I had an experience with a lazy thief. My buddy and I left the woods for a couple of hours for lunch. When he got back to his stand his canvas bag that he left buried in some leaves at the base of the tree was gone. In the bag was extra steps, some rope, and a small pruning saw. The theif never touched the steps in the tree or the stand itself. I know he was lucky that his stand was still there, but even the smaller value of the stolen items had me pissed off big time.