How do you mark up your kit

[BigG]

Tipex

might last a season and easy to remove if you need to

G

[Dave_S]

interestingly none of these answers reflect any theft concern. as an aside has anyone ever enquired as to whether their 2K worth of kit sat in the car overnight is in anyway protected against theft?

[witchieblackcat]

... as an aside has anyone ever enquired as to whether their 2K worth of kit sat in the car overnight is in anyway protected against theft?

Probably not. I generally leave mine in the garage where it is insured.

[snattrass]

interestingly none of these answers reflect any theft concern. as an aside has anyone ever enquired as to whether their 2K worth of kit sat in the car overnight is in anyway protected against theft?

"Enquired" - to whom?

I protect my kit with insurance. Marking my kit is purely so I can easily identify it amongst all the other similar looking bits on the boat.

[BigG]

interestingly none of these answers reflect any theft concern. as an aside has anyone ever enquired as to whether their 2K worth of kit sat in the car overnight is in anyway protected against theft?

Depends on your insurance

I would guess that unless specified by you, most wont cover it or will have a limit to a few hundred quid max

G

[snattrass]

Depends on your insurance

I would guess that unless specified by you, most wont cover it or will have a limit to a few hundred quid max

G

Definitely.

If it's just on your general house insurance then you'll be limited. If you have specific dive kit insurance then you're more likely to be covered (including leaving overnight in a vehicle).

I bought kit insurance from Divemaster when I took a shed load of stuff abroad last year and average holiday insurance wasn't going to cut it.

[hogen-deifar]

Definitely.

If it's just on your general house insurance then you'll be limited. If you have specific dive kit insurance then you're more likely to be covered (including leaving overnight in a vehicle).

I bought kit insurance from Divemaster when I took a shed load of stuff abroad last year and average holiday insurance wasn't going to cut it.

Yeah, but then you do live in a dodgy part of town though, don't ya!!!!?????

[Hickdive]

IIRC correctly when I insured with DiveMaster gear in a car was only specifically covered when away from home and then only if no other suitable, lockable secure storage was available. So if you left it until the morning to unload and sort out after getting home late and someone had nicked it in the interim, you weren't covered.

Anyway, my kit is easy to identify, it's the stuff fixed with gaffer tape and nails.

[Ian@1904]

interestingly none of these answers reflect any theft concern. as an aside has anyone ever enquired as to whether their 2K worth of kit sat in the car overnight is in anyway protected against theft?

Good point.
My cover does cover theft, but the kit has to be stored in the boot. £2k cover.
One solution to avoid theft is to only use rubbish kit that no one in their right mind would steal. Hence my Beaver twinset and Scubaflow wing.

[purple vonny]

I agree with Ian, best to just have rubbish tatty kit that no one wants to nick.

My nicer bits are marked with a dayglo orange pen from a craft shop that dries like rubber. No one wants stuff with Vonny written on it in bright orange.