RV Burglar Alarm Security Systems

This is continued from the last post about how to think like a thief to keep your RV and other property safe:

7. A good security company alarms the window over the sink. And the windows on the second floor, which often access the master bedroom—and your jewelry. It’s not a bad idea to put motion detectors up there too.

8. It’s raining, you’re fumbling with your umbrella, and you forget to lock your door—understandable. But understand this: I don’t take a day off because of bad weather.

9. I always knock first. If you answer, I’ll ask for directions somewhere or offer to clean your gutters. (Don’t take me up on it.)

10. Do you really think I won’t look in your sock drawer? I always check dresser drawers, the bedside table, and the medicine cabinet.

11. Here’s a helpful hint: I almost never go into kids’ rooms.

12. You’re right: I won’t have enough time to break into that safe where you keep your valuables. But if it’s not bolted down, I’ll take it with me.

13. A loud TV or radio can be a better deterrent than the best alarm system. If you’re reluctant to leave your TV on while you’re out of town.

8 More Things a Burglar Won’t Tell You

1. Sometimes, I carry a clipboard. Sometimes, I dress like a lawn guy and carry a rake. I do my best to never, ever look like a crook.

2. The two things I hate most: loud dogs and nosy neighbors.

3. I’ll break a window to get in, even if it makes a little noise. If your neighbor hears one loud sound, he’ll stop what he’s doing and wait to hear it again. If he doesn’t hear it again, he’ll just go back to what he was doing. It’s human nature.

4. I’m not complaining, but why would you pay all that money for a fancy alarm system and leave your house without setting it?

5. I love looking in your windows. I’m looking for signs that you’re home, and for flat screen TVs or gaming systems I’d like. I’ll drive or walk through your neighborhood at night, before you close the blinds, just to pick my targets.

6. Avoid announcing your vacation on your Facebook page. It’s easier than you think to look up your address.

7. To you, leaving that window open just a crack during the day is a way to let in a little fresh air. To me, it’s an invitation.

8. If you don’t answer when I knock, I try the door. Occasionally, I hit the jackpot and walk right in.

Keep your used RV and other property safe by keeping in mind these items from above.

Having a burglar alarm security system is very important to your safety while RVing. Along with a alarm system for your RV, though, what other security precautions can you take for your personal safety when at home and on the road in your new motorhome? Some safety measures are so simple and obvious, these precautions can often be overlooked. As this post from the RV.net forums points out, here are some things to get you into a burglar’s line of thinking when they look to target your home/RV:
1. Of course I look familiar. I was here just last week cleaning your carpets, painting your shutters, or delivering your new refrigerator.

2. Hey, thanks for letting me use the bathroom when I was working in your yard last week. While I was in there, I unlatched the back window to make my return a little easier.

3. Love those flowers. That tells me you have taste … and taste means there are nice things inside. Those yard toys your kids leave out always make me wonder what type of gaming system they have.

4. Yes, I really do look for newspapers piled up on the driveway. And I might leave a pizza flyer in your front door to see how long it takes you to remove it.

5. If it snows while you’re out of town, get a neighbor to create car and foot tracks into the house. Virgin drifts in the driveway are a dead giveaway.

6. If decorative glass is part of your front entrance, don’t let your alarm company install the control pad where I can see if it’s set. That makes it too easy.

More simple things that thieves look for in our next RV Burglar Alarm Security system post.

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.

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.

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.