Apart from the obvious, complete van going walkies, what experience has anyone had of the late night/ early morning vanishing act of caravan parts.
I have read the post by fredjen and wondered about other experiences.
2 years ago my wife woke me up at 6am to tell me that all our windows on our Lunar Delta were missing. I just could not believe it, especially as the van was on the front garden, under a street light, and most annoying we had the bedroom window open because it was too hot. We did not hear a thing, surprising really because of the damage that was caused to the paneling.
The police were very helpful, only because the investigating officer was a caravanner, but nothing was found. We now have a superb, Elddis Crusader, and if anyone sneezes near it , it gets lit up by 2 floodlights.
lots go unreported as it seems to be only your water can or cable thats gone.they think not worth reporting,i have said lock it or lose it before,we do.we have been on three club sites where stuff has gone missing. as gary said gas parts are favorites as the cost is high.read one where the gas bits had gone and the couple did not know until the set up on campsite,lucky they found it.toilet cassettes are another,easy picking is the cable,water barrel,step,pump.one warden said the water barrel pays for the stall on the car boot.i lock all up now.dont care if anyone laughs at my locks.its the inconvenience of have to get new somewhere when all the sites are in a different place.water barrel £40/step £35/cable £25/water pump £35.aerial £45.ect one guy had his al-ko hitch taken
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Just spent a small fortune on our folding camper and gear and as this is quite a serious worry and my OH is understandably paranoid about protecting our gear, can I ask how you lock up your water barrel etc?
do you disconnect to take out of view when you leave the site for the day?
sorry to sound naive but we are concerned as I guess most of us are... money doesnt grow on trees and camping has to be stress free or what's the point?
i use a pushbike cable about 5 foot long and pass this through the chassis and through the handle on the water barrel,the fit lock.same for the waste master and step.once locked its fine,only takes a second to release for filling or emptying.
We have had our carver burner module and carver water heater cover stolen over night .I never thought anything would get stolen like that......Was gutted very expensive , so how can you stop that from been stolen????
......Was gutted very expensive , so how can you stop that from been stolen????
you cannot,just to hope lucks on your side and you do not get anything taken.we have full CClub 10 year replacement on the caravan but it still takes me 15 minutes to unlock all the locks,i have keys so hope it takes them longer and they get caught in the act.
------------- the only silly question is the one you do not ask.
I lock my Aquarolls and Wastemaster the same way. I put anything "attractive" in the car boot overnight, and use all the usual clamps and locks on the caravan.
Its not just Aquarolls and Wastemasters. I often walk the dogs early mornings 6.00am, and I am always surprised by the number of Barbeques (Cadacs etc), Cookers, Bikes left outside. Tent users in particular appear to leave goodies out overnight.
I've posted before on this, and said I may be paranoid, but I've never had to replace anything thats been nicked.
Cheers
Paul
------------- "Whether you think you can, or think you can't... You're right"
A couple of years ago somebody nicked our newly bought barbeque. Complete with a full load of burning charcoal! We'd had our late night feast and gone to bed. In the morning the barbie had gone! Only bought it the day before at Lidl's for about £12!
That was at Peterborough Truckfest on the first (friday) night of the weekend...
A friends car was misfiring as he was driving home so he stopped in a layby and got his head under the bonnet to fix it.
As he was fiddling with the engine he heard a noise by the rear of the car and looking up, saw a bloke standing by the nearside rear tyre with a jack and tools in his hand. He challenged the man who replied," If your having the battery and radio, I'm having the wheels".
We had our 3 bikes pinched from our pitch at Camp Davy Crocket whilst visiting the nearby Disney world Paris in our motorhome. It wrecked our holiday as we were stuck for transport.
Amazing family weekend with old steam engines, classic car displays, market stalls, and full catering and bar. And camping on site - Save £25 by booking in advance.
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