Yea, sounds like overkill, and to be fair I tend to only use the crooklock and steering lock when in France. The alarm, dna, and cris and gps don’t require any action, and the padlocks get used only when at home.
I live in N. Ireland, which despite trevs Wild West stories is probably quieter than much of England. My apparent obsession with security probably stems from spending most of our lives eating sausages, paying 16% mortgage (remember them?) paying for childcare which was pretty much equal to my wife’s salary, and generally just about balancing the books each month with no ‘coffees’, eating out, fancy holidays etc thanks to the cost of raising 3 kids.
So, at the age of 61 we decided to blow the lump sums from retirement on a Motorhome and holiday like mad before decrepitude took over (nearly at that stage already). We bought a Hymer A class which obviously was pretty damned expensive and our first, and probably will be our only Brand new vehicle of any sort. A reward for having been so economically vigilant for 40 plus years. I guess I just recognise the value of money and do my best to get best value and longevity from purchases, security being one aspect.
As I posted earlier, I still think burglary is a bigger possibility with lots of scope for damage to doors and windows. Since we don’t carry many valuables or money, I don’t beef up the security on that side of risk assessment. Our hab door is extremely weak security wise, so I am happy that a burglar could nearly just pull the door open with minimal damage and reap little reward for his efforts. Hopefully the various warning stickers would suggest his efforts would be better served at another location.
We do what we hope is sufficient and appropriate and then get on with enjoying the van.
Davy
Are you really sure you want to live in Evesham?
