Thieves who steal TV’s and other electronics from RV’s on RV Dealers lots have become more and more common place. These thieves have also proven to be hard to catch and that is why it is so refreshing to hear of one of these RV burglars being caught. The following was reported by a news station in Michigan. A thief was actually caught when an alert off-duty policeman saw him huddled in the bushes near the General RV Center in Wayland, Michigan. The burglar was actually from Illinois, probably eventually intended to transport the stolen goods over State lines, making the crime even harder to track.
Protect your used RV or new toy hauler with the right RV burglar alarm system and careful vigilance.
The following story reinforces why RV burglar alarm security systems and common sense are so important when you go RVing. From the familybadge.org:
A 52-year-old man told officers he was asleep in his RV when he heard someone outside knocking on his front door.
He then felt the RV rocking back and forth and opened the side door to look outside whereupon a man grabbed it and pulled it open. The man was standing in front of the victim wearing a red t-shirt and a witch Halloween mask, pointing a black semi-automatic pistol at him.
The attacker demanded money and then hit the victim on the left side of his head with the pistol, breaking his hearing aid. The victim lunged at the suspect and began to struggle with him and managed to pull his mask off.
The robber was a black man, early 20’s, heavy set, between 5′09″ and 5′11″,wearing a red t-shirt, dark colored pants and a witch mask. Anyone with information is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at: 409-945-8477.
So, enjoy your time on your RV vacations, be excited to full-time RV, get out there and be a RV buyer….just remember to be cautious and careful by using a wireless RV alarm and the brain that God gave you.
So, we all know that RV burglar alarm security systems are important for the protection and safety of your RV and possessions, but what other things can you do to help keep your motorhome secure? In the next couple of posts, we will explore smart security measures that you can take in addition to an alarm system to protect your RV and your worldly items.
One such additional security measure is the Brinks J-Lock Style Trailer Wheel Lock. To use the wheel lock you just slide and secure the bar over a leaf spring and through the opening in the wheel on your RV.
The Brinks J-Lock with work on new RVs and used RVs alike, so it is a nice compliment to any RV alarm system.
Did you know that most RV storage lock keys are the same for every RV? No kidding. As reported back in June from the rv.net blog, RV manufacturers use the same key and lock combination on all RV storage external doors. This is probably so the RV manufacturer can have a universal key that will unlock all of the RV’s that they are working on, saving money and time for employees. But, this practice also jeopardizes your belongings and exposes you to RV theft.
Many people probably don’t realize that this universal lock/key is in place on their RV and their neighbors RV and everyone else’s RV. So, for protection from potential RV burglar’s, it makes sense to change your external storage RV locks and entry door locks. Here are some steps that you can take to protect your RV:
1. Re-key your RV locks on storage and entry doors
2. Replace the entire latch/lock assembly on each RV door with a new one
3. Take latch assemblies to a locksmith and re-key BOTH locks. This ensures that your locks are totally unique.
Completing these steps for RV security, as well as installing a RV burglar alarm security system, will do wonders in helping detour thieves who want to target your motorhome.
A regular car alarm can work as a RV alarm system with a couple of modifications:
1. Have the alarm installer put LED lights on the outside of your RV that blink to alert thieves that an alarm is present. This alone can be a deterrent to a burglar because your RV looks like too big of a challenge. A thief wants an easy RV target to steal from.
2. Have the RV burglar alarm security system wired so that all of the lights on the RV flash if the RV alarm is set off.
3. Set up a vibration sensitive detector that will sound if the glass is broken out on any of your RV doors or windows.
4. For your home security while you are away RVing, you may also want to install a feature on the home alarm system that calls the cell phone of your alarm responder if the land line to your house is cut.
Just a few ideas for you to ponder on modifying a car alarm to become an RV alarm system. For further details, contact a trusted alarm system provider or RV alarm security system installer.
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Here are a some common sense precautions that any one can take on motorhome security or home security for your house when you are away RVing:
1. Make your house or RV look occupied when you are away -
Put choice interior and exterior lights on a timer
Leave the radio on just loud enough for someone listening close to the door to hear
Discontinue or suspend your newspaper subscription
Ask neighbors to pick up any pieces of paper solicitation that come to your door
Encourage neighbors to park their cars in your driveway
Hire someone to mow your lawn
Put your sprinkler system on a timer
2. Alarm Security System notes:
Install an alarm system on your RV and at your home – test this burglar alarm system periodically to make sure that it activates only when it should to avoid false alarms
Make sure you have a plan for how alarms will be responded to in your absence
3. Other smart security measures that you can take on your RV and home:
Install good locks on the RV door, your house door, gates, and windows
Have neighbors at both the RV park/RV campground/State or National Park and/or home keep an eye out for anything suspicious
If a burglar does get into your home or RV, minimize the losses by keeping valuables in many different places, to make it time consuming and difficult to leave with your things.
