Getting stuff Stolen

I saw on this forum the info on a stolen kayak. Looks like it got sold. 

I loose/misplace keys and wallets and was thinking about a TrackR Bravo type device to put on my stuff.  What I didn't realize until i watched the promo video again this morning - was the app that controls the device has a crowd search feature.  Anyone with the app gets within of a 100' of the lost (or stolen) thing (like maybe a kayak) they get an alert. I think the transponder could be stashed somewhere in the kayak to stay dry.  (A seat pocket?)

It's around $70.00 on Amazon.  Battery life seems to be an issue. Could it work to find kayaks when assholes steal them ?

forgot to post the link:

https://www.thetrackr.com/

We use a product called tile at work for my bosses keys and coffee cup  and it has the same feature. Works well. I have the app on my phone and if I walk near his item it alerts him of where he left it.

Unless the thieves puts your stuff in a booster bag. There is a reason kooks wear aluminum hats on their heads.

I have direct experience with the trackr device and I would not count on it to help you recover lost/stolen things unless they're stolen and still inside your own home 

Some issues I have seen with the device:
- Has trouble "finding" things more than about 25ft away, 100 is a pipe dream, maybe on a flat field if both items are outside and within line of sight.
- The android app is trash, this may not mean much to you if you use an iphone, but the big selling point of this device is that there's a network of "millions" of people out there with the app. With the android one being so badly written  you can't count on android users even keeping the thing installed.
-On the same android app they haven't figured out how to keep the app "alive" without burning your battery, so they've flip flopped between having an app that is killed by androids battery saver features, and an app that burns through your phone battery. Either way it's not a good thing.
-If bluetooth is off on the phone then it won't work (crowd search feature.)
-Try and find first hand accounts of people having things stolen and getting them recovered as a result of having this device. For 4.5 million (according to them) of these things out there, it's sure hard to find stories like that.

The device is neat and if you lose your keys or wallet a lot then it may work well for that, I just wouldn't count on it for recovering a lost item.

What about the ones that uses GPS ?

Or this: 

RIP Roger Moore.

What about the ones that uses GPS ?

Aren't those cost prohibitive?  Or is there something new and cool and cheap out there?

http://www.spytecinc.com/gl-200-real-time-gps-tracker.html

Would be a good investment for theft, and family to track you on the water.

I have direct experience with the trackr device and I would not count on it to help you recover lost/stolen things unless they're stolen and still inside your own home 

Some issues I have seen with the device:
- Has trouble "finding" things more than about 25ft away, 100 is a pipe dream, maybe on a flat field if both items are outside and within line of sight.
- The android app is trash, this may not mean much to you if you use an iphone, but the big selling point of this device is that there's a network of "millions" of people out there with the app. With the android one being so badly written  you can't count on android users even keeping the thing installed.
-On the same android app they haven't figured out how to keep the app "alive" without burning your battery, so they've flip flopped between having an app that is killed by androids battery saver features, and an app that burns through your phone battery. Either way it's not a good thing.
-If bluetooth is off on the phone then it won't work (crowd search feature.)
-Try and find first hand accounts of people having things stolen and getting them recovered as a result of having this device. For 4.5 million (according to them) of these things out there, it's sure hard to find stories like that.

The device is neat and if you lose your keys or wallet a lot then it may work well for that, I just wouldn't count on it for recovering a lost item.

Thanks.  A real world review is always the best. 


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Or this: 

Excellent


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