Security

[IndyRubicon]

What are some steps you all have taken to keep your trailer from ending up behind a vehicle that's not yours? I'm finding myself a bit paranoid about trailer theft. At the moment, someone can just back up to my trailer, hook it up to their ball hitch, and take off.

Also, my RTT is attached to the top of the trailer using U-bolts. What can I do to keep someone from taking the bolts off and making my RTT theirs?

Just trying to figure out the best way(s) to protect what's mine.

 

[Mushin_Noshin]

I drilled thru the mounting bracket on tent and put a gun lock through it. As for my trailer the hitch is removable and I put the lock back thru the hole. Nothing is fool proof but I figure it's better then nothing.

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[calicamper]

At home it stays in the garage. When its at home not in the garage its wedged in by the cars. When on the move its locked to the hitch. In camp its set up and not easily going anywhere fast and hitch is locked. If I had to store it on the street? Both tires would be removed and hitch locked up.

 

[lchavez]

Hitch lock and a huge cable lock through rim and around axle (the kind used to lock up motorcycles). Might not stop a determined thief, but would at least make it interesting.


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[emtmark]

Old neighborhood nothing it was awesome, new place , chains to springs through tires on both sides, ball lock gizmo and cabled to a tree. I'm not happy about that.


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[brentbba]

lock n roll hitch, so thief would either need the correct half on their tow vehicle or a replacement hitch for the trailer tongue. Haven't purchased a lock for the trailer side yet. In camp I have a cable lock that I loop thru the wheel and around the axle. On the RTT, nothing presently. Would just hope that unfastening 6 sets of bolts to remove the tent from the Thule bars and over 200 lbs of tent would make theft somewhat difficult and hopefully attract some attention...not like anyone would get involved these days.

 

[IndyRubicon]

Thanks for the answers...good stuff. At the moment, I moved the Jeep out of the garage and the trailer in, so it's about as secure as it's going to get for the time being. Eventually I hope to get the garage to the point of having both the Jeep and trailer in there. I did so yesterday, but it was too tight a squeeze for my liking.

My garage is around back, and my back fence is next to it, so I'm thinking of making a gate in the fence wide enough for the trailer, slabbing a portion of the backyard, and keeping in there. At least it will be out of sight from the road, as well as right next to the house. In addition, I'll add some of the protective measures you all have.

 

[Doug E]

We remove our max-coupler and put a locking pin into the hole in the trailer's receiver. Also, at home, trailer is nearly invisible from the road since we park it in the back.

 

[brian90744]

You could use a wheel lock, like=

 

[Mikep351]

How many people have a spare that's easy to get to. Locking a wheel is as simple as unbolting it and bolting on your spare wheel. They drive off and leave your locked wheel in the driveway.

 

[grnhornetcustoms]

When I have to leave my M100 unattended I have several systems that are probably going to hinder or just delay a thief. I am counting on that most are just optertunistic as 99 percent are actually. My tent mounts to the trailer lid with the nylock bolts inside. The lid is secured inside and can only be released by gaining entry through the tailgate. A pin lock runs through a piece of tubing welded to the trailer and through the eye in the tailgate. That lock is protected by the eye and would be a real pain to try to defeat using a blunt instrument. I also installed a turnbuckle on the trailer brakes that requires a tool to release it. It is tucked away in an unassuming location. The tongue is a receiver and I remove the towing apparatus and use a metal plug with the locking pin. I could remove the towing chains, lock the pin in the trailer Jack so it can't be rotated out of the way to tow, and cable/chain the axle to a tree but I don't think I will ever go that far.

 

[TheFutur]

How many people have a spare that's easy to get to. Locking a wheel is as simple as unbolting it and bolting on your spare wheel. They drive off and leave your locked wheel in the driveway.

All wheel locks I've seen protect one or more lug nuts so it isn't as easy as changing a tire to make off with it.