WALL TENT "IDEAS TO PROTECT THEM FROM THIEVES"

[rtspring]

Many of you know that I purchased a 14X16 DAVIS tent package last year and used last hunting season.

I am looking for ideas or ways to keep some one from stealing it when I am not in camp for a day or so. I usually don't leave it unattended but there are the days when I am gone for 24 hrs or so.

I have heard about mabye putting up trail cams, and such. But i am looking at a finding any way to protect it from even the thought of being taken while I am not there... I hope that it never does but after putting out 1700.00 bucks I would be one pissed off mo fo...

I am thinking of having our hunt camp name sewn into two sides of it as big as I can get, That way if someone takes it,   it would be hard for them to explain the name etc.

give me your ideas..

thanks

[MikeWalking]

That's a tough one. No matter how you tie it down stuff can be cut.  Maybe if you best hunting buddy breaks a leg the week before you'll have someone willing to just hang in camp?

[MtnMuley]

That's not a bad idea.  I'd leave as little as possible, if anything, outside the tent.  Trail cam is a good idea also.  Hopefully you're set up in a location where there shouldn't be a problem.  Also, if there are any other campers or landowners near by, maybe have them check on it, or keep an eye out.  Kinda sucks a guy had to worry about this sh*t these days!

[bearpaw]

You have a real concern, twice in the last 15 years I have had an unattended camp stolen. 

[GoldTip]

The sewing the name thing does seem like a good idea, although stitching can be removed.  What about staining your name into the sides of it with some sort of fabric stain?

[jackmaster]

it sucks but about the only way your gonna guarantee it isnt gonna get stolen is either leave someone there or your gonna have to take it all down and take it with you, i just bought a 15 x 18 bravo wall tent and the yukon stove package, i am packed a ways back in and i still plan on taking it down and hauling the tent with me, i will leave the poles and the stove in there but i have a big hole dug that is framed in and waterproof that i can hide all my stuff in while i am not there... good luck on this one man, its a damn shame that we have to worry about fricken thiefs

[longknife]

Some way to attach razor ribbon??? DNA and a bleeding meth head!

[NRA4LIFE]

I thought of the staining idea too.  Maybe stain an unmistakable pattern onto the entire tent.  Might look a little goofy but it may deter someone. 

Do you have a big gnarly-ass mutt you could plant in there to "greet" anyone?

[rtspring]

I like the staining idea, figure it may help with someone not wanting to take it, knowing they can't sell it or use it because of the marking. I camp pretty high up and off a road but thieves are out there for sure..

I never leave anything of much value but like I said, I have only had the tent for one year and was in camp or hunting the whole time. I am usually the one checking on everyones camp ( weekends hunters)  Don't know if leaving a vehicle in camp would make much of a diffrence or not.

hopefully more ideas will come by means of this thread....

thanks again

[robodad]

Leave a sign on the door that reads:

 "I stopped by to answer your questions but it appears that you have stepped away for a few, I'll return in a couple hours to see if your back" "Officer Kram"

[GoldTip]

Personally I just can't understand how it is physically possible to steal another persons hunting camp.  I mean to do that, knowing someone with a rifle and who knows how to use it may return at any moment, you would have to have balls so big they would clank together when you walk and you wouldn't be able to walk more than 10 feet due to the size of them!

[Curly]

Pitbulls or Rottweilers..........

[jackmaster]

Leave a sign on the door that reads:

 "I stopped by to answer your questions but it appears that you have stepped away for a few, I'll return in a couple hours to see if your back" "Officer Kram"

GREAT IDEA, MIND IF I STEAL IT

[TheHunt]

I like the idea of the stain.  I wonder of the the tent folks have ever came up with an idea like that.

[PlateauNDN]

Tough question to answer but my best guess is leave KUJO behind or a buddy behind. 

[JimmyHoffa]

Maybe you could find someone to tag along for a fee....basically a camp babysitter that guards your stuff.  Too bad you can't just surround it with landmines.

[rtspring]

so as i think more about this,   what if there were to be some electronic device sewn into the seam or somewhere then if it got stole I could track it down somehow.. Might be a little spendy but, would set the mind at ease knowing if some one stole it I could track it down...

boy would they ever be in for a shock of their life.......

[bearpaw]

What about taking a waterproof felt marker and writing your name and phone number or whatever you want on the front and back of the tent in an obvious place... 

