SWriverstone
Established Member
Kayak security question here:
How often have you heard of (or experienced) a sea kayak being stolen off the roof of a car? I ask because, first, in literally thousands of days and nights with my car parked all over the place with kayaks on it, I've never had a boat stolen (but maybe I'm lucky?)
Second, I'm heading up to Portland to spend the weekend with my girlfriend and thinking I want to bring a boat with me and do some Portland-area paddling over the weekend. She lives in Northwest Portland, and I'd likely just park my car on the street by her house and leave the kayak on it.
My instinct tells me that a 17' sea kayak is a very poor target for theft: typically one untrained burglar could not get it off the car by themself (without making a huge racket in the process); further, most common thieves would not have a clue what to even do with a sea kayak. They wouldn't be able to paddle it themselves, and might even be terrified by the prospect of getting inside one.
It's possible an organized theft ring with equipment and a big truck could take one...but chances are, thieves like this would know that a sea kayak represents a very poor resale value for the effort of taking one.
Finally, it's probably more difficult to hide (or disguise) a sea kayak than just about anything else you could possibly steal (including a car). As mentioned above, a rather large box truck would be required, plus a warehouse protected by armed thugs. LOL
So in summary, it just seems like a REALLY BAD IDEA to steal a sea kayak off someone's car. Yet somehow, I feel certain somebody here will tell me it's happened!
How often have you heard of (or experienced) a sea kayak being stolen off the roof of a car? I ask because, first, in literally thousands of days and nights with my car parked all over the place with kayaks on it, I've never had a boat stolen (but maybe I'm lucky?)
Second, I'm heading up to Portland to spend the weekend with my girlfriend and thinking I want to bring a boat with me and do some Portland-area paddling over the weekend. She lives in Northwest Portland, and I'd likely just park my car on the street by her house and leave the kayak on it.
My instinct tells me that a 17' sea kayak is a very poor target for theft: typically one untrained burglar could not get it off the car by themself (without making a huge racket in the process); further, most common thieves would not have a clue what to even do with a sea kayak. They wouldn't be able to paddle it themselves, and might even be terrified by the prospect of getting inside one.
It's possible an organized theft ring with equipment and a big truck could take one...but chances are, thieves like this would know that a sea kayak represents a very poor resale value for the effort of taking one.
Finally, it's probably more difficult to hide (or disguise) a sea kayak than just about anything else you could possibly steal (including a car). As mentioned above, a rather large box truck would be required, plus a warehouse protected by armed thugs. LOL
So in summary, it just seems like a REALLY BAD IDEA to steal a sea kayak off someone's car. Yet somehow, I feel certain somebody here will tell me it's happened!
