2112 wrote: I took a tire of of my boat just in case they come back. I have the same type of masterlock on the boat that I had on the TT and that didn't slow them down.
I had one similar to the gorilla lock above on my boat and after 6 or 7 years the key tumbler wouldn't turn. I tried liquid wrench, wd40, striking it with a hammer, couldn't break it loose. I drilled and chiseled for hours to get it off. Yea I know, a little maintenance will go a long way.
I can get one of those off in three minutes: heat it red-hot with a torch (propane will work, though oxy-acet is better), quench it with liquid nitrogen, CO2, or even A/C refrigerant, then whack it with a hammer. It will shatter like glass.
John and Elizabeth (Liz), with 3 nutty cats
My beloved St. Bernard, Marm, lost him 1/2/12
Current rig:
1992 International Genesis school bus conversion
For those of you asking about how Farmers/Foremost handles this: The check is in the mail eight days after the theft. They paid every penny I had in the unit, including the interest I have been paying plus about $480. The $480 covers the WDH. I have to say I am very pleased with them to this point. What we did loose on is the satilite system I installed and everything else inside the TT. That would be covered under home owners and it's not worth claiming.
We are still licking our wounds on this. DW is still taking it real hard. The SOB didn't steal our TT, I can replace that. What was stolen is our sense of security, mental, emotional as well as physical health and we are just down right depressed. I haven't seen a blue sky, figuratively speaking, since last Tuesday. Every day we realize something was in the TT. The hardest one to accept are her grandmother's quilts. Looking back we should have not left those in there.
We are talking about buying an older DPusher down the road but I don't know if that will become reality. I'm skeptical about what I would have on our hands in our price range. I believe our RV'ing days are over for now
Few years back our daughters TT was stolen from a storage lot. Police found it about 100 miles away torched on a back country road. It was used for a mobile METH lab then torched when they were done with it or ran out of propane. To destroy and finger prints or evidence.
DW sees it differently and I have to agree with her (life is so much easier when I do). See see's as we spent $2K owning/enjoying the TT for 13 months and we were compensated $2K for contents. That makes it a little more bearble.
gordonls wrote: Few years back our daughters TT was stolen from a storage lot. Police found it about 100 miles away torched on a back country road. It was used for a mobile METH lab then torched when they were done with it or ran out of propane. To destroy and finger prints or evidence.
That could very well be my story soon as well.
We were actually looking for it in the Victoria area last weekend. Her family lives down that way and we decided to take a road trip. We were both constantly looking at every TT betweeen here and there and back. Even came back on 90A just to cover more ground. Next trip we will go 35 and 111 to cover even more ground. That crosses 59 at Edna.
We have looked at 100's of TT's in the last week where ever we go and not a one of them was an Outback. We have seen several Keystones but not a single Outback.
We are still licking our wounds on this. DW is still taking it real hard. The SOB didn't steal our TT, I can replace that. What was stolen is our sense of security, mental, emotional as well as physical health and we are just down right depressed. I haven't seen a blue sky, figuratively speaking, since last Tuesday. Every day we realize something was in the TT. The hardest one to accept are her grandmother's quilts. Looking back we should have not left those in there.
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I can sure relate to how you feel, several years ago my house was broken into, electronics were what was mainly stolen. That wasn't so bad it was the psychological effect it had on me that was so bad. That and all of the pics I had on my PC.
In the Middle East you lose your hands...Maybey we're too civilized...
2013 Jayco Eagle 328RLTS w/15K AC
2002 F350 V10 Supercab 4X4
Me,DW,DS-8,DS-3,2 Golden Doodles
Equalizer 14K, Tekonsha Prodigy 3, PI PT30C Surge
Days Camped in 2013 4 Every person brings joy to this place,
Some when they enter, Others when they leave.
Sorry for the back to back posts, But this brings to mind the other side of the coin, when theives use the fact that your camper is gone from its normal spot to clue them that you are not at home then...
2112 wrote: DW sees it differently and I have to agree with her (life is so much easier when I do). See see's as we spent $2K owning/enjoying the TT for 13 months and we were compensated $2K for contents. That makes it a little more bearble.
It's the old glass half empty or half full concept. I find with all the bad stuff that happens in life, try to see the good part, pick yourself up, dust off, and move on.
At least your insurance company paid so you can get another TT. Watch Craig's list. You can find some good deals on there.
If you have neighbors you can trust, you might want to have a little get together with light snacks, and talk to them about watching out for each other when others aren't home, and what to do if they see something odd.
We had a wonderful neighbor for about 10 years. We watched their place when they went on trips and they did the same for us. Unfortunately they moved to FL two years ago,and it's just not the same here. We're not the type of ppl who have to get together for coffee every day -- I keep more to myself... but if they needed something we were more than happy to help out, and vice versa.
Whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed.
2112 wrote: DW sees it differently and I have to agree with her (life is so much easier when I do). See see's as we spent $2K owning/enjoying the TT for 13 months and we were compensated $2K for contents. That makes it a little more bearble.
It's the old glass half empty or half full concept. I find with all the bad stuff that happens in life, try to see the good part, pick yourself up, dust off, and move on.
At least your insurance company paid so you can get another TT. Watch Craig's list. You can find some good deals on there.
If you have neighbors you can trust, you might want to have a little get together with light snacks, and talk to them about watching out for each other when others aren't home, and what to do if they see something odd.
We had a wonderful neighbor for about 10 years. We watched their place when they went on trips and they did the same for us. Unfortunately they moved to FL two years ago,and it's just not the same here. We're not the type of ppl who have to get together for coffee every day -- I keep more to myself... but if they needed something we were more than happy to help out, and vice versa.
You make a good point about knowing your neighbors. I didn't think much that, until my neighbor mentioned the only reason he can work out of town, is because his wife knows my wife and I live right next door to keep an eye on things for him. Kind of made us feel appreciated .
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