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Dec 17, 2018You can do things to slow down a thief, but a determined thief will get what they want. I remember reading about a stolen fully furnished mobile home that was on blocks. The thieves showed up with a low boy with a winch posing as repo guys. No one ever questioned them.
If you pull the wheels, they'll show up with their own. Locks can quickly be cut off with battery powered tools. Thieves will bypass the locks completely and haul the trailer away by fashioning a sling over the coupler.
The good news is that thieves often aren't planning Ocean's Eleven style thefts of travel trailers. These days thieves are pretty lazy. They don't like working and are looking for easy targets. A simple coupler lock alone is enough to deter a lot of them. Thieves are mostly interested in quietly making a quick buck. Hauling a trailer down the road garners quite a bit of attention, especially if it's been damaged in some way. They're probably more interested in the contents of your trailer since it's full of things that can be unloaded quickly and easily like electronics.
I keep it simple. Ensure all doors, windows, and vents are locked. I use a lock on the latch and a lock on the coupler. Beyond that, I keep it insured. If someone walks away with it or something inside of it, at least I'll be compensated for it.
