Stolen Pop-up

[Drinkie]

My brother in-law who lives in Maine brought his pop-up to a small dealership to have a battery installed over the weekend.

The dealership called him this morning asking if he had picked it up?

Apparently it was stolen off the lot over the weekend.


The sad part is all the equipment that was inside.

[angelsmom10]

Not sure if it is the same one or not, but this was posted on GLPUC....

Keep your eyes open for this guys trailer

This email is generated from the feedback form on GLPUC
First Name: Mike
Email: hitches@comnetcom.net
Screen Name:
Subject: Comments/Questions
Comments: I had my 1999 Jayco Heritage camper stolen on june 6,2004. If
they have not removed the lic plate, the # is 44876B. I am offering a
cash reward on the return of my camper.

[Unregistered]

It was a Jayco but it was a 2003 and he lives in Maine.

[angelsmom10]

I would think that once you take something to the dealer, he would be responsible for it.

[startx]

If they didn't have a popup specific insurance policy, tell them they can file for contents on their home owners/renters insurance.  We had a popup stolen, we didn't carry insurance on it, because our carrier said it was too old, and we were new to campers and didn't know better.  

However, by the time I itemized all the stuff IN the camper when it was stolen, the insurance paid more for the contents than we had paid for the camper itself.  It was small consolation, but at least it was something.  To this day we miss some of the things we had in that camper, they could be replaced with substitutes, but they aren't the same when they are inherited items.

Sorry to hear about their loss, and we carry insurance, and are much more aggressive in our security measures on the camper now.

[angelsmom10]

This was posted on GLPUC... this is my neck of the woods...
 
My brother just had his Coleman Cheyenne stolen this weekend from his storage facility just north of Cincinnati, Ohio. He dropped it off Thursday and on Saturday it was gone when he returned. He was in the process of cleaning it up to sell to make the move to a TT. I have a description below if anyone runs across this baby camping by any stroke of luck. I'll update the post if I can get more info or a better description.

What is the desire for a stolen camper? What are the odds that it will show up somewhere? Unlike a car, I would think that a popup is mostly junk parts, pressboard, screws and laminate. Committing a felony for a $4k camper that doesn't even have an air conditioner doesn't compute. And the applications seem limited. Lots of people may be interested in a clutch for a Ford F150, but how many people need a galley door for a Coleman Cheyenne? So I'm guessing that chances are good that stolen PUs stay together as a unit. What's been your experience?

1999 Coleman Cheyenne
VIN # 4CP696G13X7249526
OH Plate # SAZ1172 good thru 12/04
MIAMI REDSKINS license plate frame
2" receiver welded on back bumper for bike rack
Spare tire on back with black cover
No A/C unit on top

Personal items that could be identified from the street:
4 blue Bass Pro logo chairs w/blue bags
1 large silver aluminum roll top 3'x3' folding table w/green bags
1 small silver aluminum roll top 1'x1' folding table w/green
bags
Hunter green with beige lid large Tupperware food bin
Purple cargo bin with propane stove, pie irons, fire forks
tall / thin beige 8# propane tank
43" iron tripod with chain (new!) and 10" Dutch oven in carrying case
Maroon screened in dining fly in grey bag
 
At least he has a real good description of their PU.
 
Then someone else posted....
 
My Taos was stolen in November. They rolled it out of my yard and put it on a flatbead truck! Who would go to that much trouble for a '99 Taos even if it did look like new!

 
I've been around for at least 3 years now and this just seems like a rash of stolen PU's... Does anyone else remember so many being stolen