Another saftey tip, as most vans have a cabin hook on the door, thats the chrome hook that holds the door open & serves as a secondary catch when the door is closed.
It has been known that some oxygen theives have placed this hook into it;s locator when the door is closed while the owners are inside &/or asleep, locking them inside while they have a free go at their car & its contents.
To avoid this happening while inside fit a padlock to the locator, the small circular peice that the hook goes in in the closed position. Be shure the shank of the padlock in big enough to fill this locator so the hook cannot be fitted in as well. Cheers;
tonyd said
07:36 PM Aug 15, 2011
Very good tip for which I thank you. Very sad that it's necessary, though. Went to my dentist today in a respectable Perth suburban shopping area. Surprised to find you now have to ring a bell to seek admission to the (ground floor) surgery/office. Asked why and was told there had been trouble with . . . (and you can imagine which ethnic group was mentioned. It is not from overseas). How long do we have to put up with this? Tony
Father Ted said
07:44 PM Aug 15, 2011
justcruisin01 wrote:
Another saftey tip, as most vans have a cabin hook on the door, thats the chrome hook that holds the door open & serves as a secondary catch when the door is closed.
It has been known that some oxygen theives have placed this hook into it;s locator when the door is closed while the owners are inside &/or asleep, locking them inside while they have a free go at their car & its contents.
To avoid this happening while inside fit a padlock to the locator, the small circular peice that the hook goes in in the closed position. Be shure the shank of the padlock in big enough to fill this locator so the hook cannot be fitted in as well. Cheers;
Friends,please remember to not lock yourselves in your vans or campers so securely that in an emergency you are locked in.If for instance you have a fire it would be a burden to emergency services trying to help you if they are locked out.Just a thought.
justcruisin01 said
08:00 PM Aug 15, 2011
Father Ted wrote:
justcruisin01 wrote:
Another saftey tip, as most vans have a cabin hook on the door, thats the chrome hook that holds the door open & serves as a secondary catch when the door is closed.
It has been known that some oxygen theives have placed this hook into it;s locator when the door is closed while the owners are inside &/or asleep, locking them inside while they have a free go at their car & its contents.
To avoid this happening while inside fit a padlock to the locator, the small circular peice that the hook goes in in the closed position. Be shure the shank of the padlock in big enough to fill this locator so the hook cannot be fitted in as well. Cheers;
Friends,please remember to not lock yourselves in your vans or campers so securely that in an emergency you are locked in.If for instance you have a fire it would be a burden to emergency services trying to help you if they are locked out.Just a thought.
This system does not lock you in or make it any harder for emergency to get in if required, it stoppes someone else from locking you in.
Cupie said
08:13 PM Aug 15, 2011
justcruisin01 wrote:
Another saftey tip, as most vans have a cabin hook on the door, thats the chrome hook that holds the door open & serves as a secondary catch when the door is closed.
My van doesn't have that hook.
As an extra security I have installed a lockable night chain to the inside of my door.
I use it at night instead of locking the door & use it as a secondary latch when traveling or when the van is unattended.
Thanks for the tips JC and Cupie. I know the type you mean JC, for those vans that have the latch type it is a good idea.
Cupie, a good idea too, but how do you use it on the outside for travelling or for when it is unattended please?
justcruisin01 said
09:20 PM Aug 15, 2011
Cupie wrote:
justcruisin01 wrote:
Another saftey tip, as most vans have a cabin hook on the door, thats the chrome hook that holds the door open & serves as a secondary catch when the door is closed.
My van doesn't have that hook.
As an extra security I have installed a lockable night chain to the inside of my door.
I use it at night instead of locking the door & use it as a secondary latch when traveling or when the van is unattended.
Cupie, thats the same system that I posted about under personal saftey a couple of days back.
Zoomtopz said
06:44 AM Aug 16, 2011
Hey JC , one way I got even with th oxy-thieves
I had gas tanks fitted both sides of 'old Inter' , had a petrol tank
made & fitted into chassis behind diff . Ok , left with a hole in each
side of van , not really . I put a water cap on th petrol side & marked
em both 'water' - but - had a piece of hose running part way bck to
th side of vehicle - so , when th d/hs came along To p##s in my
water tank , they actually 'splashed their own feet'
Richo
Cupie said
08:07 AM Aug 16, 2011
Vic wrote:
Cupie, a good idea too, but how do you use it on the outside for travelling or for when it is unattended please?
The device has a tounge on one end of the chain that is held in place by the keyed locking mechanism that attaches to the door.
Like all night latches the door opens about 5cm. Enough to get your hand in but not enough to release the chain from its slot on the wall bracket.
From the outside you reach in & insert the key from the top & unlock. The tounge falls out from behind the lock.
The locking process is the reverse. ie. you just reach in & push the tongue upwards into its receiver at the rear of the lock.
I installed this around 10 yrs ago having purchased the lock from Bunnings for around $12.
jimricho said
10:06 AM Aug 16, 2011
justcruisin01 wrote:
Another saftey tip, as most vans have a cabin hook on the door, thats the chrome hook that holds the door open & serves as a secondary catch when the door is closed.
It has been known that some oxygen theives have placed this hook into it;s locator when the door is closed while the owners are inside &/or asleep, locking them inside
Hadn't thought of this one! seems like a way to get one's own back at those who run noisy air cons all night!
Vic said
02:30 PM Aug 16, 2011
Cupie wrote:
Vic wrote:
Cupie, a good idea too, but how do you use it on the outside for travelling or for when it is unattended please?
The device has a tounge on one end of the chain that is held in place by the keyed locking mechanism that attaches to the door.
Like all night latches the door opens about 5cm. Enough to get your hand in but not enough to release the chain from its slot on the wall bracket.
