Unlocking The Secret To Hiding a Spare Key

Want to safely hide a spare house key? Here are a few tips. Burglars, donโt read this story.
Itโs a horrible feeling: You arrive home and discover that you lost your key. If only you had a spare you could use to gain entry. Actually, there are numerous ways to hide that spare key.
Letโs get the obvious ones, and by obvious I mean dumb
Donโt leave a spare key under the doormat. Even the most dim-witted criminal will check under the mat. Youโve seen those artificial rocks. So have burglars. Forget them. Put it up over the door frame? Come on, you can be more inventive than that. There are better solutions to the lost-key conundrum:
Unlocking The Secret To Hiding a Spare Key:
Lockbox
Youโve seen real estate agents use them. They are small secure containers that can be opened by punching in a code. They come in various sizes and strengths. Real estate people attach them to the front door knob. Donโt be so obvious. Hide it somewhere on the property, in a location where it canโt be seen from the street and not in close proximity to the lock. Youโre telling a burglar, โHey, Goober, thereโs a key inside, and itโll open this here door.โ
Good disguises
If you have in-ground sprinklers, thereโs a dummy sprinkler head that blends in with the others and can hold a key (Khs 800/=). Similarly, thereโs a working thermometer that has a hidden compartment where a key may be stashed (Ksh 700/=).
The neighbors
If you have a trusted neighbor, ask them to hold on to a spare key. You can reclaim it if you get locked out, or they can let themselves in should an emergency arise while you are away. Just be sure the neighbor is dependable and doesnโt have a neโer-do-well teenager who might take advantage of the opportunity.
On the property
There are likely several hiding places just a few steps from your door. Duct tape a key to the leg of your grill, to the underside of your mailbox, or inside the bird bath pedestal. Bury one under the seed in your bird feeder, or plant it under the potted impatiens on the porch. Want to get more razzly dazzle? Glue a small magnet to your key, and attach it to the inside of your homeโs downspout extension.
Up a tree
Take a spare key and nail it to a tree. It could be on your property, or maybe itโs down the street a block or two. Nail it up in an inconspicuous location on the tree, somewhere thatโs out of plain view and requires some searching to find. When you stash the key away from your property, anyone coming across it by chance will have to try a whole neighborhood of doors. Just remember which tree the key is hidden in.
The doghouse
No dog should be made to live outside. But for the times little dodger is out running around in the yard, you should provide him with a shelter. Inside that doghouse is a good location to hide a key. Heck, even if you donโt have a dog, get a small doghouse and hang the key inside. Just seeing a doghouse will give a would-be burglar pause.
Wind chimes
Several websites suggest hiding a key inside a set of wind chimes. Even if a prospective thief knew the key was there, heโd have to make a lot of noise getting it out. No criminal wants that. And if you really want to mess with the guy, hang a whole key ring of multicolored keys in the wind chimes.
Not only would he make noise with the chimes, but heโd also have to figure out which key opened the door. (You would know itโs the blue one. Or the red one, etc.) If thereโs one thing burglars hate more than making noise, itโs standing on a porch fiddling with a ring of keys.
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