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Posted 07/02/2006 10:21 am
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Originally posted by Morgan Fred
BB, you had a very unfortunate life experience happen to you, but perhaps you can change it into a learning experience. Both TLS and Toast have some excellent perspectives on this, but I'll add my two FEC's worth. I'm a fulltime RVer which means I'm a prime target for break-ins and other property crimes with little support nor sympathy from local police if something happens. Long ago when I was in the Army moving around a lot and even when I was in a fixed location, I learned camouflage was a very effective tool: I kept my valuables in some very unlikely and unsavory containers, e.g., my very expensive Nikon camera, lens, and accessories were in an old Army surplus chemical bag or an old beater camera bag; my coins were in a ragged cardboard box marked "old files", complete with some old files on top when the box was opened; my handguns were in my dirty laundry hamper covered by some really stinky dirty underwear. Not much different these days in the travel trailer: while the really nice RVs become targets, I have deliberately made and kept my travel trailer somewhat on the grungey side to deter wannabe crooks. It makes me appear impoverished and not worth a break-in, meanwhile concealing many tens of thousands of dollars' worth of inventory, also mostly camouflaged inside the trailer. I also camp in low risk areas, but that's another story. While some people may flaunt their collections and valuable items and thus almost invite trouble, I prefer to keep a low profile and make myself appear to be something I am not.
Good luck in your future and I hope nothing like this happens ever again, but don't bet the farm that it won't.
Fred
Rule # 1:
NEVER,NEVER,NEVER.....DID I SAY NEVER?
Tell anyone where you hide your goodies....
MM
