A clever entrepreneur has invented a plastic vault which screws into the sand and holds personal items like purses, keys and money.
Marcal DaCunha’s Beach Vault, expected to retail for $US30 ($33), has a waterproof lid to keep out any liquids and then covered by a towel and pillowcase.
While DaCunha, a pastor from New Jersey, admits the capsule isn’t thief-proof, he said your belongings are safer undergroud than out in the open.
“The idea is you then place the towel over the top of it, which has a hole in it so you can access the container, but covered by a built-in pillow,” the 29-year-old told a British newspaper.
“This means that when you are lying down you are directly on top of your stuff and you don’t have to worry about someone taking anything.”
DaCunha and his wife Krystal have developed a functional prototype and are now trying to raise money on Kickstarter to manufacture the Beach Vault.
DaCunha said the hidden vault was his wife’s idea, who thought of it while she was travelling home from the beach.
“She said ‘What if we had a container you could put underneath your towel that could hide all of your stuff?’,” DaCunha said.
