Car Keys and what to do with them?

[Johanan]

I finally found the perfect solution for me - a car with start-stop button and keyless access. The key is laminated in plastic and goes into the pocket of the undergarment of my dry suit.

 

[Steve_C]

If I have to, I put the truck key in this: Hitch Safe, Key Storage Hitches, Hide Car Key, Auto Key Safe, Trailer Hitch Covers, Receivers

I have one of these for my Jeep Grand Cherokee which I use for shore diving and some fishing. Works great. For boat diving i have a small dry box in my carry on bag.

 

[Neilwood]

The factory chipped keys all have air voids in them, (experience showed me this) but after market chipped keys I find locally are molded without an air void, so they go in with me zipped into a pocket. Obviously the chirpers are not going to handle this.

If you get a UK light and take out the batteries, and light head, you get a sturdy waterproof case. We have used them for cell phones, UHF radios, flare guns, etc on the boats.

I like the idea - not too expensive either especially if bought of Ebay.

 

[diversteve]

I've used one of these - in fact the same one - since at least 2005. witz case buy at LeisurePro

The $7 one. I think it works because it's o-ring sealed - which I lube in place annually, is very thin and has pretty solid walls. It might be too thin for a keyfob though - I usually remove any attached tags/rings at my destination and put the bare key plus $20/CC in it to dive.

I wouldn't trust my phone to one of their thicker ones since I think the pressure could get to it easier and pop a sidewall.

I'd look for a metal light that twists on/off. I have a Dorcy that I think would be ideal but I haven't tried it yet. It's double o-ringed around the top and the bottom is solid. Fits easily in a BC pocket. The batteries are in a carrier with the chip attached so easy to remove the entire guts of the light except the reflector.

 

[seeker242]

One of the above inside the bumper, etc, before you leave the house. Works like a charm. Of course you need 2 keys then. Or something like the below locked on some metal of the car somewhere after you arrive. I use the first one and lock my keys in the car.

 

[pittsy]

I leave my fob in my car, and take the physical key with me. I put it in a small plastic bag, and then bag it again. I either put it in my boardshorts pocket or my BCD pocket.

 

[Manneca]

I bought one of these when I was going to dive Blue Heron Bridge and had a rental car. It was perfect.
Brinks 665-80001 Shackled Resettable Lock Box - - Amazon.com

 

[Neilwood]

Just a quick update on this-looks like I dodged a bullet as after changing the battery the keys still work.

Think I have found the answer to it -mares personal dry box

 

[buddhasummer]

I live in Japan where theft and property crime are very rare. I leave mine under the side fender. If I owned an expensive car I might reconsider. In NZ where theft and property crimes are quite common I'd take my key with me into the water.

 

[gcarter]

same answer as I always say... I have a "non-chipped" key cut (it only opens doors, won't start vehicle). The electronic ones are in the vehicle somewhere, and the access key is on a lanyard inside my set suit....

What he said. I have also had to have a chipped key cut when there was no non-chipped key available. Costs slightly more, but still don't need to program it or worry about the chip - it is only for the door.

Lanyard around my neck under the wetsuit, "real" keys and remote left in the door pocket.