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Title: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: huntinhick on June 15, 2011, 03:23:41 AM: before I finally decided on the tent issue I have to ask is it really as bad as it sounds? do you have to worry that someone is going to take your tent while you are in the woods? or if you have to run to town to pick up something? I see a couple posts a year about it and I was wondering if it is just the area they are at or if this is a common issue? I would be hard pressed to replace 1500-3000 dollars of wall tent and supplies if someone uses it to support their meth habit. I don't plan on leaving it set up for the entire season or setting it up and leaving it before season just when I am out and using it.

thanks
carl
Title: Re: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: rtspring on June 15, 2011, 03:31:52 AM: Mine was 1700.00 and if it got stolen I would be one mad dude. I don't think where I hunt that it would happen much but the fact is it would only take once..
Title: Re: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: Miles on June 15, 2011, 04:02:20 AM: I was worried about it last year, but we left ours set up and ran to town for a night mid-week with no problems. I have thought about getting that video recording game cam type thing from Cabelas that takes a still image every few seconds and compresses it in to a video over the course of the whole day. If I put that up in camp I would at least have a picture of everyone that "visited" camp. They only take images during daylight hours if I'm not mistaken, but it's some type of insurance at least. Plus you don't have to worry about the trail cam being out of range to take a photo. This gets everything.
Title: Re: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: seaduckhunter on June 15, 2011, 05:56:51 AM: We left the wall tent up and went home for a few days and had no problem. This was during elk season. I see tents that get put up a week before the season to get there spot and no one messes with them. Not saying it doesnt happen.
Title: Re: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: Bean Counter on June 22, 2011, 10:52:45 AM: I suspect a lot of tent attacks are out of jealousy and butt hurt feelings. Ie, you "took" someone's camping spot on public land at an established site.

However, there's also something to be said for *censored*es who make a new campsite, in the middle of the road, to block access to other sites or tresspass onto private land without authorization... :bdid:
Title: Re: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: piledup on June 22, 2011, 11:19:20 AM: I think you should be fine 8) unless you have problems with the other hunters in your area. :bdid: :chuckle::twocents:
Title: Re: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on June 22, 2011, 11:40:18 AM: Used to do it all the time, Never had a problem.
Then one year somebody came and messed with my stuff, only took a few items, but pissed me off. :bash:
So I stretched a hammock between 2 trees, stuffed all my hunting clothes into one outfit and placed the "dummy"
put out a couple solar lights (the kind that come on at dark) one inside tent.
made it look "lived in, you know a couple arrows in a target, socks hanging on a line,etc.
no problems...
Title: Re: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: dreamingbig on June 22, 2011, 11:45:24 AM: Don't forget that the forest service doesn't like unattended tents. The length of stay clock is ticking whether you are there or not.
Title: Re: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 22, 2011, 12:20:42 PM: Forest Service doesn't like alot of things!!
Title: Re: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on June 22, 2011, 12:25:50 PM: A few years ago I kept seeing a collapsed tent along an access road while scouting in 113. Finally figured it was abandoned and stopped to check it out. When I lifted a flap, I found out why it was abandoned--Eau de Skunk! 2 legged critters aren't the only ones to worry about. They probably left food in the tent while they were gone, and surprised the culprit.
:yike:
Title: Re: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: TheHunt on June 22, 2011, 12:36:26 PM: Not to give up too much information. But for a reasonable price you can buy small form factor GPS tracking equipment and put that into your equipment or tent. You get back to camp see your stuff gone. Then turn on the tracker which has a Google Earth overlay. And bang your tracker shows up. Get in your rig and as soon as you get into cell range call 911. Give them the location and say I am looking for your support but if you are too busy no worries I will take care of it myself.
Title: Re: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 22, 2011, 12:40:55 PM: where would one get these small form factor GPS's at?
Title: Re: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: TheHunt on June 22, 2011, 12:43:41 PM: Do a google search on satellite tracking equipment or GPS tracking equipment. Then look for the smallest one possible with a handheld tracker.

Do not get one that requires cell coverage.
Title: Re: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: time2hunt on June 25, 2011, 10:21:40 PM: As the economy goes down the low lifes will come out >:( There were a few tents stolen last year and the main culprits were the meth heads looking for a quick buck for there fix.
Title: Re: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: unluckyjohn on August 09, 2011, 04:50:25 PM: Quote from: seaduckhunter on June 15, 2011, 05:56:51 AM
We left the wall tent up and went home for a few days and had no problem. This was during elk season. I see tents that get put up a week before the season to get there spot and no one messes with them. Not saying it doesnt happen.

