locks for battery box and propane box

[Chilao]

I just got my new 19' International CCD! But the battery and propane boxes have no provisions to secure them. Any ideas?

[Pahaska]

I had the 22' International AS that had the same battery box on tthe A-frame. I swaged thimbles on both ends of a 1/8" piece of aircraft cable just long enough to go around the battery box and attached 2 footman's loops to the battery box itself (3/16" pop rivets with washers on the inside). I made the cable just long enough that a padlock could go through the thimbles. Aitcraft cable ius tough to cut. SOmeone could have taken the time to cut it and taken my battery, but I no longer worried about someone simply opening the battery box and walked off with the battery.

I'm sure that I posted a photo of it at some point in the distant past.

[TomW]

http://www.airforums.com/forum...ead.php?t=2611

[Silvertwinkie]

Since the 19' has a twist lock top door, you could replace that non locking type with a keyed locker so that you'd need a key to open it.

As for the propane, that one might require a bit of engineering....tap tap....John!

[Inland RV Center, In]

It is very "unsafe" to ever put a lock on any cover or door for LPG bottles or tanks.

Andy

[crazylev]

Chilao.

Read this:

http://www.airforums.com/forum...ry+compartment

Then buy this:

http://www.campingworld.com/browse/s...m?skunum=17109

And after that, you can say, that crazylev dude is the greatest!!! I'm votin' for him for President!!!

Seriously, though. This conversion took me all of five minutes, and I no longer have to pull the fuse for the electric jack to keep anyone from monkeying around with that. To use the jack, I just rest the wire on the terminal of the battery, and when I am done, I sort of tuck it in on the side of the battery.

Good luck.

Jonathan

[crazylev]

...oh, and as far as propane goes, I'm with Andy on this. In case of emergency, you want to have pretty easy access to those shut off valves.

I just take my two 30 pnd.propane tanks out and store them next to my furnace in the basement, near my canisters of amonium nitrate. Keeps 'em warm and happy.

(BTW: I am JUST KIDDING ABOUT THE LAST TWO SENTENCES!!!! Don't do that!!!)

Jonathan

[Silvertwinkie]

Originally Posted by crazylev

Chilao.


Then buy this:

http://www.campingworld.com/browse/s...m?skunum=17109


Jonathan

Exactly what I was thinkn' of.

[markdoane]

Originally Posted by crazylev

I just take my two 30 pnd.propane tanks out and store them next to my furnace in the basement, near my canisters of amonium nitrate. Keeps 'em warm and happy.
Jonathan

You should NEVER store ammonium nitrate in the basement. Any moisture will cause it to harden into a solid lump. Best to blend it with some diesel fuel and store it in a dry place, like the bedroom.

[Inland RV Center, In]

Yeah, that's right.

You might get more bang, for your buck too.

[Chilao]

Thanks for all your replies!

I think I paniced before thinking. I replaced the thumb screw latch on the battery box with a locking cam latch. I realized locking the propane box was a bad idea. I ended up using a cable and a padlock to secure the bar that holds down the propane tanks. This way the tanks can be turned off but they can't be lifted out.

[markdoane]

Originally Posted by Silvertwinkie

Exactly what I was thinkn' of.

If you want the same lock, go to Sears and buy a set of tool cabinet locks. They come in sets of three, keyed alike, for $15.