Protecting valuables on the beach - that's how it works
Same thing every year: We go to the beach and who has his stuffed wallet with EC cards, credit cards, papers and money in his pocket again? My man. And then cell phone and key, well bravo! As you squat again and looking for a solution, so not always one of us must squat next to the bag. Here are a few quick help tips and some professional accessories for people traveling alone.
The best idea to protect valuables on the beach from thieves is to leave them at home. So the mobile phone on holiday simply not to take to the beach (then comes no sand off) and also the wallet may stay in the apartment. I especially leave handbags at home. They are too easy prey. Only the bare essentials, such as cash and insert a credit card. The less on the beach, the less can be stolen. If then unfortunately have a full wallet including phone and keys in a trouser pocket to the beach, then the simplest and fastest solution is that one just squats next to the stuff.
Just dig in
But if everyone wants to get into the water, there is another good and easy way to protect your belongings. Put the valuables in a bag or a cloth, unobtrusively dig a hole underneath the beach towel and sink the bag there. Beach towel over it and the valuables are at least not at hand and steal only with a little more effort, what thieves ever deters. Because only digging in the sand for treasures takes too much time, the thieves do not know. However, it is advisable to remember the place very well, so you do not later have to dig the whole beach for your belongings. Fortunately, I have been spared that so far. But there are still some other tricks to keep his things at least a little safer.
Distribute and hide
If there are already some valuable things on the beach, then it makes sense not to keep everything in one place. I then distribute cash to different trouser pockets and separate compartments in the beach bag. I also bring credit cards, mobile phones and keys in different places. The wallet is empty except for some small change. If then grabbed in the bag, then at least not everything is gone and you can go swimming. Good are also small combination locks with which zipper compartments in the bag, the entire bag can be completed. The bags must but have double zippers with eyelets. With such locks alone travelers can attach their bag to a flagpole or to the high seat of the lifeguard.
If you are already thinking about going to the beach, you are well advised with a few good hiding places. There are people who like to hide keys, phone and money in shoes. Thieves know that. There they look first. Even the hiding place in a cut tennis ball is not recommended. Too well known and it's easy to find something out. And honestly, who plays tennis on the beach?
Drinking bottle, sunscreen and sewn-in compartments
Valuables can be concealed in obscure objects that are part of the basic equipment on the beach. In addition to a hand or beach towel are the Sonnenmilchflaschen, water bottles or fruit or lunch boxes. Sew on the side of towels a small bag that looks like a decorative edge. There is a lot of unobtrusive. The simplest idea is to use a drinking bottle with a wide opening, because in addition to the money, the keys fit in as well. Old sun milk bottles can be cut open at the bottom, washed out, put back together and then used as a hiding place. It is best to use two identical empty bottles. Cut one bottle at the bottom, the other a little further above the bottom edge. Following this, the upper half of one bottle and the lower half of the other can be pushed together. However, a trained eye sees the edges. Therefore always put a towel over the lower end.
Professional accessories
If you do not want to leave anything to chance or travel alone, you can help yourself with professional accessories. For keys, there are for example special mini safes, which can be connected to the roof rack or to the car rims. They can be opened or closed with a code. For smartphones, there are waterproof cases or special bags for surfers and anti-theft apps (Find My iPhone). In any case, the smartphone can be located with such an app in the case of the case.
For the money, there are also boardshorts, wetsuits and bikinis with lockable compartments. For backpackers and solo travelers, there are also small backpacks for valuables, which can be connected anywhere with a lock and integrated steel cable. These backpacks (Travelsafe) are made of a special wire mesh made of stainless steel, which can not be cut with a knife or a pair of scissors. Practical are steel cable locks with which each bag can be connected anywhere.Buy now 
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