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Subject Topic: Caravan safes Post Reply Post New Topic
PersonJosie050
17/5/2016 at 6:32pm
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Another question from newbies about to do some touring in France?
Any recommendations for the best way to keep our essential personal belongings safe. Read several comments on different sites, some making us wonder is it safe to travel at all! Have read may be safer to keep items in our car rather than in the caravan, any views gratefully received on make or types of safe if that is the best option.
Many thanks.


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PersonSGThomas
17/5/2016 at 6:41pm
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We use the car boot...you can have a locked box (if you wish) which is out of site.

The exception is if when we are gassed whilst asleep. Then the diamond tiara, the 5 Rolex watches and the €5,000 in cash, were all in a cast iron safe under the bed.

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PersonGWTE
17/5/2016 at 6:49pm
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Car boot does for us no matter where we are.


PersonOliverDay
17/5/2016 at 7:23pm
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We use the safe in our trailer tent. Otherwise other 'valuables' are kept out of sight.

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Ollie

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Monplaisir - Provence
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17/5/2016 at 7:36pm
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Out of sight(site)in the car boot.

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XVI yes?

As well is two words!
How does a sage know everything about everything? or does he? or does he just think he does?
Remember, if you buy something you bought it, not brought it.


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PersonDaveS1
18/5/2016 at 9:01am
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Hi Jose.
Do you need a safe in the UK? What are the "essential personal belongings "?
Apart from your passport, which you can keep in your pocket if you want to, what else is different from what you carry in England?
DaveS1
PS. Love Stuart 's comment. Would any bookmaker members on here like to offer odds on how many gassing incidents there will be this year?


PersonJoannaLesley
18/5/2016 at 9:02am
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We spread everything about - car boot, car glove box, amongst bedding, under the wardrobe - you get the picture. A thief would have a hard job getting everything that is important. Having said that, we don't take with us any more than we need to. We are lucky enough to have a safe in our home (it came with the house) and any valuables we don't need with us are there. Car documents stay in the car (it's the rules!) and our money and cards are spread about as above.

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18/5/2016 at 11:40am
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As others have said, locked in the boot of the car.

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Amanda


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18/5/2016 at 11:56am
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normally split funds, between car, wife and myself. i take the least as i'll only lose it somewhere.....


most of these safes will only slow a thief down, and many of them not for long.....

if they want it they will find a way


PersonJosie050
18/5/2016 at 6:00pm
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Thanks for your help, having re-think and a spread around seems the best solution, but won't say where just in case anyone following us!


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Personsennen26
18/5/2016 at 9:13pm
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WE have a safe which is attached to the car in which we keep travel documents, passports and the most important item the dogs passport. If you lose your passport you can get a replacement quickly not so for the dog its a real problem so we keep it locked away.

We also use ours in the UK it saves haveing to carry things around.


Sennen


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