I'm with the letter writer. How do you accidentally pack someone else's fishing net? And then next year accidentally pack someone else's fishing reel? These are large items. How do you NOT be able to tell that they are not yours? Even if he brought with him his own fishing net and reel, even more than one each, he or his fiance should still have been able to tell if they were packing someone else's. The writer didn't say that the children did the packing, so I'll assume that only the adults did. I'm calling him out on theft. The fact that he said he'd send back the items does not mean he didn't steal. It means he knew he was busted and wanted to save face. Come on, who accidentally packs away someone ELSE'S fishing net and reel?