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snapster
Joined: 02 Feb 2008 Posts: 22
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 10:43 pm Post subject: what do you do with your electronic car key? |
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Thi doesn't just apply to windsurfing of course, but I'm wondering what people do with their electronic car keys when they go out on the water.
For me, it's the only non-windsurfing thing I bring, but I haven't found any great waterproofing solutions out there.
What I ended up doing was putting it in one of those heavy duty ziplock cases for credit cards (see picture) and using barge cement to seal it up; I just stick the whole thing in my wetsuit. But it's not entirely satisfactory...
What have you come up with?
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jingebritsen
Joined: 21 Aug 2002 Posts: 3371
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GURGLETROUSERS
Joined: 30 Dec 2009 Posts: 2643
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 2:01 am Post subject: |
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The simplest and easiest solution is to use a small flat plastic (or whatever) pouch with string loop around your neck, buy a packet of small sandwich bags, pop the key into one (or a couple) of them each time and slide into pouch with string around neck, and shove down inside the top of your wetsuit. Been doing it for years, and never got a key wet yet.
Beware of just using an ordinary non-electronic door key, while leaving your proper key either inside or somewhere on, the car. Our insurance companies (European) will null and void your insurance should you do so, and the car is stolen. We get two keys with the car, and each must be accounted for in case of theft!
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info8759
Joined: 12 Aug 2016 Posts: 3
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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I leave it with my doberman.
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isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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SEARCH the forum for several prior threads on the topic with many solutions. Try key words such as valet, electronic, key, etc.
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rigitrite
Joined: 19 Sep 2007 Posts: 520 Location: Kansas City
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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Stick it behind the rear tire, after I lock the car. Thieves are dumb, there's usually people around, if there's not people around....NO ONE is going to be around, and this is Kansas....we can leave stuff un-locked.
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gvogelsang
Joined: 09 Nov 1988 Posts: 435
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Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 7:26 am Post subject: |
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rigitrite wrote: | Stick it behind the rear tire, after I lock the car. Thieves are dumb, there's usually people around, if there's not people around....NO ONE is going to be around, and this is Kansas....we can leave stuff un-locked. |
On top of the rear tire works for me. I just make sure that no one is watching when I put it there!
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quigley
Joined: 23 Mar 2010 Posts: 58
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Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 9:25 am Post subject: |
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If you have a trailer hitch there is a nice little safe that you can install for your keys. 😊
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fathomfathom
Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 52
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Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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Make a non electronic copy, carry that one with you.
Leave the electronic key inside the car/van.
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carl
Joined: 25 Feb 1997 Posts: 2674 Location: SF bay area
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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Most electronic keys have a non-electronic key hidden inside the electronic fob so you can still get into the car when the battery dies. Make a copy of the metal key and take that with you or put it in a lockbox. Then hide the expensive electronic key inside the car as Fathom said.
Some cars however, have a proximity sensor so when the electronic key is near the car, you can un-lock the doors with a button on the door handle. The problem is that if you hide the electronic key inside the car, anyone can still un-lock the door by pushing the button on the door handle. One solution is to put the electronic key inside a realitor lockbox and hide the lockbox somewhere away from the car, like under a tree.
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