opnspaces
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Not really answering your question, just adding to what others have posted.
If I'm only stopping for an hour or so I never unplug anything. If I'm stopping for multiple hours I will unplug the trailer electrical plug only. everything else stays attached.
If you are concerned about a possible quick exit then don't put any jacks down (stabilizer or tongue)
You can pull the trailer for a short distance with the trailer electrical unplugged. you will have no lights on the trailer and your stopping distance will most likely be greatly increased. But hey if the situation is that bad then get in and go. You can probably stop after a few blocks long enough to plug it back in.
If you are completely un-hitching then the absolute LAST thing you disconnect is the safety chains. This way the trailer can't roll far if you forgot to block the wheels. Or on second thought make sure the chains are the first thing you disconnect. That way I can read on here about someone seeing a lady dragging her feet while trying to keep her runaway trailer out of the lake. 
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Lyman
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While would-be felons think nothing of absconding with your unhitched trailer that is sitting behind your tow vehicle while you sleep (provided there is enough of them to lift the tongue and roll it to their own tow vehicle), there are way fewer who have the hutzpah to actually try to unhitch it and lift it off the tow vehicle while they think you're sleeping inside. They realize that's a good way to get shot/caught. Much easier to take the unhitched trailer. Seems it used to happen much more often than is reported today, but then if someone took yours while you were sleeping, would you tell this group? 
If you think about it that way, you'll find it is a much easier decision to make when you stop for a few winks at night that isn't an actual campground.
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HarryWM
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cyn61 wrote:I don't know if it has something on the back -- sounds like a nifty item to have though! Hopefully we are getting our trailer this weekend, and I'll have to check for it. Thanks. These levels are good but I would not put one on rear of camper, would put it on front so you as driver can see it and adjust your parking so it is centered (either after pulling onto blocks or without blocks). To install the levels, use a carpenters level to assure the rig is leveled front to rear and side to side then apply the levels (they are stickon) with the bubbles centered.
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tibbitts
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I'd unplug the electrical if using the TT and not running the TV engine for more than a few hours, due to battery drain. But, I've forgotten to plug the TT back in, too, and had the connector grind off after dragging on the pavement for hours.
Or, have a relay installed.
No need to unhook, so long as you physically fit in your parking location while still connected.
Paul
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