You were lucky if that is all the damage you suffered. We had our unit broken into while in a storage yard, They stole a lot of small stuff, but also broke the skylight over the bed. It rained very heavy for 2 days before the damage was discovered. We had to replace the mattress and pillows as well as the skylight. Our insurance claim was over $3000.
2007 Holiday Rambler Admiral 30 SFS with lots of good stuff!
I'm so glad I am not forced to keep my trailers at a storage lot -- if I were forced to, I would either move or give up camping.
Sometimes I think the storage lots at the campgrounds are safer. The only traffic there is other owners and most of the time those lots are out of site, unlike the typical storage lot that also has storage units and everything is out there for anyone driving down the road to see.
ExRocketScientist wrote: I'm so glad I am not forced to keep my trailers at a storage lot -- if I were forced to, I would either move or give up camping.
Sometimes I think the storage lots at the campgrounds are safer. The only traffic there is other owners and most of the time those lots are out of site, unlike the typical storage lot that also has storage units and everything is out there for anyone driving down the road to see.
This was at a Provincial Park - since then they have improved the security,
When I lived in Las Vegas (NV) several years ago, both of my Propane bottles were stolen out of the unit. Course, RV storage company wouldnt make it good, and they even had video surveillance, which no doubt didnt work on my unit. Since then, I CHAIN DOWN & LOCK my bottles if I use a storage facility. At the time being, I dont need to..
On another forum I belong to, someone had their TT stolen from a lot.
At 12:14am Wednesday morning a black pickup truck drove directly to my TT. Either he knew the closest camera was out of service or got VERY lucky, because where he parked was also obscured by a motor home.
He worked on the TT for 14 minutes - from what it looked like on the video he was removing the Hensley Arrow. I found no parts left on site, but on the video of him leaving I couldn't see the struts or any other parts of the HA.
As he left, you could not see a license plate, which is too bad. However it looked to be a late model Chevy pickup, crew or king cab. Looked to be black, but on a black and white IR camera it could have a very dark blue. He also had tinted windows, alloy wheels and black trim strip along the bottom of his truck.
This definitely wasn't an accident, after all who pulls in, disassembles a hitch a little after midnight, and takes a trailer in error?
So far, I haven't been too thrilled with the police work of the Knox County Sheriffs Dept. either. I told them I had located the exact time of the theft and found it on the security footage, and he didn't even seem interested to look at it. Basically I got the impression that their strategy is to issue a report number for insurance purposes, register the VIN, and hope they stumble upon it. He told me they found one that had been left along the highway once, but most of the time they just "disappear".\
I understand the police have a lot going on, but in this case the guy had done prior planning or had inside knowledge - you would think they would see if any employees or people that store other things there drive a truck that matches the description or looked at other footage to see him scoping things out.
As for the insurance company - also not terribly thrilled. Was told the contents were only covered unless it burned or was struck by lightening, but not theft. Doesn't sound right to me, so I am researching. They are calculating value now, less depreciation, so I should have that info by Monday. Also have to wait 2 weeks to see if it turns up, which seems reasonable. I also know it's their job, but asking questions like "am I employed" (yes), "are the payments up to date" (yes), "have I ever filed theft or stolen property claims before" (No) and other questions basically asking if I was behind this. These sound like questions they should ask when taking out the policy, not making a claim. But as I said, they are reasonable questions - just not in my current state of mind.
Anyway, I also have a GAP policy, so even if they kill me with depreciation, I at least won't be upside down. I am also hoping my homeowners policy will cover contents.
So, it's basically wait and see right now. We'll try and do something special for my son's birthday like either going to see his grandfather and go out on the boat, have a sleepover with his friends and/or maybe go to look at other campers.
Sorry to sound overly negative through this, it just really irritates me - not to mention I got to bed about 2:00am and had to get up today at 4:30am to hit the gym before work, so I'm kind of cranky. The important thing to remember is the kids (all 6 of 'em) are healthy and "things" can be replaced.
And I can always dream that I will someday see my camper at a local campground (and I know just how to recognize it due to some very subtle "character marks") and I can meet the guy that took it - let some of my past job training come into play. Although I really hope I'd have the presence of mind to call the police. "
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