Watch your gear at free stops

[browny81]

Was talking to a elderly couple today at our local mcdonalds, he had just spent the night at theodore river free camp and had there push bike stolen off back of their carvan while they were asleep during nite. He had said it was insured but it really get me pi#*ed off that people have to chain and lock everything up these days

[speewa158]

Sign of the times sadly  , it seem to be everywhere

[Paul (SA)]

Might well have fallen off the back!?

Just got back from Central Australia and the place is thick with nomads. Unbelievable....

[dlncooke]

Sadly but true, i seen a post somewhere about camp security, next we'll be chaining up our camper T's


Dave

[fisher]

Not only free stops either.  My mate lost a brand spanking new and fully stocked esky, taken from the annex while they were asleep at Kirton Point caravan park Port Lincoln.   Not an uncommon occurrence, unfortunately.

[The punter]

Those security cables from  GG let you sleep easier

[speewa158]

So GG  has logged in in another name  . 






This might not go well for me    will it  ,    MR  GG      Sir ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[GGV8Cruza]

Not tonight 

GG

[browny81]

Most of time our 2 dogs come away with us hopefully this would deter thieves.

[Bird]

Was talking to a elderly couple today at our local mcdonalds, he had just spent the night at theodore river free camp and had there push bike stolen off back of their carvan while they were asleep during nite. He had said it was insured but it really get me pi#*ed off that people have to chain and lock everything up these days

Why are you surprised? Theft comes as a shock to you these days?? Wait till the kiddies can no longer get unemployment benefits with Abbotts plan and the theft figures triple triple triples daily..


Richo lost $4000 of camera gear at Dubbo by the untouchable locals.

[dlncooke]

Richo lost $4000 of camera gear at Dubbo by the untouchable locals.

We had an untouchable local enter our place in Townsville, he left worse for wear !!!!! very worse.

it's unfortunately get worse and the courts aren't helping.

Dave

[Brumbypt]

I lost about $20k of petrol that I put in mine, it kept going missing..


But at ropers bar I lost, very suspiciously the hitch pin, the big one that stops the hitch from sliding out.

luckily a guy near us used the exact sized round steel as tent pegs, and he had a gennie and angle grinder, I had a drill, and some how got another "R" clip.

later down the track I found someone with a hitch and no camper so I bought his hitch pin off him for $10, bargain.

I cant really blame the rowdy taga long tour idiots that were annoying, cos I vagually remember the "R" clip being crap when I left KNX.

funny how it just suddenly went missing doing a couple of clicks around the camp and to the cafe, and not while I was towing for miles.




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[dcg]

Might well have fallen off the back!?

Just got back from Central Australia and the place is thick with nomads. Unbelievable....

Why is it unbelievable.?

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[Cruiser 105Tvan]

Why is it unbelievable.?

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They have to go somewhere.
They can't afford to Live in a house any more, or an old age home.
Most won't have kids that will look after them.

Adventure before dementia must have something going for it.

[Spada]

I lost about $20k of petrol that I put in mine, it kept going missing..


But at ropers bar I lost, very suspiciously the hitch pin, the big one that stops the hitch from sliding out.

luckily a guy near us used the exact sized round steel as tent pegs, and he had a gennie and angle grinder, I had a drill, and some how got another "R" clip.

later down the track I found someone with a hitch and no camper so I bought his hitch pin off him for $10, bargain.

I cant really blame the rowdy taga long tour idiots that were annoying, cos I vagually remember the "R" clip being crap when I left KNX.

funny how it just suddenly went missing doing a couple of clicks around the camp and to the cafe, and not while I was towing for miles.




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I've heard of this happening, and was warned by a local up that way to use a lock padlock instead of the R clip.

I dont think you LOST the pin, I suspect it was deliberatly removed.

[Brumbypt]

Yes and I suspect those noisy tag along loosers.
the leader gave me a weird smile as he left and told his mob (On the UHF, that I had on on my car scanning so I heard him) to give stupid waves etc when they were driving out.

we really hated bus groups, tag along tours, and other big bunch of tourists, they climbed all over rocks, romped around like they owned the place..

There is no way I would ever go on one of those bus groups, there isnt much worse..
I would have liked to been the driver till I heard they also put up the tents, cook the dinner, etc etc.

single vehicle for me in our own private camp site.


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[Bird]

would have liked to been the driver till I heard they also put up the tents, cook the dinner, etc etc.

Mate of mine did it for years in the 80's ... he did quite well with some of the single felame tourists. But that's what hes done all his life, 70's he did tour buses around Europe for 5-6 yrs.