Theft while camping

So over the years I have heard many stories of hunters and campers getting their stuff stolen while their away from their camp.

Since I camp on Crown I am probably more exposed to theft.

If we leave in the trucks and there and we leave the ATV's behind we usually chain them together. however bolt cutters would easily make short work of the chain. We generally hid as much equipment in the tent kinda out of site out of mind. If we take off on the ATV's for the day we look stuff in the truck, but they could always smash a window or jack the truck and take the tires.

Were suppose to head up North next week and I think I will take my trail cams just to help keep a eye on things.

Has anyone ever had their equipment stolen while camping?

For the most part I think camping gear is cheap enough most people aren't going to bother stealing it. I'm usually most concerned about guns or fishing gear. When we leave our ATVs at the hunt camp where it's pretty remote we usually drive them straight into the bush so they are completely hidden. When camping I usually hide anything more valuable in the truck, out of sight and locked.

I feel like stashing things in the bushes or out of sight in general is probably the easiest and most effective since there's no real way to stop a determined thief.

In all the years we hunted and camped on Crown land,we never left anything of value in plain sight and never had anything taken.

I suppose you could get a could of those tracking devices for the costly items.

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Originally Posted by Fisherman

I suppose you could get a could of those tracking devices for the costly items.

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Say again?

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Originally Posted by TroutSlayer

Say again?

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Air tags

Hide it in the bike or whatever.

https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=air+tags+f...l_6x4dcvdpul_e

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If someone really wants to steal something they will regardless of what you do. All you can do is try to prevent theft and be mindful and don't leave valuable stuff in plain sight.

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Originally Posted by fishfood

Air tags

Hide it in the bike or whatever.

https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=air+tags+f...l_6x4dcvdpul_e

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I've got an airtag on my dog's collar. I've got another one hidden on my kubota tractor.
They will report the location to you if someone with an iphone or ipad gets within about 40 feet of it.
You can see the location on your iphone/ipad using the Find My app.
The airtag battery is supposed to last for about a year and is easy to replace.

I've looked into the miTrail GPS devices - they are not very reliable - go offline for extended periods at random, and the battery powered one - the battery last for a week if the device is not moving. Put it on something moving and it reports it's location every minute and the battery lasts about 16 hours.

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Originally Posted by werner.reiche

I've got an airtag on my dog's collar. I've got another one hidden on my kubota tractor.
They will report the location to you if someone with an iphone or ipad gets within about 40 feet of it.
You can see the location on your iphone/ipad using the Find My app.
The airtag battery is supposed to last for about a year and is easy to replace.

I've looked into the miTrail GPS devices - they are not very reliable - go offline for extended periods at random, and the battery powered one - the battery last for a week if the device is not moving. Put it on something moving and it reports it's location every minute and the battery lasts about 16 hours.

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Apparently to make the tags more stealthy one needs to remove the speaker on the tag.

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Originally Posted by finsfurfeathers

Apparently to make the tags more stealthy one needs to remove the speaker on the tag.

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I think only the phone linked to the airtag can make it beep.

One thing I know for sure, don't leave your beer cooler unattended. Probably #1 stolen item haha

A few weeks ago my oldest son took his 7 yr old boy on a camping/canoe trip to McCrea Lake, they made a portage and had to make a couple of trips to get their gear from one end of the portage to the other. On their return trip for another load my son noticed his paddle was gone, this was a custom paddle he had made from cherry and walnut and was quite special to him. Aside from the fact that a cherished item had been stollen it left them with only one paddle to get home with.
Even though it upset him greatly it did offer him an opportunity to teach the little guy a valuable lesson.

Over the 30 plus years that we have been camping I have had just 2 things stolen.. a fishing net that was in my boat which I left beached overnight, and a case of beer that was sitting by my travel trailer door.

thats horrible

Air tags actually beep any time they are moved and the device they are linked to have not been nearby for an extended period of time. This is done purposely to alert people that they are being tracked without consent. I believe if you update to the latest firmware there is an option to make that stop now.

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Originally Posted by Lota lota

Air tags actually beep any time they are moved and the device they are linked to have not been nearby for an extended period of time. This is done purposely to alert people that they are being tracked without consent. I believe if you update to the latest firmware there is an option to make that stop now.

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"Air tags actually beep any time they are moved and the device they are linked to have not been nearby for an extended period of time.". Not aware of this. I have an airtag on my dog's collar.

Iphones will warn you if they think an airtag is following you (i.e. someone is using one to track you). That is how it would appear to an iphone if someone stole something with an airtag on it. When my daughter walks my dog, she gets warned about the airtag following here.

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Originally Posted by werner.reiche

"Air tags actually beep any time they are moved and the device they are linked to have not been nearby for an extended period of time.". Not aware of this. I have an airtag on my dog's collar.

Iphones will warn you if they think an airtag is following you (i.e. someone is using one to track you). That is how it would appear to an iphone if someone stole something with an airtag on it. When my daughter walks my dog, she gets warned about the airtag following here.

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The only problem that I can see with air tags is try and get a signal in many parts of northern Ontario. While they have greatly expanded cell service in places like the Hwy 17 corridor, it doesn’t extend very far from there.
Case in point, we were up at White Lake during the forest fires in early June, none of us had any problems getting a signal at the launch, but only one guy could get a signal 8 miles down the lake where we were camping on an island. I’m not sure who his provider was, but he was calling the Provincial Park on a daily basis to get an update on the fires.
One thing I learned living in northern Ontario is don’t become too dependent on cell phones as they’re very limited due to the magnetics and the terrain.
We’ve been lucky as to have never had anything stolen by humans, but bears are another story. Paul had some of his beer and munchies stolen from his cooler 3 nights in a row. The third night it wasn’t so lucky.

The only thing I had ever stolen from my campsite in years of camping was Costco rotisserie chicken.

I was not in bear country so I thought it was ok to leave it out. Woke up to only to plastic shell. I am sure all the local raccoons are now seriously considering Costco membership after tasting such delicacy.