Hey all, was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to where to keep a bag containing a phone and small essentials whilst swimming at a beach. Saw results saying to chuck it in your car but take PTV so that's out.
Cheers.
Edit - Can confirm bag is safe and with me.
Cheers.
A used nappy would be more of a deterrent for thieves.
Or just some brown paint on a nappy.
Deter theives yes… not the council workers picking up trash though.
Oh yeah!? And when have you ever seen one of them!? Lol!
@Mary Poppins: Yesterday 2 picking up several hundred used syringes and rubbish dumped by someone most likely end of lease.
Or nappy fetishists.
Adult nappy works too
Then also have a backup if the toilet is too far away!
There are people that walk along the beaches picking up rubbish, if they see a used nappy its likely they would throw it in the bin.
i suppose i should have been a bit more explicit and say, keep the nappy near your setup (like beach towel and umbrella or whatever) so its clear you ARE Coming back for it and not just random discarded rubbish in the dunes somewhere.
Maybe write: "Don't touch, this is my Dinner" on it in thick texta just to be sure.
Bring ya Nokia
leave flagship home
Good idea, hadn't thought of this. Thank you payless69.
That's what I do. I have a Nokia with an ancient PAYG sim that we take with us for emergencies. Probably doesn't really matter if we lose it or if it gets stolen.
Some beaches have lockers so check that out.
Otherwise leave valuables in the car.
Cut a metal key to open the doors, tie it to your swimmers and leave the main (Fob) key hidden in the car.
Old surfers trick!
don't forget the al-foil to wrap the keyfob in if it works on proximity.
I have an old Galaxy S5 that I no longer use and I just put my SIM card it in and that’s my phone for the beach. If it’s stolen, it’s alright and I can also use it to take photos at the beach.
A very well kept secret amongst beach aficionados is the super covert operation of wrapping it up in your shirt and sticking it in your beach bag or towel.
Don’t tell anyone else though. It’s our secret now.
I feel nobody will detect mine hidden in a shoe.
Agent 86?
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Dig a hole
You never seen what happened to Heath Ledger in "Two Hands"?
Dale dug a hole. Tell 'em Dale
I am quite disappointed a user called "Dale" hasn't responded to this :(
I saw the D at the start of your username and got excited for <1 second there :(
I have one of those soft waterproof bags things, and then just strategically bury my phone, keys and wallet in the sand under my towel so its pretty hidden. Doubt a thief will risk spending that much time there.
Hope no-one steals your placemarker towel
or the towel flies away
Leave one of my kids with it, no one would want to steal them.
Kidnapper after kidnapping one of my kids:
Yooooo you can have them back!!!!
That's when you start discussing the ransom you will accept to take them back.
That’s right, all the tea in China
what beaches are people going to where you actively have to hide your belongings from thieves while its in eyesight from the water….
You could say something similar about locking your car in a busy shopping centre, or locking the doors and windows of your house at night.
It's very likely multiple thefts are reported every year at whatever beach you happen to visit. Even in small coastal towns. Just because you're unaware of this doesn't make it not so.
Considering the 1000s of young men we're importing of a certain demographic that think our train system is free, I very much doubt that they know the phones and wallets lying on the beach aren't also free.
I long for the good old days when you took only as much cash as you needed tp get home again and a key or 3.
Or put 20 cents in your shoe to make a phone call.
You can now call any phone in Australia for free from a Payphone!
The hard part is working out what number to call. Before mobile phones storing contacts everyone remembered a few important phone numbers.
@Tleyx: Definitely. I know a few numbers, but most of them are in my head from when land lines were a thing.
You can still do that, nothing stopping you
Key goes on the loop in your boardies man. Cash goes in the mesh pocket.
Smart watch with esim plus Myki card? Leave the phone at home.
I tried same, but watch became unresponsive and have to put it in ricebag for a day.
Leave the phone at home.
Put it in a bag and bury it in the sand, make sure you place a unique twig on top to remember where it is.
Just write down the GPS location of it on your wrist, and search for it later.
I go to Sydney's Northern Beaches/rock pools frequently. No one here worries about that and I've never seen anyone suspiciously eye someone else's bag. Just leave it in your bag. I leave wallet, phone, keys, sunnies, towel, sunscreen, etc. in it. If you're worried, just bring wallet with maybe transport card and a bit of cash, burner phone and Bob's your uncle.
