pullin2 wrote:
As to your immediate problem, one of my approaches to security whether traveling or in my backyard is what I call "loss leaders". I leave shiny but mostly worthless objects for the miscreants to grab. They're usually in a hurry, so the most available is taken.
When boating, I leave old skis/ropes laying out, while the custom expensive stuff is in the below deck lockers. When camping, I leave an old worthless cooler with a few beers, and the old lantern. I also have some attractive but low-value items in the truck bed (an nice unused toolbox with old rusty stuff, along with other easy-to-grab items). I've rarely encountered crime in the parks, but all I've lost is a few worthless (to me) objects. The subhuman grabs something it thinks is valuable and runs. I go on unconcerned.
Just an idea...
Brilliant... You give away the **** you no longer want... How much of that stuff do you have???
You're avoiding the problem just like the OP...
But you feel good, right?