I can't believe this thread is still going, are you lot trying to break the forum?

I know you were talking about motorhomes Gwen, I was just rather obscure with my reply, I meant our "Ragtop"

We tend to use CCC sites, especially the small Certificated sites, so much less chance of theft from undesirables, having said that we stayed with my brother last year and DaveM turns up on the same campsite

Not when your ruthless, I've got into the habit of deleting the RAW files from stuff I shot years ago, my reasoning is if I've not done anything serious with the image by now I never will.
I delete Jpegs that are beyond all hope too.

Anyway they've coughed up for a new replacement , it would feel "wrong" to buy a used camera and pocket the difference.

Mine is safer in the boot of the car than locked inside a folding camper

All's well, they've offered me a K3 and a cash settlement based on the cheapest prices they could find online, as far as the K3 and Flash go I think I'll be stumping up the extra and going to SRS, The 16-50 they found on Amazon for £749 but it also comes with £60 worth of Amazon credit* which will go a long way towards a grip, which makes it a no brainer compared to £829 from SRS, especially given that I've had an excess to pay plus increased premiums for the next 2-3 years
*not valid for third party sellers.

@McGregNi
I checked out Dimitrovs Pentax page and according to him the "flagship" DSLRs will support the power zoom via the SDM contacts, but the Entry levels won't.
It must be something to do with the circuitry and the amount of voltage which can be transferred through the contacts

Exactly why I feel the need to retain the option of a grip, the K10D was chunky enough on it's own but still felt weird without, I've had two grips for the K5, the first one went belly up and the second I bought from HardGravity followed suit, must invest in genuine Pentax in future

That's a good point, having read my policy schedule carefully following my claim I discovered I was only insured for a maximum of £1000 for anything stolen from a locked car, whether that's referring to the limit for individual items or the limit for a claim wasn't very clear. I'll certainly be checking that when the policy comes up for renewal as I often take a bag full of kit of which most is left in the car.

I could do that

If I went down that route I'd never get the camera, my Heart wouldn't stand the shock of a lottery win

I don't want to name them Stu in case it gets nasty, but I'll PM you.

If I do end up with a K50 can anyone tell me if the SDM contacts will supply power for power zoom lenses, I only ask because there's a neat little paragraph in my policy that basically means I can claim for loss of use of the lens
It's a pity I threw the old grip away too as I could have claimed for that