Advice on theft and real world realities
First time buyer. First time to Everything. MOTORHOME. FULL TIMER. I am the quintessential NEWBIE. Hope it works out as we envision... Been reading on break ins and motorhome theft. Now there is r...
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This summer we camped at a fair. There were about 40 RVs without hookups, including ours, around the perimeter of a car parking area meant for day visitors. RVs had all kinds of stuff sitting out from kids' wading pools to gas cans. There were signs posted cautioning us about not walking alone after dark and securing our belongings. It's no shock, then, that on two mornings people awoke to missing gas cans, propane tanks, and bikes, empty coolers, and radios swiped from picnic tables. Yes, two mornings. It was an IQ test apparently. No one bothered us. We keep vehicles locked and shove chairs and grill under the MH at night.
You've heard the old story: if you go hiking with a group and encounter an angry bear, you only have to outrun one person. Well, petty theft works that way, too. Thieves look for easy targets, where they can get in and out quickly without being noticed. In the case above, all the portable generators running covered up any noise the thieves made so no one heard them. BTW I'm FOR shooting open frame gennies!
You've heard the old story: if you go hiking with a group and encounter an angry bear, you only have to outrun one person. Well, petty theft works that way, too. Thieves look for easy targets, where they can get in and out quickly without being noticed. In the case above, all the portable generators running covered up any noise the thieves made so no one heard them. BTW I'm FOR shooting open frame gennies!