Secure other valuable items in safe-deposit boxes
Keep your RV and home safe through the precautions and a good RV burglar alarm security system. To see used RVs to purchase and protect, follow the link here.
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Have you ever wondered how signals are sent from your alarm system to the central station that monitors your house or your RV?
Alarm signals can be sent by the phone line (which is the least secure method), private telemetry networks (very secure), cellular alarm modules (very secure), and now over the Internet (security is being determined).
Specifically the Internet module is wired into your alarm system control box, and it’s given an IP address and plugged into your router (cable or DSL). The allows signals to be instant. You can push a button on your burglar alarm system and the signal is at the central station immediately. This allows your security system to communicate with the central station every 60 seconds for line security and then this line security can be adjusted.
The Internet option is nice because a homeowner can install broadband and they do not have to install or pay for a phone line. One downfall of the Internet monitoring option for RV security and/or home alarm systems is that you need a UPS for power on your modem and router and if the Internet goes down so does your alarm communication.
Internet monitoring is light years ahead of using the phone line for your alarm, but an alarm installer has to be computer literate with IP setups and protocols and at the present time there aren’t very many skilled installers out there in setting up Internet monitoring for you burglar alarm security system.
One RV alarm security system has been mentioned in RV circles lately is the RV Nanny™. The RV Nanny™ is a Wireless RV Burglar Alarm System that can easily be installed on your RV, home, business, camper, travel trailer, and more. Installation commonly takes less than 10 minutes. When the alarm system is activated, the RV Nanny™ will send a text message to your cell phone and/or send you an email. The system communicates anywhere cell phone coverage exists and messages can go to your cell phone, personal computer, or other wireless device. So, when you are away from your RV in your toad or away from home on the RV vacation of your dreams, take comfort in knowing that the RV Nanny™ is monitoring your property.
Currently, broadband is the direction in which most alarm companies are moving, but before broadband burglar alarm security systems were handled similar to this:
An alarm system requires a means to send signals to a central location. Years ago there were direct lines and partial loops provided by the phone companies. This method needed countless small stations throughout the country which became very expensive and required hard wiring from this point to that point.
Then the digital signals took over. Digital signals were easy to set up, cheap, but also much less secure. Digital signals started in the mid to late 1970s and were then branded as affordable, thus companies flocked to sell alarms to the middle class American. What none of them told you was all a burglar had to do was cut the phone line and this turned off the digital signal.
Digital Burglar Alarm Security Systems then started to become more available and affordable. This brought about companies who opened offices selling $99 dollar systems. While at the same time the company’s existing offices were selling the same alarm systems for $5,000 on up. Sounds fishy, doesn’t it? It turns out that if a customer wanted one of the companies security signs to display at their RV or their house, the customer had to pay $99. If a customer wanted a system that would actually work and protect them, then the customer had to pay the $5000 and up. It turned out that this was because alarm companies are valued on their monthly recurring revenue not what they sell a system for.
As the years progressed, the industry moved to lessen this security risk by means of protecting the phone line better and adding things like 24 hour supervised testing. However, the big players in the burglar alarm security system business didn’t see this route as profitable enough and some offered even lesser protection to increase their bottom line. This had a negative effect on what some of the mid-sized to small alarm companies could offer because they had to lessen the protection that their customers really needed to compete with the larger alarm companies.
At the same time cities and counties found out that burglar alarm security systems can be extremely expensive, because police and firemen were chasing countless false alarms. False alarms that were called in by alarm security system central stations who couldn’t differentiate between the real and false alarms and thus wasted municipal resources. Many cities now charge for false alarms, and you need a permit to have an alarm system.
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The following story reinforces why RV burglar alarm security systems and common sense are so important when you 
Did you know that most RV storage lock keys are the same for every RV? No kidding. As reported back in June from the 
A regular car alarm can work as a RV alarm system with a couple of modifications:
Have you ever heard someone say a big dog is all of the RV security that you need? Well, maybe this person was correct. Check out this RV alarm system that truly 
Have you ever wondered how signals are sent from your alarm system to the central station that monitors your house or your RV?
Currently, broadband is the direction in which most alarm companies are moving, but before broadband burglar alarm security systems were handled similar to this:
