Here at RV Burglar Alarm Security Systems, we have spoken before about adapting a car alarm to be used on an RV. But, what if you would rather try a trailer alarm instead? Trailer Dog Security Systems makes a security system especially designed for a trailer with an existing electrical power source. This security system could be perfect for fifth wheel security, travel trailer security, or toy hauler security. Especially if your trailer will be sitting unattended for a long period of time, like at a storage facility away from your home, the Trailer Dog Security System just might be perfect because it not only sounds the alarm, but also locks the wheels.

The trailer security system is made of commercial grade components. The unit is tamper proof and uses two ear piercing sirens, flashing lights, and a trailer brake locking mechanism. Other optional additions to the trailer security system include expansion to receivers, motion sensors, fire alarms, and smoke detectors. This trailer security system can be upgraded to a TD 2000 G, another Trailer Dog unit with more features, at any time.

This RV security system comes with 2 key chain remote controls, 2 heavy duty sealed door switches, integrated siren, exterior siren, electronic trailer brake lock, and more. For more information on this product, click here.

In a previous post, we talked about ways to detour burglars. In that post, it stated “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, get a device that looks like the TV is on.”

Well, here is a device, called Fake TV, that simulates your TV actually being on while you are away from your new RV or home:

FakeTV is a burglar deterrent that recreates the light of real high-definition television (HDTV). FakeTV uses LED lights to fill a room with light in thousands of possible shades of color, simulating scene changes, fades, swells, and and on-screen motion. From outside the window of your used RV or home, it looks as though someone is home watching TV.

As stated on Great RV Accessories, often burglars will not break in to occupied houses or RVs, so a Fake TV might just be the perfect solution. Even pair it with a alarm system and it can be even more effective.

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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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 barks like a real dog. The Watch Dog Alarm plugs into your wall with no installation and produces a realistic sounding German Shepard bark when someone approaches the RV. Fairly small and compact, the RV alarm system can see through walls, glass, and doors up to 30 feet away. The closer the person gets, the more frequent the barking becomes.

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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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Should you chose a hard-wired security system or a wireless security system?

For homes, the common consensus is to go for a hard-wired security system unless you expect to be selling the house in a few years. The main reason for this thinking is…batteries. Often you will get a false alarm when batteries go dead in motion sensors if you don’t check them on the wireless systems. Wireless systems also go through a large amount of batteries and replacing these batteries can become a full-time job. If one or more batteries fail while you are out RVing and away from home, that point of protection is worthless.

Another reason is component failure and components can be hard to obtain as manufacturers discontinue products and move on to new technology. Thus, if any amount of time passes, it is possible that parts will no longer be available and new models will no longer be compatible with your current system. This may mean that you will have to invest in a completely new security system instead of just repairing what you currently have.

If you do go with a hard-wired system and make sure you spec the security system with internal and external sirens. Many owners tend to skip getting the internal siren, but internal sirens are very loud and can make a burglar think twice about picking your home.

However, if you are installing the system on your RV, a wireless system might be the perfect solution. Especially a system that pages your cell phone if something is disturbed and monitors motion on doors.

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When looking at your choices of systems when buying a burglar alarm, there are three basic types. These types are Away, Night and Away, and Twenty-Four hour. The RV burglar alarm security system that you choose depends upon your needs.

• The “Away” function protects your house when no one is at home. This is the cheapest and most common system. It usually monitors two or three doors and has one motion detector. This system does not protect you while you are actually at home. The “Away” function is set when you leave the house and deactivated when you return.
• The “Night and Away” option allows you the same coverage as the “Away” system does above, but also provides a ring of protection around bedrooms for use at night. “Night and Away” usually costs more as more parts and labor are needed to install the system.
• “Twenty-four hour” protection. This option provides night, day and away coverage. “Twenty-four hour” protection is the most expensive where you can have every window open and still have protection.

There are other things that you need to consider when buying a RV burglar alarm security system for home or in your RV. Next entry will cover wireless versus hard-wired systems.

In this series of blog entries, we will attempt to guide you as to what you should do before buying a RV burglar alarm security system. This is meant to be a guide only, RV Burglar Alarm Security Systems is not responsible for any claims made here.

1. Now that you have bought your beautiful new or new-to-you RV from a RV Sales site or RV Dealer, it is time to protect it with a RV burglar alarm security system. Make sure you do a lot of research and studying before you buy your system. There are many security companies out there to choose from and there are also many different options that come with security systems to weed through.

2. Do you buy or lease your RV burglar alarm security system? DO NOT ASSUME you are buying the system. Make sure to read the RV security system contract before signing it. Also pay close attention to cancellation provisions and LENGTH of lease. Some RV burglar alarm security system companies are requiring a lease of up to ten years.

Next blog entry, The three main types of RV burglar alarm security systems.