I don't have a garage since I live in a trailer park, and my large storage unit is seven miles away, it has been rough sleeping nights with my auger, sled, shelter, and propane bottle in the bed of the pickup. I fixed that problem recently. I anchored an "I" bolt to the underside of the tool box, added two sections of 4 foot chain. One chain I added a sheath of irrigation blue hose, the flexible thin rubber kind for running through the auger handle. The other chain I ran through the 20 gallon propane bottle and through the 1 1/2" hole I tearfully drillled in my new jet sled. Either drill the security hole or risk a thief getting it I reasoned. I bought three like keyed padlocks and that's how it ended up. I put the tip ups and other small stuff in the cab of the truck, including the eskimo shelter. I covered everything in the bed with canvas to hide from prying eyes and to keep the snow out. Bunji cord works for the cover and lots of other things. I think someone with bolt cutters could cut the chain but minor theft is out of the question. If I don't plan on fishing for a few days I can run my gear over to the storage unit for better security. Cost of the chain was $15, eye bolt $3 padlocks $9 and about an hour's time. Sleeping better, priceless.
