Bike security camping

[LonesomeWanderer]

A length of string attached to the bikes and the other to your big toe when settled in for the night.

Is this what they mean when they say "toeing the line?"

 

[Tom B]

For E bike removable Batteries keep them in the tent.

I'd lock the bikes up near to the campsite buildings /fence/tree and camp as close as possible with usual bike security precautions.

I also have 5m cable lock the I loop through the bikes and put under the tent so if you start pulling the bikes it disturbs the sleeper.

I'd also speak to your insurers and find out what they demand.... meet those requirements and sleep easy and let them worry.

I find campsite folk usually pretty honest and community minded. Mosy I've ever had stolen at a campsite is a bottle of detergent / shampoo that I left behind at the facilities.

 

[daisyj]

For E bike removable Batteries keep them in the tent.

I'd lock the bikes up near to the campsite buildings /fence/tree and camp as close as possible with usual bike security precautions.

I also have 5m cable lock the I loop through the bikes and put under the tent so if you start pulling the bikes it disturbs the sleeper.

I'd also speak to your insurers and find out what they demand.... meet those requirements and sleep easy and let them worry.

I find campsite folk usually pretty honest and community minded. Mosy I've ever had stolen at a campsite is a bottle of detergent / shampoo that I left behind at the facilities.

Thanks for sharing that, very helpful. I will be getting insurance sorted and make sure I meet what they specify.

 

[Tom B]

Thanks for sharing that, very helpful. I will be getting insurance sorted and make sure I meet what they specify.

If you aren't yet insured. Consider adding it to Home and Contents. I Find it without exception a faff, but cheaper than a bespoke policy (non ebike).

But shop around the policies for the more and least onerous & sensible terms.

If in doubt contact the insurer and ask for clarification before buying.

 

[albion]

I find campsite folk usually pretty honest and community minded. Mosy I've ever had stolen at a campsite is a bottle of detergent / shampoo that I left behind at the facilities.

Times change, though anecdotally it was never so on the French campsites.

 

[Gwylan]

https://www.millets.co.uk/16235479/eurohike-uk-conversion-lead-16235479

Is what you might need to use an outdoor socket on a campsite.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/13501361...dTVsK_rRQC&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

One of these are pretty useful too. Makes a noise if it is moved.

The doggy ground tether sounds good too.

 

[Vantage]

Bike thefts on campsites are almost unheard of but it doesn't hurt to take precautions.
I've used a rape alarm on occasion. Tie one end of the alarm to your body (wrist/sleeping bag zip etc) and one to the bike. When the pin in the alarm gets pulled out cover your ears. They're damn loud. Make sure the string to your wrist is long enough for wriggling about in bed.

 

[albion]

https://www.google.com/search?q=ebike+stoken+from+camp+site
Far more like 'bike thefts on campsites simply cannot compete against bike muggings for headlines'.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

If you aren't yet insured. Consider adding it to Home and Contents. I Find it without exception a faff, but cheaper than a bespoke policy (non ebike).

But shop around the policies for the more and least onerous & sensible terms.

If in doubt contact the insurer and ask for clarification before buying.

Yes - and make sure it covers ebikes
One year I found that my home insurance would cover any normal bike - even the extreme road bikes weighing the same as a gnat and costing many thousands
but they would not cover even the cheapest ebike
That company has changed their policy - but still worth checking
also make a note of teh date and time that you speak to them - then if you have to claim you can refer back to it and they can find it and check what they said

 

[HobbesOnTour]

I’m planning the first overnight camping trip with my e bike. I’m looking at Weymouth (UK) and I’ll need a campsite with electricity to charge the bike. It’ll be me, my partner, two bikes and a tent. Could anyone share how you secure your bikes?

Have you cyclecamped before?

I'd imagine that the answer to this depends very much on your style of camping, the places you like to camp and your experience.

