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06-18-2012, 10:53 AM
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Some security concerns
Hi all,
I've tried searching for this topic on the boards and I did see one thread on it, but I still have questions. After a few years of weeding through various RV options - class C's, fifth wheels, TT's, I am looking to buy a TM - there are so many things I like about them. My biggest obstacle has to do with security. Some days I will be alone in the rig and I'm a little concerned about how safe a solo woman can feel. It's not like I think the whole world is out to get me, but I do like to feel that, when I lock my door at night, it's really locked.
Can anyone share some info on the mods that I saw mentioned for increasing the hold on the door? Are there other mods worth making? Do people feel that these mods are silly and unnecessary?
Just don't want to have this particular worry....
Thank you, Lisa
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06-18-2012, 11:32 AM
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Hi Lisa,
This topic has come up a few times that I have seen the last couple of years that I have been here. You might check the links I found below and a search for "security." Most people seem feel that they are as safe in a TM as any trailer.
For my part I am not greatly concerned about someone breaking in but I am prepared if someone tries. I would suggest that anyone out camping in anything have at least a can of bear spray. It works on two legged critters as well as four.
Roger
http://trailmanorowners.com/forum/sh...light=security
http://trailmanorowners.com/forum/sh...light=security
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06-18-2012, 11:39 AM
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TrailManor Master
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: TN
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Personally my family especially my wife has felt safer in a campground with our TM than we did in 4 star hotels. Now we are very picky about what campgrounds we stay at though.
Me being the pessimist security type I had the hardest time with leaving items outside the TM but have since relaxed a little learning most campers stay in their on camp areas.
If I wanted to secure the door better I would add a latch to both halves of the door that has to be operated from inside though.
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06-18-2012, 11:45 AM
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Wasp spray is a great self-defense tool. Totally legal, sprays a great distance with very good accuracy, and will incapacitate an attacker as well as, or better than pepper spray or the like.
As said above, with no canvas, I think a locked TM is as secure as any trailer, outside of one of those huge class A motorhomes.
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06-18-2012, 12:27 PM
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fwiw,
Our adult children sleep outside at night in tents. Deer, racoons, etc. routinely walk through camp. So far, I have never seen any indication of a bear walking through camp.
We are gone most of the day, so our camp is vacant.
We are usually in a forest service campground or on flat spot in the woods, with very few people around.
We never stay in RV parks. To me, these are the most dangerous. They are frequently near major roads, so anyone that drives by is a potential thread. Where we camp, no one drives by accidentally. If they are near us, they are there for the same reason.
I suggest you avoid populated places, but I am probably the only one that will offer that recommendation.
As for at home, we live in the city limits of San Jose. Our son has seen mountain lions on 10 different occasions within 6 miles of our house. I have seen a bobcat once in y backyard. These critters do not concern me.
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06-18-2012, 02:50 PM
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We made the mistake of locking both sets of keys in the TM at a Wisconsin state park. We tried for an hour to break in without doing major damage such as breaking out a window. Defeated we drove to Cassville where the closest thing to a locksmith or hardware store was a furnace shop. They couldn't help but introduced us to a shade tree mechanic who maintained the county's patrol cars and who followed us up to the park and tried to gain access through the door flap without success. He then decided to drill out the head of the bolt through the nylon flap that joins the door halves together but couldn't keep the drill centered on the curved bolt head.
About this time he was feeling quite challenged and drove back to town for a pneumatic grinder with a cut off wheel and planned to grind off the head of the bolt. Fortunately as he made his second pass across the bolt head I realized that he had created a perfect slot for a screwdriver and was able to turn the bolt to release the top of the door. Total time elapsed was about 2 1/2 hours during which we made enough noise to wake the dead. Do I feel secure in my '05 2619? Oh yeah! - camp2canoe
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06-02-2013, 09:49 AM
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I went out yesterday morning to wash our 2 week old TM in our driveway. As I walked around toward the entry door I could see that it was ajar and thought that I just didn't close it completely when I locked up on Friday night. I pushed the door closed and it latched as usual,I then pulled on the handle to see if I had at least locked the door. The door was locked but pulled open with very little resistance. I've searched the forums and have found that the same thing has happened to several members! Most feel that it has to do with leveling,but our unit is perfectly level per the bubble "T" Level on the tongue and the bubble level that I have mounted on the top rear shell.I also have a couple of minor manufacturing flaws on the inside of the rig so I guess it's time to go visit the good folks at Custom RV and see if they can fix her up before our next outing in July.
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06-02-2013, 10:18 AM
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TrailManor Master
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Is the receiving side of the lock (left side of the door frame, when standing outside the trailer) in the proper channel? Or, does it go too far into the channel?
If the receiving side is not in the correct position, there is not enough overlap between the latch mechanism and the strike plate.
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06-09-2013, 05:23 PM
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Thanks for the replies! Yes I believe it was too for into the channel. I folded it all up and opened it today and it latches well, but the receiver face (left front looking at it) seems to be angled towards the left. I think maybe I need to brace up (possibly a wood spacer?) the receiver part of the door backing plate to keep it from going too far onto the pin.
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2013 Trailmanor 3124KB
570 watts of solar panels + Portables
24" Toshiba Flat screen DVD Combo
Pioneer DEH-X5500HD Head unit/CD Player with USB and mini jack on front.
3000 watt pure sine inverter
Trailer rewired with heavy Gauge welding Cable
LED's inside and out
40 Gal. Fresh upgrade.
Elec. Tongue Jack
TV - 2010 Suburban LTZ 4x4
75th Anni. Model
With Factory Heavy duty Tow Package Heavy Duty Transmission,Oil cooler,Trans cooler, Gearing.
Weight Distribution Hitch and bars.
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06-09-2013, 07:54 PM
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TrailManor Master
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Look at the mount for the pin coming up from the short door-jam. It may have come loose, and just needs to be adjusted (if yours is adjustable). No point in jury-rigging it if an adjustment to the pin mount is possible.
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