No problem for you, no thought for the next guy either. I can see a day, but days.
Title: Re: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: ICEMAN on August 09, 2011, 05:44:04 PM: Why don't you guys just spray paint the crap out of it, with your last name, etc..... to make it un-sellable? :dunno:
Title: Re: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: Rhinoron247 on August 09, 2011, 06:03:00 PM: Quote from: dreamingbig on June 22, 2011, 11:45:24 AM
Don't forget that the forest service doesn't like unattended tents. The length of stay clock is ticking whether you are there or not.

Seems to be happening more often at least in the taneum area, if your stuff is missing call the FS first. I spoke with some of the crew up there last week and was told with the limited space and the closed roads in the area they are stepping up enforcement.
Title: Re: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: jmoyer2 on August 10, 2011, 11:41:19 PM: I would think that regular tents would get stolen more often then a wall tent. thieves are scum, if it ain't easy they wont bother. A wall tent, at least mine, is a b#$@h to take down so I have never had a problem. I like the GPS tracking devices though :brew:
Title: Re: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: rasbo on August 11, 2011, 05:04:34 AM: I expect anything I leave for any length of time to be taken..Sucks but seems it is the right attitude for me...not sure if you can dye canvas,but a nice pink wall tent would not be taken Im thinking..
Title: Re: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: Elkrunner on August 11, 2011, 12:32:28 PM: Quote from: rasbo on August 11, 2011, 05:04:34 AM
I expect anything I leave for any length of time to be taken..Sucks but seems it is the right attitude for me...not sure if you can dye canvas,but a nice pink wall tent would not be taken Im thinking..
I am not quite sure about that. I hear that Sasquatch is attracted to pink. He may just take it for his new bachelor pad.
Title: Re: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: fillthefreezer on August 15, 2011, 03:25:36 PM: Quote from: TheHunt on June 22, 2011, 12:36:26 PM
Not to give up too much information. But for a reasonable price you can buy small form factor GPS tracking equipment and put that into your equipment or tent. You get back to camp see your stuff gone. Then turn on the tracker which has a Google Earth overlay. And bang your tracker shows up. Get in your rig and as soon as you get into cell range call 911. Give them the location and say I am looking for your support but if you are too busy no worries I will take care of it myself.

not to side track but how small are these and would they work on other things, ie-my dogs collar, i have a feeling hes been leaving my yard during the day and sneaking back in before we're home but cant really take a day off from work to prove it...
Title: Re: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: Rhinoron247 on August 16, 2011, 08:42:33 PM: On the subject, today I made a trip into my elk camp and the place I usually like to park and or turn around has had a FO-camp set up for over two week. Tent, misc (junk) pots and pans and a log with a pair of shoes placed at the turn in. Saw the people who set this up in there two weeks ago and not since (not hunters that's for sure) Today I get there and someone had already been there and must have gotten fed up because the tent was tossed into the tree and everything else chucked into the bush.

Although I understand the frustration with ppl doing this, I am concerned that I am the guy who happens to be parked in the spot when the fellow returns and takes it out on my rig or trailer. Could turn ugly.
Title: Re: do tents get stolen as often as it sounds?
Post by: Miles on August 17, 2011, 03:33:42 AM: Quote from: fillthefreezer on August 15, 2011, 03:25:36 PM
Quote from: TheHunt on June 22, 2011, 12:36:26 PM
Not to give up too much information. But for a reasonable price you can buy small form factor GPS tracking equipment and put that into your equipment or tent. You get back to camp see your stuff gone. Then turn on the tracker which has a Google Earth overlay. And bang your tracker shows up. Get in your rig and as soon as you get into cell range call 911. Give them the location and say I am looking for your support but if you are too busy no worries I will take care of it myself.

not to side track but how small are these and would they work on other things, ie-my dogs collar, i have a feeling hes been leaving my yard during the day and sneaking back in before we're home but cant really take a day off from work to prove it...

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-anytrack-gps-100-provides-portable-real-time-gps-tracking-51665712.html (http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-anytrack-gps-100-provides-portable-real-time-gps-tracking-51665712.html)