Just in case, many people rock up to the beaches in thongs/bare feet. If you've got a new pair of RM Williams next to your bag, I've got no idea what might happen.
Yeah OP's in Melbourne I wonder if it's more of an issue down there. I'd probably be a bit more careful if I went to Bondi as I imagine it's a hotspot for thieves targeting tourists, but I've never seen anything or even heard stories of thieves stealing phones at beaches.
Leave phone in car.
Get a dumb key copied for your car.
Swim with said key in pocket on lanyard.
And if you catch the bus to the beach like OP said?
Why read the thing you're responding to when the empty box and the "Post Comment" button are right there (stares at button like Gollum)
Maybe not everyone knows that PTV means bus?
@KLF23: Okay, so you're a sentient human who doesn't know what a PTV is, but you've read the rest of the sentence that says "I take (PTV) instead of a car so the car solution is out" and your instinct, having read that sentence, was to offer a car solution?
Of course, you would have known all of this if.. you .. had read the sentence, but why read the thing you're responding to when the empty box and the "Post Comment" button are right there (stares at button like Gollum)
Easy, leave phone on bus, get dumb key cut for bus
Bring me with you every time you go to the beach, I'll watch out your belongings.
So you dont want to go for a swim?
I am also available to watch your stuff at the beach , but
I will require a burger with the lot and drink .
You forgot bananaboat
Is that becasue its too big for the banana hammock?
Does anyone actually steal phones any more?
Surely they (more than likely) can't be accessed at all, and turn into bricks as when it's noticed to be gone
Pretty much this. With encryption and locks out, phones are worthless bricks without the pin codes.
Your shoes are worth more to steal at the beach
We don't need a phone to go swimming, a plastic Credit Card and a metal keys in a zippered pocket works for us.
Some bury a bottle or bag in disguise.
Get an android phone.
Theives only steal iphones
Correct, thrives are not cleaner enough to operate android.
The irony, given that stolen iPhones are damn near impossible to unbrick, but there's usually a few methods to make a stolen android usable.
sorry to hijack, can someone also please suggest a cheap watch that i can wear when swimming in ocean. just want to make sure i don't stay too long with kin in water.
G-Shock
Prison wallet. Just wear tight budgie smugglers for safety.
Prison wallet might not suit many Ozbargainers, especially TA.
Just put a note on top saying this is not a real phone, just a image.
Or a note saying bought from Wish.com
Wrap in a beach towel with a pocket
Empty sun screen bottle, cut the bottom, wash it, place your phone inside. Or buy a ready made one from the internet, here is one from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com.au/GoPong-Sunscreen-Diversion-Safes-P…
$33 for a plastic bottle.. sheesh, better be a good diversion.
Get an LTE Smatwatch, leave the phone home
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Undies with skids printed on them. Hide your phone in there, nobody's gonna touch it.
All phones are waterproof these days. Take it wth you.
Are you serious bro? First, they are water resistant. Second, don’t get saltwater anywhere near electronics.
There are towels that have hidden zipper pockets at the end.
Get a smart watch with a sim and then you don't need your phone.
Just bury it in the sand, it worked for Jimmy.
Get one of them 100 decibel sirens that activate based on motion.
Who goes to the beach using ptv …
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1) waterproof bag and take with you
2) go with a friend, take turns going into the water
3) put it in a bag, ask if nextdoor shop / pub can hold on to it for you.
4) take a $hit phone with you
5) bury in sand
6) put it in a lockable bag and chain it to a tree or pole…
Collect a mound of dog poo from your local dog park. Take it to the beach with you, and stick all your valuables deep inside it.
Leave it in the car
Op’s an odd duck that goes to beach using public transport
Leave it at home? Or get a dumbphone if absolutely need to make calls?
I hear Durex makes some great protective sleeves
I bring my blow up girlfriend to the beach and she looks after my belongings whilst I’m in the water
Who looks after your girlfriend ?
Clean kids nappy if you have , wrap up as if it’s a used one.
Or get one of those waterproof pouches with lanyard and keep it on you. Jb has them, I got one from Bcf years ago too. Otherwise I’m sure you can get it mega cheap from ali