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Quote: Originally posted by Leisurepower on 15/5/2009

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I find that land mines randomly placed around a nest of razorwire do the trick, but I have an AK47 under the bed....just in case lol

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We lost our last van on 1-3-07 & we only had a hitch lock, wheelclamp (or so it was called) & rear leglocks.  The van was found the same day, recovered to the dealer by me within a few days & returned to us after a week or so but we never liked it afterwards & sold it.

We've increased security to the following now & hope our new van remains where we put it.

I've sunk a big RSJ into the flower border & concreted it in, 37 inches deep in concrete & it has a hitch bolted to it with the nuts welded to the bolts.

I put the van in forwards using the mover & hitch it to the post. I remove the jockey wheel & clamp. I fit an Al-Ko wheel lock, hitcklock & two rear leglocks & a security post beind it. Plus, I park a car beside it & my L200 behind it. I have a spare steel wheel here & when the new van arrives I'm thinking of putting just the rim on the unlocked side stood on a length steel tube which I may weld to the bottom of the rim to simulate the tyre.

If they get it away with that lot on it, they'll do well.

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Quote: Originally posted by Basilbrush on 15/5/2009

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We lost our last van on 1-3-07 & we only had a hitch lock, wheelclamp (or so it was called) & rear leglocks.  The van was found the same day, recovered to the dealer by me within a few days & returned to us after a week or so but we never liked it afterwards & sold it.

We've increased security to the following now & hope our new van remains where we put it.

I've sunk a big RSJ into the flower border & concreted it in, 37 inches deep in concrete & it has a hitch bolted to it with the nuts welded to the bolts.

I put the van in forwards using the mover & hitch it to the post. I remove the jockey wheel & clamp. I fit an Al-Ko wheel lock, hitcklock & two rear leglocks & a security post beind it. Plus, I park a car beside it & my L200 behind it. I have a spare steel wheel here & when the new van arrives I'm thinking of putting just the rim on the unlocked side stood on a length steel tube which I may weld to the bottom of the rim to simulate the tyre.

If they get it away with that lot on it, they'll do well.

BB

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our little van has a hitchlock & 2 wheelclamps - it's in secure storage, so if it gets nicked from there, they have to pay up on their insurance (though why anyone would want to nick her is beyond me - there are far more newer 'vans to pick on with less devices than her!!)

When away, along with the above, we're thinking about indoctrinating the dog to caravanning - 45kg (7 stone) of snarling GSD should do the trick.  Makes me chuckle actually - we've heard people pass the house & say 'that's where that nasty dog lives' - what they don't see his him lying here warming my feet or playing gently with my 11 month old daughter (but always supervised) or letting kiddies of friends pull him around - a real softy, just guarding his territory (which is worse now we have the baby!!) - ah well, worth every penny, though may be time to increase his workload for the same pay - god, if he were human, he'd have us at a tribunal!!!

2 wheel clamps

2 leg locks

hitch lock

locking post

locked in a garage that 24ft long and a 90deg turn to get it out which with a 23"8 twin is a pain in the ass to get in and out,

stored where there are better less secure vans.

and insured

but if they want it they could get it.

Rustybus,

Surley when towing it must cause massive drag and fuel consuption with wheels like that. Lol.

Great idea but what a pain each time you need to use the van.

Quote: Originally posted by Rustybus on 15/5/2009

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Quote: Originally posted by Basilbrush on 15/5/2009

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We lost our last van on 1-3-07 & we only had a hitch lock, wheelclamp (or so it was called) & rear leglocks.  The van was found the same day, recovered to the dealer by me within a few days & returned to us after a week or so but we never liked it afterwards & sold it.

We've increased security to the following now & hope our new van remains where we put it.

I've sunk a big RSJ into the flower border & concreted it in, 37 inches deep in concrete & it has a hitch bolted to it with the nuts welded to the bolts.

I put the van in forwards using the mover & hitch it to the post. I remove the jockey wheel & clamp. I fit an Al-Ko wheel lock, hitcklock & two rear leglocks & a security post beind it. Plus, I park a car beside it & my L200 behind it. I have a spare steel wheel here & when the new van arrives I'm thinking of putting just the rim on the unlocked side stood on a length steel tube which I may weld to the bottom of the rim to simulate the tyre.

If they get it away with that lot on it, they'll do well.

BB

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Wow! That is what I call secure I like the wheels with steel bars welded to them, much better than wheel clamps

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I was going to buy a wheel clamp to go on the unlocked wheel Pete, having a couple of spare rims in my shed I decided to either sit a rim on a big steel tube or weld some steel to the base of the rim to form a foot. Stick a ouple of locking wheel nuts on it & it'll create a time consuming problem to any would be scum bag.

Having thought about it, I'll try the unwelded tube first so I don't commit a rim to a life as a security device in case I need to stick a tyre on it. As far as time taken is concerned, it'll only take me five minutes to fit the rim & it'll keep the standing load off the original wheel.

I don't doubt one or two will consider my security OTT but, having lost one van & had the upset it caused, I'd rather quietly lock down the caraan & feel happy I've done what I can.

As a footnote to this, I remind anyone chaning from a tyreless secure wheel to a road wheel prior to a journey to check the wheel nuts part way into their trip. I carry a small torque wrench with me should I suffer a puncture & need to change a wheel on a trip so this presents no problem.

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 I get the missus to sleep in it. When she starts on at them like she does me,they'll take pity on me, bring the van back,pay for any damage then turn themselves in and opt for a quieter life behind bars.

 P.S. Hope she doesn't read this.

Think my van will be ok.

Got my mates van in front of it that's same model as my van but a year younger.

His has got a brand new Purpleline Enduro mover on we just fitted and it works a treat.

Behind locked gate's with my Mazda6 with Catterham alarm and imobilser parked in front.

On top of that I've got hitch lock on and van tyres have sunk about three inches deep in grass !