Seurity when parking camper trailer on the street...

Our CT is parked in the driveway. We have tow ball lock and a very heavy bike chain thru wheel & around axel.
Vince

Hardened chain through the wheels and springs and locked with a high security lock. You can get the covered chain to protect the wheels and stuff and that is usually a good excuse to charge quite a bit more.

I backed mine onto chocks so they couldn't kick them out and used a stainless Treg pin lock. Never had any problems but it was vandalised by some scumbag who didn't like it (legally) parked there. They spray painted down both sides and left a threatening note that they were gonna burn it if it was not moved! Took me a couple of days and lots of elbow grease to clean it up as good as new.

The police were as reliable as a politician's promise (did nought).

Id be putting a lock through the wheels and axel, bricks and a jockey wheel. Ours lives in the driveway next to our other box trailer and they are both on a slope. As for security our street is a very quiet street out of town and havent given too much of a thought to insurance or those tow ball things.....

Hi,
I have mine locked up in the Garage with a case hardened steel chain, and a special cut proof lock (has to be cut both sides of the pin to unlock it).

It goes through one wheel over the suspension and around part of the trailer frame.

I have a lock on the hitch (it's an O'briens hitch so a standard hitch lock doesn't work ).

I also hide the detachable part of the coupling in the garage.

Why do I do that ?

We had our first camper stolen from our driveway during the day. It was chained with only a light weight padlock and a length chain like you can buy from the hardware store. We never got it back.

If it was me, I would be trying to find a secure place off the street to keep the camper.

Cheers,
Mal

No way I would leave such property parked on the street REGARDLESS of any security precautions taken. Why not check with a relative or neighbours, surely there is some way you can arrange to get it parked off the street. Have you considered a lock up stirage site?

Rottweiler

I agree with the other comments about parking on the street.
If someone wants it badly enough no amount of locking systems will stop them. I read awhile ago about the trailers stolen by winching them onto a tilt tray - locked wheels and all. Only takes afew minutes and its gone. They can easily oxy off chains and locks when they get it in a shed somewhere.
If its a valuable C/T its worth paying for storage somewhere I reckon,
Cheers,
Glen

If you check out a few of the MotorBike websites..Ballards etc they have heaps of security devices for bikes that can be related to trailers. The chain they sell has square link (cant cut with bolt cutters) with a nylon cover and a security padlock.
They also sell a loop that dyna bolts to the floor and allows the trailer/bike be chained to the ground.

I know a few might not suit if its street parked but if its your verge...maybe a ring bolted to the curb will be discreet and good insurance.

All the best.

Matt.

imopa
Have you thought of an advert in the local paper, someone may have a garage space they are not using!!

Bob

Ask your insurance company.