Do portable solar panels ever get stolen while camping?

jkjenn
jkjenn Member Posts: 6,417
in Battery/Electrical & Solar
Yes. My 30w GZ panel was stolen. It's not really going to have a huge impact on me, but it is irritating that either another camper or fisherman thought they could help themselves to my panel. I did not have it secured, so I guess it's my own fault. I am boondocking by a popular fishing spot (lesson learned.)

2021 T@b 320 Boondock "Mattie Ross" | 2021 T@b Nights: 239 | Total nights in a T@b 455 | 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Overland | T@b owner since 2014

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  • ericnliz
    ericnliz Member Posts: 4,437
    Sorry to hear about your panel getting stolen! Some people's kids. It sucks that you can't leave anything out anymore. I usually[if I know I'll be gone for a while] unplug mine and stow it in the TV, or the trailer. Wish I didn't have to, but... I'd like to keep it for a while.
    2016 T@B MAX S-aka: WolfT@B
    TV: 2006 Chevy Avalanche LT Z71 aka: WhiteWolf, or 1972 Chevy Custom10 P/U aka: SnarlingWolf
    Spokane, Wa.
    Eric aka: Lone Wolf  


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  • Nomad
    Nomad Member Posts: 7,209
    That sucks - sorry to hear :-(
    About the only time I secure mine is boondocking.
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  • Tabaz
    Tabaz Member Posts: 2,421


    To slow down the thieves, I drilled a 1/2" hole on both of my Zamp 200W panels and attached a 12' (or possibly 15') cable to one side of the panels with a long-shank padlock.  Looped the other end into itself and around the Outback aluminum platform.  The panels are always locked to the cable or locked in the cargo area of my TV.  The only thing I leave out unlocked is my beat-up old camp chair and $24 Walmart plastic folding table.
    2016 Outback 320
    2024 Ford F150 Supercrew short bed.
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  • ScottG
    ScottG Administrator Posts: 5,655
    No, it's not your fault--it's completely the fault of the ******** who pilfered your stuff. I try to tell myself that 99.9% of the people out there wouldn't do that. Only takes one, though... 
    2015 T@B Max S (320)
    2015 Nissan Frontier SV V6 4x4
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  • TerryV6
    TerryV6 Member Posts: 1,101
    Sorry to hear....
    Terry & Jody...  2025 Honda Ridgeline RTL
    2016 NuCamp 320 T@B Max S
    T@bbey  Road   
    Appleton,  WI





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  • source3
    source3 Member Posts: 144
    edited June 2016
    Bummer. And ouch.  

    I lock mine up while at a campground with host. Stow away while boonedocking. 

    Trust nobody and carry a big stick. 
    Andrew P. 
    Durango, CO
    2015 S Outback

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  • kccate
    kccate Member Posts: 51
    Very sorry to hear this. Will note lesson learned.
    Cathy and traveling canines, 
    on the sunny side of the street
    2007 Dutchman T@B, C@te's Cr@te
    2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i
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  • mickietucs
    mickietucs Member Posts: 720
    I know this is probably overkill - and if someone really wanted to, I'm sure they could find a way to take it, but I got this lock and chain -- I put the chain through the Zamp handle and through one of the legs. It then goes either around the tongue or through the handle of the T@B. Makes ME feel better. 

    Stanley Hardware 828194 2-Inch and 50-mm All-Weather Solid Brass Security Lock, 1-1/2-Inch Shackle

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    Stanley Hardware 828194 2-Inch and 50-mm All-Weather Solid Brass Security Lock 1-12-Inch Shackle

    ABUS 10KS 6' Maximum Security Square Chain and Sleeve, 3/8" Diameter Chain Link

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    • ABUS 10KS 6 Maximum Security Square Chain and Sleeve 38quot Diameter Chain Link







    Michele, Tucson, AZ. TV - '13 F150 & '16 T@Bitha special order.


    You never really travel alone. The world is full of friends waiting to get to know you!

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