RV Security Tips From A Cop — Don’t Be A Victim!

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I love walking thru the campgrounds with our dogs and looking at peoples' rigs and setups! If people are at their sites, I might wave, say hello and keep walking. But if no one is there, or if they are inside, I like seeing their gadgets and setups and see if I can improve on anything at mine. For example, In Bar harbor Maine last May I noticed a couple with a bumper mount clothesline/dryer. When I got home, I bought one and love it. Not everyone is a creeper or looking to rip you off, although I do understand the need for some commonsense precautions. Later in the summer at Codorus State Park in Hanover PA, I saw an awesome screen tent from Gazelle. I just bought one and plan on using it on our 3 week trip to Yellowstone this summer. Just thought I'd throw it out that that not all gawkers are looking to score your stuff!

3 M security tint/film takes extra time to break a window. Doesn’t save the window just takes a lot longer to break through and gives you a chance to react if you are in the RV.

Gosh... I was fulltiming in the eighties for 6 years with a Coachmen 38' 5th wheel and then the 37' Winnebago Elandan and we never worried about anything like that. So sad what happened to society in the mean time. Mind you, we did paint a number on top of the roof, so it could be seen from the air, just in case it was stolen. We truly never ever had anything stolen or gotten missing in all that time. Working as a team together, like you two, just made our travels easy, safe and fun! Safe travels to everyone reading this!

I installed an RVlock brand entry lock with the key fob on our trailer a year or so ago. I wanted a more secure door lock than what came on our trailer. I felt safer with this lock setup until a month ago. My wife, by mistake, used the key to our storage bay locks, and opened the RVlock with that key. When she was done inside the trailer, she tried but couldn't lock the door back with that key, and told me something was wrong with the lock. I saw that she had unlocked the RVlock with the wrong key! I locked both the lock and deadbolt on the RVlock with the correct key, but then was able to unlock both of the Rvlock door locks using the storage bay lock key. I couldn't believe that I had paid extra money for a supposedly secure door lock that isn't secure at all. FYI, the key fob only locks/unlocks the deadbolt on a RVlock brand door lock. I am looking for another brand of lock, as RVlock brand isn't what it's cracked up to be. A hasp and Master lock would be more secure than an RVlock. I'm so glad my wife made a mistake by using the wrong key to unlock our door, as we weren't safe at night in our trailer, when I thought we were.

I was a builder and people said, "oh, you can't stop theft" to which I said, "but I can make it as difficult as possible". I set up barricades and made it as difficult as possible to get into my building sites and steal and it worked. On our Winnebago View, we LOVE our keyless lock. It gives us a lot of security.

I wish the RV manufactures would provide a way to lock the outside fresh water tank fill. Anyone could walk by and pour anything into your tank.

Always used lockable hitch pin sine back to the 1980’s. However, over 50 years of RVing I left many items out, not locked, and have never lost anything to theft. The day that I am fearful of this life, Im quitting right then. So far it has been an escape from those types of people that prey on others, much safer than typical neighborhoods.

I'm getting the RV Keyless door lock for my class C because it has a remote fob to ensure the door has been locked when I'm moving, especially through car-jack prone areas..

I use a DIY hitch lock. I drill out the hole on a hitch pin large enough to drop a master lock on it and I use a master lock on my tow dolly.

Thanks for pointing out the difference between "Air Tags" and GPS units (we use a GPS unit in our Gulf Stream 19CSK Vista Cruiser). Too many people now think that Air Tags are the "end all be all" for tracking stuff. Nope. Bluetooth vs cellular/satellite. Another great security video (as I would expect from Izzy). Cheers always!

I painted bright orange and engraved all three catalytic converters on my truck AND I put loud cat-alarms on all three of them that are so sensitive that just bumping the exhaust system sets them off. If anyone tries to steal them, their ears will be ringing for awhile...and they won't be able to sell them because of the paint and engravings. LOL Also...fire safe! If something is worth putting in a lock box, why not use one that will survive a fire, too?

Air tags are a security risk. In a populated area, blue tooth connects to iPhones and other blue tooth devices to form a network that can pinpoint your location to within inches. When you turn off the iPhone, the iPhone becomes an air tag. The phone is not completely turned off. Now, android has the technology included to form a similar blue tooth network.

We also have a ring camera on our rig. Also added door sensors to each of the cargo bays. We hear a chime every time one of them is opened. Also have a ring motion sensor in the ceiling of our car above the driver seat so every time someone sits down there we hear a specific wind chime sound inside the RV.

I just want to share everything good except locking pin setup. I have a towable and went to a workshop recently at a rally where they talked about safety. One of the things I was surprised about was the danger of locking mechanisms on trailers to tow vehicles. They said that if you are towing and there is an accident or fire, the authorities need to be able to disconnect a towable quickly from the tow vehicle and to use a quick disconnect pull pin- just sayin. I dunno. It makes sense but I thought I would share for thought. I use a reolink battery operated stand-alone camera for campsites. I can see outside before going outside and that is important to me. It connects to my phone so it is perfect for Internet or no Internet places.

Wow I think I’ll stay up in Canada here we don’t need all that security I’ve been camping over 20 years n nothing happened even people at the campgrounds I’ve talked to there’s no issues

Me being a new RV’r, I would be definitely looking at your RV as mentioned… only because of the screen on your windshield. That is so cool and I don’t have one.. 🤣. I’d be looking at your Rv also only to admire it … only walking by the front… as I have a Newmar as well.

Hi Izzy and MJ! I love these videos. Loved the Air Tag how you explained about that. Love that safety box for the fire arm. I love all the safety features on your Rv that you put on. I remember you doing videos on them. Thank you so much for doing this video! See you both soon! Love you! ❤❤

I installed a Wyse camera inside because we had a break-in once. It served a double purpose. It notified me that I had a sound alarm go off which turned out to be one of my water leak detectors. I was able to fix it immediately. I also installed stickers on the doors warning that I have cameras and audio. I haven’t had a problem since.

An air tag does not track in real time. It updates every time it comes in contact with an I phone. It's better than nothing and you will sooner or later recover your lost item. I carry one in my wallet and one on my keys so when I leave them somewhere in the house I can find them. They are good for that