How the equipment can be secured
A smart lock is worth nothing if the equipment itself is not properly fastened. How you secure equipment decides your theft risk, your workload on site, and whether a station can really run without staff. Here are three setups from practice.
- In operationPedal carsElbauenpark, MagdeburgVehicles secured on site, handover without staff.
- In operationKayaks on the trailerTrailer as the stationBoats sit on the trailer, each one locked separately.
- PlannedPickup cabinetsDisc golf & sports gearCompartments with a built-in lock for small equipment.
Pedal cars in the Elbauenpark.
Placeholder copy: how the pedal cars are parked and secured on site – the mount on the vehicle, where the station sits in the park, and the guest journey from arriving to setting off. Details and figures follow once agreed.
Location — Placeholder: where the station sits in the park, visibility, access.
Securing — Placeholder: the mount and the lock on the vehicle.
The guest journey — Placeholder: book, receive the code, open, return.
Work on site — Placeholder: what the operator still does themselves.
- Photo: mount on the pedal car (close-up)Imagery to follow
Caption to follow – close-up of the mount on the vehicle. - Photo: lock on the vehicle (close-up)Imagery to follow
Caption to follow – lock and fixing point. - Photo: station with signageImagery to follow
Caption to follow – signage and QR code on site.
Kayaks on the trailer.
Placeholder copy: how the boats sit on the trailer, where the locks go, and how a guest releases their own boat without freeing the others. The trailer stays both transport and station.
Layout on the trailer — Placeholder: how the boats are arranged and how single slots stay reachable.
Fixing point — Placeholder: where the lock attaches and what it actually secures.
One code, one boat — Placeholder: how a guest releases only their own boat.
Conditions by the water — Placeholder: sand, wet, salt – what that means for the hardware.
- Photo: boats on the trailer (side view)Imagery to follow
Caption to follow – how the boats are arranged on the trailer. - Photo: lock on the boat (close-up)Imagery to follow
Caption to follow – fixing to the hull or the frame. - Photo: guest taking a boat outImagery to follow
Caption to follow – taking a boat out in practice.
Cabinets for disc golf and sports gear.
Placeholder copy: the planned pickup cabinet – compartment size, layout, returns, a built-in lock per door. Meant for small equipment that cannot be secured to a frame: discs, balls, clubs, accessories.
Compartment layout — Placeholder: sizes and number of compartments per site.
A built-in lock per door — Placeholder: EuroLocks in the door, a PIN per booking.
Returns — Placeholder: how gear is put back and locked again.
Siting — Placeholder: indoors, outdoors, weather protection, anchoring.
- Sketch: compartment layoutImagery to follow
Caption to follow – how the compartments are divided. - Render: cabinet on siteImagery to follow
Caption to follow – the cabinet in its surroundings. - Photo: reference cabinet / sample buildImagery to follow
Caption to follow – the sample build.
What a station needs
The questions we settle before anything is built.
Placeholder copy: a short note on how we approach the planning.
Location
Placeholder: visibility, access, ground, power.
Risk
Placeholder: value of the goods, surroundings, theft risk.
Securing
Placeholder: mount, cabinet, anchoring.
Guiding your guests
Placeholder: signage, the way to the equipment, returns.
We are happy to advise, custom solutions included.
Tell us about your site and your equipment – we will tell you what securing it can look like.