[huntnfmly]

how bout a electric fence tied into the zipper or frame.you could have the battery inside and they would have no idea.I have e wall tent also and was always worried about everything stolen.Very sad that we have to worry about that stuff

[phishisgroovin]

it doesnt matter if its only going to be a few hours or a day, we always leave someone in camp (armed).

[CAMPMEAT]

Leave your hungry Rottweiler inside of it........

[Jason]

For some reason nobody wants to steal an old army tent like mine 

[Cap.Silver]

Look into Data Dot used to protect cars ,also I would plan traceable I phone or something ,there is apps to trace things.

[jackmaster]

ok i am a little behind here, but is there actually something small enough that a fella could sew it into the fabric where someone wouldnt notice and then you could track it with your phone? because if there is i am all over it, it took me to damn long to get my wall tent just to have some *censored* steal it from me, and yes when i caught them they would be eating their fingers for lunch

[pianoman9701]

How about one of the tiny chips they use for pets?

[Jason]

How about one of the tiny chips they use for pets?

Those chips have no tracking ability. You would have to find the tent first and then run a scanner over it
to see if it has a chip.

[pianoman9701]

OK, here's the really cool answer for this.

TRACE:DOG (www.tracedog.fr) has developed, in close collaboration with veterinarians, two GPS pet tracking devices for dogs. The TRACE:GPS is an assisted-GPS pet tracking device for GSM networks. The TRACE:GSM does not use GPS signals, but determines its position by mobile phone network triangulation. Both devices have a quad-band GSM modem incorporated. Via Internet you can see where your dog is on a variable-scale map. With your mobile phone, you can send an alarm signal to your dog's device and if your phone supports MMS technology, you will instantly receive a mapped location. You can also obtain the dog's location via a SMS text message or even via a voice server. TRACE:DOG is sold by veterinarians, pet shops and garden centers.

Here's the webpage:
http://www.gps-practice-and-fun.com/gps-pet-tracking.html

I'm pretty sure this makes me a genius.

[TheHunt]

The active RFID tags still need a radio within 500 feet. So that would not work. 

A better idea is to get a GPS device that you would put into a pre-sewn pocket.  Then when it gets hi-jacked you call a 1-800 number and they track it or the other you track it.  You bring in cops in and off to jail they go.

[haugenna]

Can you paddlock or bolt the frame and joints together? I have no idea if that will work.  I have never put one together.

If you keep the frame tight and bolted together, can the canvas come off? 

[pianoman9701]

Regardless, I still consider myself a genius!

[jackmaster]

Regardless, I still consider myself a genius!

i like that idea pianoman ..... that sounds like a good plan, i am gonna talk to the vet, thank you for the good idea

[couesbitten]

You bring in cops in and off to jail they go.

I don't want the cops to find them, I want to find them.  In fact, once I've found them, I don't want anyone to ever find them.

[YoterHunter]

dye the tent pink .that way most people wont take it and if some one dose .have some fly you around in a plane .hard to hide a pink tent.

[timberghost72]

The active RFID tags still need a radio within 500 feet. So that would not work. 

A better idea is to get a GPS device that you would put into a pre-sewn pocket.  Then when it gets hi-jacked you call a 1-800 number and they track it or the other you track it.  You bring in cops in and off to jail they go.

Why not use "The Spot" tracking device for people. Just turn it on and put it in tracking mode before you leave. If the tent is stolen just log on to the nearest computer (or call a buddy/wife etc..) and track it then. Have a hidden pocket to put it in. 

[Sumpnneedskillin]

OK, here's the really cool answer for this.

TRACE:DOG (www.tracedog.fr) has developed, in close collaboration with veterinarians, two GPS pet tracking devices for dogs. The TRACE:GPS is an assisted-GPS pet tracking device for GSM networks. The TRACE:GSM does not use GPS signals, but determines its position by mobile phone network triangulation. Both devices have a quad-band GSM modem incorporated. Via Internet you can see where your dog is on a variable-scale map. With your mobile phone, you can send an alarm signal to your dog's device and if your phone supports MMS technology, you will instantly receive a mapped location. You can also obtain the dog's location via a SMS text message or even via a voice server. TRACE:DOG is sold by veterinarians, pet shops and garden centers.

