I keep my gear in my house at all times until I am ready to throw it in my truck and drive to wherever I am diving. I even have a hard time running to the store when my gear is on the back patio drying after getting cleaned. The stuff is just way too expensive, and like someone already said, way too many people right now are falling on hard times. People who wouldn't have been thieves a year ago may now be considering it. I sincerely hope your gear turns up, but I also hope other people can learn from your misfortune to hopefully save themselves from the same pain...