Comments on: Keeping Your Valuables Safe at the Beach http://www.govisithawaii.com/2009/11/25/keeping-your-valueables-safe-at-the-beach/ Hawaii Travel Guide & Vacation Advice Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:21:36 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Bryan http://www.govisithawaii.com/2009/11/25/keeping-your-valueables-safe-at-the-beach/#comment-73948 Bryan Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:03:47 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=3457#comment-73948 I would get a box (like a small toolbox) that has a place to put a padlock on it and a heavy duty chain. I would use one key lock to chain the box to a fixed object to where a person cannot steal the box (such as the picnic table you use for your beach towels if beach provides a picnic table). Then I put all valuables including car keys and wallet and cell phone/ipod in the tool box and then put the key to the padlock you used to chain the box. Then I would close the box and lock it with a combination padlock. This way you do not have to worry about keeping up with any keys especially since keys can be easily lost in the sand or in the water. All you have to do is remember a combination. I would get a box (like a small toolbox) that has a place to put a padlock on it and a heavy duty chain. I would use one key lock to chain the box to a fixed object to where a person cannot steal the box (such as the picnic table you use for your beach towels if beach provides a picnic table). Then I put all valuables including car keys and wallet and cell phone/ipod in the tool box and then put the key to the padlock you used to chain the box. Then I would close the box and lock it with a combination padlock. This way you do not have to worry about keeping up with any keys especially since keys can be easily lost in the sand or in the water. All you have to do is remember a combination.

]]> By: sheila http://www.govisithawaii.com/2009/11/25/keeping-your-valueables-safe-at-the-beach/#comment-51491 sheila Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:21:10 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=3457#comment-51491 Deena - that sounds like a brilliant travel accessory that I need to buy. Thanks for the tip. Deena – that sounds like a brilliant travel accessory that I need to buy. Thanks for the tip.

]]> By: Deena http://www.govisithawaii.com/2009/11/25/keeping-your-valueables-safe-at-the-beach/#comment-48569 Deena Mon, 17 May 2010 16:19:49 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=3457#comment-48569 I use the Kyss beach/tote bag! It has a built-in locking system that is perfect for protecting items at the beach! The bag has a security system which consists of an extra long chain and security lock that not only locks the bag closed, but also allows me to actually lock the bag to another item(s), such as a cooler, chair, bench, tree or even the lifeguard stand,etc. (I like to wrap it around multiple items...my fiance' says it's overkill, but I feel soooooooooooo relaxed when I do!) Sometimes I just lock it closed to keep the kids from getting into things in my bag! I use the Kyss beach/tote bag! It has a built-in locking system that is perfect for protecting items at the beach! The bag has a security system which consists of an extra long chain and security lock that not only locks the bag closed, but also allows me to actually lock the bag to another item(s), such as a cooler, chair, bench, tree or even the lifeguard stand,etc. (I like to wrap it around multiple items…my fiance’ says it’s overkill, but I feel soooooooooooo relaxed when I do!) Sometimes I just lock it closed to keep the kids from getting into things in my bag!

]]> By: Gray http://www.govisithawaii.com/2009/11/25/keeping-your-valueables-safe-at-the-beach/#comment-27633 Gray Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:23:41 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=3457#comment-27633 Great advice, Sheila. I think I will look into those dry bags. I'm more concerned with theft than getting things wet. It's a little easier if you're traveling with others, because you can all take turns guarding the valuables while everyone else is in the water, but when you're traveling alone, you either need to take it with you or don't bring it to the beach. I've heard stories from friends who have dropped their cell phones in the water from a boat, but I hadn't realized so many people sit close enough to the water on the beach to get their things wet! Great advice, Sheila. I think I will look into those dry bags. I’m more concerned with theft than getting things wet. It’s a little easier if you’re traveling with others, because you can all take turns guarding the valuables while everyone else is in the water, but when you’re traveling alone, you either need to take it with you or don’t bring it to the beach. I’ve heard stories from friends who have dropped their cell phones in the water from a boat, but I hadn’t realized so many people sit close enough to the water on the beach to get their things wet!

