Storing PUP

[TonyBCamping]

Hi, I plan on storing my PUP in my driveway while not in use. Aside from obvious things like locking receiver etc, what are some dos and dont's? TIA

 

[xxxapache]

Take all food out and read up mouse proofing.

 

[kcsa75]

Check with your city code enforcement dept or HOA to make sure you don't find a note stuck on your front door giving you 48 hours to move it.

 

[TonyBCamping]

Funny you say that. I do live in a HOA community however it seems that most people get by having small campers even small boats. I do plan to cover it etc. If not i do have an alt. storage location . My driveway does have a bit of an incline, recommend lifting it off floor w the jacks or just simply chocks?

 

[xxxapache]

Chock the wheels and consider covering the tires.

 

[jmkay1]

I would look into a tongue lock etc to discourage people from hooking up to it. Maybe even lower your stabilizers to also further dissuade people. Just don't forget they are down yourself. Depending on your neighborhood may even want to either look into a battery lock or removing the battery to discourage people from taking it. You would want to disconnect the battery wires anyway to prevent parasitic discharge while the camper is in storage.

 

[TonyBCamping]

I would look into a tongue lock etc to discourage people from hooking up to it. Maybe even lower your stabilizers to also further dissuade people. Just don't forget they are down yourself. Depending on your neighborhood may even want to either look into a battery lock or removing the battery to discourage people from taking it. You would want to disconnect the battery wires anyway to prevent parasitic discharge while the camper is in storage.

thank you ! this is a pretty decent neighborhood but I am def putting in a tongue lock and lowering the stabs.

 

[davido]

I use a coupler lock that fits into the coupler like a ball. I also use a coupler latch lock. Probably overkill.

Use an RV cover. Not a plastic tarp.

Use vinyl tire covers to keep the UV light off those tires.

I chock the wheels, but I *also* put the wheel from the front trailer jack into a sort of "dish" that prevents it from rolling. That makes it impossible for kids to kick the chocks out and send it rolling down the driveway. They would first have to put the coupler on a hitch, raise the jack, remove the dish, lower the jack. That's really there just for the vandal / bored kids concern.

Lock everything, lower the stabilizers onto blocks, sent ant bait / rodent bait around.

 

[TonyBCamping]

I use a coupler lock that fits into the coupler like a ball. I also use a coupler latch lock. Probably overkill.

Use an RV cover. Not a plastic tarp.

Use vinyl tire covers to keep the UV light off those tires.

I chock the wheels, but I *also* put the wheel from the front trailer jack into a sort of "dish" that prevents it from rolling. That makes it impossible for kids to kick the chocks out and send it rolling down the driveway. They would first have to put the coupler on a hitch, raise the jack, remove the dish, lower the jack. That's really there just for the vandal / bored kids concern.

Lock everything, lower the stabilizers onto blocks, sent ant bait / rodent bait around.

thank you ! I appreciate the info

 

[SteveP]

Wrap the safety chains around the tongue and padlock them so that they cannot be used to pull the camper out of the driveway.

 

[tfischer]

After years of storing off-site, we put in a gravel pad next to our garage and I put up a 6' privacy fence around it. Not that I really worried about having the pup wander off, but now it's not even visible from the road, which I like for both aesthetics and security.