CavemanCharlie
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In my area I just don't worry about it. I rarely ever lock the doors. The only thing they are going to get is my cheap TV.
But, I will admit that I store my camper at home in a shed. ( I don't lock the shed either but, I live in the country)
At the park I still don't lock it. There are enough people around that if someone starts taking TV's out of campers it is going to get noticed and the police called quickly.
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deltabravo
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Someone keeps posting that you can buy locks and stuff at http://www.rvlocks.com/
http://www.rvlocks.com/ is not a valid website.
http://www.rvlocksandmore.com/ Is a valid website. Maybe that's what the person was thinking of.
They sell the Global Link brand locks. I ordered new door handles and a whole slew of baggage compartment locks with their "keyed alike" option to re-key EVERYTHING in my fleet, so everything uses the same key.
Someone else posted that there's only 20 or so key cut styles. That's not correct.
Fastec (FIC) keys, there are 51 or 52 key styles.
Global Link keys, there are 50 available.
Granted, that's still not very many key codes.
A well equipped dealer might have a re-key kit. I asked my dealer about getting locks rekeyed and they gave me a "deer in the headlights' look, then claimed it wasn't possible.
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Huntindog wrote:....snip...
I would like it to slow the bad guys down, and make some noise so that whoever is in the TT can prepare a warm welcome for them.
Exactly. THAT, is when I lock my camper door, when I am inside. "Never give up a strategic advantage".
When I am away from the camper, I leave it unlocked, with a sign outside "Pet Inside, Please Rescue in Case of Emergency".
I would hope someone would open the door so my dog could get out if need be.
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facory
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We do the same thing. We always leave the trailer unlocked when we are away and the dog is inside. We hope that in an emergency someone will notice the "Pet Inside" decal and get her out.
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Bumpyroad
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deltabravo wrote:
A well equipped dealer might have a re-key kit. I asked my dealer about getting locks rekeyed and they gave me a "deer in the headlights' look, then claimed it wasn't possible.
Fastec had a big recall a while back and lots of people rekeyed their door locks. all it took was to use the "master" key to remove old "guts" and insert new. your dealer is woefully misinformed.
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Huntindog
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CavemanCharlie wrote:
At the park I still don't lock it. There are enough people around that if someone starts taking TV's out of campers it is going to get noticed and the police called quickly. Boondocking as we do, there are no neighbors around....And a call for police (IF there is cell coverage) will take hours not minutes.... One must be self reliant and able to handle the situation.
A lock on the door that does a reasonable job is the first thing.. If one is sleeping inside, and a bad guy tries to get in... It SHOULD slow him down and make some noise... We had a incident by Flagstaff some years back, where an elderly couple was killed by a couple of prison escapees that entered their TT... It CAN happen.
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A few years ago we bought some tubular cam locks from Industrial Lock & Hardware. Excellent service. They seem to have changed their name to CH751.com
We have two exterior doors and they each have their own key. I just hate that. Then we have keys for the outdoor shower, exterior compartment doors, coupler lock and the receiver lock. In comparison, our house works on just one key (sigh).
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bid_time
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myredracer wrote:A few years ago we bought some tubular cam locks from Industrial Lock & Hardware. Excellent service. They seem to have changed their name to CH751.com
We have two exterior doors and they each have their own key. I just hate that. Then we have keys for the outdoor shower, exterior compartment doors, coupler lock and the receiver lock. In comparison, our house works on just one key (sigh). All you have to do is buy the cylinders and all your locks (even the compartment locks) can be on the same key. I changed all mine. Any good dealer could fix you up, call around. All you need is a dealer with a "change" key. Talk to the parts department.
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DaveInPickerington
Pickerington, OH
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deltabravo wrote:Someone keeps posting that you can buy locks and stuff at http://www.rvlocks.com/
http://www.rvlocks.com/ is not a valid website.
It is rvlock.com
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facory
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Would like to hear from anyone who has converted their lock set to the keyless version shown on rvlock.com
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