where do you carry your tarps, how do you keep them secure?

I had 11 tarps. 4 were stolen at one of the company terminals of all places. I don't leave my truck unattended, unless I am at the house or a motel.

 

There are just three of us at our location and one of them is a good friend that tells me when he borrows equipment. The other one will snag anything that isn't chained down and then go "Who, me?" I fixed him one day though. I took an old tarp beyond repair and spray painted "I LOVE FAT CHICKS!!!" Down the length of both drops. I left it loose on the deck, and the next morning it was gone. He hasn't said a word, but nothing else has gone missing either.

 

Keep them on the back of the deck with a strap holding them down or in tool boxes on the trailer. It's winter time and they don't fold nicely and are pretty heavy..no one wants to take them right now. Come summer time I'm not sure lol

 

Locked side boxes. I only have a set of steel tarps and don't like to use them! But they are there if I need them.
Put a rubber snake under them if on the deck. Maybe the lowlife steeling the will get the crap scared out of him, fall off your trailer and break his fool neck. Lol

 

Can you post a pic on what that cable strap with a lock looks like?

 

I just hauled a load that needed the entire 53’. I put my 4’ drops where the passenger seat goes because I didn’t want to move them around for delivery. They are still there lolol. I remove them when I’m home I need to find a better place to secure them. I’m thinking I might tarp tray the top of headache rack. Make them a bit harder to steal.

 

On my trailer in my yard.All other time's I'm in the truck and the tarps are on a load.

 

Brillient idea parking on them at night.

 

I keep mine in my yard. Brand new. Never used. They're great.