From the outside you reach in & insert the key from the top & unlock. The tounge falls out from behind the lock.
The locking process is the reverse. ie. you just reach in & push the tongue upwards into its receiver at the rear of the lock.
I installed this around 10 yrs ago having purchased the lock from Bunnings for around $12.
Thanks Cupie, I didn't know you could get these sliders with a key lock, sounds pretty good to me, must check that one out for the campervan sliding door, should work ok there too.
jack biggles said
02:37 PM Aug 16, 2011
I normally sleep with the door open!
Vic said
02:41 PM Aug 16, 2011
jack biggles wrote:
I normally sleep with the door open!
Some of us can but live in hope Jack......tried that but didn't have any takers
Dunco said
03:25 PM Aug 16, 2011
You should NEVER have ANY lock or bolt system on the outside of the door that may be allowed to lock you in.
Cupie said
04:52 PM Aug 16, 2011
Dunco wrote:
You should NEVER have ANY lock or bolt system on the outside of the door that may be allowed to lock you in.
I agree.
There was a story doing the rounds a few years ago about young locals at Pt Augusta doing exactly what was described in the original post.
In addition to installing the lockable chain inside my door, I also disabled the slider on the inside of the lock. The slider was intended to lock the door from the inside.
By sliding this to the locked position & then closing the door, it is not possible to use the key from the outside. Easy to lock yourself out. (This was a feature of the old pre 'tri lock'doors)
Happywanderer said
05:53 PM Aug 16, 2011
I noticed an outside lock on a camper today. I parked in the local carpark. Noticed a camper, slideon model. Walked around it as had noticed the green sign on the back is The Wanderer, looking for other stickers. When I got to the camper door I noticed a slide lock and it was locked. No one home so I didn't knock but only realised when reading the above, what would happen if owner sleeping inside and someone slid it along on the outside. There didn't seem to be any other way out, just windows. It wasn't the chain sort, only a slide lock. ( I think, didn't take any more notice of it)
justcruisin01 said
07:50 PM Aug 16, 2011
Zoomtopz wrote:
Hey JC , one way I got even with th oxy-thieves
I had gas tanks fitted both sides of 'old Inter' , had a petrol tank
made & fitted into chassis behind diff . Ok , left with a hole in each
side of van , not really . I put a water cap on th petrol side & marked
em both 'water' - but - had a piece of hose running part way bck to
th side of vehicle - so , when th d/hs came along To p##s in my
water tank , they actually 'splashed their own feet'
Richo
Good one , talk about getting your back. If you caught them they would be dumb enough to deny it, with the evidence all over the feet .
Should fit up a camera , go well on funniest home video.
Another saftey tip, as most vans have a cabin hook on the door, thats the chrome hook that holds the door open & serves as a secondary catch when the door is closed.
It has been known that some oxygen theives have placed this hook into it;s locator when the door is closed while the owners are inside &/or asleep, locking them inside while they have a free go at their car & its contents.
To avoid this happening while inside fit a padlock to the locator, the small circular peice that the hook goes in in the closed position. Be shure the shank of the padlock in big enough to fill this locator so the hook cannot be fitted in as well. Cheers;
Went to my dentist today in a respectable Perth suburban shopping area. Surprised to find you now have to ring a bell to seek admission to the (ground floor) surgery/office.
Asked why and was told there had been trouble with . . . (and you can imagine which ethnic group was mentioned. It is not from overseas).
How long do we have to put up with this?
Tony
My van doesn't have that hook.
As an extra security I have installed a lockable night chain to the inside of my door.
I use it at night instead of locking the door & use it as a secondary latch when traveling or when the van is unattended.
Cupie, a good idea too, but how do you use it on the outside for travelling or for when it is unattended please?
Cupie, thats the same system that I posted about under personal saftey a couple of days back.
Hey JC , one way I got even with th oxy-thieves
I had gas tanks fitted both sides of 'old Inter' , had a petrol tank
made & fitted into chassis behind diff . Ok , left with a hole in each
side of van , not really . I put a water cap on th petrol side & marked
em both 'water' - but - had a piece of hose running part way bck to
th side of vehicle - so , when th d/hs came along To p##s in my
water tank , they actually 'splashed their own feet'
Richo
The device has a tounge on one end of the chain that is held in place by the keyed locking mechanism that attaches to the door.
Like all night latches the door opens about 5cm. Enough to get your hand in but not enough to release the chain from its slot on the wall bracket.
From the outside you reach in & insert the key from the top & unlock. The tounge falls out from behind the lock.
The locking process is the reverse. ie. you just reach in & push the tongue upwards into its receiver at the rear of the lock.
I installed this around 10 yrs ago having purchased the lock from Bunnings for around $12.
Hadn't thought of this one! seems like a way to get one's own back at those who run noisy air cons all night!
Thanks Cupie, I didn't know you could get these sliders with a key lock, sounds pretty good to me, must check that one out for the campervan sliding door, should work ok there too.
Some of us can but live in hope Jack......tried that but didn't have any takers
I agree.
There was a story doing the rounds a few years ago about young locals at Pt Augusta doing exactly what was described in the original post.
In addition to installing the lockable chain inside my door, I also disabled the slider on the inside of the lock. The slider was intended to lock the door from the inside.
By sliding this to the locked position & then closing the door, it is not possible to use the key from the outside. Easy to lock yourself out. (This was a feature of the old pre 'tri lock'doors)
There didn't seem to be any other way out, just windows.
It wasn't the chain sort, only a slide lock. ( I think, didn't take any more notice of it)
Good one , talk about getting your back. If you caught them they would be dumb enough to deny it, with the evidence all over the feet .
Should fit up a camera , go well on funniest home video.
