With a sawzall thieves could still get it out eventually, but it would take A LOT more cutting. It's probably enough so they move on to the next vehicle.

I also remember back in the 70's when gasoline was being rationed and very difficult to get. Thieves siphoning gas became a common occurrence. So some people smartened up. Or so they thought. They purchased a LOCKING gas cap. THAT would show the prospective thieves! NOPE. The thieves just used a drill or a hammer & punch to put a hole in the tank. Now the vehicle owner not only came back to a vehicle with an empty tank, they also had to have their tank repaired/replaced.

Good Luck, I hope you're successful in your attempts to keep things safe. I'd probably opt for minimal security (sure, have cameras if you wish), but just keep some cash or something else that looks valuable so that IF they break into the rig, in an easy to find place, so they can grab it and run. It's sad we have to think about these things, but if we spend all of our life worrying about them, we're going to miss a lot of life! :)

~Rick