Neat way to hide a key.

[Fuddyduddy1952]

My late Dad hid keys like this, I don't know if he thought it up. Yesterday I needed to hide two keys in a shed. It's just a scrap of lumber I used a router to make a pocket. One deck screw at top holds it. Just swing it out for keys. Swung back it just looks like part of the door.

 

[Topzide]

On a car or truck before key fobs, I'd tape one on the harness for that one emergency!

 

[oldballs]

Hide the keys??? Heck, I'm usually trying to "find" the keys!!

 

[Jstpssng]

Hide the keys??? Heck, I'm usually trying to "find" the keys!!

I left home Thuraday, when I got home Friday night I must have spent 30 minutes looking for my house key.
I finally found it... in the door where I had left it the day before.

 

[Roadworthy]

Great trick, thanks for sharing.

 

[Carl_NH]

Good idea - I have lost most of the keys to garage and barn access doors - this would keep them in one place.

I do have a question - why are the keys on the inside of the building? From the picture, it appears the locking nub you turn is on this side of the door, and the key slot is on the outside? How do you get in?

 

[RjCorazza]

From an expert in a previous life, there is no secure place to hide a key within 10' of a door.

 

[Snobdds]

I guess I still live in a "high trust" part of the US. I have never locked my door and my keys are always in the vehicle.

I feel bad for people that don't get to experience high trust society livin...it's pleasant.

 

[Engineer42]

From an expert in a previous life, there is no secure place to hide a key within 10' of a door.

Lol. Knox Box

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Good idea - I have lost most of the keys to garage and barn access doors - this would keep them in one place.

I do have a question - why are the keys on the inside of the building? From the picture, it appears the locking nub you turn is on this side of the door, and the key slot is on the outside? How do you get in?

We live in a very low crime area & here 45 years. We have neighbors house keys & they have ours.
Those keys are for tack room inside horse stable. I carry door key with me (picture shown). Believe it or not I use almost every key every day. They weigh 3 pounds!
If someone wants in bad enough it's not difficult breaking in. A spare house key would be better away from the house a ways and not under the doormat!