What’s on your keyring (and do you use it?)

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That's it. It annoys the hell out of me having things jingling about while I'm driving! . Having a lump of mini tools (no matter how useful or effective) digging into my leg when that lump is in my pocket would equally do my head in....
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…… and what about charms and talismans? None of the pictures above show them.

( talismen? talispeople?)
 
I have a bottle opener on the keyring with my housekeys (not my vankeys though, that sends the wrong message) thats been there for about 30 years.
Apart from the obvious usage, it's also good for opening paint tins but it opens a lot more bottles than tins.
i don't think Ive ever actually had Jennings Nutbrown though.
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As a side note I never post photos of my keys as its really not rocket science to get the key bitting codes from photos.
 
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the only necessary urban edc survival kit is a credit card and a smile. (And a smartphone that you buy with your credit card.)
But that's no fun, is it?
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Ti peanut lighter, key screwdrivers*, sweet lil Boker clasp knife*, Ti oval 'binerish thing*, Niteyze DooHicKey, Ti belt hanger*, house key, car key.

*All Ti gear from an outfit called countycomm.com.
 
That's it. It annoys the hell out of me having things jingling about while I'm driving! . Having a lump of mini tools (no matter how useful or effective) digging into my leg when that lump is in my pocket would equally do my head in....
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Car key and house key on mine. When I drive the OH‘s car I use the spare because she has all sorts of rubbish on her car key dangling about and making a racket.
 
i never leave home without my keys. aside from various keys i have a blue tritium fob a SAK Manager and a Lumintop edc01 torch.
everything gets used regularly.
ive been carrying the SAK daily since 2012 and everything still functions perfectly except for the small spring that helps the scissors blades to open.
a testament to just how well Victorinox tools are made
 
Bottle opener (small), keys on a mini niteize carabiner, car fob (keyless), photon microlight 2, glow bead and pocket clip hanger thingy to stop it all falling to the bottom - and sometimes I add a mini Böker knife with countycomm gitd scales
 
I always regard Keyrings as a symbol of authority. A Chatelaine, if you like.

The trick is to get it down to as little as possible.

When I was in Cornwall it was a car key and a static key.
 
…… and what about charms and talismans? None of the pictures above show them.

( talismen? talispeople?)
Not really charms or talisman but I have a hammered steel Birch leaf by Nic Westerman and an antler shard that accompanied my shaving brush made by the incredibly talented Steve Ellis on my keys.
 
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I don’t have room for additional junk on my key ring. With nine external doors as well as a multitude of sheds and gates all I have room for are keys.
 
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That's it. It annoys the hell out of me having things jingling about while I'm driving! . Having a lump of mini tools (no matter how useful or effective) digging into my leg when that lump is in my pocket would equally do my head in....
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The only thing on my car key is the car key.
I couldn't be bothered with a bundle of stuff hanging beside the steering wheel either.
 
Have a key wallet rather than a ring. Keeps them all flat. Also has a zipper pouch for coins. Did used to keep an old cast bottle opener in there too, but since carry a SAK eventually removed it.
 

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