Storage July 31, 2008, 08:23:20 am Yahoo Message Number: 1519We are in the process of moving to the Windsor area across from Detroit (about 4.4 miles from the US/Michigan border as the crow flies). We will no longer have the luxury of a pad beside the house and 50 amp power. Our new lot is a pie and will simply not handle the MH. There is a Jayco dealer (trailers only) a half mile away who has a storage facility but I've turned that down ($50 per month or $500 per year) since you have to leave the keys and they will have to move the MH periodically. I've rented a spot in a "secure" location for $69 per month for the next 3 months as we then head to Florida.http://www.guardian-storage.com/outdoors.phphttp://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=5505+Rhodes+Dr,+Windsor,+ON&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=39.592876,75.410156&ie=UTF8&ll=42.287675,-82.942969&spn=0.002262,0.006641&t=h&z=18&iwloc=addrEven though they say "secure" and they are fenced with barbed wire on top and have video cameras running, one never knows who might get in or what other renters might do. Of course the back of their contract says they are not responsible if anything happens.This brings me around to the locks on the basement doors. We are going to remove most items of value (like the air compressor, power cord) from the MH basement and store them at home (a real pain if we have to reload every time we use it). Perhaps I'll store some of the items inside the MH - but still a nuisance.We had extensive discussion about the locks several months ago. Has anyone changed the basement locks to get away from the risk related to the 600,000 #751 keys that are out there? I'm now thinking that perhaps I should try to take them all out and have them rekeyed or just get a couple of new locks and put most items in 2 of the compartments.Anyone have any advice on "things to do and remember" when storing away from home?ThanksDon Quote Selected
Re: Storage Reply #1 – July 31, 2008, 08:49:58 am Yahoo Message Number: 1520Don, I usually keep the compartments empty of anything of value, then keep the compartments empty... regardless of the locks, the compartment doors can be opened with considerable damage, and I would rather just let the intruder open them and find them empty.Denny Quote Selected
Re: Storage Reply #2 – July 31, 2008, 08:51:28 am Yahoo Message Number: 1521Interesting as I've been thinking the same thing.DonOn 31-Jul-08, at 8:49 AM, Quote Selected
Re: Storage Reply #3 – July 31, 2008, 08:51:58 am Yahoo Message Number: 1522I meant to say..."keep them unlocked.." Quote Selected
Re: Storage Reply #4 – July 31, 2008, 12:09:20 pm Yahoo Message Number: 1523QuoteDon, I usually keep the compartments empty of anything of value, thenkeep theQuotecompartments empty... regardless of the locks, the compartment doorscan beQuoteopened with considerable damage, and I would rather just let theintruder openQuotethem and find them empty.DennyI have been considering either switching out the locks or leaving thecompartments unlocked. When I took the Greyhawk out of storage thisSpring, someone had broken off a key in one of the locks. Don't knowif it was a 751 and just broke, or if it was something else, but itwas all the way in the lock. My assumption is they either already hador were going to go through the compartments (they were all empty).Given how easy it is to break into a compartment and how universal thekey is, I am tempted to remove most things of value from thecompartments permanently and leave them unlocked. Unfortunately, Ihave to use a storage lot all year...so it isn't just seasonal.Removing things "of value" isn't that easy. Have you priced stainlessbarbecue grills and 50 amp cords? I guess a Coleman stove, black andgray water hoses, drinking water hoses and leveling blocks and foldingchairs are pretty safe? I hate to think of the inconvenience if Iwent to pick up the RV to head our for a trip and found all the hosesmissing. Quote Selected
Re: Storage Reply #5 – July 31, 2008, 12:18:20 pm Yahoo Message Number: 1524JD, I've been thinking I' remove move pretty well everything. Maybe leave in a broom and one or two other things - reasoning similar to yours.DonOn 31-Jul-08, at 12:09 PM, JD wrote: Quote Selected
Re: Storage Reply #6 – July 31, 2008, 01:45:43 pm Yahoo Message Number: 1525Locking the storage and the door is only for the honest, I'm sure this is preaching to the choir though. I've read reports where battery powered recip saws are being used to gain entry. They are especially adept at cutting through the construction techniques of RV's. Even entry doors have had cutout going right around the lock. I also feel leaving the lockers unlocked and empty is probably the way to go. Quote Selected
Re: Storage Reply #7 – July 31, 2008, 03:38:59 pm Yahoo Message Number: 1526, rsri1@... wrote:QuoteLocking the storage and the door is only for the honest, I'm surethis isQuotepreaching to the choir though. I've read reports where batterypowered recipQuotesaws are being used to gain entry. They are especially adept atcutting through the construction techniques of RV's. Even entry doors havehad cutout goingQuoteright around the lock. I also feel leaving the lockers unlocked andempty isQuoteprobably the way to go.It's sad, really, but I guess that's how things are. I will stillkeep inexpensive stuff there and hope for the best. I guess iffolding chairs firewood and blocks go away it is no big deal toreplace them and preferable to having to replace or repair storagedoors. As far as security, I have never tested it but stronglysuspect I cold simply pull open almost any outside storagecompartment. Those little metal tabs don't seem very strong to me. Quote Selected