Day 181
Before our adventure, I had learned that it is easy to lock yourself out of your Rv. The locks have a two key system; one lock you can only engage externally, the second lock you can engage by flicking a switch below the handle inside the Rv, or by using a key externally. If you accidentally hit the internal switch as you exit, you will need a key to renter. When I worked at an Rv dealer for a short time I learned there was a few ways to regain access if you locked yourself out: the first is to drill the lock out, a $700.00 bill to replace, the second was to call a locksmith, and that would depend on where your Rv was, the third was to break a window, which would be over $1000 to replace.
Knowing this, both Lori and I were carful to ensure we had the Rv keys in our hand when we left the Rv for any reason. How we worked this is I would grab the keys on my way out, and Lori would ask if I had the keys before we closed the door. I would check my pocket for a physical confirmation before the door was closed. This little system worked great until a few days ago when I grabbed the truck keys instead of the Rv keys, I realized my error just as Lori closed the door, and locked us out.
If it was not for my time working at the Rv dealer, and having countless conversations with Rv owners who had locked themselves out, I may have never gone out of my way to purchase a third key for the lower lock and place it under the chassis in one of those magnetic boxes. My only hope was that the magnetic box had not fallen off somewhere across Canada or the eastern US. I crawled under the Rv and found the box right where I left it.
As for today, we explored Myrtle Beach a little more before heading back home for an afternoon of chores. There appears to be lots to do in Myrtle Beach in the winter months, but you can certainly tell the place is a summer party town. It would be interesting to see the place when it’s hopping.
