Security Paranoia?

[Wazzer1622]

The end of the day we shouldn't have to secure are vehicles, manufactures such as Ford have the ability to make vehicles virtually theft proof. The only way any vehicle should be stolen is on the back of a transporter

 

[Pausim]

Yeah, obviously the family comes miles above the van! Even Mrs DDJC
And the extra safety stuff on my van reflects that.
But If I lost the bus, I could not replace it and everything in it, within a few days like Bill-H says he could. It would take months. And I wouldn't want to, which is why I have gone heavy on security.

Losing the van would be a serious inconvenience and I would be very cross, so yes some security is a good idea. However the word inconsolable suggests an event that would impact on ones life for many years to come and I would not want any of my possessions to hold such a potentially devastating position in my life. It would not be a healthy position to be in.

 

[Bill-H]

But If I lost the bus, I could not replace it and everything in it, within a few days like Bill-H says he could. It would take months. And I wouldn't want to, which is why I have gone heavy on security.

I've only got clothes, bedding, kitchen stuff, camping chairs, table and tools in mine - all of which can be readily bought. I had a converted van stolen in the 80s, did me a favour in a round about way as I made a better job of the replacement . I supose that if my house burnt down while I was away it would be a little inconvenient as I couldn't replace some of the old family photos, but have jpeg copies of them. The rest is just 'stuff' and I could live in a caravan I have on my smallholding while it was sorted.
Having your house burgled, vandalised ir burnt down is much more serious for most people I guess, so you must have some extremly high levels of security there else you'd spend the whole time away worrying about it.

 

[The Wino]

Latest recorded numbers of MHs in UK indicate 300k. Your AI figures suggest close to 1 in 100 are stolen annually. Seems a lot.

But the 4000 includes campers motorhomes and caravans. Out of that 4000 it could be any number that are motorhomes so it's probably a lot less than 1% otherwise the insurance claims would be a lot higher and the premiums.