Dorm and Travel Safety Kit
Three small things for your door and your keys. They fit in a carry-on.
- A second lock anywhereWorks on inward-opening doors with a standard strike plate, as in most hotels and dorm rooms.
- A door that speaks upThe wedge holds the door and the siren sounds if someone pushes it.
- Help at your fingertipsThe personal alarm rides on your keys or bag, and one pull sets it off.
- Packs smallAll three fit in a carry-on or a desk drawer, with no tools and no app.
Why a kit
Two pieces for the room, one for the walk home.
The lock and the wedge look after the door while you sleep. The personal alarm goes with you on the way back.
None of them need setting up, so you can use them the first night in a new place.
Small enough to pack. Loud enough to matter.
Check your door opens inward.
The travel lock and the door stop alarm both need a door that opens into the room. The travel lock also needs a standard strike plate.
On campus, read your housing handbook first. Rules on door devices vary by school.
Ready the first night
Clip on the alarm
Attach the personal alarm to your keys or bag, where your hand already goes.
Set the lock
Slide the plate into the strike slot, close the door and drop the bar.
Slide in the wedge
Clip in a 9V battery, sold separately, switch it on and slide it under the door.
Students, solo travelers and anyone staying somewhere new
It makes a practical move-in or going-away gift. It suits inward-opening doors only, and won't work on sliding doors or doors that open outward.
Got a place of your own?
The six-pack gives you one vibration alarm for each of six windows or doors, with peel-and-stick setup and no monthly fee.
See the six-pack
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