Keypod keysafe any feedback ?

Yup. I have one. Works well and saves you having to worry about keeping your keys with you. Its very well made and surprisingly heavy. I wasn't quite expecting it to be as rebust as it is. It also has enough space for my Jeep key and keyring.

The alternative is one that goes inside you towbar but the downside with that is you have to remove your towbar and mine is locked onto the rear so it would be a mission to remove it just for the times I go kiting. At least this one can attach to the front recovery hooks (on most cars) or to one of the holes on the towbar.

I can take some pictures of the setup this evening if you want, but I think its well worth it.

Does it turn on your alarm/imobiliser and then don't you risk leaving your key inside the car which someone could steal if they break the window?

Its one of the reasons I didn't go that way but I didn't research it much because the cost of the key and the risks were not worth the $70 it cost for the keypod.

I've got a Surflock. Works fine. So far no one has stolen my car from the beach.

Don't bother, Ive got nothing worth stealing. You can have my old budgies if you like

Santa knows all! - no keypod for you!

Whether they are any good, you can read my story on the shop page - I thought they were a bit bogus, but after using one, I'm sold on the value.

Just down the beach the other day I saw a guy put the keys to his $40,000 black maloo ute under the front wheel arch, and then some other guy with a $20,000 station wagoon all full of work stuff .. same deal, immobiliser under the wheel arch.

Surprised car thieves don't go down to beach car parks more often, I reckon you could "drive away" over 5 cars every day, without fail.

Why not just put your key in your wettie, boardies, whatever you wear with one of those elastic bands you loop them around so you don't loose them? (Leave the electrical bit in the car.) Am I missing something here?

Because some keys have an electronic component that can't be separated!

Some keys are also hard to cut into a standard key that will open but not start the car. Like Subaru keys:

Thanks for clearing this up. Clearly I own a cheap(ish) car.

You can get a blank for current model subaru's from subaru, I had one for my Liberty.

Really. That's awesome. I'll have to look into it. Thanks.

I got a surf lock and like safer said they are really tough, unless you got really big bolt cutters and a large sledge you're not getting my keys.

And if you do, i think those tools in the beach car park are going to set off alarm bells that your a dirty f***king thief and I hope some one gives you what you what you deserve.

who cares if the electric part breaks? you dont need it anyway. mine still works and ive been surfing with it for 3 years

I have a surflock. They're excellent providing you hook them onto something hidden.
I heard about a guy further down the coast, who just hooked his onto to the driver side door handle! All he found after returning from his session was a smashed lock, and no car.
I reckon the casing can break with a sledge hammer. I normally hook it onto the suspension, as its pretty hard to swing a sledge hammer underneath a car.

Insurance relies on something called "Due care and precaution". If you can prove you took due care and precaution when leaving your vehicle, they would have difficulty repudiating a claim. They may try repudiate it anyway, but it is likely they would be forced to pay if it was taken to the ombudsman. For example, if you left your keys in your wheel arch with no lock, they could probably argue you did not exercise due care, but if you had them padlocked there, it would qualify as due care. Its the same as your custom key, if you took a custom key, you could argue that you took due care by having a key cut and ensuring your car was locked.