Karavan security

As they say ... Locks are to keep the honest people out!

I might have been instrumental in sending a few of your customers along

It's about all you can do, it will stop most of them. I know a few who put a wheel lock on as well.

If they really want it then they'll bring along a flatbed truck and load it up.

G'day Mal, I know one of our KKOG owners who has a heavy high tensile chain that goes through the wheels and around the suspension arms and a really heavy lock too. It needs an angle grinder to cut all that as bolt cutters have real problems with that.

One Jimkijoka wants a sort of nextG/sat phone thing to broadcast a location.

Mal

I was stressing about the same thing recently having just bought an expensive camper. Looked at one of these:

ultimate wheel lock

But now I like the chain idea (through wheel and suspension) better - found though that it's a bit hard threading chain through wheel so about to weld chain to solid rod so its a bit easier to put on and off.

Other factor I reckon is leaving car with trailer hooked on in a remote car park and going for a walk e.g. say stopped at a lookout with a 200m walk. You could have our camper (with swing jockey) hooked on another car in about a minute so now I padlock chains to car. Pin locks no good in this case, because need one on treg, one for towbar tongue pin and something to stop unscrewing treg nut - single chain lock easier.

cheer JD

I am not sure what hitch the KK uses but if you have a Tregg or an AT35 hitch the you could use One of These
The lock has a tight fitting rubber cover to keep the majority of the crap out of the mechanism. It can be use whilst connected to vehicle as well.

Cheers Kev

Hi All

I find one of the easiest ways to help secure your van is to run a H/D chain through the wheel slots and over the springs, with a H/D lock,
I also remove the Break Away Plug off the draw bar, it wont go any
where with out that little item.

Cheers
Daza

Its all about 'serious inconvenience'to the thieves it seems - as others do too, while unattended I run a serious chain through one of our Campomatic's wheel slots and around the suspension, snapped up with a HD lock. The Treg pin is taken with the car. And its insured of course....................while on the car, and parked in towns, one of the Campo's safety chains is padlocked to the towbar as well (drilled and extra hole in the safety chain flange).

Gooday,
I have had the Trailer Cop, (like a tow ball sits inside the coupling), then the one that you put under the coupling & over the handle/catch and lock it with a padlock, now use a proper wheel clamp I bought fromm Aldi when they were on special approx 1 &1/2 Years ago. Llke it for 2 reasons, 1, the plate covers the wheel studs to make 'em look for something easier, (unlike the Whitworths one), and 2, I have a Hubodometer on the R/rear wheel so it also covers that to save it walking when we are unhitched & parked. As previously said that won't even stop a tilt tray if they are keen and there are plenty of dogy ones out there who can see an easy profit when they can get their stock for free.
Cheers,
Boroma604

Hi Mal.
Also a Karavan owner and security is a worry. I use a heavy 12mm wire dia high tensile chain (bolt cutter proof) with a heavy laminated padlock through a wheel slot and around the suspension arm. Brass bodied padlocks can be wrenched off with a 15” Crescent. Don’t be sucked in by those fancy Whitworth type wheel clamps of any brand as I guarantee I could have one of those off in one minute or less without any hand tools and I’m not even a thief. Funnily enough one of the most effective deterrents I’ve found is the dog bowls. I have a large dog who has large food and water bowls which I always leave beside the Karavan while we are away, though not so obvious to look like a placement. Apparently it’s amazing the number of people who approach the Karavan, see the bowls and shy away, 99% of them genuine I’m sure. Another trick for leaving the Karavan in a remote campsite was explained by an EO member from FNQ I think. He always left a note on his camper saying, “ Dear ----- the dog and I have gone off to shoot a few rabbits, be back soon.” Worked a treat he reckoned.
Regards. CliveG NZ.

Have just seen one of these on a Cccaravan and I guess it could fit if you wanted to carry an awkward shaped thingie

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