Leave the dish out or ??

Nobody is going to take it off the top of your 5er. It will be fine. You'll see dishes all over the CG. The cubes and such are often cabled to something secure when they are on the ground, though. I bought an overhead dog run just to get the 50' cable. I use it when I feel the need.

I always worried about an unexpected big wind blowing it off the roof.

Unless you like setting it up every day, I'd leave it up. More likely it will get ripped off during the day when your not at the trailer than when your in it sleeping.

we leave our VuQube mounted on a tripod out .... it is secured with a cable to a tree or some other such object .... if somebody was to take the VuQube, it would be useless to them unless they have a remote that is on the same frequency .... in our camping club there are 5 VuQubes .... we've tested then and none of them can be run with someone else's remote

Jim

When I got my Vue-cube 5 years ago, I also bought a 50 ft small cable, with eyelets on each end...Used It once, dont feel the need , where I stay.


If I think it is not safe, I go somewhere else..know what I mean??:W

I secure my Carryout every time I use it with a 3/8" security cable. I place the Carryout on the ground most of the time but I also secure it the few times I place it on the roof.

I agree that if it is on top of your fiver, no one is going after it.

The subject of theft has been discussed here many times. I have concluded that in general, if the object in question, no matter what it is, is brand spanking new, then there is good chance someone will try to liberate it. Some thieves just can't help themselves around new stuff.

Case in point, I put new plastic fenders on my boat trailer. I went to a local lake and used the county owned boat launch. There is a guard at the gate, but nowhere else. When I returned, one fender was gone, and the other was 90% removed. I guess some people use the local landing as their parts depot. The fenders only cost about a $100, but they were too good for somebody to resist.

A new VuCube could have the same effect on the right thief.

I leave mine out and have never had a problem. But I have my TH parked several months next to the park hosts and other long term occupants.

Can't hurt to get a security chain or a thick steel cable at the minimum. Might as well keep honest people honest.

They make a shelf attachment for the top of your ladder for the cube and it comes with an additional lock. I guess for the REAL serious crook who would climb up your ladder.:R

I have never seen them on the ground, every one I have seen over the past 2 years have been mounted on the top of the ladder with the optional ladder mount bracket. I personally would not leave home with my RV without a ladder mount for the Cube.

Here's the King Control Diagram of it. You can also buy them at Radio Shacks that are located in a touristy area where there are a lot of seasonal RV's.
http://kingcontrols.com/userfiles/file/20628,%20Rev%20B,%20MB400%20%20Bracket,%2011-10-08.pdf

Dont have a ladder