I don’t generally lock my stuff here. Don’t even have a lock for my front door, just a latch inside. Friction fit. Kick it open- kick it shut.... I put it on sometimes when it’s stormy or else it blows in- wish I’d had it latched when that bear busted in.
Theft is rare here because the place is small- people know each other. Whether or not they are better people, or actually like each other is a different matter. Some of it is just culture. But it’s not like in urban settings, or on the Internet. People just can’t get away with acting like complete assholes, because sooner or later they’re going to have to face the people they screwed around. Sucks for that guy when he has to shop at the same store and you’re waiting in line together and it turns out his wife is good friends with your girlfriend’s best friend, or his kid is in the same class as yours in school, and your kid mentions in class how the other kids dad sold them a car that blew up, or whatever.