Date:         Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:24:52 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: secure storage?
Comments: To: Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu>
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A laptop will fit nicely under either of the front seats, well hidden and
not a place most casual thieves would search.

Matthew's concern is his instruments, as is mine, but there's not really
anything you can do to hide a double bass in a Westy!  The shields in all
the rear windows make it hard to see in there and with the curtains up its
hard to tell if there's anybody inside.

On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu>wrote:

> "Tom Buese" <tombuese@COMCAST.NET> said:
>
> > I think that the sight of a locked storage area will tip off potential
> > banditos that there might be good stuff in the secured area. There
> > must be a way to lock the bench seat like Gregor did, w/o having an
> > exposed lock visible from the outside?? A wrecking bar, etc. will be
> > able to pry the bench seat open w/ a lock in any event, so why
> > advertise that there is something valuable in there?
>
> In that case, why lock it at all.  As you said, a visible lock will just
> be a tipoff, and lock or no, if they want to get into it, they will.
>
> Allan
> --
> 1991 Vanagon GL
>



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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
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Crescent Beach, BC
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