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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Marmot" data-source="post: 1754837" data-attributes="member: 5194">Agree with everyone else about adding it on as extra named items on your insurance, although some companies may not charge extra for this as they are under a certain amount. About 10 years we were at Abernethy Forrest and our locked and alarmed car was broken into and our camera bag with all the contents about £900 [minus the 1 camera and bins we had with us were stolen]. Our car insurance only covered to £250 contents [fully comp as well] but thankfully Ian's employers had a travel insurance scheme which he paid into so we were able to claim everything on that. Ever since then we have put it on our house insurance so it is covered home and away. I think that many people will have the idea that their fully comp car insurance will cover them, as in a lot of cases you are probably spending more on that than your house and contents insurance put together [we are]. It may add about £40 to your home insurance policy but it is worth it. Just a tip before you ring the insurance write all the camera items ,make and price [even your binos]....make sure you remember them all though as it will be a cop out for them if you forget</blockquote>