egg theft potential

Weigh of the Egg will be a big deterrent!

You could always tie your Egg to a trigger but then you would probably go to jail and be sued if you took the thief out. Not like the old days.

I always worry about mine walking off in spite of living in a fairly secure neighborhood for over 20 years.

I don't know of anyone ever posting that their Egg was stolen from thier home. Seems that campers and custom cooking trailers are popular though.

Spring "Thieves Aren't Smart Enough To Know The Value Of An Egg" Chicken
Spring Texas USA

A large weights 160 lbs. That, and have decent hone owners insurance should be enough for you to sleep at night.

If you're really concerned about it, put it in a nest, build a little shed/box to roll it in and out of, bolt that to your deck or patio, and put a study lock on the door. Not foolproof, but keeps it out of sight when you're not around.

-John

 
If someone wants something bad enough it will get stolen. Bolt cutters are not that expensive and will go through most anything a home user would use to secure the egg or anything else for that matter.

Not many people know what an egg is, it's big, heavy and somewhat hard to move.

Use a motion security light close buy if you don't already have one. Put the egg in a larger table with removable or no wheels.

There is an old saying - 'sometimes the juice isn't worth the squeeze'. If you have a problem that is what you are going to have to do.

If a thief is looking for something they can convert to cash possibly an egg isn't an ideal target.

GG

You can go to an industrial wire rope company and get a stainless steel twisted rope with a loop at each end. Insert the rope through the lower vent and up through the egg and then out the top. Secure to some fixed object with a good lock.
Xena makes a very good disc lock with a motion sensor coupled to a very loud alarm, which can be used with one of their cables to secure the egg.
Pacsafe is another option. They produce a stainless steel mesh bag that is intended to secure backpacks at terminals (ever needed to go to the men's room while in possession of a fully loaded Dana Designs?) and would work with a BGE that has been removed from the nest/table.
Other than that you can cook a meal or two for the local thugs, informing them that if the egg disappears so do the delicious meals. :woohoo: :P

If someone want's it badly enough, they are gonna get it. I have a "Protected by Glock" sign on mine and it has worked to this point. In all honesty, just buy the egg and enjoy it. If someday it grows legs it will be a very bad day, but to not get one and enjoy it would be worse in my opinion. It is a fabulous cooker and a hell of a lot of fun to use. Go get it.

the average dirt bag has no idea what it is and the scumbags that he might try to sell it to are just as clueless.... even most dirtbags don't steal gas grills and they have wheels...lol....i don't think you have to worry too much.... build it into a table.... problem solved....rr

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My son tailgates with his mini and does this for the cool down before heading to the game.

When I got my egg about a year ago I had the exact same worries. My wife and I live in a fourplex and our street is lined with rentals as well. I considered chaining it down. But people really don't know what it is. I have done overnight cooks for 16+ hours and while the first cook was nerve racking going to bed for a few hours without checking on it, you just learn that one, its extremely heavy, and two, when doing a low heat cook at around 250 degrees it still is pretty hot making rolling or carrying it away that much tougher. If i where you, keep it in your backyard with low visibility and just use it. Its not a flat screen, camera or laptop computer and people are not looking to steal them. The only thing I have ever had stolen from me was a bag of lump charcoal and it was later returned.