key ring survival items?

[Steffen]

here is what i always have one me.

a spyderco tenacious
keys with bottle opener
disposable lighter(this could get wet or run out of gas, when you need it the most)
wallet

what other items would be neat to carry?
(it must be possible to have on your key ring, put in your wallet, or otherwise attached to something.
so you don't have 10 loose items in your pockets that will only get lost or left at home).

i have been thinking of 2m paracord, small firestriker and maybe even a miniature sharpening stone(probably more of a cool gadget, than something useful).

anything else?

 

[peterbennett9]

Iv got a maglite solitaire, a leatherman skeletool and one of those 20 year glow tube things

 

[milius2]

I would never carry a knife with me. Say what you want, but I'm feeling a lot safer without one. (we speak about everyday life yes?)
Otherwise I don't like to carry ANYTHING in my pockets, so I empty them very often. I do like my car to be prepared for all occasions, so I have everything there: shovel, axe, blankets, first aid (of course), means to start fire, repair kit's, warm gloves, maps, EMERGENCY MONEY it's very handy when you live in a country where you can bribe police saves a lot!

 

[sandbender]

"...I would never carry a knife with me. Say what you want, but I'm feeling a lot safer without one. (we speak about everyday life yes?)..."

Is there no option for 'legal carry' up there?

Dave Canterbury of Wilderness Outfitters was quite keen to hang a huge number of items from his keyring, here is a pic...

...which is probably more than I'd ever want to cart around in my pocket, but I have used a Karabiner as a keyring since my roadie days.

 

[Dangerous Dan]

I don't see mine as 'Survival' items as such - more stuff I use regularly and are handy to keep around.

Contents include:
Keys (obvious but it guarantees I have them with me)
Swiss Army Knife (inc bottle opener and comedy saw)
BCUK LED light
Waterproof aluminium capsule containing:

small amount of paper money
matches
rubber inner tube
cotton wool - tinder and it stops everything rattling
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My work bag has a small stash of food and water and warm clothing to supplement what I have on. The car has the usual blanket, first aid kit, cook kit, tool kit.

 

[Mikey P]

Is there no option for 'legal carry' up there?

I don't think it's a case of 'legal carry', it seems to be more of a case of 'feeling safer not carrying one'.

I know it's hard to understand for many, but there are a number of forum members who don't like to carry knives on their person everyday. I have a multitool in the car boot, in a bag with stove, tools, water and a couple of boil-in-the-bag meals, and and I have a couple of knives at home which stay there unless I'm out doing bushcraft stuff but, for everyday? Not for me. Whether it's legal or not, things can be misconstrued and I could do without the hassle.

 

[Steffen]

not carrying a knife :yikes:
i use a knife a lot at work, i could use a boring and very unsatisfactory stanley.
but i prefer to use my own that i like a lot.

don't have a car, so i can't store survival items there.

 

[Radix lecti]

I carry in my wallet an old BCB credit card survival tool, had it about 20yrs and has came in handy a few times.

Darren

 

[milius2]

Is there no option for 'legal carry' up there?

To me the rule is clear: if you carry a knife you're more likely to get into knife fight, therefore get killed by one. If you carry a gun (tried that as a teen for a week) you're so much more likely to get into shooting. I have seen this so many times I can't even believe how simple situations develop in life threatning one's just because both had knifes in their pockets and felt very tough about it.

 

[_mark_]

I can't even believe how simple situations develop in life threatning one's just because both had knifes in their pockets and felt very tough about it.

wise words!

mine,

 

[sandbender]

"...if you carry a knife you're more likely to get into knife fight..."

OK, thanks for that, I was just curious to know if Lithuania had a 'zero tolerance' attitude to knife possession.

I'm seldom without a Leatherman on my belt or some type of locking folder. However Hungary isn't a particularly violent country (although not without violent incidents) and 'knife crime' is quite uncommon so the thought of not carrying one to avoid that kind of trouble didn't occur to me. That said, whenever I do pop back to the UK I don't carry anything day to day, legal carry or not.

Edited to add:

Deaths of people aged 10 - 29 years for all causes of homicide.
(Lithuania 4.64 per 100,000 of population)
(Hungary 0.8 per 100,000 of population)
(United Kingdom 0.58 per 100,000 of population)

Deaths of people aged 10 - 29 years from sharp implements.
(Lithuania 1.77 per 100,000 of population)
(Hungary 0.39 per 100,000 of population)
(United Kingdom 0.23 per 100,000 of population)

So it looks like these crimes are a real problem up there.

 

[Shewie]

I think the bottle opener is the key to any survival situation as long as there happens to be a cache of chilled lager

I think the only item I carry day to day on my keyring is two keys, I can't be doing with loads of junk in my pockets I do have a Leatherman and torch in my laptop bag but apart from that I don't run into many survival situations as an IT network engineer. Saying that though, getting agreed downtime with management to make changes on the network you'd think I was enemy number one.

 

[Bigfoot]

I have a Leatherman Squirt which I keep in my pocket and attached to my belt by a lanyard. I use the scissors, pliers and knife regularly, great for the little daily tasks and the Squirt's small size is perfect for the pocket. I also have a little Travel bug attached to my keys, this has a small LED light, tweezers and a very small knife - again very compact and used regularly.

 

[3bears]

Hardly a survival kit, but it's what I keep on my keys...

 

[vizsla]

i carry a folding knife pouch with a 3inch slip joint knife,sharpening stone but looking to get a dc4 and a firesteel just because theres room in the pouch

 

[Tengu]

I have too many keys

Car key, four house keys, key locker key....

I find that keyrings tend to get damaged.

 

[Steffen]

i have been thinking, and this is what i want to have

knife, not decided but probably a Spyderco Ladybug
Leatherman Squirt multitool
Fenix E05 R2 flashlight
Small firesteel
Silva carabiner 9 compass
1,8m paracord
and if i could find a small container, i could stuff it with some fishing line, 2-3 hooks, and some steel wire.

 

[rik_uk3]

You don't need survival things on your key ring in the UK I would have thought, just keys and a button torch should do, nothing else springs to mind for walking round town with.

 

[shaggystu]

on key-ring:
magalite solitaire
od-ities whistle (mainly used for when the dog wanders off)
keys

i've got a few plasters and a needle and thread in my wallet (which i don't actually carry very often) and usually a tiny little slipjointed penknife in my pocket. other pocket stuff would be baccy and papers, lighter (usually a zippo but sometimes just a disposable gas thingy) handkerchief, bit of string, coin purse, mobile phone.

nothing really "survivalist" as such but then i agree with rik_uk3, i don't really see a need for survival gear to walk around town.

cheers

stuart

 

[Frogo]

The only other thing I carry with my keys is a solitaire mag lite and a pound coin key fob holder which has proved its worth on many of occasions