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02-25-2017, 04:25 AM
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Outdoors RV Owners Club
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To lock or not to lock? Feeling safe?
The RV bandit who stole a million dollars, one wallet at a time - Yahoo Sports
https://apple.news/A0E-pY_BUQvSfxF_Phq7REw
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02-25-2017, 04:46 AM
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Wow!
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02-25-2017, 06:44 AM
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Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Where we park it!
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Yep that is why we lock it when we are leaving camp or going into stores or basically not around the rig.
momdoc
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2018 Tiffin Allegro RED 37PA
2020 JEEP Trailhawk
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02-25-2017, 08:27 AM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
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We lock the MH any time we're not around it, even to go to the store. We also lock the bicycles at night. Better safe than sorry!  
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Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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02-25-2017, 08:43 AM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Jan 2004
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We lock - always! Basement doors to storage compartments get locked (although I do leave the wet bay unlocked...). Kayaks get secured to something that can't be easily moved. Bicycles get secured to something that can't be easily moved. Only things left outside and not secured to something are our outdoor mat, a BBQ grill and a couple of folding chairs.
When we leave to go somewhere - even if it's just a walk around the campground - the door to the coach gets locked. If we're going to be away for any length of time - we close and lock all the larger windows in the coach.
We've yet to have any issues with theft - and would like to think being mindful to lock things up have contributed to that. Why hit a "secured" target when there are easier pickin's to be had?
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2012 HR Endeavor 43' DFT, 2022 Jeep Wrangler
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02-25-2017, 09:00 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Upstate New York
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Great story! Thanks for passing it along, especially appropriate considering the Daytona 500 tomorrow.
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02-25-2017, 09:18 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2011
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We lock up everything including the compartments and the bikes and the door all the time. The door is locked even when we are inside. We are not paranoid but why make it easy for someone. We also have a 5th wheel hitch lock that is always installed when we are disconnected.
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02-25-2017, 09:30 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Winnebago Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Kingman Az
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Funny story. If you don't lock it, don't be surprised if you loose it. There is always some clepto in a crowd.
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02-25-2017, 09:33 AM
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Commercial Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: behind the steering wheel
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good locks, just like good fences make good neighbors.
if you want it nail it down. if it can be pried loose, its not nailed down. you didnt want it.
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02-25-2017, 12:35 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 680
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We have always locked our TT if leaving the campsite, but recently had another camper tell us that when they leave their dog in the trailer and leave for awhile they do not lock their RV in case of a fire.
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02-25-2017, 12:45 PM
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Moderator in Memoriam
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Posts: 31,663
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We always lock, even if it's only to up to he CG store for something. This includes the basement doors.
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02-25-2017, 03:27 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
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i don't know if it was him or not but we were warned about this when we checked in for the nascar race at las vegas several years ago.
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02-25-2017, 03:36 PM
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Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Johnstown PA
Posts: 1,325
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We're lockers too, at least my husband is....I was raised in the country in a house that was seldom locked. But I'm trying!!!! And I do usually lock the motorhome.\ when we step away.
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2016 Tiffin Allegro Red 33AA
Towing 2014 Jeep Wrangler
On the Road with 13 Rescued Cats
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