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Who have you insured through Gail, we're still needing insurance more for the risk of fire damage should the worst ever happen or like you said during transportation than theft. but would still like to insure for peace of mind we couldnt afford to replace all our stuff we've built it up over the last 10 years.

Thanks

Marie

Hi,

We have been camping for about 12 years now and we don't always even bother closing our tent door when we go out. We leave it open and raised as a canopy.
I have never heard of anything going astray. Having said that, I do lock things like mobiles in the car.
I wouldn't worry about security, campers will pretty much look after each other.
Have a great time and relax...it's what it's all about.

Thanks
Mike

I like to shut the front of the tent and take the loose stuff inside, so it`s clear we`re not about. Yes, so this might encourage casual thieves but it also indicates to the neighbours we`ve gone out for the day. Most of our camping equipment falls into the well used category anyway, so unlikely to be stolen.

Valuable stuff gets locked in the car, of course. But I`ve seen folk leave very pinchable stuff around the outside of tents when they go out...bikes, Cadacs/Cobbs and other fancy barbecues, sports equipment, booze etc. It wouldn`t surprise me a bit if that sort of stuff went walkies.

As an aside, we were camping in a borrowed trailer tent one year. The friend we had borrowed it from was on a cycle tour in the same area and decided to come and visit us. We weren`t there when she arrived so she zipped open the front, made herself a cup of tea, took a chair outside to drink her tea and, when we didn`t appear after a while, left us a note and closed up the tent again before she cycled off. None of our neighbours batted an eyelid, and there were plenty around. I didn`t mind of course...it was her TT...but it made me think. How many neighbours would actually wade in and confront suspicious looking lurkers?

Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 27/4/2006

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As an aside, we were camping in a borrowed trailer tent one year. The friend we had borrowed it from was on a cycle tour in the same area and decided to come and visit us. We weren`t there when she arrived so she zipped open the front, made herself a cup of tea, took a chair outside to drink her tea and, when we didn`t appear after a while, left us a note and closed up the tent again before she cycled off. None of our neighbours batted an eyelid, and there were plenty around. I didn`t mind of course...it was her TT...but it made me think. How many neighbours would actually wade in and confront suspicious looking lurkers?

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Hi

Im carefull with valuables, dont leave phones about and we lock our bikes up on the A frame of the trailer tent, not worried about my camping neighbours but my sons bike is worth a bit, and better safe than sorry in case anybody off site pinches it, but then again we leave our tent open most of the time as anybody wanting to go in will anyway but not much worth pinching.  Not worried about anybody pintching the tent as it takes ages to pack up anyway and they'd get fed up before it was done