Choices
Hi All,
This has turned in to a great thread. Should be some indication of the latent demand out there for these lock hasps...
We chose to mount them near the bottom of the doors because:
- It's easily accessible for mounting - rather than trying to tunnel in to the middle of the doors to get a wrench inside, for the back side of the the bolts.
- In that truck, the "bottom" of the doors, is actually at about eye-level, so (especially once the locks are painted) will serve as a bold reminder not to try anything with this truck.
I will try to get you some pictures of the backside of the hasps, but they are not the easiest to take because of the internal shape of the doors.
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As for security on the camper portion... my wife is pushing hard for a Gattling Gun mounted on the roof. I disagree with this approach because I think it would shade the solar panels! :bigbossHL:
So instead we're going for:
- The cargo bay doors have electric locks that disable the handle mechanism entirely.
- There is no ladder to access the roof from the outside, the only way up there is from the over-cab bed area.
- The windows are all well above reaching height, and have double locks on the inside. We're considering putting aluminum shutters over these, so that when closed down the entire camper will look like an aluminum cargo truck, rather than an Expedition vehicle.
- The main camper door handle is a flush type, so it can't be pulled open with a tow rope, etc.
- The spare & bikes, etc, are stored "inside" the vestibule between the ramp door and the internal rear wall (18" gap)
- I'm going to try to wire the main camper door, to be a part of the cab's alarm system so it triggers that too.
We are travelling with two little (blonde) kids. Although we've been through a lot of the world already, this will be our first time overlanding with them and security has been a big area of concern/planning for the family. Probably more than it should/needs to be, and common sense is almost always the best 'system', but then it will be a looong trip and things do happen...
Here's a small example of the crowd our son regularly attracted during his last trip to China:
(India was even worse, with literally dozens of people asking to take their pictures with our kids)
They don't mean any harm, but being 'swarmed' by crowds like that constantly makes you very wary, and nervous about your pockets.
The truck will surely attract even more attention...
Cheers,
Jay.
Cheers,
Jay.