โNov-27-2022 09:38 AM
โDec-10-2022 07:14 AM
Veebyes wrote:
Nobody is running off with a Honda 3200 in a hurry. Takes two to lift the thing.
Speaking of portable gennys in general, if we are not onsite the genny is off & stored out of sight, though the power cable is out which lets any thief know that there is a portable generator around.
There is not much one can do but keep honest people honest. The determined thief will be prepared & have it no matter the chains etc.
โDec-10-2022 06:46 AM
โDec-09-2022 05:16 PM
pbitschura wrote:valhalla360 wrote:How about microchipping it? Has anyone tried that?MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Lay an empty .357 magnum ammo box on top?
Ammo is expensive. Why give them a bonus when they take your generator?
โDec-09-2022 05:02 PM
โDec-08-2022 03:12 AM
valhalla360 wrote:How about microchipping it? Has anyone tried that?MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Lay an empty .357 magnum ammo box on top?
Ammo is expensive. Why give them a bonus when they take your generator?
โDec-07-2022 10:39 PM
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Lay an empty .357 magnum ammo box on top?
โDec-07-2022 08:02 PM
โDec-02-2022 11:27 AM
โDec-02-2022 10:51 AM
โNov-28-2022 05:31 PM
JBarca wrote:pianotuna wrote:
A regular cutoff wheel will make short work of a Kryptonite cable/lock DAMHIK
All one can do is slow the thief down--so they will go to some one else.
I use the same Kryptonite cable through the handle and then through a stabilizer jack. I keep it stored in a Rubber Made bucket with a cover, the cable goes on when it is in the bucket. And the genny is in that bucket all the time, other then when it is running or it is cooling down after running, then goes back in the bucket. And, I roll up the shore line cord.
I "never" leave the site when the generator is running. The genny is unlocked when it is running, but I am in camp then. And when both wife and I take the truck and leave the site, the genny goes back in the truck bed with us in the same Rubber Made tub.
I go by the, out of site, out of mind theory. I do not advertise the genny being left out when it is not running.
And, as was said above, any of this is only going to slow down a real thief wanting it, if they know you have it. If they do not know you have it, as they can't see it, then it betters the odds they will not hit you.
I often see many campers leaving their genny out in the open, shut off, not running, for days on end in the same spot. Their bad luck may run out sooner then mine, I hope.
I'm not sure there is a thief proof way to do this.
Hope this helps
I guess since I live in a place that doesn't require infinite vigilance, protecting against crimes of opportunity are all I'm going to prep for. Thanks.
John
โNov-28-2022 04:23 PM
pbitschura wrote:
I'd bet you have spent some time in Slab City. Ha Ha.
โNov-28-2022 07:03 AM
Grit dog wrote:I'd bet you have spent some time in Slab City. Ha Ha.
These are all great suggestions or discussion, but what am I missing about the obvious solutionโฆ.
Use your onboard generator.
Not sure where you camp that backup generator to the generator is necessary. But anywhere Iโd even consider that to be possibly needed would be a VERY remote location which in itself is good site security.
But in the absence of removing the temptation from the equation, the proverbial big ole logging chain and big ole pad lock is your best bet.
Like Michael posted above, most bike lock type cables even the expensive ones arenโt that big nor very hard steel and can be picked away at and cut with small hand tools fairly quickly.
Step up to a real chain like 3/8 Gr 80 or heavier or heavy rigging cable choker if you want to eliminate the tweakers who arenโt even smart enough to have stolen a cordless grinder yetโฆ
What I can tell you is a shiny red Honda 3k genny is right up there with F250s and Toyota Camrys on the tweakers Christmas lists. Unlike some of the rvnet folks who sit around here and say how the cheap china gennys are so great and just as good as Hondas, the โprosโ, those who are powering homeless encampments and/or hocking them at pawn shops 100% realize the additional value of obtaining a quality generatorโฆlol.
โNov-28-2022 05:51 AM
โNov-28-2022 04:54 AM
pianotuna wrote:
A regular cutoff wheel will make short work of a Kryptonite cable/lock DAMHIK
All one can do is slow the thief down--so they will go to some one else.