If you drive to a beach (in an obvious rental car, of course), and you want to spend time swimming, where do you put your wallet, your keys, and your clothes?
I%26#39;ve heard that car breakins are very common on the island and I%26#39;m wondering how people drive to the beach, leave their car, and go swimming at the same time while keeping their wallets and keys dry (and not lost in the ocean).
Driving to the Beach -- Where do put your Wallet and Keys?
Get a waterproof wallet. We got one called a PakPak for a trip to Mexico and it worked out very well. It%26#39;s inexpensive, small, but large enough for credit card, cash and room key. Even comes with a neck cord and arm band. Kept everything secure and dry.
Check it out here:
http://www.waterproofcases.net/pakpak.html
Hope this helps!
Tina
Driving to the Beach -- Where do put your Wallet and Keys?
Unless you are with someone who can watch over your stuff while you are in the water...
The answer is don%26#39;t take your wallet with you.
During the past three decades of surfing/body boarding in Hawaii, my unfailing solution has always been:
1. All you need for a day at the beach are your car and room/unit keys, drivers license, one credit card and maybe a couple of twenties.
2. When you go in the water, tie your keys into the drawstring of your swim trunks.
3. Place a stout rubber band around your license, credit card and cash, and place it in your swim trunks pocket (which should be ';sealed'; with a snap, velcro or button).
Ta-da, the ultimate in personal security.
So, your license and money get wet; they are still ';good'; and will quickly dry-off.
Or, you can buy these little waterproof gizomos to stick your stuff in and attach to your body at dozens of stores (ABCs particularly). Very touristy.
I do the same as amberloo, except I%26#39;ll put a few dollars and my license in a ziploc bag. The best option is to take it in the water with you in a secure pocket. If I don%26#39;t have a pocket, I will sometimes leave my ziploc bag with license, cash, and house key in the car, locked in the glove box, lock the car and fasten the car key ring firmly to my swimsuit. I might also leave the ziploc under my towel on the beach and keep the car key on me. Yes, the ziploc could get stolen with either of these last two options. If it does, I%26#39;m out $10 and I%26#39;ll go get a new license.
Yes, I keep things pretty simple for beach days - I have a very small wallet that I put my drivers license in along with just a few dollars - enough for some shave ice at the end of the day. :) I always bring a back pack with my lunch, sunscreen, etc. When I get to the beach, I lay out my beach mat, put my car keys in my shorts, shove them to the bottom of my back pack, (where my small wallet is as well or sometimes I leave that in the locked car) and go swimming and snorkeling . . . I have never had a problem - I can always see my spot on the beach, and someone would have to be pretty daring to start digging thru someones bag in the open like that. There are some nifty lock bags - which you need to attach to a secured object, such as a tree or picnic table. . . anyhow, these bags you would need steel cutters to get thru. We got these for Mexico, where petty theft is more common. They only cost about $25 and can be found at most travel/back packing type places, as well as on line. Good luck! :)
The link below is the case I use when snorkeling and going to the beach.
leisurepro.com/Prod/鈥?/a>
I got mine at the Maui Dive shop in Whalers village. It holds my license and my wifes, room key (if it%26#39;s a card), credit card, insurance card, and some folding money just fine. And if in the past I even fit the car key in it without the fob on it. Most of the cars now have huge keys and like our last one for the Jeep Cherokee it had a electronic key. For that I did the double ziploc thing and it was OK but the next time I will just get another one of those cases. They are small and I drop them inside my shirt or wetsuit and don%26#39;t even know their there. If you don%26#39;t somewhere they can float around but they are plenty small enough to put in a secured (velcro) pocket in swim trunks.
Hope this helps.
We use the AquaPac Keymaster. It%26#39;s half the cost of the Pak Pak, and so far, so good.
http://www.aquapac.net/usstore/
the thing that annoys me the most is why rental car companies give you keys in triplicate, but fasten them to a keychain that%26#39;s an unbreakable rope (which i understand, but... - THEN give you a keyless entry remote attached to that(which I obviously couldn%26#39;t go into the water with since it%26#39;s a piece of electronics.)
What do you guys usually do with that?
I wish rental companies would just give you a key on a chain and call it done!!!
I am sure a lot of brands of swimming trunks. (mine are speedo) have a waterproof pocket. I used it this summer on Maui and never lost anything, and nothing ever got wet.
I am sure a lot of brands of swimming trunks. (mine are speedo) have a waterproof pocket. I used it this summer on Maui and never lost anything, and nothing ever got wet.
We never take a wallet to the beach. I usually put the DL, car keys and a $20 in a ziploc bag. If we%26#39;re all going to be in the water at the same time where we can%26#39;t see our stuff, I%26#39;ll put the ziploc in a regular nylon fanny pack. As long as I%26#39;m in the water, no one can see how dorky it looks ;-)
If we won%26#39;t be far from shore, I usually just bury the ziploc in the bottom of the backpack or beach bag, where we would notice if someone were to dig through it for the valuables. Putting it in shorts pocket as posted above is a good idea too.
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