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An idea just came to me.  I can get an RV trailer, live in Houston for awhile, then take it out west with me when I am ready.  That part isn't really new, but what is new is this:  I can anchor that thing down well enough, then it won't be an attractive target for thieves.

It will need to be anchored anyway.  Here's how I can do it.  Take the wheels off.  Set it up on blocks, but also on a concrete pad.  The concrete pad will be reinforced with rebar.  Connect the rebar together so that it all becomes one mass.  How?  Don't finish the pad until trailer is in position.  Finish both halves with a unfilled section in the middle near the axle.  Bend some rebar so that it will fit around the axle.  Fit the rebar over the axle, and connect the rebar to the rest of the other rebar in the unfilled section.  This may require a weld.  Once the rebar is in place, pour the concrete over the rebar.  After it sets, it will be necessary to bust up the concrete and/or cut the rebar in order to get that RV out of there.

For good measure, the rebar can be covered with cinder block to form another barrier.  Also, the same process can be done at the tongue end of the trailer.