Key fob solution?

[NW Dive Dawg]

Dryfob is a no brainer and a proven solution for electronic fob's... I love mine! But..... I'd have to also say that every vehicle should also come with a simple non electronic key. Back in the "old" days on Bonaire it was just so simple to put my truck key and my room key on a neck chain and just leave them there for the trip. Sometimes new tech just sucks. The current trend seems to be......."If it ain't broken, fix it until it is"

 

[Doc]

 

[Fishdip]

Has anyone tried using a vacuum food sealer to vacuum seal the key fob? The buttons should still be useable. With the air removed it shouldn’t be a buoyancy issue and they can simply be put in a pocket.
Seal it at home before leaving?

I just put the key in the rim of the truck. If someone wants in they will get in no point in risking the key

 

[OMyMyOHellYes]

View attachment 790292

Is that a reliably dry storage place??? There's a reason I always take Commodium A-D on trips.

 

[Chavodel8en]

I like the fact that my Pilot has a removable metal key inside the fob that can be used to lock/unlock the door. I can leave the fob in the car and put the key in my pocket.

Same for my Prius, but if I leave the fob near the front doors, they will open for whoever tries the door.

I have to put the fob all the way in the depth of the trunk. If i put it near the trunk opening , the trunk will open.

 

[happy-diver]

what I do with my cars

transponder key only - Google Suche

as I don't seem to be able to get any answers here

 

[Diver Stan]

This is a good question worthy of continuing an aging topic.

I dive dry in California. I have wrapped the FOB for a Kia Niro in aluminum foil and hidden in the car. I dove with the physical key hung around my neck. Fine, that works. I dump my gear and unzip and pop the neck off the drysuit to get at the physical key. Seems archaic.

However, I also have recently been diving with the entire fob hung around my neck in an inadequate but thick plastic zip thingy. As such, I experience the wonderful joy of walking up to the car after a dive and having it unlock as I approach the tailgate door, sitting down and releasing gear. No fussing, but there is a small risk of water intrusion.

Dryfob is a faraday cage, so it will not scratch the itch. I am looking for a more robust plastic thing. I am willing to take the risk for drysuit diving which is mostly dry.

Dryfob does seems to be a decent solution for wetsuit diving On Oahu a decade ago. I tried shore diving with a primative keyfob from a rental car. I wrapped it in two ziplock bags and when I surfaced the fob was wet. Not soaked, but wet. I toweled the fob, pulled the battery out and set the fob to dry on the hood for an hour. The thing worked miraculously. Today I would use a dryfob.

Cheers,
Stan

 

[NW Dive Dawg]

For drysuit diving here in the PNW, I just leave the FOB in the truck and have a valet key in my undergarment pocket. Probably could just dive with the fob but why chance it.

For tropics / warm water.... I use a Zeagle Stiletto BC that has rear trim pockets on one of the two camstraps. My back mount pony lives on the starboard side and my Dryfob along with a two lb soft weight lives in the port side trim pocket.

PS.... Don't forget to have anything valuable marked with name and number!

 

[davehicks]

This is a good question worthy of continuing an aging topic.

I dive dry in California. I have wrapped the FOB for a Kia Niro in aluminum foil and hidden in the car. I dove with the physical key hung around my neck. Fine, that works. I dump my gear and unzip and pop the neck off the drysuit to get at the physical key. Seems archaic.

Why even bother locking a KIA? Don't they come from the factory with a "Please steal this car" sticker on the Windows?

 

[JFS]

Couple of suggestions you can do. Buy yourself a Dry Fob, which are really good btw. I use one. You can also use an old Underwater Kinetics dive light like a C8. They can hold lots of stuff inside. I have one and chopped off the handle so its a canister now. Put a snap bolt on it and clip it on your bcd or put in your pocket. Stores keys, cash etc.....