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Old 10-25-2014, 08:57 PM   #21
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Oh the panic button is a great invention . All I have to do is press the button and follow the noise in the sea of white pickup trucks behind the shop
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Old 10-25-2014, 10:26 PM   #22
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A 12-volt motion sensor light would be a handy replacement for the light outside the door. Anyone have a reference for one?
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Old 10-25-2014, 11:26 PM   #23
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r.e. panic button: all I have to do is put my keys in my pocket and the &*$#&( thing goes off...
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Old 10-25-2014, 11:30 PM   #24
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A 12-volt motion sensor light would be a handy replacement for the light outside the door. Anyone have a reference for one?
See this thread starting with Post #71 for a discussion of motion sensors:

http://www.escapeforum.org/forums/f4...st-4384-8.html
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Old 10-26-2014, 06:47 AM   #25
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I agree that motion sending lights can be obnoxious in a camping situation as stated in the thread Karen refers to, but if it could be switched off in a campground, it might be beneficial in the situation described by the OP. Real problem is that scum bags are everywhere. One could be encountered in a Walmart in an upscale area or even in a public or private campground. Warm winter weather attracts all sorts of people. I have seen some "questionably appearing" individuals in Florida's State Parks not really camping, more like living out of their run down vehicles during the winter months. Doesn't mean they have bad intentions but obviously not there for the love of camping.
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Old 10-26-2014, 07:12 AM   #26
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These lights can be operated both n auto and manual modes Amazon.com: Starlights SL-1000 Smart Light 1000 12-volt Exterior Motion Light, White: Automotive
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Old 10-26-2014, 11:03 AM   #27
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Suggest only stay at the open all-night ones and under the brightest lighting. Done a lot of overnighting at WalMart, never had issues but now I will get an air horn.
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Old 10-26-2014, 05:25 PM   #28
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Hi Sharomm,
Would you mind posting the location? It is certainly someplace I would avoid.
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Old 10-26-2014, 05:37 PM   #29
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Something else needs to be mentioned, never sleep at a rest stop or parking lot or any strange area with one of your windows open. You would not do that in your car so the same applies to your trailer. Your MaxxFan can cool you down. Besides that, the noise is less with your windows shut.
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Old 10-26-2014, 05:41 PM   #30
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Something else needs to be mentioned, never sleep at a rest stop or parking lot or any strange area with one of your windows open. You would not do that in your car so the same applies to your trailer. Your MaxxFan can cool you down. Besides that, the noise is less with your windows shut.
True.

Also, to the original poster: did you report this to the local police? That's VERY important.
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Old 10-26-2014, 07:13 PM   #31
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... never sleep at a rest stop or parking lot or any strange area with one of your windows open.
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Your MaxxFan can cool you down.
I understand the reasons to keep the windows shut, but I don't understand how the roof fan can keep anything cool if there is nowhere for air to enter the trailer. An exhaust fan with no intake won't do much of anything. Are you counting on the stove vent or something?
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Old 10-26-2014, 07:30 PM   #32
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I understand the reasons to keep the windows shut, but I don't understand how the roof fan can keep anything cool if there is nowhere for air to enter the trailer. An exhaust fan with no intake won't do much of anything. Are you counting on the stove vent or something?
Actually it will suck the cold out of your refrigerator, at least with the 5 cu ft fridge. You have to crack at least one window if you are going to run the fan on exhaust.

I watched the refrigerator temperature climb from 34°F to over 50°F in a less than an hour with the trailer sealed shut & the fan running on full. Made the mistake of leaving the fan on automatic while driving. It wasn't running in the cool morning, but the trailer heated as I drove and the fan started & stepped up to full speed.
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Actually it will suck the cold out of your refrigerator, at least with the 5 cu ft fridge. You have to crack at least one window if you are going to run the fan on exhaust.
Now that is interesting. If that is the case, then if you leave a vent or window cracked open when towing would the venturi effect draw cold air out of the fridge? I presume the cold air doesn't escape through the fridge door; how does it get out? If this does happen it might partially explain the problems some people have been having with their refrigerators.
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Old 10-26-2014, 08:47 PM   #34
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Instead of opening a window why couldn't you crack open the bathroom ceiling vent to get some air circulation with the Maxxfan fan?
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Old 10-26-2014, 09:39 PM   #35
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Instead of opening a window why couldn't you crack open the bathroom ceiling vent to get some air circulation with the Maxxfan fan?
Interesting idea, which would maintain security, but I'm not sure how much it would help cooling. It certainly could strip some of the hottest air out of the trailer.
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Old 10-27-2014, 05:47 AM   #36
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and put the MaxxFanfan on in not exhaust, also another reason to have the small bath window if you have the 19' with no bath fan.
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Old 10-27-2014, 08:47 AM   #37
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Now that is interesting. If that is the case, then if you leave a vent or window cracked open when towing would the venturi effect draw cold air out of the fridge? I presume the cold air doesn't escape through the fridge door; how does it get out? If this does happen it might partially explain the problems some people have been having with their refrigerators.
In my case, the cold air was coming out at the bottom edge of the door. I can only guess that the replacement air got into the refrigerator through the hole used to run the thermostat tube, but it could also have been leaking in through the door seal at the top or sides. When I shut off he fan, the temperature started to go back down, and I no longer felt cold air at the bottom.

Now back to security - If you put a motion detector outside light on your trailer, PLEASE include a way to turn it off, at least when you are in campgrounds. I camped in a site across the campground road from a trailer with one, and every time I stepped out of the trailer, it went off. Since I was trying to take some night time star photos, it was a real pain.
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Old 10-27-2014, 08:49 AM   #38
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I am not understanding the reason to not have a window cracked when sleeping in a rest stop. I am even trying to visualize a situation that could be trouble, and only my wildest imagination could come up with something bad. Don't think it will be anything I would ever worry about.

Am I being too naive, and trustful of my fellow man?
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Old 10-27-2014, 08:53 AM   #39
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Now back to security - If you put a motion detector outside light on your trailer, PLEASE include a way to turn it off, at least when you are in campgrounds. I camped in a site across the campground road from a trailer with one, and every time I stepped out of the trailer, it went off. Since I was trying to take some night time star photos, it was a real pain.
I am in 100% agreement here. Heck, I would like to see less street lights in some campgrounds.

In regards to this security issue, and what to do or not, would the same things not apply to some campgrounds? If someone seriously wanted to break into RVs, a quiet campground setting would be easier for them to not be seen in, rather than an open, lit parking lot.
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Old 10-27-2014, 09:00 AM   #40
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To answer questions about the incident:

It happened at the Fallon, NV Walmart; I called the police and they arrested the person.
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