Just a quick thought for anyone that faces this sort of thing. The Masterlock Python is sold at WalMart in the bicycle section and is the most rugged thing I have ever laid eyes on. At $20 it's a cheap insurance policy. I have one on my game camera and my father and I lost the keys 2x years ago. Well my father for almost a week straight went to that tree and hacked away at the cable on that thing with a hack saw until the blade broke each time. Almost a weeks worth of work and many saw blades later we found the keys. He didn't even make it quite halfway through the cable......and we still use the lock to this day. It can't really be cut with bolt cutters either because the cable will squish unlike chainso that really isn't an option either. Just a thought for you guys........