Five Essential Items for Theft Protection
Although it may be completely impossible to prevent your small trailer from getting stolen, there are a number of inventive products which could make a thief think twice about taking your trailer. Often criminals are opportunists and will take advantage of easy targets, so these products will raise the bar on how easy a target your trailer will be.
The first product we recommend is a heavy duty wheel clamp. The clamp works by securing heavy duty metal arms around one trailer wheel (no need to buy two). The adjustable arms are locked into place and prevent the wheel from rotating due to a long metal bar that comes out and rests on the ground. Being bright orange and yellow it will be highly visible to thieves.
This is the heavy duty wheel clamp we use: CLICK HERE TO BUY ON AMAZON
If you want a 2 pack: CLICK HERE TO BUY ON AMAZON
The next recommended product is a universal coupler lock. This is a small metal ball mechanism that fits inside your coupler after you detach your hitch ball. You lock it into place so that a thief cannot easily hitch up to your trailer and drive away. This red universal coupler lock is simple to use and effective at blocking access to your coupler.
This is the coupler lock we use: CLICK HERE TO BUY ON AMAZON
Following the universal coupler lock above, this next item is also a coupler lock but involves locking the coupler latching mechanism by inserting a metal rod through the hole and then screwing down a back plate and locking the mechanism with a key. We use this not only at the campground to make sure thieves won’t be able to raise the handle so they can get their hitch ball into the trailer’s coupler, but also as an added safety mechanism to prevent the handle from the unlikely event of it popping open while driving.
This is the coupler lock we use: CLICK HERE TO BUY ON AMAZON
There are a couple more theft prevention devices we employ that are designed to protect other items from theft aside from our trailer. We employ a locking trailer hitch pin. It’s not really oriented to protecting the trailer from theft, but is meant to prevent the ball hitch mechanism attached to your vehicle from being removed. We always leave this item locked onto our SUV as there is no need to remove it (unless you want to remove the hitch). Here’s the one we use: CLICK HERE TO BUY ON AMAZON
Lastly, we use a steel cable to lock down our portable RV surge protector (you will need a lock for this). Here’s the one we use: CLICK HERE TO BUY ON AMAZON
Disclaimer: You will get the same great Amazon price by clicking on the links here compared to buying directly on Amazon, but by buying here you will also be supporting the continuation of this website as we get a small commission from each sale. These are products and procedures we use for our own Scamp that we selected and developed from our own research and experiences. However, we do not endorse any specific product and cannot guarantee that the products we use are exemplary and the procedures we use are complete, accurate, detail the correct recommended procedures, or apply to your model small travel trailer. It’s always best to double check with your manufacturer or operation manuals to ensure you are doing everything correctly.
