Protecting your Stacks
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I know folks in areas of concern that put a strip of spray paint along the top edge to let them know if any wood is missing by seeing a broken stripe.
If you really want to find out who it is, perhaps hiding a trail cam http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=trail camera and getting pics of them could help, but I know folks who have done this and just wound up losing wood and the trail camera.
No better place to stack?
In general, I have had wood taken from piles that were just heaped up, or unfinished. I've never had someone tap into a finished, neatly stacked pile. (goes and knocks on some wood)
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If you really want to find out who it is, perhaps hiding a trail cam http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=trail camera and getting pics of them could help, but I know folks who have done this and just wound up losing wood and the trail camera.
No better place to stack?
In general, I have had wood taken from piles that were just heaped up, or unfinished. I've never had someone tap into a finished, neatly stacked pile. (goes and knocks on some wood)
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Motion sensing cameras mounted high enough to not be easy to damage or remove.
Dicks Sporting Goods sells the game cameras. They have memory chips in them like digital cameras.
We always got our summer camp wood stolen until my father got the bright idea to store wood in the garage over winter.
Dicks Sporting Goods sells the game cameras. They have memory chips in them like digital cameras.
We always got our summer camp wood stolen until my father got the bright idea to store wood in the garage over winter.
BigCountryNY
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Fred Wright
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Trail cams are useful after the fact and may be a deterrent if thieves know they're there. I'm presuming the OP wishes to act rather than react. Keep 'em from pilfering wood to begin with.
Any potentially harmful solution to thievery could land one in a heap of legal trouble these days. It's a sad reflection on society but true nonetheless.
Thieves go after low hanging fruit. The harder it is to steal and the higher the likelihood that they'll be caught, the less likely it will be stolen.
My father-in-law sold firewood in the 1930s. Fuel wood was more of a necessity then and like any fuel, was subject to thievery. He'd wrap stacks around top and bottom with a steel cable, draw it tight with a comealong and lock it down. This method wouldn't stop a thief with bolt cutters but few petty wood thieves carry those.
Other proactive methods exist ~ stack wood inside a fenced area, make sure someone is home most of the time. Cars parked out front help, gives the impression that someone is watching. Motion-activated lighting is a good deterrent. A pair of German shepherds inside the fenced area would cause me to think twice.
Any potentially harmful solution to thievery could land one in a heap of legal trouble these days. It's a sad reflection on society but true nonetheless.
Thieves go after low hanging fruit. The harder it is to steal and the higher the likelihood that they'll be caught, the less likely it will be stolen.
My father-in-law sold firewood in the 1930s. Fuel wood was more of a necessity then and like any fuel, was subject to thievery. He'd wrap stacks around top and bottom with a steel cable, draw it tight with a comealong and lock it down. This method wouldn't stop a thief with bolt cutters but few petty wood thieves carry those.
Other proactive methods exist ~ stack wood inside a fenced area, make sure someone is home most of the time. Cars parked out front help, gives the impression that someone is watching. Motion-activated lighting is a good deterrent. A pair of German shepherds inside the fenced area would cause me to think twice.
sportbikerider78
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Can you keep it away from vehicles? Thieves are lazy, that is why they are thieves...and I can't imagine them carrying wood very far by hand.
If you can block vehicle traffic, I would think you'd be all set.
If you can block vehicle traffic, I would think you'd be all set.
Excellent ideas! Thanks.Trail cams are useful after the fact and may be a deterrent if thieves know they're there. I'm presuming the OP wishes to act rather than react. Keep 'em from pilfering wood to begin with.
Any potentially harmful solution to thievery could land one in a heap of legal trouble these days. It's a sad reflection on society but true nonetheless.
Thieves go after low hanging fruit. The harder it is to steal and the higher the likelihood that they'll be caught, the less likely it will be stolen.
My father-in-law sold firewood in the 1930s. Fuel wood was more of a necessity then and like any fuel, was subject to thievery. He'd wrap stacks around top and bottom with a steel cable, draw it tight with a comealong and lock it down. This method wouldn't stop a thief with bolt cutters but few petty wood thieves carry those.
Other proactive methods exist ~ stack wood inside a fenced area, make sure someone is home most of the time. Cars parked out front help, gives the impression that someone is watching. Motion-activated lighting is a good deterrent. A pair of German shepherds inside the fenced area would cause me to think twice.
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