theoldwizard1
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Good tubular (round cylinder) locks (like used on coin lock boxes) have re-lock positions built in. If the lock is picked, it will re-lock before the cylinder turns to the open position. The lock can be re-picked but it is more time.
Given enough undisturbed time, no mechanical keyed lock will keep a bad guy out !
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JaxDad
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2oldman wrote:Sprink-Fitter wrote:2oldman wrote:Boondocking is about the safest place you can be. How is that? Fewer people, fewer criminals. Criminals are lazy too, they don't go driving long distances to seek out victims.
That's my theory on sleeping in highway rest areas instead of Wallydocking.
If they have a vehicle, gas money and time to get out to a rest area they're less likely to be as money-hungry as the folks in the Wally-world parking lot.
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MEXICOWANDERER
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A friend destroyed the jaws on a brand new 48" made-in-USA RIGID® bolt cutter. He did not believe my 1/4" manganese steel square link chain stood a chance. So he grabbed a Makita 4" grinder with a saw disc. It exploded the disc.
Have a stainless steel (316 is best) box built to pass the chain through and use a good padlock. No it isn't bullet proof. But a thief dragging a 120-pound Rottweiler using his butt muscles makes light fingering rather a discouraging endeavor.
EDIT: Inclusion of "RIGID®"
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theoldwizard1
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The aftermarket guarded hasp and lock they use of van doors are really very good. Very difficult to attack even with a grinder. Sadly many of the "name brand" companies use cheap, relatively easy to pick, lock cylinders. (A good lock pick, working a lock he has picked before, is almost as fast a bolt cutters on a chain.)
If you are going to buy one of these, get one with a thick steel guard and the key on the bottom.
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