I know this an old thread, but I have been looking at these as they are pretty cheap, and should be a good way of easily holding the camping trailer from any one quickly hooking it up and leaving... my idea is screw this in and then a chain over the axle.
anyone else using one of these? what are your thoughts?
Not for me, as I had difficulties in driving a screwy dog tether sufficiently deep into the ground to prevent the dog from pulling it out, so I have zero chance with this one!
Easier to find a tree/fence/etc. to chain the trailer/bikes to it IMHO.
I don't bother chaining my trailer when I am on a camp site, as the ones I go too are pretty secure with barriers and 24/7 warden on site etc...
DK
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at just over a tenner on ebay, worth a punt. If it just discourages the light fingered thief [nothing will determine the serious thief ] its worth it at that price.
we have one however yet to use it as:
a. usually on sites like dk said above
b. there are normally trees about if needed
c. the time I wanted to use it I didn't have a wrench the right size as it isn't the same size as a wheel brace - which it should be IMO.
We now have the right size wrench for it but yet to give it a go and can't be bothered to try it in the garden.
We normally go on pretty good sites, but you never know.... Also we did have a big yellow hitch lock... But I miss placed the key... So I just unbolted the hitch and put a new one on... Took all of 2 mins! So again not really much of a deterrent if they want it..
Bought 2 new bikes last week. We have the easy base and easy bike tow bar mounted carrier. A lock cover secures the easy base to the tow ball. 2 standard plastic coated steel cable combination bike locks for carrying around with us when we go out, or as secondary securing back on the easy base, when not in use.
In addition to all that, I've just added a 2.5m length of 8mm steel chain from B& Q, and One of these... (The chain with the padlock proved too short to be of practical use around the bikes, but will now come in handy to chain the Easybase to the framework of my industrial steel shed!! :-) )
This longer chain and alarm padlock will come in handy (hopefully!!) when parked up outside a French travel lodge next month, and also overnight/unattended on a campsite..... either back on the easy base (which in turn is locked to the towball) or a nice fat chunky tree or similar.
It runs through both bike frames, and the frame of the easybase. (Actually, there may be enough slack to wrap around the towbar too.... I'll look into that!)
The alarm isn't as loud as I envisaged, but should certainly discourage a sustained "attack".
I don't think there's much more we can do now, other than cross our fingers..... and enjoy our return to an old favourite hobby!!!
As already mentioned before, when I went to collect my trailer from Lichfield Trailer Centre, I enquired about trailer security, and was informed don't bother with anything too fancy and expensive, as it is small enough for it to be lifted by 2 or 3 people even when it is fully loaded.
He advised to prevent the hitch from being engaged by using a long padlock, which cost me just over 10 GBP!
Based on the advice from Francis on here, I got a Thatcham approved 12mm motorbike chain, 1.8m long, so that I can secure the trailer via the A frame to the tow bar, to prevent it from being taken away. It is bright green and is a very good visual deterrent.
I used it during my trip to Scotland last year that required me to have an overnight stop at a motel on the way up and back, plus regular pit stops at motorway services, and I still have the trailer.
I secure the spare wheel to the trailer by using a push bike security cable and lock.
DK
------------- Apple The Campervan - A Van For Work, Rest & Play!
- 2027: ? NL+DE+FR
- 2026: FR+DE
- 2025: 17/77
'24: 10/49; '23: 9/47;'22: 8/46; '21: 9/34
* Ex-tenter
* Treat life events like a dog: if you can't eat it, play with it or hump it, p1$$ on it and walk away!
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