Echo what has been said. About ten years ago when I was still a fly fishing guide, my season was done and I just got done sorting and organizing all of my gear. Thankfully in that process, I managed to take a good number of photos. Late that fall my dad passed away and a couple of days after, I simply needed to get outside and clear my head. Instead of just grabbing a couple of things, I threw in a bunch of my totes in the camper shell as there were various rods, reels, flies and other gear in various cases. Clearly I was not in the right headspace. I parked at the TH to hike into cheeseman canyon for the day. Upon walking up to my truck after fishing for the day, I noticed my rear hatch window on the topper was not fully shut and simply resting, not all the way down. Sure enough, some D bag(s) essentially had the easiest heist of their life with everything sitting in totes (all closed, not visible). I drove to get service and the sheriff said it happens once in a while, unfortunately. Once I sorted out exactly what had been stolen, it ended up being over $10K in total goods. Thankfully my renters insurance covered it, minus the $1k deductible) but it was still a pain in the ass. I kept my eyes out on CG for a few months after hoping someone was smart enough to try and sell some of it. It never showed. Now, I try to only take the bare minimum and keep it as unnoticeable as possible. I don’t have any more stickers on my rig either.
Overall, it was a swift kick in the nuts given I was reeling from the death of my pops. I hope karma paid those those a-holes a visit and blasted them with lightning while they were standing in a river somewhere...