]]> By: Dave http://www.govisithawaii.com/2009/11/25/keeping-your-valueables-safe-at-the-beach/#comment-27613 Dave Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:23:08 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=3457#comment-27613 You also need to be careful where you sit. I've seen people camp out too close to the ocean and then a big wave washes in and soaks almost everything they own. It happens faster than most people can react. People typically sit there for a few seconds in denial - "Oooohhh look, a big wave... No way that wave is going to come all the way out here... Is it?... OMG!!!" Most people are only fast enough to get on their feet and MAYBE grab ONE thing like the baby or a purse or a camera. Nowhere near enough time to rescue everything. I've seen waves come up on shore and take entire beach bags, towels, shoes, etc. You also need to be careful where you sit. I’ve seen people camp out too close to the ocean and then a big wave washes in and soaks almost everything they own. It happens faster than most people can react.

People typically sit there for a few seconds in denial – “Oooohhh look, a big wave… No way that wave is going to come all the way out here… Is it?… OMG!!!”

Most people are only fast enough to get on their feet and MAYBE grab ONE thing like the baby or a purse or a camera. Nowhere near enough time to rescue everything. I’ve seen waves come up on shore and take entire beach bags, towels, shoes, etc.

]]> By: Dave http://www.govisithawaii.com/2009/11/25/keeping-your-valueables-safe-at-the-beach/#comment-27612 Dave Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:08:56 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=3457#comment-27612 One time I accidentally waded into the ocean with my iPhone in my pocket. It didn't get submerged but it did get soaked. It quit working for a few hours but then it magically came back to life! :) Another time I was standing on a sea-wall enjoying the view when a wave washed over the wall. (Only about 2-inches deep) I was in my work clothes & dress shoes so decided to jump over the water. My iPhone also jumped - out of my shirt pocket and on to the cement in about half an inch of ocean water. The phone still worked but the camera was busted. Luckily - The Apple store gave me a new one - no questions asked. :) Friends of mine who surf typically lock everything in the car except for the car key which they tie to the waist-string of their board-shorts. Our family goes to the beach all the time and we take turns getting in the water. Sometimes we abandon our stuff but we don't go far. The beach bag has a zipper and we cover it with a towel. Then we ask the person next to us to help us watch it for 10 to 15 minutes and we tell them exactly where we will be. Nobody has ever refused. Sometimes people ask us to watch their bag as well. Our typical reaction is "When will you be back?" Sometimes people say 15-20 Minutes. (Always happy to do that) A few times someone expected us to watch the bag for an hour or longer. The answer was "An Hour?! - Sorry, No." One time I accidentally waded into the ocean with my iPhone in my pocket. It didn’t get submerged but it did get soaked. It quit working for a few hours but then it magically came back to life! :)

Another time I was standing on a sea-wall enjoying the view when a wave washed over the wall. (Only about 2-inches deep) I was in my work clothes & dress shoes so decided to jump over the water. My iPhone also jumped – out of my shirt pocket and on to the cement in about half an inch of ocean water. The phone still worked but the camera was busted. Luckily – The Apple store gave me a new one – no questions asked. :)

Friends of mine who surf typically lock everything in the car except for the car key which they tie to the waist-string of their board-shorts.

Our family goes to the beach all the time and we take turns getting in the water. Sometimes we abandon our stuff but we don’t go far. The beach bag has a zipper and we cover it with a towel. Then we ask the person next to us to help us watch it for 10 to 15 minutes and we tell them exactly where we will be. Nobody has ever refused.

Sometimes people ask us to watch their bag as well. Our typical reaction is “When will you be back?” Sometimes people say 15-20 Minutes. (Always happy to do that) A few times someone expected us to watch the bag for an hour or longer. The answer was “An Hour?! – Sorry, No.”

]]> By: Eddy http://www.govisithawaii.com/2009/11/25/keeping-your-valueables-safe-at-the-beach/#comment-27553 Eddy Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:14:25 +0000 http://www.govisithawaii.com/?p=3457#comment-27553 I use a bag (VentureSafe 25L) or portable safe (TravelSafe 100) from Pacsafe, then lock it around a tree or another secure fixture if I can find one. I use a bag (VentureSafe 25L) or portable safe (TravelSafe 100) from Pacsafe, then lock it around a tree or another secure fixture if I can find one.

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