Thread: Securing a trailer/caravan

A cheapo car alarm? Some Aliexpress sensors?

@ Gibo
Sounds like your a little tight so what about this idea as it will solve both issues you have with your caravan and cost nothing!

1, Take a wheel off and nobody can steal the van!
2, Take a wheel off then you have a spare and don't have to try and find one!

I'm quite the problem solver when there's a tight budget!

I'll have a guillotine coupling lock somewhere in the scrap pile that will fit.

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How about taking the coupling with you.

Im starting to think selling the caravan would be easier

Originally Posted by Fireflite

What about removing the coupling mount bolts, putting longer high tensile bolts/cap screws in, make up a 10mm plate that goes on the bolts/cap screws (under the chassis) that has a tab for a padlock on it.
To lock, turn the coupling handle upside down and put the lock through the tab and handle.
The lock could be protected from damage by the design of the tab.

i do a similar thing but just use the safety chain and padlock the coupling upside down also is it practical to put it on blocks and take the wheels off

Originally Posted by Gibo

Im starting to think selling the caravan would be easier

I've seen your caravan. I'd not worry locking it

I give up

If it is light enough to turn around then park it with the drawbar against a wall. My caravan is a tandem with motor movers so its easy for me. It won't stop someone determined to steal it but it will take them time and effort to turn it around to hook it up and that might be deterrent enough.

Originally Posted by 40mm

How about taking the coupling with you.

This would be easy. A lot of towbars have interchangeable fittings that telescope inside the towbar base. Why not do the same with the coupler ??

Only security that works is wheel clamp

A thief that’s made his own tow ball bracket (15 inches wide) uses two short chains, one around the box section either side of the front coupling, lowers the jockey wheel to put the caravan weight onto the chains and drives away, he doesn’t need to use your coupling as the short chains take the weight and pull the caravan

Clamp that wheel or wheels tight

park a police car in front of it

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

use the chain thats already there and padlock the handle down tight....if they cant lift it,they cant uplift it.... if they cut the chain/padlock...well they will cut anything else you use.

That's what I do but you need to cut the head off the shackle bolt on the chain mount or else it can be simply unscrewed

Originally Posted by Gibo

Im starting to think selling the caravan would be easier

An grasshopper you are learning!!

Originally Posted by 40mm

park a police car in front of it

Complete with bushmasters and glocks, funny how they’re called “bushmasters” and not “Deadly Killing weapons”