Interesting story, Cotty. I have often wished I had a remote for my vehicle. Now, I am rethinking that because when I go off into the woods, water, whatever, I usually stash the keys in the vehicle and just carry the door key on a cord around my neck. That way I always figured that if I lost everything else (as I once almost did on a solo canoe trip) I would still be able to get into the car.
Ciao, Graywolf ---------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 4:22 AM Subject: Re: OT: Survival Kit > >>A friend went fishing in the tall reeds on vacation. > >The boat rental firm had an elaborate safety/survival scheme. > >Boat owner: "If the motor won't start, raise this flag on a mast and we'll > >find you." > >My friend: "Don't worry, I'll just call you." > > > >>Regards, Bob S. > > This reminds me of a cautionary tale that some will find useful. Probably > not many people on the list go on the water very much. Some, like sailors > and fishers will already take precautions. > > If you do go on the water, even if it's a small pleasure boat or a bit of > rafting or whatever, carry in your kit a small plastic sealable container > - made for the purpose and available from most watersports stores - large > enough to take your car keys. Even if you're not photographing from the > water, use it for your keys. > > You're nodding now and saying hmmm yes, that's pretty smart. There's a > couple of reasons. Firstly, modern car keys that include a remote locking > device will usually fail if they get wet. Secondly, the larger the > container, the better they are at floating... > > I sailed a Laser for a couple of years, and I used to wrap my car keys in > 2 plastic bags and stuff the bundle in the small mesh pocket of the > flotation vest. One dunking proved fatal for the remote device and on > returning to the car later, I could not disengage the vehicle > immobilisation system. The RAC (similar to AAA in the states) rescued me > and I needed a new remote unit (used car with only one remote - always > have a second unit - d'uh). > > After that I bought an inexpensive sealable plastic container - a rigid > one. I thought about the heavy-duty plastic sealable bags but I didn't > trust it not to get ripped or holed somehow. The container I have is only > big enough for a bunch of keys. It has a cord attached that I then used > to put around the mast of the sailboat. Worked great. However, I never > sailed with the cell phone. This has made me think about it again and > I'll pick up one big enough for keys and phone soon. > > The container is in the car and when I film or photograph from the water, > the car keys go in it, always. > > > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps > _____________________________ > Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.514 / Virus Database: 312 - Release Date: 8/28/03
