A Deming, New Mexico man's experience may lead to enhanced security views for some in the RV community. It seems his travel trailer "vanished" from New Mexico, and somehow reappeared over in Safford, Arizona.Police got a call from the trailer's owner, telling them he'd located his missing trailer in an RV park in Safford. Local police turned out and questioned the trailer's occupants and pieced together a story--and an arrest. Apparently the suspect needed a 'nicer place for himself, girlfriend, and their baby' to live, so he paid a fellow he knew in Deming to steal a trailer for him. Interesting approach to housing, but police are working out the details of prosecution.
Inexpensive "hitch locks" that prevent a trailer's hitch from locking down on a tow vehicle ball can make a would-be theif think twice about running off with your trailer. Here's one from the Camping World site. For less than a $40 investment, it'll save a lot of worry. Security locks are available for your fifth wheel, too.
Photo courtesy Camping World
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We had our rather average quality very large bunkhouse trailer stolen from a secured rv storage unit. A beautiful Airstream parks next to it on one side and a very impressive diesel pusher on the other. Had a cheap lock on the coupler as well and due to the design of the spaces this was one of the more difficult units to get out. Police suspect it is on a hunting lease or in Mexico and that the bunks in the back and the length made it more desirable. Our new toy hauler has a better lock.
Even at my house in the foothills I lock the crank handle by wrapping the safety chain around the jack post and lock the chain so one can't take it without large bolt cutters.
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