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Car Keys
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I can tell you where not to put them! Lol check out this thread http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=15295&highlight=boogie+board
That was before I built my shore diving float that I use now
That was before I built my shore diving float that I use now
I like this ideaglowworm said:
, although it may be even better to stick the key up your sleeve. If I forget to leave my spear-tip cover in the car, I stick it up my sleeve -- which seems to work well; even if it did one day fall out, it would just fall into the palm of my glove.[I currently clip my key (with a small keyring) to an anodized Clogg krab on my float. I sometimes stick Gaffer tape on the blade of the key to give it a little protection -- but usually I forget something in the car & the Gaffer tape is far from watertight. I might try the sleeve/glove trick though.]
As an alternative to flippys, I sometimes use very old pair* of good leather shoes, where I have broken down the backs to turn them into mules effectively (which means you can wear neoprene booties inside). I use them to work in the garden. They look awful & people tend to stay away from them on the beach (probably afraid of catching some hideous foot disease!). As I said, the shoes are actually very good -- and can be popped back up into full shoes again -- they even polish up astonishingly well (although not like new). They spoil the sleek spearo image somewhat but very practical.Groupermadness said:I walk to the Beach and shore enter so the only problem i have is people stealing my cressi flip-flops, which they have done on numerous occasions. so any tips on where to stash my flippys?.
More stylish, although less practical, I also have a pair of cheap but good broken old Teva-like sandals (about $7 from Target). After a few years of very heavy use & abuse a strap finally broke. So I cut off all the back straps to turn them into rather natty, flippys -- I think they look better than a lot of proper flippys. Again, I already had far more use out of them than you could reasonably expect -- so even if somebody was desperate enough to steal them, good luck to 'em.
Mr x
For what it's worth the shop that sold me my scuba suit told me not to trust that type of pocket with my car key. I never pondered why but just took their word for it.
perhaps other members here can elaborate.
you know the fold over type pocket in wetsuits.
jim
For what it's worth the shop that sold me my scuba suit told me not to trust that type of pocket with my car key. I never pondered why but just took their word for it.
perhaps other members here can elaborate.
you know the fold over type pocket in wetsuits.
jim
Good idea Absolute except if you drive home and forgot you've brought the dog with you.
I use a velcro watch strap with my key attached. My key has a slotted hole that the strap fits into easily and I have the key on the inside of the strap against my wrist or attached it to a kayak.
My previous car had an alarm, and I had to open my car very quickly and dive for my remote under the driver's seat to shut the screaming alarm off.
I use a velcro watch strap with my key attached. My key has a slotted hole that the strap fits into easily and I have the key on the inside of the strap against my wrist or attached it to a kayak.
My previous car had an alarm, and I had to open my car very quickly and dive for my remote under the driver's seat to shut the screaming alarm off.
Bloody hell I didn't realise the amount of daylight robbery around !
I lock the car sometimes (key goes somewhere around the vehicle or on a mates vehicle - swap keys - nothing like a simple ruse to confound the criminally intent) but more often than not I don't bother - same as beach rules in the summer, leave your clothes and hope for the best.
Mind you I doubt anyone would be interested in a rust coloured once white Micra with two revolutions on the speedo and a top whack of 35 miles per hour Actually I have seen Dave eyeing it up as he gets into his blue van with the doors that don't close properly and the reverse gear that is engaged by double declutching and pulling a green string to the side of the seat...
Ed
I lock the car sometimes (key goes somewhere around the vehicle or on a mates vehicle - swap keys - nothing like a simple ruse to confound the criminally intent) but more often than not I don't bother - same as beach rules in the summer, leave your clothes and hope for the best.
Mind you I doubt anyone would be interested in a rust coloured once white Micra with two revolutions on the speedo and a top whack of 35 miles per hour
Actually I have seen Dave eyeing it up as he gets into his blue van with the doors that don't close properly and the reverse gear that is engaged by double declutching and pulling a green string to the side of the seat... Ed
Another approach, although for a slightly different problem:
I used to climb occasionally at a bluff in Wisconsin. Local practice (it might have even been sign-posted) was to leave nothing in the car and leave your door unlocked and window open. The criminals in this case were after contents & usually broke your window -- an expensive inconvenience. Might not be the best approach if it is the car that they are after though!
This was also common practice in the Peak District a few years ago -- sometimes victims watched helplessly from the gritstone edges (a good argument for taking a cell phone and/or high power rifle?). The sad thing is, most climbers only carry climbing gear -- so it is climbers stealing from other climbers. A friend had his sleeping bag & mat stolen from a bunk house. Another had hardware stolen on Lundy Island -- the police caught the culprits in that case, arrested them and took them away.
