What is the best way to hide a key?

Answer 1

The most important thing to remember when hiding a spare key outside is to do it safely. You should never keep a key in an obvious, easily discovered place even if you think no one will ever look there. Using a lock box will safeguard your keys against theft and I would strongly encourage choosing a locking option over any cute statue style key hider. Without properly securing your key, the statue style hide a keys leave you extremely vulnerable not only to theft but to loosing your key unknowingly.

A couple of drawbacks to traditional lock boxes to consider. A) They are very conspicuous and can draw unwanted attention to spare keys and invite vandalism. (B) Traditional lock boxes are not indestructible, if you choice this method place it in an area that is not visible from the street. Most thieves will be able to pick one of the push button style key boxes in under 30 secs. A regular hand held hammer can break open some tumbler style lock boxes relatively easily as illustrated in this video: http://youtu.be/FBhIuaAn6wg

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