Levelling with jockey wheel for long term parking

What do people generally use for security?

We have an Alko hitch lock that we got for our second caravan and has fitted ever since. We also have a wheel clamp. We did have an Alko one that fits the 'holes' in your caravan wheels exactly and they are supposed to be one of the best. However I found it very fiddly to fit it has to be aligned very precisely. I changed to a Millenco Wraith which satisfies our insurance and is fitted within minutes. 

But our caravan is in storage so that is enough for us. With yours being on your own drive then other variables come into the equation. What is the 'crime rate' for your area? Are you and your neighbours mostly at work during the day? Do you have security lighting with sensors? You could fit cornersteady locks (ouch) or have an alarm fitted. This doesn't have to be a high tech one, it could be one of the small simple battery powered units that simply goes off inside your caravan? A concrete post as mentioned? Someopele leave their EHU hooked up as it is thought thieves won't cut through a power lead (and will keep your battery charged).

The sad fact is that if someone wants your caravan they will get it no matter what. All you are doing is buying time and hopefully making it more difficult to get your caravan and perhaps they'll look for an easier target. 

Have you thought about fitting a tracker?

Sorry forgot to mention but you can install very easily a Ring outdoor cam that connect to your wifi and gives notification on your phone wherever you happen to be when it detects anyone. We have two and they are very good, annoyingly so as you get a notification at 2am and you look at the phone to see two cats looking back at you! 

I you want to keep any recordings then you have to have a monthly subscription but it's about £3.00 per camera, and £8 covers any amount.  

This topic has often been raised on this forum. The jockey wheel is part of the A-Frame,  connected to the chassis and can take a substantial load whereas the steadies are usually bolted to the caravan wooden underside, not the chassis. Any uneven load on the steadies is undesirable and they are just there to steady the van and prevent rocking when moving around inside. Therefore it is essential that the wheels and jockey wheel take all the load. Raising the jockey wheel and taking the load on the steadies is a no-no in my view.

For security i just park our caravan in a really awkward place to manoeuvre out with the tow hitch away from the road along with hitch and wheel lock, the more difficult to get the better to deter theft is what i go for 

I'm not going to disclose on here what security devices I use, but rest assured my van and the house has got every conceivable security device fitted - and more! - even though we live in a very low crime area. My past experience taught me that if some low life wants something enough, they will nick it - and all I can do is to make it as difficult as possible for them in the hope they will go for a softer target instead.

if you wind up the jockey wheel you put too much strain on the corner steady's

the jockey wheel is designed to take the weight, the corner steady's are only steady's

I know some caravaners do but can bend a steady by doing so

Drive thru crims Rich, the bane of rural communities😤