Surfing Waves

i went surfing and someone broke into my car and took everything, adding up to about $500. surf sucked too. fleshin' crackheads

that recently happened to my buddy in san diego.. cept they stole his car.. they watched where he hid his keys and took it.. now he wears a shoe lace around his neck with his key on it.

sorry to hear about that. that really sucks man.

Gutted, that DOES suck

Ouch that blows! Sorry to hear it.

I suppose at the very least, they didn't get your stick.

greg@hoodatsurfco wrote:that recently happened to my buddy in san diego.. cept they stole his car.. they watched where he hid his keys and took it.. now he wears a shoe lace around his neck with his key on it.

sorry to hear about that. that really sucks man.

I'm sorry but that's pretty dumb

There's no excuse for hiding your keys. If you have non electric keys then that's easy, just put it on a shoe lace like you said .. if you have electric keys then just get one of these - http://www.coastalsurf.co.uk/product_in ... 168ab53f9e. It's brilliant!

Get the Bounty hunter on the case!

Remember, In Dog We Trust


No seriously mate thats sh!t and I hope that there was nothing irreplaceable in it!

Release the Dawg

Woof Woof

Bow wow.

They couldn't have gotten too far Remember that's one of the benefits of living on an island.
Sic the Dog on them.

Chris369 wrote:

greg@hoodatsurfco wrote:that recently happened to my buddy in san diego.. cept they stole his car.. they watched where he hid his keys and took it.. now he wears a shoe lace around his neck with his key on it.

sorry to hear about that. that really sucks man.

I'm sorry but that's pretty dumb

There's no excuse for hiding your keys. If you have non electric keys then that's easy, just put it on a shoe lace like you said .. if you have electric keys then just get one of these - http://www.coastalsurf.co.uk/product_in ... 168ab53f9e. It's brilliant!

ya it is dumb but sometimes you need xxxxx to happen to learn your lesson./

Sorry to hear it dude! You call the police? If so, I hope they catch them and throw them in prison where they get bum raped.

Hang 'em high.

i put my electric keyfob (a renault key card) in a wrapped plastic bag and then stuck it in my wetsuit, it got wet but still worked ! bonus

Wow....my condolensces. Well, even if you don't get your stuff back perhaps you can look forward to better surf!

I was wondering about that.....I usually don't carry too much, but what would be the best way to carry personal belongings (such as IDs, keys, etc.) when surfing? I'd be worried about the cards falling out of poking me needlessly when in the water.

Lockers, like the one`s at swimming baths. The locker key is on a strap that goes on your wrist. If you loose that, then the organisation who own the rights to the lockers would have a skeleton key for all lockers and may charge for the lost locker key

Regarding the car-key/card problem:

I've been worried about my car key more than anything... I've only got keys with electric components built in, so I can't take it in the water with me. After some searching (and really great posts in https://surfing-waves.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2788), I figured the two main options are:

1. Get a Bubbleloc rashvest - has a waterproof bag strapped to it, which snugs into a comparment on your back (more info: http://www.stikup.co.uk/bubbleloc-rash-vest.htm).

2. Get something like a Keypod - a solid metal case with a padlock that you can lock onto the body of your car. (more info: http://www.extremehorizon.com/acatalog/KeyPod_car_key_safe.html).


Personally I've opted for the Keypod - it arrived yesterday, so once this flat spell is over, I can't wait to try it out and surf without any worries. I used to keep the key hidden in my backpack, then put my backpack up on some rocks with a towel so I could keep an eye on it while waiting for waves... not a great idea.

A great place to attach the Keypod is on a suspension spring... can't see the pod there unless you lie on your belly and look under the car. Even so, nobody's going to be able to take it off without some heavy-duty gear.

I've already mentioned it in this thread but this is the best solution for car keys - http://www.coastalsurf.co.uk/product_in ... 168ab53f9e.

You put your key/cards/money in there, strap it around your waist or arm and go surf. Come back and everything is dry.

I've got an electronic key as well, so I had a dup made without the electronics, just to open the door. My Birdwell's are equipped with a nice velcro closure that holds the key very nicely.

Don't take anything but maybe a towel, some wax and maybe a bottle of water or some smokes if you smoke. You don't need anything else. If you want to chill after your session, go to your car and get your chairs, etc. after surfing.

fzlogik wrote:Personally I've opted for the Keypod - it arrived yesterday, so once this flat spell is over, I can't wait to try it out and surf without any worries.

Whats all this crazy talk of flat spells