Somebody Stole My Cam! Can't Believe it.

My worst nightmare has occurred. The cams I just bought were stolen out of back of my car the other night. After 3 whole days of use (and one day even on lead!) my shiny .5 - 3 BD Ultralights are gone. Will buy whoever took them a beer in return. What ever happened to ethics in climbing!? 

You should just buy yourself a beer, cry a little, and save up for some new cams, those babies are long gone.

is, "Back of My Car" a name of a route? I heard that if you left cams on a route overnight and someone took them, it's actually called, "bootying" and is OK to do.

I’ll defer to our illustrious old-timers, but I suspect that the tradition of getting some booty in the back of a car predates climbing as we know it.

You are SOL.

what kind of beer... askin for a friend-

The cams were abandoned in your car overnight, so they were not "stolen." People were just helping clean up the litter. Sometimes, a window must be broken to get to the litter.

I learned this on MP. 

Briggs Lazalde wrote: Locking cams in cars during periods of hot and cold temps has been the cause of over 300 cam fatalies a year since the early 90s. It has to stop. Bring awareness to suffering cams, call an adult, and break a window if you feel they are in impending danger.

What if I leave a window partly open and a bowl of water for the cams? Is that better?

Briggs Lazalde wrote:

It will definitely draw attention and be cause for concern. Some would deem it inhumane. They do better with a bowl of cam lube vs water. One parent left water and let their cams rust back in 2013. Got 15 years for it.

Thanks, Briggs. You bring up some important points. I don't want my cams taken from me by CPS (Cam Protective Services).  Sometimes, I go in the bar for "just one drink," with my cams locked in the car. I thoughtlessly and neglectfully end up leaving them there for hours. Then when I come back, the cams have sun-induced microfractures. I want to be a better cam-parent.

Thumper ... wrote:

+1 for getting booty in the back of a car

I missed most of Dr. Zhivago from the backseat of an Impala at the drive-in, back in the predawn of history.

Jordan Pitts wrote:

So, you believe, the theif is here on mp? And if so, you think, that buying them a beer is going to get them to confess? They just jacked 500$ from you and are most likely hella lit on meth at this very moment.

Sorry for your loss, hopefully this will be a lesson in locking car doors and hiding expensive shit kinda deal.

Care to let us know what area it was in? 

The OP is satire / troll-bait. 

Briggs Lazalde wrote:

It will definitely draw attention and be cause for concern. Some would deem it inhumane. They do better with a bowl of cam lube vs water. One parent left water and let their cams rust back in 2013. Got 15 years for it.

Don’t be like the cam parent who tried to free his children of rust using lemon juice. That’s a death penalty crime. 

Marc801 C wrote:

The OP is satire / troll. 

Sir, this is hardly entertaining. I am considering flagging you for your pitiful effort at contributing. Step it up! I know you can do better than this!!

Adrienne DiRosario wrote:

Don’t be like the cam parent who tried to free his children of rust using lemon juice. That’s a death penalty crime. 

Is lime juice okay? Asking for a friend...

if the car was unlocked/windows down "booty"...if locked/windows up "theft" 

Gear is booty once the gear has been fully abandoned. 

Jordan Pitts wrote:

So, you believe, the theif is here on mp? And if so, you think, that buying them a beer is going to get them to confess? They just jacked 500$ from you and are most likely hella lit on meth at this very moment.

Sorry for your loss, hopefully this will be a lesson in locking car doors and hiding expensive shit kinda deal.

Care to let us know what area it was in? 

Did you seriously believe the OP?

Chad Chad Chad......ethics and climbing.... whaaaaaaa.... never has been there ......  bunch of dirtbags....

If that is your worst nightmare..... you're if for a world of hurt.....

Mine is no cold beer and a fattie around the campfire....

If they were project cams, the ethics vary depending on your area, I suggest using quicklinks with blue loctite to tie them up.

Nodin deSaillan wrote: I'm sorry. That really sucks. Do you have renters insurance? If so, you may be able to make a claim for stolen property. It would be worth pursuing. I would also canvas the neighborhood to see if perhaps anyone saw anything suspicious and  if there were any other break-ins. Depending on your neighborhood, there may be homes with porch cams or other surveillance which may assist as well. Good luck.

Did you seriously believe the OP?

The cams were never yours, you were merely the initial caretaker. And given that after only three days use, you left the cams out in a cold dark car overnight it was time for someone else to become their caretaker. Rest assured your cams will be well taken care of by another.