Running with key fobs

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Re: Running with key fobs

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I've gotten used to just carrying it. I have other keys as well and keep on a carabiner so its easy to just put my fingers through the loop and hold the keys so they don't jingle and bounce. Many times I'm carrying my phone in my other hand anyway so its just part of my rig now. I don't run for more than an hour so its not such a big deal. Adaptation is a good thing.
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Sounds like someone's gonna get a fanny pack!

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I run in VRST shorts, sold at Dicks. Pocket is in the lateral r-side and back just a bit. no bounce. no worries.
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Re: Running with key fobs

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all of my running shorts have small pockets where my key fob goes.
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Re: Running with key fobs

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Dave B wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 6:29 am I don't like hiding a key on the car, that's how the car my buddy and I spent $3k to ship to Hawaii got stolen...

I'll usually go in several hundred yards on the trail and hide the key somewhere that's hard to find but easy to remember.
I usually hide it within 100 yards of the car in an area where people wouldn't have any reason to go (away from the trail, campsites, picnic tables, etc.) If there aren't any good hiding spots, I'll take the distributor wire with me and hide they key on the car somewhere. Can't steal a car that won't start...
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You can run with your keys in your mouth, but you might get lockjaw
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cougar wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:20 pm You can run with your keys in your mouth, but you might get lockjaw
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cougar wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:20 pm You can run with your keys in your mouth, but you might get lockjaw
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Hide it near the car, like you should be doing before heading up a trail. duh
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Figure it out. Good lord.
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rperth wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:05 pm Figure it out. Good lord.
Agreed. Some of the questions and "polls" on this site are mind numbing.
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Re: Running with key fobs

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mtn_hound wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:26 pm
Dave B wrote: Fri Jul 23, 2021 6:29 am I don't like hiding a key on the car, that's how the car my buddy and I spent $3k to ship to Hawaii got stolen...

I'll usually go in several hundred yards on the trail and hide the key somewhere that's hard to find but easy to remember.
I usually hide it within 100 yards of the car in an area where people wouldn't have any reason to go (away from the trail, campsites, picnic tables, etc.) If there aren't any good hiding spots, I'll take the distributor wire with me and hide they key on the car somewhere. Can't steal a car that won't start...
can you explain why this is your preferred solution over just carrying your keys??? i get if you're doing a shuttle hike/run or something with a buddy and they may beat you down, but on a normal run/hike??? i don't get it...
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