Leaving low value items in a Caterham

[dabevan]

Ok, I'm planning a European road trip (probably for 2022) and inevitably I will have to leave the car parked whilst I explore various cities.

I travel very light and can fit all of my belongings onto a small rucksack and take them with me.

... But to keep costs down I'll be camping when possible, so will need to pack a one man tent, a sleeping bag and a pillow. These would be difficult (but not impossible) to take with me.

If I left the tent, sleeping bag and pillow in the Caterham, I'm guessing they would be stollen, despite being low value items?

Has anyone got any ideas for storing items like this on a Caterham?

Locking boot cover?

Hiding them in the foot well?

Any other nooks and crannies people hide stuff?

... Anybody have any good ideas, or should I just carry all my stuff with me?


Cheers

Dave

[anonymous-user]

Lockable hard shell suitcase and lockable luggage strap to attach it to the roll bar?

We did the suitcase thing on an MX5 with boot rack.

[Murph7355]

I've just left low value stuff in mine before, though it's been a long time since I've done it.

Put it in the boot and do the boot up. Take a rucksack for any valuables.

[romeodelta]

dabevan said:

If I left the tent, sleeping bag and pillow in the Caterham, I'm guessing they would be stollen, despite being low value items?

I doubt anyone would, unless they're worth a lot of dough

[Aeroscreens]

I would say it not's really a problem as in 20 years of touring and leaving the car parked up the only thing nicked was Caterham branded valve caps. valuables go with me and as I'm aero'd I always put the tonneau cover on. But if you're really worried then consider a Pacsafe (strong stainless steel 'net' that can be locked to the rollover bar in the boot.

Not cheap but worth it if it buys you peace of mind.

[Tupwood]

A tonneau cover should deter most opportunist thieves… keeps the weather out when you are parked up too.

[AndrewGP]

Have you got a removable steering wheel? I tend to take mine off and chuck in a rucksack if I leave my car for any length of time. Takes seconds to nick and would be a total ballache to sort out (as well as expensive).

[BertBert]

Hide the tent under the smelly socks?

[dabevan]

Aeroscreens said:

.. But if you're really worried then consider a Pacsafe (strong stainless steel 'net' that can be locked to the rollover bar in the boot.

Not cheap but worth it if it buys you peace of mind.

Thanks, just googled Pacsafe and it sounds ideal!

Cheers

Dave

[Risky]

I have an unused pacsafe. If you are interested in purchasing I’ll dig it out.

[RedAndy]

Assuming you're travelling alone, remove the passenger seat and fabricate a coffin type thing to live in the footwell/seat space. You'd get loads in that. Wouldnt have to be much more than a fe planks of plywood and some carpet covering. Chunky lock and you're away.

[Kenty in Weardale]

I put my steering wheel in the boot secured to the roll bar via a cycle lock

[slime bomb]

In my old 1992 S3 I fashioned a lockable box where the heater would be (I never had one). It was designed specifically to fit Champagne bottles in as you can see as we were stopping off at Epernay in France, but there was enough space to fit quite a few items of value in there.

[DoubleD]

That's a fantastic idea. It would be fun opening the bottle after a long trip!

[BertBert]

DoubleD said:

That's a fantastic idea. It would be fun opening the bottle after a long trip!

You'd need a way to keep it cool though!