Here's the webpage:
http://www.gps-practice-and-fun.com/gps-pet-tracking.html

I'm pretty sure this makes me a genius.

Couple of problems.....
1.  You have to have GSM service so if you have Verizon or Sprint you're outta luck.
2.  You have to be in an area that has cell service.

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

Personally I just can't understand how it is physically possible to steal another persons hunting camp.  I mean to do that, knowing someone with a rifle and who knows how to use it may return at any moment, you would have to have balls so big they would clank together when you walk and you wouldn't be able to walk more than 10 feet due to the size of them!

Lmfao!    That's is the funniest thing I've read in awhile. 

I never thought this was an issue for that reason.  Hope you catch them in the act and use them to weigh it down so the next guy can't move it.

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

Maybe you could find someone to tag along for a fee....basically a camp babysitter that guards your stuff.  Too bad you can't just surround it with landmines.

What your thinking of is known as a wife. Sure she would keep it safe, but then you gotta deal with a wife in camp ; )

[sakoshooter]

Staining your name and phone and the note are good ideas. I'll probably put em both into play this year.
I'd have to agree that a guy would have to have big balls to open someones tent w/smoke coming out of the chimney.

[halflife65]

Personally I just can't understand how it is physically possible to steal another persons hunting camp.  I mean to do that, knowing someone with a rifle and who knows how to use it may return at any moment, you would have to have balls so big they would clank together when you walk and you wouldn't be able to walk more than 10 feet due to the size of them!

Lmfao!    That's is the funniest thing I've read in awhile. 

I never thought this was an issue for that reason.  Hope you catch them in the act and use them to weigh it down so the next guy can't move it.

Nope, don't need big balls just the deranged behavior that comes with being a meth addict.  They'll do whatever it takes to get stuff to sell to buy more and damn the consequences.

From pianoman: Regardless, I still consider myself a genius!

You're a genius just because you didn't start that off with "irregardless."

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

Well I don't do much hunting in trailer parks so I don't think
I'll see any meth addicts around.

[dannysdaddy]

The first thing that comes to mind is a few well positioned claymores.  point them away from your stuff of course so you dont mess up your fancy new tent!!!

[RightPlace-RightTime]

Can I ask,  What part of this state are you camping/hunting in to have to worry that much?  I have one also.  I hate thinking of it getting stolen.

We go to Montana and never worry about it.  I love that feeling.

Another subject that has me pissed is that my deer got stolen out of our camp one year.  hwy410 near whistlin jacks,  Well was like 21years ago. I was 14.  My dad was pissed, it was my deer to. 

[MikeWalking]

The first thing that comes to mind is a few well positioned claymores.  point them away from your stuff of course so you dont mess up your fancy new tent!!!

...or a motion sensor wired up to a good Caller with multiple dogs barking

[rosscrazyelk]

I have no solution but am sad this even has to be asked. I just don't get people sometimes

[JimmyHoffa]

Well I don't do much hunting in trailer parks so I don't think
I'll see any meth addicts around.

Unfortunately the meth addicts have wheels and roam.  I usually feel better about leaving my truck on the side of the road during hunting season than when scouting.  Last year I got to a trailhead that had a camp set up and the guy hopped in his truck and drove off for the day.  Leaving a camp would ride my nerves the whole time.  Maybe he had cameras or a lifesize cutout of Chuck Norris in his tent.  An option could be to leave a small stereo playing when you are away from the camp---put on the music from Deliverance or something.  I just picked up some trail cams that were on clearance for $25 that I might set up around my camp. 

[Cascade_Sherpa]

Can you paddlock or bolt the frame and joints together? I have no idea if that will work.  I have never put one together.

If you keep the frame tight and bolted together, can the canvas come off?

I thought about this idea as well, I think that it could work, because all you would really need to do is make the modification visable enough to make the theif realize that its gonna take some serious work to get the frame apart.  If you could weld some eye bolts to some of the major joints and run a bright orange painted cable through several of the vertical and horizontal runs.  It could be as light as a Stainless Steel braided 1/4" cable, and I've even talked to a canvas seamstress about sewing a 1/8" SS cable down the ridge of the tent,  then leaving a loop or another eyebolt to put a padlock from the frame cable on either end of the tent.

Or maybe once the tent is set up run a heavy bicycle cable from the sewn in cable to the closest tree of decent size.