Camper trailer security ideas

Savage dog and a shot gun.

Why not just use a padlock with a long hasp straight through the hitch?

Why bother locking any hitch?

It is a simple matter for a thief to not even worry about hitching it up - just drag it away with the safety chains - then later use the oxy to remove any locking devices.

Truckster has the best suggestion - remove the wheels and take them with you.

Put a chain thru the wheels and around the axle.

A mate uses one of those wheels clamps that gets used in Sydney by the Wheel Clamping people (pay money to be released when parked illegally etc).

I use a Talon lock for both my HR hitch and the Treg coupling on my dirt road caravan.
Try www.bilock.net

never have ny priblems. The wife has always got so much krap hanging off here and there , and inside that they would take 4 hours to pack it all up. I was worried when we first started travelling but I don't really worry too much now.

HAving said that I carry a very long wire rope sling and a large ABUS padlock to feed through the wheel , axle and suspension.

I'm going to have to secure a new camper soon while travelling - falls into two scenarios I think...
1.
If they are really serious, and know you will be absent for awhile andhave metal cutting equipment, it will be gone...simple as that...Insurance is the only fallback.
2.
If they are opportunists, and prepared to take a chance, and only have the a few basic tools with them....
a. Chain the A frame to the car's chassis with a looped solid chain and padlock.
b. If the camper is free of the car, chain a wheel to the axle and possibly take some hitch parts with you while away.
Pin locks are not much use if they can unbolt the coupling and undo the chains. I think the answer is to get really fundamental.......make it obvious that it is going to be awkward.....and this might be quite inconvenient to the owner, but we have to do that.I thought the Talon was good but maybe not in all circumstances, and quite pricey too....comprehensive insurance will play a big part in my relaxation.

get a couple of decent batterys & wire them up so if someone touches steel work they get zapped

Isn't that what the Couplemate trailer hitch locks are for? Not sure about your hitch model though - but all the details on the full range of locks is detailed within each of the product descriptions in our online shop.

G'Day John C,
I have a cheap and simple method that works for me .... I have a length of 40mm ID steam pipe, long enough to slide through one of my steel rims on the camper, through to the other one, with a short lenght of heavy guage chain welded to one end. I've also drilled a hole in each of the rims ( spokes ) to attach a heavy padlock. Works very well as it's near impossible to get a hacksaw or bolt cutters in there. When to in use, it's stored inside the camper.
"Works for me."
Regards,
Bazza