Show Us Yer EDC Keyring

[ex-member BareThrills]

Fed up of stuff getting lost in the bottom of my bag and never being able to find it easily, ive put all my small bits on an EDC keyring for when im in the woods and when im not

If you do similar or just have an EDC with some essential kit on. Show us a Piccy!

Here is mine

Small Alox
Quantum DD torch
Exotac Nano Striker
Peanut Lighter
DIY Tritium Marker

 

[rik_uk3]

EDC = Every Day Carry for those not into prepping and survival stuff.

Keys and a button torch on mine.

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

EDC = Every Day Carry for those not into prepping and survival stuff.

Keys and a button torch on mine.

Thanks Rik. Perhaps EDC is the wrong phrase as i dont see this as a prepping or survival item, More just everyday things i need in camp that still come in handy in everyday use

 

[WULF]

Thats a great set up you got there paul,short a' note so they say.

 

[oldtimer]

SAK;matchsafe with waterpurifier tablets, safety pins, needle and thread; peanut lighter; whistle;energiser flashlight;compass ; keys. All on a carabiner attached to a bit of bungee cord that loops over belt and can also hang round neck. Always on me- strange how often other people have need of contents. Doesn't look as pretty as yours but basically same idea and works for me.

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

SAK;matchsafe with waterpurifier tablets, safety pins, needle and thread; peanut lighter; whistle;energiser flashlight;compass ; keys. All on a carabiner attached to a bit of bungee cord that loops over belt and can also hang round neck. Always on me- strange how often other people have need of contents. Doesn't look as pretty as yours but basically same idea and works for me.

Thanks for Sharing Oldtimer, Sewing kit is a great idea. Ive been looking for a small alu whistle but havent found any loud enough for what i want yet

 

[Mesquite]

On my keyring are a bunch of keys, house, car and work... carabiner for hooking it to my belt loop... button torch that doesn't work ... a souvenier tag saying TEXAS... my tescos clubcard swipe thingy and a leatherman squirt on a QR link.

That's enough to carry on it... never felt the need to carry a fire stick, water purifying tablets or anything else of that ilk

 

[Outdoordude]

Thanks for Sharing Oldtimer, Sewing kit is a great idea. Ive been looking for a small alu whistle but havent found any loud enough for what i want yet

Why don't you get the UST survival whistle. Jetscream I think it's called. I'll post a pick of my edc keying soon. Doing my English essay ATM.

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

Why don't you get the UST survival whistle. Jetscream I think it's called. I'll post a pick of my edc keying soon. Doing my English essay ATM.

Got to be silver im afraid. My OCD wont allow black

 

[Outdoordude]

Got to be silver im afraid. My OCD wont allow black

Lol. Got ya.

 

[Bowlander]

Leatherman style and led lenser torch on mine.

 

[Man of Tanith]

fenix AAA torch-use it most nights walking home form work
exotec match case-use it when lighter runs out
peanut lighter-use it when lighter runs out
buck canoe pocket knife use it most days used it today as the knives at work are blunt enough to ride bareback on
jet scream whistle use it to control dogs

phone, lighter, pocket watch door keys


nice tritum marker me likey

 

[Harvestman]

Mine


Clockwise from top right:
Keyring flashlight - surprisingly bright
Nappy pin - has the advantage over a safety pin that it locks shut - has seen use in a clothing emergency
Bottle opener - freebie from Backpackinglight, if I remember rightly
Home made bone awl
Exotac nanostriker, without cover (the cover fell off somewhere)
Peanut lighter
Spyderco Honeybee
Tin opener

Keys attach to the other half of the keyring unit.

 

[Elines]

I gave some thought to this a while ago and decided that for 'every day carry' I would have the stuff that I would find most useful 'every day', as this was when I faced most 'risks'. This then meant that I have stuff that I need when out and about in towns/other than when camping, as I am in the woods relatively infrequently.

I couldn't fit it all on a key ring though, and it is:

NECKLACE

• About 4 feet of para (type)cord*
• dog tags with blood type, next of kin etc (in case of accidents etc when away from home)*
• button torch
• safety type safety pin - type with a safety cap used for babies' nappies
• whistle
• good quality mini-compass
• small pen-knife - also has a torch and scissors
• mobile phone recharger*

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MONEY BELT (a good quality one that cost about £5 off ebay)

• £20 note
• spare credit card
• spare cash card
• 12 feet thin polyester cord*
• lighter
• spare door key*
• cable that goes with phone charger*
• plaster
• memory stick

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*These are the things that - after about a year or so - I haven't had to use yet, but I am happy to continue to include them.
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In my pocket I generally have a swiss army knife and a lighter. On my key ring I have a mini 'glow in the dark' glow tube thing so that if I drop my keys in the dark, then I can find them more easily.

I find these manageable and not intrusive when wearing them.

 

[santaman2000]

1. Got to be silver im afraid. My OCD wont allow black

   
   What about an ordinary coach's'referee's whistle: www.become.com/coach-whistle It's the same metal whistles (although thet also make them in plastic now if you wish) that are used by police, bird dog handlers, and wing walkers.

 

[sandbender]

Mine.

A bit of cord (6m), a pair of tweezers, a firestick, an LED torch, a whistle, a pill case containing several Chlorphenamine 4mg tablets and a small Silva compass.

Apart from the keys, the most used item? The carabiner. The rest mostly provide entertainment value for my daughter.

Got to be silver im afraid. My OCD wont allow black

What about an Acme Thunderer?

 

[EdS]

EDC -- extra damn clutter