Want to stay safe while studying abroad? We have found some great portable safety gadgets that will help ensure safety in your college dorm, wherever you go. StaySafe and keep your stuff!
The Tile app is an application you can download on your smart phone to help you find items you misplace. The app comes with a little “tile” that you can attach, stick on or drop into whatever you think you might misplace: your wallet, keys, guitars, laptops, or anything you can think of. When you misplace that item, the Tile app on your phone allows you to track distance to your missing item and shows you when you get closer. Tiles can also be activated to ring so you can find your missing item by sound. If an item of yours is stolen, you can log into your Tile account and report it.
Anyone else with a Tile who gets in a certain range of your stolen item will have their phone automatically send you a message with the location of your stolen item. Amazing! Check it out here.
DormVault has created a laptop vault that easily attaches to dorm furniture to ensure safety. This handy vault protects your laptop from being stolen and stops anyone from stealing any personal information. This steel vault will hold up to a 17’ laptop and can also hold other small items. The vault measures 12.5 x 16.5 x 2.75 inches and comes with a year warranty. The lock is a hardy four-spindle combination lock. These laptop vaults can be found online at DormVault’s website.
DormCo features a Hidden Closest Dorm Safe that at first glance looks just like a normal t-shirt. This t-shirt safe features nine hidden inner pockets to hold small valuables such as cash, cameras, jewelry, checks, passports and more. The sides of the shirt zip up and down to hide the inner pockets when needed. Once it is hanging in your closet with your other clothes, no one would suspect one of your shirts to be your safe. The safe is made out of durable vinyl-like material and can be purchased here.
Want to carry pepper spray discreetly? DormCo also carries a pepper spray that looks just like a small lipstick tube. The container colors come in black, pink and purple to disguise your pepper spray well. When your attacker is near, you can pretend to be re-doing your make-up before spraying him or her with pepper spray. The pepper spray lipstick tube can be purchased here.
University Housewares is selling a Nebo Windup Flashlight that requires no batteries or bulbs at any time. After winding up the light for one minute, you will get one hour of bright light with three super bright leds. This flashlight could be especially useful in power outages, sketchy situations or in the middle of the night. Purchase it online here.
The Door Guard Alarm for College Students from DormSmart is another great tool to stay safe while in your accommodations overseas. The alarm is simply hung on your door and when it detects a vibration, it will sound off a 98dB alert for 20-30 seconds to alert you of an intruder. The alarm resets in 3-5 seconds. This alarm is portable and can be used anywhere with 2 AAA batteries. It can be found at DormSmart’s website.
This Desktop PC & Peripherals Lock Kit from Kensington features a 8 foot high-carbon steel cable, anchor plate and Kensington keyed lock. The locking kit secures a desktop computer, two peripherals and a wired keyboard and mouse. The kit includes 2 adapters to secure any device with a Kensington Security Slot and a pick resistant Kensington lock, with two keys. Custom keying options are available. For laptop users, this Skilcraft Laptop Security Lock is another great way to keep your computer safe.
See more StaySafe picks from ClearCause here. Protect and inform America’s next generation about safety risks before they go abroad!
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