If you're dipping your toes into cyclecamping for the first time, especially with the view to doing more of it, I'd be suggesting a lot of up-front planning with a view to learning-on-the-go.

The first thing will be charging. Will you need your own power point or can you charge the batteries in reception?
The second is bike security. Will you ride to a place, set up and then go wandering either to explore, to eat/drink, perhaps on the bike or on foot?
It seems to me that the first question is to determine what, if any, facilities the campground will offer for secure storage of the bikes. That will help narrow down options. Tied into that are any security obligations placed by any bike insurance you may have.

If I have a choice of pitches I prefer somewhere where I have something solid to lock a bike to that is close to my tent. I prefer a location away from the entrance/exit. I'll often use my bike as part of a clothesline setup and leave things draped over it. I use (non-hooked) bungee cords which I'll weave in and around spokes etc. that make it slightly awkward and noisy to undo, especially in the dark.
I have never run a cable from the bike to me while I slept, but sometimes I have connected the bike to the tent/guylines.

I think it's always a good idea to become familiar with any neighbours and to learn to trust my gut. I don't recall having any serious bike issues in campgrounds.

I think if you start slow, know exactly what you are booking and just get used to the idea that you're not at home anymore you can embrace the difference and come to enjoy it.

Good luck!

 

[TomDW]

I found cycle tourers at campsites in Europe very relaxed about bike security particularly in France, especially in rural locations.
A bike with a load of bags on isn't a particularly attractive steal. Be wary in big towns & cities though and more so in the UK.

 

[berty bassett]

I have a back light that also sets off alarm on phone when it senses movement of bike , I also try to camp near something solid and loop guy rope thru bike and secure to the solid thing - and I have been known to use upside down bike as a tent pole when it’s warm and no biting flies

 

[Tom B]

https://www.google.com/search?q=ebike+stoken+from+camp+site
Far more like 'bike thefts on campsites simply cannot compete against bike muggings for headlines'.

I think if you let your self worry too much or spend too much time worrying about the bike being stolen either stops you doing things or ruins it.

While our bikes are of course very personal they are at the end of the day inanimate objects that can be replaced. As I alluded to earlier, I sleep easy both camping and at home knowing that I have taken sensible precautions that aren't overly onerous and if the worst happens I hold sensible insurance cover. I pay Lloyds or whoever to worry about it. Same with the car.

 

[Vantage]

That's a fair point but I think there's more to it than that for many.
When it comes to having built ones bike having chosen every single part carefully, they're not so easy to simply replace. Then there's the gut wrenching feeling when you discover your bike isn't where you left it and especially when put camping...how the hell do you get home if no one's around with the means to pick you up?
What if you're not insured? Not everyone is.
Whilst it is indeed an inanimate object, they are to many people more than just a bike. For me personally, it's a means of keeping my depression from completely taking over and means I no longer have to use the incredibly s**t UK public transport system ram packed with noisy inconsiderate a**holes to get about. This is a hundred times worse when you're an introvert.

 

[Jameshow]

That's a fair point but I think there's more to it than that for many.
When it comes to having built ones bike having chosen every single part carefully, they're not so easy to simply replace. Then there's the gut wrenching feeling when you discover your bike isn't where you left it and especially when put camping...how the hell do you get home if no one's around with the means to pick you up?
What if you're not insured? Not everyone is.
Whilst it is indeed an inanimate object, they are to many people more than just a bike. For me personally, it's a means of keeping my depression from completely taking over and means I no longer have to use the incredibly s**t UK public transport system ram packed with noisy inconsiderate a**holes to get about. This is a hundred times worse when you're an introvert.

Added to which the emotional attachment to the bike. My bikes esp the Cannondale and Ridgeback and mtn bike are particularly dear to me. Replacing them would be easy, getting over them would be hard. Having said that I don't think a loaded touring bike is a particularly attractive theft to a bike thief esp if it's a bit worn, so I tend not to leave it any length of time and use a combination lock.