The only camping we've done thus far is with our scout group. This summer we're going down to Cornwall and have booked into one of the parks down there.
Obviously tents don't have locks on them, so how do people "secure" their belongings when leaving them in the tent? Is it just a case of trust or do people put small padlocks on the zippers?
Valuables are kept in the car if we are leaving tent unattended, apart from that its a matter of trust, tbh. If you think about it how long would a knife take to open a tent!
------------- Elaine
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Putting a padlock on a tent would only encourage the interest of a thief. What are you locking up???? Take your valuables with you in the car and don't leave anything too tempting outside the tent like a Cadac...or booze!!
Either take valubles with you or lock them in the car
Please dont get an alarm. Someone previously though that might be a good idea
Imagine if it went off while you were out
Or started blaring at 4am
if people want to get into your tent they will but it is not often that we hear of things going missing from a tent
We have never had anything taken and DS has even left his Nintendo on the table outside the tent (teenagers lol) so try not to worry and trust your fellow campers, We are not a bad bunch :)
What is the point of a padlock on a canvas/synthetic tent.Hello mr stanley knife.
As Valk_Scot has pointed out,if its locked,you are showing you have something of value in there.
Simple answer,car boot or glovebox.
------------- Sue & Phil
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i always put my valubles in the car when we leave the tent, but then my valuables are only money, bank cards and a camera. the rest is down to trust.
every other genuine camper at any good site will be there for the same reasons as you, therefore i always find that there is an immediate sense of respect for other campers tents and property.
I have only ever once had somebody go into my tent. I had gone out for the day, leaving the tent unzipped. The chap in the caravan oposite spotted that the tent was open, and my car missing. Called on the chap in the caravan next to me, and together they checked that there was nobody inside that shouldn't be, before zipping up my tent. Came over to tell me what they had done. Very grateful for their kindness. Hadn't been camping long, and it was my first time on my own with two young kids. I'd got the kids in the car, when one of them wanted something so I'd nipped back to the tent - must have forgotten to zip it up again.
As others have said, valuables such as cameras and portable DVD live in the car. The rest we just leave out.
I pitched next to a family in a caravan one...they had a huge awning and lots of kids so there was always stuff strewn around. They would go out for the day and leave the front panel half open and tons of things like radios and GameBoys on the table in full view. They never closed their windows either. It made me feel quite ill and I always felt I should be watching their tent when I was out....which obviously I did, but I felt resentful and worse I felt guilty when I went out for the day! I did mention it to the mum but she blithely told me they'd never had anything taken while camping so they didn't feel it was a worry. Mind you their unit was in such a mess even by my very low standards that perhaps a potential thief would have got lost in the chaos.
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Topic: Securing your tent
