Thanks everybody,
A little update;
Hotel's Insurance said; no way, not their problem, there is a sign. they were rude
Hotel said; too bad, should not have left the stuff in the car. they we even more rude.
People suggested my homeowners insurance would cover it.
so I talked to them;
They were nice but, said since I used the knife to make sheaths it was a business item. All the sheaths that I had brought to the show were business items, all the rhyno's were business items.
All that is covered on business items off of the property is 200.00
oh & there is a 500.00 deductible !!
Last thing was if I made a secondary claim my rate would have increased about 400.00 for the next 3 years then it would slowly go down.
The insurance people said maybe the Amex card I used to rent the car would cover it, so I called them.
They said they would cover damage to the car but not stolen stuff.
I paid for the HOGASH with the card, so I thought maybe I could get something ?
Well they then wanted to know what I paid for it, I tried to explain that would be hard to say because first you have to be a HOG....................she did not get it. They said they would only cover the actual purchase price of about 180.00 not a replacement price.
Oh & the kicker is that it had to have been bought with-in 90 days, well I paid for it longer ago than that.
I do feel good about being honest with them even though it sure would have been easy to fool the system,( I have Busse Receipts for stuff I bought at the show for about 2 K thankfully none of that got stolen ) glad I chose the right & honest path.
So looks like it is a life lesson.
Not as bad as it could have been & I have been blessed with great family & great friends. A few of those great friends/family have already gone above & beyond, thanks guys.
Bye Bye OINK knife you will be missed, a moment of silence please