WA
7 posts
hi all,
i'm just wondering how those of you with a station wagon secure your kite in the car ?
with a sedan, disabling the lever to pop the boot & locking the backseats upright makes the boot fairly secure, however i just bought an outback and while more practical, i'm worried about the lack of boot security.
plenty of people in the community drive such vehicles, what's your method ??
thanks
NSW
593 posts
You can get a pull out screen that goes form the back seats to the back window
QLD
555 posts
Most theifs won't break into a car on the off chance there is something good in there,If they can see a laptop or a mobile phone or a kite bag or something of value they will break in,either cover you stuff in the back with a tarp or old bed spread or something ,or take yourf kites out of the flash bags with the writing all over them and get some cheap strippy plastic zip up bags from woolies,looks like a bag of dirty laundry in the back of your car,no one want to flog a bag of dirty laundry ,pull any associated kite or surfing stickers off your car,and even better get a savage cattle dog to guard your stuff ,not many people will go anywhere near a mean cattle dog
VIC
5127 posts
Tinted windows. All the gear fits in the back of the Outback under the luggage curtain. Close the curtain and you can't see anything in there.
A piece of black fabric or a dark blanket spread over everything also obscures everything from view pretty well.
Don't put any stickers on your car that advertise expensive stuff of any kind.
Park in secure, well exposed areas.
Make sure your house insurace covers your gear for theft from a locked vehicle.
Don't worry about it too much.
WA
995 posts
Just do what you can to keep it out of sight and park in the best place you can. Tinted windows and the sliding boot cover on my WRX keep my stuff hidden form prying eyes. I try to bring as little as possible if I can help it.
QLD
184 posts
Put a Cabrinha sticker on your car
NSW
836 posts
someone on here once suggested keeping all kite gear inside those pink lady sanitary napkin bins. There's a limited number of thieves that would want to steal them...
VIC
1395 posts
i pump it right up so doesn't fit out the doors
73 posts
make a secure box and have an alarm not many thieves will try to open a lockup box whilst an alarm is going off!!
NSW
86 posts
you could try using your leash to connect it to something ...apparently they dont undo
VIC
1395 posts
The xc falcon wagon or the honda CRV. both have spare tyre under the boot floor. put the tyre in the boot and the kite in the compartment under the floor.
Also good for beer and ice.... (or heroin, canabis, cocaine if you don't like ice.)
WA
363 posts
I got a little black and white dog, and while he might look cute and cuddly, he can pack a punch if anyone comes near the bus when im not there (been training him up)
WA
18 posts
dont live out west and you will be alright
NSW
86 posts
Get Queen Of The Point to sit on it
WA
5378 posts
Just put a sticker on your car "this isn't a tent it's a kite" no one will take your **** then.