In France, climbers cars were often turned over after the climbers have rappeled into the faces of the Verdon gorge or taken a boat into the sea cliffs of the Calanques.
I used to climb occasionally at a bluff in Wisconsin. Local practice (it might have even been sign-posted) was to leave nothing in the car and leave your door unlocked and window open. The criminals in this case were after contents & usually broke your window -- an expensive inconvenience. Might not be the best approach if it is the car that they are after though!
This was also common practice in the Peak District a few years ago -- sometimes victims watched helplessly from the gritstone edges (a good argument for taking a cell phone and/or high power rifle?
). The sad thing is, most climbers only carry climbing gear -- so it is climbers stealing from other climbers. A friend had his sleeping bag & mat stolen from a bunk house. Another had hardware stolen on Lundy Island -- the police caught the culprits in that case, arrested them and took them away.In France, climbers cars were often turned over after the climbers have rappeled into the faces of the Verdon gorge or taken a boat into the sea cliffs of the Calanques.
Here in Wisconsin we now now have a"Conceal and carry gun bill."
Wonder if that will slow things down a bit
jim
Wonder if that will slow things down a bit
jim
We've got one of those. While it does slow perpetrators down a bit, it also speeds the lind up at water fountains, providing you have one of those wicked looking shoulder holsters. ha ha.
Hi guys and gals,
This thread is unbelievable; it shows how we get confused when there are so many options. Once we were four divers going for an early dive in Dahab (Sinai - Egypt) and we were so keen in getting to the spot as early as possible, we drove about 45 minutes on a desert track and went another 20 minutes towards the shore. Got geared up pretty quickly and we were all ready in 10-15 minutes.
Now with our tanks strapped, fins and masks in hand we started asking the “key” question !! Imagine having four different opinions :duh : in the chassis, in the wetsuit, under a rock and in the BCD. Everyone was so eager to defend his idea and demonstrate how vulnerable the other ideas were :ko . We spent 30 F@!#*! minutes arguing about it!
I don’t remember who won the argument, or in other words who was so stubborn enough to last to the end while everyone was sweating inside their suits :head , but we now remember that moment with great amusement. I believe each one of us is still using his own idea. Maybe a side effect of too much nitrogen narcoses. rofl
Gino
This thread is unbelievable; it shows how we get confused when there are so many options. Once we were four divers going for an early dive in Dahab (Sinai - Egypt) and we were so keen in getting to the spot as early as possible, we drove about 45 minutes on a desert track and went another 20 minutes towards the shore. Got geared up pretty quickly and we were all ready in 10-15 minutes.
Now with our tanks strapped, fins and masks in hand we started asking the “key” question !! Imagine having four different opinions :duh : in the chassis, in the wetsuit, under a rock and in the BCD. Everyone was so eager to defend his idea and demonstrate how vulnerable the other ideas were :ko . We spent 30 F@!#*! minutes arguing about it!
I don’t remember who won the argument, or in other words who was so stubborn enough to last to the end while everyone was sweating inside their suits :head , but we now remember that moment with great amusement. I believe each one of us is still using his own idea. Maybe a side effect of too much nitrogen narcoses. rofl
Gino
I got one of these in my Christmas stocking....
http://www.key-pod.com/index.asp
About 15cmx7cmx4cm
Quite strong too...
http://www.key-pod.com/index.asp
About 15cmx7cmx4cm
Quite strong too...
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Looks a bit like the key boxes the American realtors use -- although I think they usually have a 9 digit keypad. [Thought: I used to know a kid that could open those 3 dial bike locks by listening to the clicks. He opened mine.].
That's a good idea and I should buy one for me and one for my friend back home.I went surfing christmas eve and strarted to leave around 4 or 5 in the afternoon when I saw my buddy in his car headed for the surf spot.I decided
to turn around and spend another 2 hours surfing with him. He put his key in his wetsuit pocket and lost it on the last wave he took.I gave him a ride home and brought him back to pickup his truck.If I wasn't there he would have been SOL and caught in a bad rainstorm.I definitly need to get something like that before it happens to me.
to turn around and spend another 2 hours surfing with him. He put his key in his wetsuit pocket and lost it on the last wave he took.I gave him a ride home and brought him back to pickup his truck.If I wasn't there he would have been SOL and caught in a bad rainstorm.I definitly need to get something like that before it happens to me.
My car key has a transponder and I would be slow to bring it into the water however a shop will cut a non transponder key for buck or 2 and I hide the good key in the car and keep the cheapy on me or hidden. As it is flat and cannot start the car at least your car should still be there when you get back.