Going surfing - where can I put my key?

[Rigger]

@surfingpl What do you do with the fob when you go surfing? Put it in that bag and carry it with you? Or bury it?

 

[Markuson]

@surfingpl What do you do with the fob when you go surfing? Put it in that bag and carry it with you? Or bury it?

Go to a surf shop. You'll find strong, small double-zip, ziplock-type bags with a small leash that attaches to swim trunks. They work a charm.

 

[surfingpl]

@surfingpl What do you do with the fob when you go surfing? Put it in that bag and carry it with you? Or bury it?

I put it in the faraday bag, then I can leave it locked up in or on the LC. I just take the mechanical with me.

 

[40Man]

Go to a surf shop. You'll find strong, small double-zip, ziplock-type bags with a small leash that attaches to swim trunks. They work a charm.

I used to use those for surfing. Even when sealed condensation seems to get keys damp. I would usually keep my keys and $20 in the pouch. The $20 would always be damp. I think the rfid block is a better option personally.

Go to a surf shop. You'll find strong, small double-zip, ziplock-type bags with a small leash that attaches to swim trunks. They work a charm.

 

[ChuckB]

I just dig a hole in the sand and bury it ... I mark it with something like a stick or flip flops and then dig it back up ... Almost lost it one time but always find it eventually.

This also works:

Master Lock 5400D Select Access Key Storage Box with Set-Your-Own Combination Lock, 13/32-Diameter Shackle, 1-Pack - - Amazon.com

I just bought a similar product and hide it the best I can.

 

[TonyP]

You can get some cheap mini-desiccant packets, 50 for $10, and throw it in the bag too.

 

[tam88]

Hi all, great forum! I'm thinking about buying a used 200 series - between 2008 and 2015 model year. I'm not sure about what to do with my key when I go surfing. Based on what I've read, I think I should be able to build a metal box of some kind inside the vehicle, and leave the transponder in that box (so that the vehicle doesn't "see" it), then lock the doors from the outside of the vehicle using the physical key. Then, when I come back, unlock the door with the physical key, and get the transponder out of the box and drive. Will that work? Thanks!

I wrap the key fob in aluminum foil and hide it in the car. Works very well, have been doing this for years. ( I made a little pouch out of aluminum foil). Just don't loose the metal key

 

[rolliges]

Not me, but I've heard of people tucking the key into/under the pads on the surf racks on top of the car.


Just saying.....

 

[coleAK]

I use this faraday bag and lock it in the car with the physical key. Someday I’ll probably get a hitch vault.

 

[JayTortugaTee]

Hitchsafe works awesome.
I use for that exact purpose.

 

[bjorn240]

Hitch vault for sure.

 

[bryson]

If the key is in the hitch vault isn't it close enough for the proximity unlock feature to work still?

 

[JayTortugaTee]

Nope, not based upon my experience

 

[coleAK]

I would think need the hitch vault and a faraday bag.

 

[mthomp6]

When I surf I take the mechanical key out of the FOB, leave the FOB in vehicle, lock the vehicle with the mechanical key, doors will not open with the FOB inside until you manually unlock vehicle.

I threaded some thin cordage thru the mechanical key and wear it around my neck (inside wetsuit). The mechanical key lives in the vehicle (in the Pocket of an Engel Transit Bag).

Has worked well for me for years.