Timeline for How can I take keys with me while swimming?
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| Jun 12, 2018 at 15:43 | comment | added | ShemSeger | @andy Push a bite in the elastic through the hole in the key and fold the loop over the top. | |
| Jun 10, 2018 at 16:41 | comment | added | Andy | Can you explain how to do this a little more clearly? | |
| May 12, 2018 at 18:50 | history | edited | ShemSeger | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 19, 2017 at 21:15 | comment | added | ShemSeger | @Aravona My 4-3 wetsuit has a special key pocket on my thigh with a key keeper inside it, so it depends on the wetsuit, and I know people who keep stuff in the legs of their speedos (the knee-length ones). | |
| Aug 8, 2017 at 0:14 | comment | added | Futurecat | @ShemSeger i have lost so many hair bands in swimming pools :') -- some also change tightness/friction when wet. The girth hitch sounds more likely, but i would not entrust it with my keys in case it opens while floating in water. A large keyring might work, though I wouldn't want to damage my suit | |
| Aug 7, 2017 at 15:42 | comment | added | ShemSeger | @1006a A hair elastic would be the simple solution then: girth hitch the key to the hair elastic, then you can put it in your hair, wear it on your wrist or your ankle, or even girth hitch it again to one of the straps of your bathing suit. | |
| Aug 6, 2017 at 13:45 | comment | added | 1006a | I already upvoted your answer anyway, because I think it's a great solution for some folks/suits; I just don't know that this answer is as practical for women's swimwear (I have definitely had swimsuits that would not have easily accommodated a key). Possibly men who prefer the itty-bitty Speedo over board shorts would have a similar issue. | |
| Aug 6, 2017 at 4:15 | comment | added | ShemSeger | @1006a Stitch a loop of elastic anywhere inside your suit. It's that easy to add the feature. | |
| Aug 5, 2017 at 21:37 | comment | added | 1006a | It's much, much harder to find this feature in women's swimwear. | |
| Aug 4, 2017 at 8:43 | comment | added | Gusdor | @Aravona I get irrationally annoyed when my suit doesn't feature a pocket. Its a killer feature. | |
| Aug 4, 2017 at 8:42 | comment | added | Aravona | @Gusdor that's wetsuits though, not board shorts :) wetsuits often have these built in, especially semi and dry suits where it's often weird to not have a pocket. | |
| Aug 4, 2017 at 8:41 | comment | added | Gusdor | @Aravona my winter wetsuit has a key keeper pounch on the lower the leg. For my summer suit I put the key on a thin rope around my neck and inside the wetsuit. | |
| Aug 4, 2017 at 8:39 | comment | added | Gusdor | I can confirm that this solution is brilliant. I use this method when windsurfing. | |
| Aug 3, 2017 at 11:20 | comment | added | Aravona | Lake swimming doesn't always mean this kind of clothing though - many lake swimmers I see are either in wetsuits or speedos... Though if you're wearing these then it's a good option :) | |
| Aug 2, 2017 at 16:54 | comment | added | ShemSeger | @TobySpeight Essentially, they are similar in appearance, but the difference is a girth hitch is tied with a closed loop, the Larks-foot (aka Cow Hitch) is tied using the open end of a rope. When securing keys you want it to be to a closed loop so it can't slip off. | |
| Aug 2, 2017 at 15:24 | comment | added | Toby Speight | Is that the same as a larks-foot knot? | |
| Aug 2, 2017 at 14:51 | history | answered | ShemSeger | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
