I loaned a roll away bed once to a friend - so a pretty big item. I had lent him money in the past too. So, he moved & I said where is my bed? Oh, he had gotten rid of it!
Who does that
I have loaned out books - never got them back. And sometimes forgot who I loaned them to.
So now I keep a record of who has what, and I ask for them to tell me how long they need it. I tell them I have lost things in the past, so I will be keeping a record of what I loaned them & when & when they will be done with it. That why they know, I'm not going to just forget and they can take possession of it.
So my lending records have seemed to help