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deltamaster
Jan 01, 2014Explorer
The cooks do not always park the rigs deep in the woods. Sometimes they park in the campsite right next to yours in the campground.
YES, they WILL steal a newer camper, park it somewhere, cook a couple batches and then drive away and abandon the whole thing only to do it again later somewhere else.
They might even steal a rig right out of a camp ground while the owner is out sightseeing. The thieves may also be in contact with the campground operator while they are in the process of hauling it out of the campground.
Several years back when I was hosting at a state park we got a directive down that we needed to be vigilant of people hooking up to rigs during the middle of the day with unfamiliar vehicles as someone had gone around and stolen at least two in the state in just such manner and had even spoken tot he camp host on the way out.
The camp host at our sister camp ground told me about a camper that received severe burns and needed medical treatment. The whole scenario seemed a bit suspicious so the camp host called the cops. The rig was later taken out of the park by the LEOs.
Thieves and drug addicts and drug dealers will expend more energy and resources to get that "quick" buck than they would if they had a regular job so do not discount anything they may do or may be capable of doing.
YES, they WILL steal a newer camper, park it somewhere, cook a couple batches and then drive away and abandon the whole thing only to do it again later somewhere else.
They might even steal a rig right out of a camp ground while the owner is out sightseeing. The thieves may also be in contact with the campground operator while they are in the process of hauling it out of the campground.
Several years back when I was hosting at a state park we got a directive down that we needed to be vigilant of people hooking up to rigs during the middle of the day with unfamiliar vehicles as someone had gone around and stolen at least two in the state in just such manner and had even spoken tot he camp host on the way out.
The camp host at our sister camp ground told me about a camper that received severe burns and needed medical treatment. The whole scenario seemed a bit suspicious so the camp host called the cops. The rig was later taken out of the park by the LEOs.
Thieves and drug addicts and drug dealers will expend more energy and resources to get that "quick" buck than they would if they had a regular job so do not discount anything they may do or may be capable of doing.
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