Re: What to do with your stuff...
Also, many places in the middle ages, an entire village was responsible for the crimes of every member. When a whole village can be fined to ruin, whipped, etc., for one "scruffy stablehand," that stablehand's theft will be reported IMMEDIATELY by every villager who finds out about it.
The best way to protect your stuff is to buy an entire house. Then get trustworthy guards, and do your adventuring in the local area.