Hide A Key
The Ancient
Egyptians may have used wooden locks and keys as long as 4,000 years
ago. Since then, keys have evolved in many ways. Now we have keyless
entry to cars and homes. The most important thing to remember when hiding a spare key outside is
to do it safely. You should never keep a key in an obvious, easily
discovered place even if you think no one will ever look there. Using a
lock box will safeguard your keys against theft and I would strongly
encourage choosing a locking option over any cute statue style key
hider. Without properly securing your key, the statue style hide a keys
leave you extremely vulnerable not only to theft but to loosing your key
unknowingly. A couple of drawbacks to traditional lock boxes
to consider. A) They are very conspicuous and can draw unwanted
attention to spare keys and invite vandalism. (B) Traditional lock boxes
are not indestructible, if you choice this method place it in an area
that is not visible from the street. Most thieves will be able to pick
one of the push button style key boxes in under 30 secs. A regular hand
held hammer can break open some tumbler style lock boxes relatively
easily as illustrated in this video: http://youtu.be/FBhIuaAn6wg
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