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Extreme Horizon's Key Pod

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By Jay DiMartino, About.com

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The surf is going off! You screech into the parking lot, stash your valuables under the seat, rip on your wetsuit, and reach to hide your car keys behind the wheel or under your bumper or in some other cliche locale. Suddenly, you catch the glances of a surly bunch of punks brooding yards away. What now?
You’re in a sketchy situation. Should you go for it albeit that the afore mentioned ill-tempered riff raff may take this opportunity to rip your rig? You can always search for a landmark by which to bury your keys (Not always good for keyless entry devices). Neither choice is optimal.

Either way, simply considering this dilemma is costing some serious surf time. Wouldn’t it be nice if someone would come up with some product to lock up your keys safely while you hit the surf?

Rising up from the land of King Arthur and crumpets, Extreme Horizon has solved one of the great problems of the common surfer. The product is the Key Pod which solves the above problem. Heartily constructed, this heavy duty storage unit is big enough to fit any key, yet small enough to covertly connect to any of your car’s firm extremities (suspension coils, towing eye, or anywhere under your car’s body).

In reality, I gave Extreme Horizon’s Key Pod a go and found their claims warranted. After personalizing the three digit combination and choosing a secure location (I chose the ever lovin’ suspension coil). I placed my keys, driver’s license, and credit cards into the unit easily. I locked it securely and went for a sesh. Depending on where I secured the Key Pod was usually visible, but there is no doubt my keys were the safer for it. In my pick up truck, I settled on metal loop in the bed and keep it there always. It's easy to get to and a bit hidden. I found that better than having to reach under my vehicle and it would be more obvious if anyone did decide to tamper with it.

Honestly, it would take a buttload of work to get into this little metal safe, and it holds more than I expected, and is sold as a rock.

In my opinion, I like the idea of the Key Pod, find it practical and very useful in the daily life of a surfer, solidly constructed, and definitely lived up to Extreme Horizon's claims.

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