I hate thieves!

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Kent, sorry about the misfortune, but could have been a lot worse... I used to live in Logan by Willow park and after donating two stinger hitches I started putting them in with a bolt and lock nut... Prevented the theft, but sure was a pain in my shin because I couldn't 't easily remove it when I wasn't using it... Sad times when folks don't realize theft is wrong... As the old timers used to say the world is going to hell in a handbasket...  Not quite sure what the handbasket is, but things are sure taking a turn for the worse... Later J

Wise to lock and double check all hitch components not just for theft.

I don't know if it's any worse now then 20-30years ago. I used to spend a lot of time at Flaming Gorge in the 80s and 90s. One night someone stole several kicker motors right off the back of peoples boats tied up at stateline cove while they were sleeping 50 yards away. Another summer someone was pulling the pins out of your hitches while you were out fishing. Friction would hold them in while you loaded your boat and got a little way down the road then fall out while you were going down the highway. That was a very dangerous and malicious prank. Maybe your safety chain held maybe you lost your whole outfit. Either way your trailer  needed replacing and you were stuck the side of the highway. One humorous prank we had happen up there was someone took all the coolers sitting outside folks campers and switched the contents around. We ended up with some ones orange soda and someone got all of our drinks. I still  about that one.

People are still people