Comments on: DIY: Hide a key outside your home where no one will find it! http://www.practicalhacks.com/2008/04/21/diy-hide-a-key-outside-your-home-where-no-one-will-find-it/ Gadgets, gear, and greatness for people on the go Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:48:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Kevin http://www.practicalhacks.com/2008/04/21/diy-hide-a-key-outside-your-home-where-no-one-will-find-it/comment-page-1/#comment-6569 Kevin Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:37:56 +0000 http://lifeapps.wordpress.com/?p=94#comment-6569 Agree, although lock boxes cost about $30, and an electronic keypad can cost from $100 to $200. Agree, although lock boxes cost about $30, and an electronic keypad can cost from $100 to $200.

]]> By: stevo Reno http://www.practicalhacks.com/2008/04/21/diy-hide-a-key-outside-your-home-where-no-one-will-find-it/comment-page-1/#comment-6567 stevo Reno Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:03:56 +0000 http://lifeapps.wordpress.com/?p=94#comment-6567 The simplest way to gain entry is to have an eectronic key pad on your door...it has a temporary code as well for when gest are staying with you...there are also lock boxes which can be installed on the house... The simplest way to gain entry is to have an eectronic key pad on your door…it has a temporary code as well for when gest are staying with you…there are also lock boxes which can be installed on the house…

]]> By: Sam http://www.practicalhacks.com/2008/04/21/diy-hide-a-key-outside-your-home-where-no-one-will-find-it/comment-page-1/#comment-6306 Sam Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:03:23 +0000 http://lifeapps.wordpress.com/?p=94#comment-6306 Right... Walk 200 metres down the road from where you live. Find a recognisable landmark/tree. Dig a small hole. Insert key. Done. Even if someone finds the key, which house are they going to try it on? Alternatively, hide it under a neighbours mat. If a burglar finds the key, it won't fit the door... Not the nextdoor neighbour obviously, perhaps 3 or 4 doors away. Final option - glue one to the bottom of your bin. NOM I know, but safe I suspect. Oh yeh, you could just not loose your key? Right…

Walk 200 metres down the road from where you live. Find a recognisable landmark/tree. Dig a small hole. Insert key. Done.

Even if someone finds the key, which house are they going to try it on?

Alternatively, hide it under a neighbours mat. If a burglar finds the key, it won’t fit the door…

Not the nextdoor neighbour obviously, perhaps 3 or 4 doors away.

Final option – glue one to the bottom of your bin. NOM I know, but safe I suspect.

Oh yeh, you could just not loose your key?

]]> By: Erin http://www.practicalhacks.com/2008/04/21/diy-hide-a-key-outside-your-home-where-no-one-will-find-it/comment-page-1/#comment-6141 Erin Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:39:13 +0000 http://lifeapps.wordpress.com/?p=94#comment-6141 Very helpful thread. We live in an earthquake zone and I want to hide an extra set of car keys ideally with the car (no garage) in the event that we exit our house very quickly and want to take refuge in our car. We also use a club on our steering wheel to prevent car theft and sometimes leave car doors unlocked to prevent window smashing for theft of potential car contents. My idea is to hide the car key under/behind the rear license plate and then hide the club key in trunk. Perhaps using Velcro for each key(?) - or I've also seen license plate hide-a-key holders on the Internet. What do you think? As for the house key I handed copies to 3 of my neighbors to keep in their homes in case I need to borrow. In an earthquake aftermath I'd just break in if need be. Very helpful thread. We live in an earthquake zone and I want to hide an extra set of car keys ideally with the car (no garage) in the event that we exit our house very quickly and want to take refuge in our car. We also use a club on our steering wheel to prevent car theft and sometimes leave car doors unlocked to prevent window smashing for theft of potential car contents. My idea is to hide the car key under/behind the rear license plate and then hide the club key in trunk. Perhaps using Velcro for each key(?) – or I’ve also seen license plate hide-a-key holders on the Internet. What do you think? As for the house key I handed copies to 3 of my neighbors to keep in their homes in case I need to borrow. In an earthquake aftermath I’d just break in if need be.

]]> By: Cindy H http://www.practicalhacks.com/2008/04/21/diy-hide-a-key-outside-your-home-where-no-one-will-find-it/comment-page-1/#comment-6061 Cindy H Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:32:22 +0000 http://lifeapps.wordpress.com/?p=94#comment-6061 I also bought a keypad unit. In this case, it was after my 84 y.o. father locked himself out of his house when it was -11 F. It took me less than 1/2 an hour to install the unit. The nice part was that I no longer needed a key to my Dad's house. (nothing to carry, nothing to lose) You can program several numbers into the unit so you could temporarily program in a second number if you had guests visiting. I went out an bought myself a unit a little later. It is great for going out on runs/walks (nothing to carry). What I really like is that I can set the unit so the door locks behind me for security...but I can't lock myself out of the house. The car key is stored in a magnetic box deep within the underside of the car. I also bought a keypad unit. In this case, it was after my 84 y.o. father locked himself out of his house when it was -11 F. It took me less than 1/2 an hour to install the unit. The nice part was that I no longer needed a key to my Dad’s house. (nothing to carry, nothing to lose) You can program several numbers into the unit so you could temporarily program in a second number if you had guests visiting.

I went out an bought myself a unit a little later. It is great for going out on runs/walks (nothing to carry). What I really like is that I can set the unit so the door locks behind me for security…but I can’t lock myself out of the house.

The car key is stored in a magnetic box deep within the underside of the car.

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