Got home yesterday today to find my shared flat literally cleaned out. I'm not posting this for sympathy or condolences, but because some of the items taken were the kind of thing that could well turn up at bushcrafty/outdoorsy fairs/car boot sales or whatever. So although of course the police are doing what they can, if anybody spots any of the following items for sale anywhere I would be extremely grateful, as they are not insured but add up to a lot of money!
I realise it's a very long shot but I figure it's worth trying.
The big loss is my bearskin coat. It's a black bear skin, 3/4 length (so about 4 foot long), and double breasted, with a close fitting hood (quite unusual on bearskin coats). The upper left button (when facing) is missing and there is a small yellow stain on the lower hem. The buttons are pretty much unique, they are a red background with a Soviet star on each in white (the buttons are reindeer horn I think, so the white is just unpainted). It cost me only 300 pounds (in roubles) but looking around the net at other ones it could be going for anything up to 4000.
I have also lost both my sleeping bags (why would you pinch a sleeping bag??), the Vango summer bag and the Nanok -25, but as these have no distinguishing characteristics I suppose I will have to say goodbye to them. Never mind the computer (typing this on my flatmate's ancient Win95!), the TV... "%¤#//#!
I'd rather not supply my phone number on an open forum, but if anyone does spot my coat I would be extremely grateful if they could PM me and I will happily tell them.
Once again, I'm not posting this for sympathy, just to recover my goods.
I realise it's a very long shot but I figure it's worth trying.
The big loss is my bearskin coat. It's a black bear skin, 3/4 length (so about 4 foot long), and double breasted, with a close fitting hood (quite unusual on bearskin coats). The upper left button (when facing) is missing and there is a small yellow stain on the lower hem. The buttons are pretty much unique, they are a red background with a Soviet star on each in white (the buttons are reindeer horn I think, so the white is just unpainted). It cost me only 300 pounds (in roubles) but looking around the net at other ones it could be going for anything up to 4000.
I have also lost both my sleeping bags (why would you pinch a sleeping bag??), the Vango summer bag and the Nanok -25, but as these have no distinguishing characteristics I suppose I will have to say goodbye to them. Never mind the computer (typing this on my flatmate's ancient Win95!), the TV... "%¤#//#!
I'd rather not supply my phone number on an open forum, but if anyone does spot my coat I would be extremely grateful if they could PM me and I will happily tell them.
Once again, I'm not posting this for sympathy, just to recover my goods.