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canyonwalkerHawaii April Travelog #5
Waianae, HI - Sat, 9 Apr, 2022, 1:30pm
When we got back from our hike to Ka'ena Point today we noticed something odd with our rental car. The trunk lid was slightly ajar with the strap to our beach bag hanging out of it. Inside the trunk were fewer things than we'd locked in there when we began the hike. We were robbed!
Signs around the parking area warned of it being a high theft area. Those signs are becoming dime-a-dozen at remote trailheads and beach access points, but we generally do as they advise and store our valuables locked out of site when we leave the car. As we did this time.
The thief made off with an oversized haul from our trunk. On this hike I'd chosen to leave behind an expensive camera lens. At the start of the hike I weighed whether to take it. ...By which I mean literally weighed, as this is "the brick" lens. It alone cost $1,000. With the other bits of gear in the camera bag stolen from the trunk I lost over $1,500 in camera equipment. Plus the thief stole Hawk's hiking daypack. The pack plus the hiking gear in it were about $300.
Altogether the loss of those two bags sets us back about $2,000. Plus now we don't have those bags to hold our not-stolen stuff this trip!
Waianae, HI - Sat, 9 Apr, 2022, 1:30pm
When we got back from our hike to Ka'ena Point today we noticed something odd with our rental car. The trunk lid was slightly ajar with the strap to our beach bag hanging out of it. Inside the trunk were fewer things than we'd locked in there when we began the hike. We were robbed!
Signs around the parking area warned of it being a high theft area. Those signs are becoming dime-a-dozen at remote trailheads and beach access points, but we generally do as they advise and store our valuables locked out of site when we leave the car. As we did this time.
The thief made off with an oversized haul from our trunk. On this hike I'd chosen to leave behind an expensive camera lens. At the start of the hike I weighed whether to take it. ...By which I mean literally weighed, as this is "the brick" lens. It alone cost $1,000. With the other bits of gear in the camera bag stolen from the trunk I lost over $1,500 in camera equipment. Plus the thief stole Hawk's hiking daypack. The pack plus the hiking gear in it were about $300.
Altogether the loss of those two bags sets us back about $2,000. Plus now we don't have those bags to hold our not-stolen stuff this trip!
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Date: 2022-04-12 03:25 pm (UTC)Yikes! No good, I'm sorry to hear it. I've made that exact calculation - "is it worth carrying around this thing for this specific hike?".
I remember verifying that my home insurance should cover such things, IIRC we had a special rider for it. But maybe I should re-verify. I hope your insurance doesn't give you grief.
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Date: 2022-04-12 05:07 pm (UTC)