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02-17-2017, 03:32 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2012 30' International
Dallas
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2010
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What Prevents a Thief From Stealing Your Surge Protector?
I've never used a surge protector with our Airstream, but I'm afraid to keep pressing our luck, and I've begun shopping.
Just now I saw a Progressive Industries 50 amp unit on Amazon for $330.
I'm wondering if there is a way to secure it when I'm hooked up to shore power and using the protector, but I'm away from the trailer for the day?
I would hate to spend that much money on one, and then have it walk away when I'm not around the campsite.
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02-17-2017, 03:47 PM
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Rivet Master
2013 27' FB International
El Dorado Hills
, California
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 2,023
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Nothing will stop a thief. I sometimes put a bag over the utility pedistal to hide it.
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02-17-2017, 03:48 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 Interstate
Normal
, Illinois
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 18,067
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And, really, there is very little theft going on in campgrounds.
Maggie
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02-17-2017, 03:57 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 30' Flying Cloud
Tampa
, Florida
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 1,364
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A chain or bicycle lock.
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02-17-2017, 04:02 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Sag Harbor
, New York
Join Date: Jun 2015
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If you leave for a day trip just put the surge protector inside the locked trailer, and make sure to turn off the city water hose bib. Stow the shore power cord too.
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02-17-2017, 04:04 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2010 27' FB International
Deforest
, Wisconsin
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 306
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If this is the surge protector you are looking at, you can get a cable type lock that will feed through the hole in the metal tab. I have the 30 amp version and use a fairly heavy cable style bike lock. Wrap it around the power post so it's not easy to get off. But you have to realize if somebody really wants it, it will disappear.
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02-17-2017, 04:16 PM
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Rivet Master
2016 25' Flying Cloud
Venice
, Florida
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 1,024
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If someone wants it bad enough they'll take. A bicycle cable usually is a good deterrent. Mine is a progressive 30 amp basic model, but if I had a $300 one I too would be concerned.
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02-17-2017, 04:23 PM
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Reads a lot
2017 30' Classic
Titusville
, Florida
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 1,209
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I looked at a couple of lockable boxes that can be used but they were just plastic and wouldn't be much of a deterrent. Haven't found anything yet that would be easy for me to use but hard for a thief to use. I am not remotely paranoid about thieves yet as I haven't been to a place were that was a concern but I don't want to be careless either.
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02-17-2017, 04:28 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 27' Flying Cloud
W
, New England
Join Date: Oct 2012
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You can also use the internally mounted version. But I agree with Maggie - there's just not a ton of that kind of crime in most campsites and as others have said - if a determined thief wants something, it's gone.
For whatever it's worth - I've been using my 30a version since 2013 - still have it [emoji3]
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02-17-2017, 04:37 PM
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Retired.
Currently Looking...
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The trick is to make yours harder to steal than your neighbor's. It shouldn't take much. A lock, cable, something, will make the other ones more attractive.
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02-17-2017, 04:38 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2017 26' Flying Cloud
Huntsville
, Alabama
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 288
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The "black box" type has been discontinued, but cheaper than the new ones (Progressive Industries EMS-PT50X 50A). I currently have the old model 30, but will getting the new 50A for the AS.
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02-17-2017, 04:44 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 23' Safari SE
Biloxi
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 8,278
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If a pro wants it, it is gone no matter what you do. Locks are only partially effective against amateurs looking for an easy score.
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02-17-2017, 05:03 PM
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Rivet Master
2008 25' Classic
Full Time
, Texas
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 4,309
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Not sure its a hot commodity to worry about theft.
Kelvin
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02-17-2017, 05:08 PM
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Rivet Master
2017 26' Flying Cloud
Tampa
, Florida
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 7,638
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1. As mentioned most RV parks are very safe. Good folks.
2. If you're boon docking, the metal ring around the cable is for a chain to lock it to something making theft more time consuming.
3. I put a garbage bag over mine, not so much for security, but to keep it dry. Punch a hole in the bag, tape it up to the cable and leave the bottom open.
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02-17-2017, 05:46 PM
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Site Team
2007 30' Classic S/O
Somewhere
, South Carolina
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 6,436
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I took a slightly different approach, hardwired on the inside by the breaker box.
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02-17-2017, 05:48 PM
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Rivet Master
1995 25' Excella
xxxxx
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Many RV power posts have a lid that comes down covers your power cord and can be locked with a padlock.
I use a cable gun lock to secure my surge protector.
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02-17-2017, 05:50 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 30' Classic
Oswego
, Illinois
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 13,658
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CRH
Many RV power posts have a lid that comes down covers your power cord and can be locked with a padlock.
I use a cable gun lock to secure my surge protector.
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Many also have rules not to lock THEIR box..
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02-18-2017, 05:53 AM
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Rivet Master
2006 23' Safari SE
Biloxi
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 8,278
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dznf0g
Many also have rules not to lock THEIR box..
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At a state park last year I saw a Ranger cutting a lock off a power box. Right on each box was a sticker saying to not lock them. Later he was back at the giant 5th wheel having a discussion with the owner.
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02-18-2017, 07:25 AM
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2 Rivet Member
2012 30' International
Dallas
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 77
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Thanks for some great ideas and input regarding my question. I appreciate it!
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02-18-2017, 08:42 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2018 28' International
Renton
, Washington
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 291
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I've taken a simple approach and just got a padlock that is big enough to go around both cords of my shore power line and my surge protector. If someone wants it they will have to take both which will be more of a commotion. I leave it attached to my shore power line when in storage and never have to unlock it. As said above, make it more difficult than the next one.
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2018 28 International Serenity
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