We arrive back! I saw my Oculus Quest headset post to my facebook account about some game; unless it achieved sentience while we were away, I suspected someone had broken into our trailer and stolen it. Wasn’t comforting to notice my security cameras were offline… but, I had dude putting in slab check on it; no apparent broken windows. So, I hoped some weird password issue and solar or wifi or microwave internet link on the fritz.
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Of course, that wasn’t the case. Carefully pushed in screen, then goodbye collection of cordless tools. And most of your power tool batteries (but not all, curiously). And quadcopter, sockets, drill bits, + I’m sure some other random small tools. Weirdest: our cutting board! And a cooler, to make carrying purloined gains more convenient. Wifi router stolen, maybe in an attempt to stop the cameras? But, thief(/ves) missed at least one and they save footage offline. In fact, unplugging them made it *more* likely to have footage of the thief(/ves): the camera won’t have overwritten the footage with newer stuff. Will be fun to go through the footage; Kate suggested WANTED signs. I mean, who am I to argue?
So! Lessons (re)learned. Don’t leave valuable things visible through windows when you leave town for over a month. Duh. All of the things stolen would have easily fit into the storage boxes on my truck that I leave in secured parking at the airport. Also, positive lessons learned: container locks don’t get cut while you’re gone! Upgrades to make: “no trespassing” signs, motion-activated lights, more cameras, and someone local with access to patrol. Probably Beny? And! Most importantly, don’t leave stuff out / visible. Whether gone long or short, obviously not a good idea. Impacts from this on workshop/garage/casita/bondtainer design? Probably not, other than relearning the “be here or stuff walks” lesson I already know.
Also, evening relearning: unplug batteries you’re recharging and don’t start any new refrigeration chambers within a few hours of sunset. No fan for most of the night because batteries too low to power it! We tough it out; if it gets a bit less cloudy today, we’ll be in fine shape tonight. If not, I can jerry-rig something with the generator to charge us for a couple hours after sundown. A work in progress, it’s certainly not boring.
Recovery plan: get replacements for stuff I need, improve security, report the theft, post wanted signs, and move on with life:)