Rural property: storing unattended vehicle

[Bland]

Trailer and ATV. You have the trailer for supplies and an ATV to play with when not working on the place.

 

[Midnight Rider]

As others have mentioned , it is best to make friends with a neighbour , and leave your back woods buggy there ; it would give you peace of mind , and save a lot of worry .

 

[Grizzly Adams]

As others have mentioned , it is best to make friends with a neighbour , and leave your back woods buggy there ; it would give you peace of mind , and save a lot of worry .

Something else to consider. Long parked vehicles in rural areas attract varmints. Nice nesting place and those electrical wires are tasty.

Grizz

 

[3macs1]

Something else to consider. Long parked vehicles in rural areas attract varmints. Nice nesting place and those electrical wires are tasty.

Grizz

Yes and the brakes will seize etc etc. It is just not good to sit any vehicle especially on the ground. Under gear here will rot terrible very quickly
Cheers

 

[RayRay89]

How remote are you talking ?

 

[TheTooner]

That is because one would have to be crazy to steal a ford LOL

Also partly because there is a new generation of thieves who don't know how it (standard transmission) works.

 

[TheTooner]

No one cares, i have to agree cameras are kind of pointless unless it's just for your knowledge, police won't put any effort into an old offroad beater truck.
Put up a structure or sea can like others have suggested , its one thing to fuk around with some abandoned looking truck in the bush, but break and enter would make some people second guess getting in trouble

Or the sea can would make them think there's something in there worth the trouble to steal. Flip a coin.

 

[3macs1]

Also partly because there is a new generation of thieves who don't know how it (standard transmission) works.

LOL isn't that the truth
Cheers

 

[Midnight Rider]

Or the sea can would make them think there's something in there worth the trouble to steal. Flip a coin.

Very true . Our Range had a Sea can broken into a couple of years ago , and it had a welded iron can covering a heavy duty lock....good bye to the club generator and lawn mower . Locks are only useful for keeping honest folks out .

 

[Slimbo]

Why don’t you just fix your road?

 

[bush1]

Why don’t you just fix your road?

Then his older 4x4 beater would just be 1.3 km further down the trail, but I agree what your getting at. If his property is similar to our deer hunting property around here that might be a difficult option.

 

[Longwalker]

Can't help but notice we have a very different society here in Saskatchewan. In my entire 40 yr. hunting career, leaving many vehicles at trailheads and on the side of back roads, I lost one spare tire. That't it. No vandalism, no break and enter, no trouble. I like to think the person who stole the spare tire needed it more than me.

 

[3macs1]

Can't help but notice we have a very different society here in Saskatchewan. In my entire 40 yr. hunting career, leaving many vehicles at trailheads and on the side of back roads, I lost one spare tire. That't it. No vandalism, no break and enter, no trouble. I like to think the person who stole the spare tire needed it more than me.

Years ago here you could get away with it also and nothing was ever touched . Sadly not any more
I think in like 50 years we lost one battery on our property until around the late 90's for some reason it changed
Cheers

 

[cantgetright]

Trailer and ATV. You have the trailer for supplies and an ATV to play with when not working on the place.

This would be my suggestion if your daily driver can haul a trailer, then you can haul all the supplies you need in with the ATV and trailer. And no worries about leaving something on the property.

 

[Ardent]

I’m guessing the OP lives in the city proper and doesn’t have room for trailers and ATVs and the like. The easiest solution is to improve the trail in as Slimbo suggests and buy a good small truck (Tacoma or the like).

 

[Suther]

Give me a couple cordless tools and locks on a sea can won’t stop me for long, I’ve got a 40’ can on my property and I’ve spent a lot of time looking at the door locks on mine. Wouldn’t deter anyone that really wants to get inside.

Yupp. Cordless angle grinders will get through pretty much anything.

If it were me I'd get a beater ford and pull the battery when I leave. If you're leaving it for more than a few weeks you probably want to put the battery on a trickle charger at home anyways.

 

[Ardent]

If it were me I'd get a beater ford

Sounds like a great way to ruin hunting trips. Easier to just drive the vehicle you need there, and maintain it properly. There are thousands of trucks out in the bush dead that this very idea has been tried with, we’ve all come across them. First the battery dies. Then rodents chew through the air cleaner and nest in the intake. Then a moose jousts with the radiator. Ignoring humans that may be in the area.

 

[cement head]

The closest neighbouring properties (both the 100 acres behind me and the 10 acres north of me) are owned by the same guy, a local cop, who I haven't met yet. I think he's the guy I want to meet the most. There's a trail from his two plots that crosses the corner of my lot I know he uses to access his own. I have no problems with it, like I said, everyone has been great so far. But he'd be the best, most likely to notice something off.

I'm also considering one of those cell service trail cameras focused on the truck while parked.

well the Cop who lives on the adjoining property sounds promising. and a friend who's a retired policeman said once put a gate in front of a laneway and lock it . people - criminals want to drive right up to your place and do their thing . they don't want to have to walk in and hump their booty - stolen items out . post beware of dog signs etc. half way up the driveway is a sign . one I have seen before . if there life after death ? trespass here and find out !. buy a 1.5 ton or find an old 3 Quarter ton truck . V8 motor . the last sign is optional .