2 Days Travelling-Uhaul Towing Vehicle-Worried About Theft (moving truck, U-Haul, fuel, trailer)
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I will be towing a vehicle with a 15' Uhaul truck for 2 days. I am worried about where/how to sleep. Heard bad things about Uhaul trucks being broken into at hotels. I will of course padlock the box and chain/lock the trailer to the truck but what else can I do to get some sleep and not have the truck stolen or broken into? Pull the fuel injection relay. But that won't stop someone from towing it away. Anyone have experience with this?
Last edited by Rocko9999; 07-19-2023 at 03:22 PM..
I will be towing a vehicle with a 15' Uhaul truck for 2 days. I am worried about where/how to sleep. Heard bad things about Uhaul trucks being broken into at hotels. I will of course padlock the box and chain/lock the trailer to the truck but what else can I do to get some sleep and not have the truck stolen or broken into? Pull the fuel injection relay. But that won't stop someone from towing it away. Anyone have experience with this?
Ask the hotel if they have a more secure, monitored, or well lighted spot to park the truck. Somewhere with more activity or where employees might have a better chance to spot someone tampering with it. Other ideas:
Absolutely plan your hotel stays in advance. Contact hotels near where you are planning on staying and ensure you can park in a well lighted area hopefully right in front and right near the main entrance. You can use google maps and street level view to see what the hotel parking situation looks like. You can also research and pick lower crime cities on your route to spend the night in, or at least lower crime neighborhoods. Also, contact your insurance company(s) to ensure you are covered during your move and get their recommendation for a safe and crime-free movement of your goods.
We all hear the bad stories of break ins and thefts, but the vast majority of moves go through without a hitch. Good Luck.
Absolutely plan your hotel stays in advance. Contact hotels near where you are planning on staying and ensure you can park in a well lighted area hopefully right in front and right near the main entrance. You can use google maps and street level view to see what the hotel parking situation looks like. You can also research and pick lower crime cities on your route to spend the night in, or at least lower crime neighborhoods. Also, contact your insurance company(s) to ensure you are covered during your move and get their recommendation for a safe and crime-free movement of your goods.
We all hear the bad stories of break ins and thefts, but the vast majority of moves go through without a hitch. Good Luck.
Thanks. I will start checking out the parking lots. Tough part about towing a vehicle is you can't back up against a wall as I have seen recommended.
I will be towing a vehicle with a 15' Uhaul truck for 2 days. I am worried about where/how to sleep. Heard bad things about Uhaul trucks being broken into at hotels. I will of course padlock the box and chain/lock the trailer to the truck but what else can I do to get some sleep and not have the truck stolen or broken into? Pull the fuel injection relay. But that won't stop someone from towing it away. Anyone have experience with this?
One option is to think outside the box. Check the various RV campgrounds along your route that offers cabins, trailers or other fixed accommodations, most with air conditioning. Many have embraced temp travelers with DIY moving vans by having areas set up just for this. You may have to call around but they are out there. If your traveling in hot areas, those campgrounds may be very accommodating as they could only have a handful of actual RVers staying.
I've been concerned about that too, but concluded it's just stuff. I guess I don't hold a lot of value on material items.
Maybe stick the most valuable stuff in the car, to bring into the hotel? Or, pay a security service?
I will add that I was able to see my vehicle from the hotel room. Not that I was going to sit by the window all night, but if you had a security person, you might see if they are out there, doing their job.
I will be towing a vehicle with a 15' Uhaul truck for 2 days. I am worried about where/how to sleep. Heard bad things about Uhaul trucks being broken into at hotels. I will of course padlock the box and chain/lock the trailer to the truck but what else can I do to get some sleep and not have the truck stolen or broken into? Pull the fuel injection relay. But that won't stop someone from towing it away. Anyone have experience with this?
I understand your concerns, we moved last year and had to figure out safe locations for parking the moving truck. This is what we did:
1)First night we slept at a VRBO which was a farm (our room was a nice place above the garage of the main home). Parked the truck on the farm property and had no issues.
2)Second night at another VRBO (another town/state) parked the truck at a nearby storage facility that had a secured/gated RV/boat parking behind the storage units. And the storage attendant lived on the premises.
We had no issues.
Note: this VRBO was off a narrow one lane street and had a regular 2 car garage which we used to park our car, and it did not have any street parking nearby for the truck. For obvious reasons, we would not have felt safe parking the truck 2 blocks away.
Good luck and hope you have a safe drive to your new place.
We drove an F150 Super Crew pulling a trailer with a kayak and two bicycles on it. The F150 was completely loaded too leaving just enough room for our vizsla in the backseat. Three days, 1800 miles.
I took the bikes off each night and the kayak had a lasso lock on it. We also brought a few things inside, mostly valuables and sidearms. At each selected hotel, we either parked close to the room or in a spot with lots of lights. In Jackson MS, we parked behind the hotel which faced the police station parking lot. The desk clerks were always helpful.
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