Beach security

[Semple]

Insurance.

If you leave stuff unsupervised it will eventually be stolen. There’s no effective way to hide it, the crims know all the tricks.

Insurance could be a bit of a grey area if you're leaving valuables unsecured.

 

[Mercenary Keyboard Warrior]

I saw some years ago a screw in beach safe

Seems hard to find but this is on printables.

The Sandy Safe (Beach Vault) by Doug Kremer | Download free STL model | Printables.com

Download 3D printable STL models

www.printables.com

Yuo can also get some plastic ones with a metal hoop that you lock on (bit like a bike lock) but that means you need something to connect to which if its just a beach you wont have

These sorts of thing really just to put off the petty thief who will grab and run

 

[the shadow]

Floating dry bag

 

[Hades]

Pop over to Lomo Watersports and take a look at a dry bag or backpack there. You could also get a long strap and tether it to yourself when in the water.

Or how about a waterproof bum bag?

Dry Bag - Bum Bag / Waist Pouch | Lomo UK. Wetsuits & Dry Bags

Waterproof dry bag bum bag with a waist strap, roll down closure and welded seams. Also called fanny pack in America.

www.lomo.co.uk

Or a swim float?

Dry Bag Swimming Tow Float - Orange | Lomo UK. Wetsuits & Dry Bags

Lomo orange dry bag swimming tow float is designed for open water swimming. It is a high viz orange colour to enable boat users to see you in the water. The tow float is easily inflated by mouth or pump, it then attaches round the waist using the adjustable webbing strap. This can then be set...

www.lomo.co.uk

 

[D-Ranged]

That's a nice idea. But my child is 7

I'm 38, and still eat Nutella out of a nappy.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

Hire G4S

They’re the folks most likely to nick your stuff.

 

[Freefaller]

If you're that worried leave your stuff at your flat/hotel. There's no real easy way to mitigate that stuff.

 

[rG-tom]

book a hotel that has its own beach front with security, take nothing down with you, sign everything to the room. easy

 

[kaiowas]

Put them in a bag, then dig a hole in the sand (about 4 feet should do it). Carefully stash the bag at the bottom of the hole and quickly fill it in without attracting too much attention.

Once the hole is filled in you need to smooth over the surface so it looks indistinguishable from the rest of the beach. Make sure you don't mark the location with anything which could clue an onlooker in.

Then go and enjoy having a swim etc. When you need to retrieve the items simply dig them up.

I got too far into reading this post before realising you weren’t talking about the kid.

 

[Rroff]

Personally just use my phone as a camera these days and wouldn't take a camera separately to a beach (unless you have someone else to mind it), phone, keys and other small valuables I use a cross body/sling dry bag, anything else just have to hope no one steals - I've not so far had a problem with things like towels (though personally burn too easily to spend much time at beaches during peak season - so usually the one in the shade minding stuff).

 

[shifty_uk]

book a hotel that has its own beach front with security, take nothing down with you, sign everything to the room. easy

Dont forget your Gucci bathing suit

 

[JBuk]

That's a nice idea. But my child is 7

They didn’t specify it was a child’s nappy

 

[builder22]

My child and I.

 

[bainbridge]

At the beach last week in Italy.

We left everything in the hotel room except beach towels, a bottle of water and our hotel room key.

I tied the room key into my trunks.

 

[koolpc]

Bury it all in the sand and build a castle over it for protection.

 

[Will Gill]

Hand your stuff to one of your staff, if they refuse have them tossed into a nearby sarlac pit

 

[RedMogg]

Put them in a bag, then dig a hole in the sand (about 4 feet should do it). Carefully stash the bag at the bottom of the hole and quickly fill it in without attracting too much attention.

Once the hole is filled in you need to smooth over the surface so it looks indistinguishable from the rest of the beach. Make sure you don't mark the location with anything which could clue an onlooker in.

Then go and enjoy having a swim etc. When you need to retrieve the items simply dig them up.

We've use this method very successfully on several beach holidays...

...our travel insurance has covered the replacement keys, wallets, cash, phones, passports and cameras each time, although our premiums seem to be much higher each trip, for some weird reason.

...but we've never had anything stolen.

Next trip we'll use the same method, but we'll be swimming in the sea with this strapped to one of the kids:

 

[haaammit]

Just use your prison-wallet

 

[BUDFORCE]

At the beach last week in Italy.

We left everything in the hotel room except beach towels, a bottle of water and our hotel room key.

I tied the room key into my trunks.

This.

Why do you need other stuff at the beach?

I go swimming in the sea reasonably regularly when we are in Norfolk I have a key safe, just leave the door key in that then I'm only bringing a towel and my crocs for walking.

If someone really wants to nick those then fine, far from the end of the world.

 

[LuckyBenski]

Bury it all in the sand and build a castle over it for protection.

Castle needs a moat