Tarp Theives

Your typical 27 foot long lumber tarp with 8 foot drops weighs about 120 to 140 pounds. (2x27 foot tarps will do a 53' trailer front to back with 1 foot overlap).
I bought two new "lightweights" which are thinner tarps to replace the stolen ones. They weigh like 100 pounds (guessing).
Both new ones are 27 footers, but the old ones were a new 27 foot with 6 foot drops and a 3 year old 20 foot with 8 foot drops. Both were heavier than my new tarps, especially that 27 foot one.

I fold them up real short and fat because it makes them easier to pick up (especially over your head) where as the way most people fold their tarps causes it to bend and flop in the middle when you pick it up. Also easier to pick up because its narrower.

 

Probably competition.
That minivan had been riding around all day even after the theft, but it stayed away until after the police were gone. I just assumed they were selling drugs.
Sometimes you see these guys in a pickup trying to sell stolen electronics. You can tell something is up by the obvious signs of drug use.

I purposely have my cameras mounted where everyone can see them to stop stuff like this from happening. I guess these two dudes were in serious need of more crack, so much so that they'd steal literally 4 feet away from a $70 camera with 1080p resolution and) night vision ( the dvr comes with 4 of them, the one on the pside is out of commission due to rock damage).

 

I'm considering buying a gps tracker and stiching it into one of the new tarps but there are some obstacles:
1. needs to be recharged
2. expensive
3. will get smashed
I think i can just get one of those USB solar charger things and add it, but that makes it too obvious that there is a bug on the tarp.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F8A1ZBA/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2I5QLBQ3V7LB4

 

That entire area in the photo is full of chains and binders on my truck.
Since the driver buys the equipment each driver could carry whatever. There have been a few times where I needed more than 12, mostly bobcats etc because they have so many on there that they hang off the front and back of the trailer.

 

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Also my rack is not as wide, but a little deeper and it has chains hanging on the sides as well as the back.