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<\/a><\/p>\nWe swung the Airstream down Rt 34 from Estes Park, down through the tall walls of Big Thompson Canyon and eventually out to Loveland and I-25 again. \u00a0 Our destination was Cheyenne, to meet blog readers (and Airstream Life<\/a> fans) Jay and Cherie.<\/p>\n I’ve corresponded with Jay from time to time over the past couple of years. \u00a0 We’ve had a few near misses of their Airstream Safari 23 and ours, but never quite managed to get together. \u00a0 Finally, they were home for a while and it seemed an ideal opportunity to meet. \u00a0 Unfortunately, they don’t have courtesy parking, but Jay called over the Sierra Trading Post<\/a>, which has plenty of RV space, and got confirmation that we’d be welcome to spend the night in their lot.<\/p>\n We’ve never unhitched the Airstream in these circumstances. Normally when we park overnight in a non-campground environment, we leave the trailer hitched up to the truck. \u00a0 But since we had permission, and needed the truck to get to Jay & Cherie’s house, we broke the rule this one time and left the Airstream alone, wedged among a row of UPS trailers at the boundary of the parking lot.<\/p>\n This gave me an opportunity to think about security for the trailer. \u00a0 We leave the “stinger” of the Hensley hitch locked into the trailer with two padlocks. \u00a0 This prevents it from being removed. \u00a0 It also makes it virtually impossible to hitch a truck to the trailer without breaking the locks. \u00a0 But the trailer could still be broken into, so the best security is to be in a safe environment. \u00a0 This parking lot is lit all night and the warehouse operation runs 24 hours a day, which helps a little.<\/p>\n