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Re: Locking up/Alarming
By:Ian Johnston
Date: 6/6/2000, 8:29 pm
In Response To: Locking up (David)

: The recent posting about insurance and the fact that my kayak is getting
: close to being finished has got me thinking about how best to secure it. I
: was thinking of a strong stainless steel cable through one of the hand
: toggle holes. I realize that if someone really wants to steal a kayak,
: they'll find a way, but I don't want to make it easy for them. Any
: suggestions?

A neat little thing I saw was a fellow took one of those very loud, high pitched personal safety alarms that people use while walking or running and modified it to use on his kayak while it is on his car.

Basically, if someone lifts his kayak off the car without disarming it first all hell breaks loose. I would make it even more useful by making it so that if someone undoes a tie down it will go off.

Ian

Messages In This Thread

Locking up
David -- 6/6/2000, 3:40 pm
Lasso Security Cable
Pete -- 6/6/2000, 11:21 pm
Re: Locking up/Alarming
Ian Johnston -- 6/6/2000, 8:29 pm
Re: Locking up
Fritz O'Connor -- 6/6/2000, 8:09 pm
Re: Locking up
Jason -- 6/6/2000, 4:25 pm
Re: Locking up
Dean Trexel -- 6/6/2000, 4:44 pm