Thread: Vehicle security while in the bush.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

I park on a shit of an angle so anyone trying to jack it up is likely to end up squashed under it....if they actually manage to get jack to lift before it crabs sideways

Thanks for this tip, Ill be adding it to my bag of tricks

as an aside from the thread but related ....... a few years back mate and my self went for a hunt in the piropiro flats area , parked the hilux up at the start of a track at daybreak and were gone for well almost dark........ arrive back at vehicle mate checks his pockets , no keys......... starts emptying out his pack starting to panic gear everywhere no keys.........hello whats this hanging out the drivers door lock barrel.....yup thats where he left them.

and he should have known better , he was brought up in tokoroa living in sth auckland at the time and a large amount of our income was derived from repairing stolen and recovered vehicles.

Originally Posted by 308

Kill switch for a start

Locking mag nuts, insurance, taking a cheap old dunger in instead

I wasn't familiar with the kill switch, just looked them up. Seems like a good idea. Cheers
@Micky Duck Some good tips above too mate. Thanks

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An old man that was friends with my dad had a tap on the fuel line, he just reached under the side of the car to open and shut it, The car would start but only go 100m which puts them more in the public eye and more suspicious. He did have it stolen one and recovered it but mostly he forgot to open it himself.

A really nice bright red ute parked outside my gate last week while the owner went bush for at least 4 nights, hopefully it was the owner who eventually drove it away...I always tell people to fold gun bags in half, saves window being broken to check.

There was a car parked way too close to the track that was alarmed, every vehicle that passed by it activated the alarm, the first few times it was funny but after 5 days it was a pain in the arse.

(a) take a mates vehicle
(b) drive a shitty car no one wants to steal

I prefer (a) or to put up a game camera watching the vehicle.

Originally Posted by scottrods

(a) take a mates vehicle
(b) drive a shitty car no one wants to steal

I prefer (a) or to put up a game camera watching the vehicle.

The piss off with (b) is it may never get to your destination or home afterwards

Originally Posted by kukuwai

I wasn't familiar with the kill switch, just looked them up. Seems like a good idea. Cheers
@Micky Duck Some good tips above too mate. Thanks

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A kill switch saved Mrs Finnwolfs car from being stolen from our driveway, the sound of the starter winding the motor over woke us up.

No harm was made to the wannabe thief - he was lucky, he only went to jail.

Big bold note saying car is on camera will make most scumbags think twice.

Work truck

A mongrel mob patch jacket left on the front seat ?

Originally Posted by Pengy

Big bold note saying car is on camera will make most scumbags think twice.

Then the hunt is on for the camera, wont be anymore than about 2 metres off the ground...I seen a note a while back "Just gone to find a toilet, back soon"...4 days later.
An old van last week had "No cash or drugs in van".

Originally Posted by Pengy

Big bold note saying car is on camera will make most scumbags think twice.

Yep they are scumbags couldn't agree more but some are hunters the same ones that trash huts, shoot signs.

Get a business card from your local copper, and put it on the dashboard.