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#1 cdbrow1

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Posted 31 December 2014 - 11:04 PM

Greetings all. I have my FWC Hawk on order. I am have been thinking about security. I plan to boondock occasionally, but will spend a fair amount of time in State Park, USFS, NPS and BLM camgrounds. I plan to leave the camper unattended in campgrounds and at various trailheads when I am out hiking. Obviously a shiny new Hawk is a tempting target and I wonder what everybody else does to have piece of mind. 

 

 


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#2 MarkBC

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Posted 31 December 2014 - 11:10 PM

I just lock and deadbolt the door and hope for the best.

It would be pretty hard to steal the camper itself...so just have to think about what valuables are inside.  I tend to keep (and hide) most-valuable stuff -- like laptop and lenses -- in the truck cab, 'cause the construction is heavier-duty than the camper.

 

No guarantees, but I don't worry much about it.


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#3 DonC

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Posted 31 December 2014 - 11:42 PM

I also leave most valuables in my truck, not the camper.


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#4 craig333

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Posted 01 January 2015 - 12:09 AM

My small valuables I have a safe for. Face it, if they want in they'll get in. Try not to leave much in plain sight.


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#5 Alley-Kat

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Posted 01 January 2015 - 12:27 AM

A good insurance policy that covers break in and any resulting stolen items.


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#6 Taku

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Posted 01 January 2015 - 01:27 AM

yep - good insurance and keep it tucked away. If they want to steal things, smashing windows and lifting tires happens all the time at trailheads.  Sometimes being careful about what type of stickers you have on your rig can make a difference. A friend who is an ardent and loud environmentalist type with lot's of bumper stickers had his tires slashed a few times at trailheads. A new vehicle and no stickers has not been touched. Maybe not conclusive, but food for thought.


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#7 Kispiox

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Posted 01 January 2015 - 02:42 AM

These security system stickers work well.....

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#8 Kolockum

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Posted 01 January 2015 - 07:33 AM

Look up tuffy lock boxes. Solid product. They did not make a model specifically for my dakota so I measured and found one that could fit with little modification.

Also I have a hidden kill switch that disconnects the brake sensor switch from the shifting computer. This prevents the truck from being taken out of park and put into gear by fooling the computer that the brake is not being applied. Simple but effective.

The truck cab is less secure than the camper for anything less than a smash and grab. I work at a ski resort and deal with several lock outs every week. Without any causing any damage I can get into a car in under a minute. And a thief can do it faster than me.

My motto is out of sight out of mind.
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#9 MarkBC

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Posted 01 January 2015 - 07:46 AM

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The truck cab is less secure than the camper for anything less than a smash and grab. I work at a ski resort and deal with several lock outs every week. Without any causing any damage I can get into a car in under a minute. And a thief can do it faster than me....

 

That makes sense -- can't use a slim jim on the camper door.


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#10 Beach

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Posted 01 January 2015 - 03:41 PM

For those of us with cabinets in our campers, a hidden panel or false bottom works quite well. I have been thinking about installing expanded metal on the inside of the door window to prevent someone smashing the glass an reaching through to the door locks. I did this years ago on my trucks camper shell for when we would be out of sight of the truck for hours when we were surfing. They got into the truck once, but the camper remained secure.


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