Be careful

[Beekeeper]

Originally Posted by DZ

My pro gear cost me £260 pa. I baulked at first till the insurance guy asked what my car was worth (£3k) and how much i pay for cover (£220 comp)

"So you will pay £220 to cover £3k but not £260 to cover £25k" he asked

"and its fully comp & covers 3 party"

sit down guys and girls, add up the price of your gear and what it will cost to replace it, new for old.

you may get a shock.

£25K, blimey !!, may i ask just what equipment you are using out of interest.

BK

[DZ]

Originally Posted by Beekeeper

£25K, blimey !!, may i ask just what equipment you are using out of interest.

BK

2 x Canon 1ds Mk2
1x 400L 2.8 IS
1x 300L 2.8 IS
all from 15mm fish to 70-200L 2.8 IS
Flashes etc

plus Peli cases and GPS trackers (never did find them)

funny thing is, my wife had her 5D and old 10D plus some odd primes, sigma, tamron etc. So we still managed to crack on but you should have seen the scrap for cameras and lens every morning. At one point I was awake at 4am just to try and get kit and charged batteries.

She had brought them to her side of the bed ...... I gave up after that and the withdrawal of other favours :-)

[Beekeeper]

Originally Posted by DZ

2 x Canon 1ds Mk2
1x 400L 2.8 IS
1x 300L 2.8 IS
all from 15mm fish to 70-200L 2.8 IS
Flashes etc

plus Peli cases and GPS trackers (never did find them)

funny thing is, my wife had her 5D and old 10D plus some odd primes, sigma, tamron etc. So we still managed to crack on but you should have seen the scrap for cameras and lens every morning. At one point I was awake at 4am just to try and get kit and charged batteries.

She had brought them to her side of the bed ...... I gave up after that and the withdrawal of other favours :-)

I feel positively insecure now, my Canon 20D is beginning to look like a Brownie box camera.

Perhaps you should get a bigger bedroom with probably single beds.

[the young hunter]

The taliban have also been filmed training in the New Forest It was on the news not that long ago...

Religious extremists and robbers on bikes... dangerous place...


Mike

[RAINBOWRUSSELL]

A lot of thieves use cycles& off road type motorcycles because they are good 'get away' tools,they can go places where police cars can't & are quicker than people on foot chasing them and with cycles they are silent.In the Forest this has happened before way back because they can dissappear down tracks cars can't get down.
I think a lot of people are realising that there are certain 'factions' that are taking every opportunity to thieve now in this country,in some of their own countries it is a 'way of life'.Before anyone puts me down for this..I speak from personal experience!
I am very wary of anyone approaching me when I'm on the phone or carrying anything..even my handbag!

[Deer Hunter]

There's a simple anwser to this - fit a tracking device into the bag. These are available on the internet and many security firms provide a service. Plus if you have one it will lower your insurance.