Keychains?

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RedEdge77

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What type of keychains do you all like to carry? Right now I have all my crap on one of those lanyards and am looking for something a little bit more durable.

So whatcha got?
 
I use a simple keyring, but only use a few keys. As far as the keychain part, I have a microlight and Leatherman Squirt. You may want to consider a small carabiner. Even the aluminum "non load-bearing" ones will be more than adequate.
 
About a year ago I switched to Twisty Key Rings from Flashlightlens.com and I love them -- durable but easy to open in a hurry (once you learn the 'trick') to using them.

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I have a lot of junk on my "keyring" besides the few keys. I use a 1.5" diameter split ring as a base and tiny split rings attaching the AAA Arc with glowring, Fox 40 whistle, ResQMe, Classic in Normark sheath, large spy capsule with Tums, and keys with a Utili-key.

Split rings are almost totally durable and anything on them rotates around easily for access. I slide a toy carabiner on my belt about 5:00 o'clock and clip the big split ring to that -- no keys and stuff ripping up my pockets.
 
I like stainless steel split rings as they are almost indestructible, and unlike many other key ring designs, they won't open by accident.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
Split rings are almost totally durable and anything on them rotates around easily for access. I slide a toy carabiner on my belt about 5:00 o'clock and clip the big split ring to that -- no keys and stuff ripping up my pockets.
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How do you stop from jingling like a sleigh when you walk?
Unless, of course, it is during hunting season, when that would help identify you as a nontarget.

(I ask because the idea of getting my keyring out of my pocket is appealing.)
 
shaldag said:
How do you stop from jingling like a sleigh when you walk?
Unless, of course, it is during hunting season, when that would help identify you as a nontarget.

(I ask because the idea of getting my keyring out of my pocket is appealing.)
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I set my stuff up like Esav does; one big key-ring with smaller key-rings attached to it, holding all my stuff. It doesn't "jingle" all that much if you attach the carabiner gadget to your belt loop at your side. If you attatch it more towards the front your leg will keep jostling the gear when you walk and you will jingle just like a sleigh. That's annoying.
 
I attached my keyring to a 12in dog choke chain, put a caribiner clip on the other end. Keys in back left pocket, clipped to my belt loop. Also works really well as a self-defense tool, nobody likes getting a chunk of keys swung at them from the end of a chain.
 
I do the choke chain bit in the winter, so if I drop the keys when my hands are cold or wearing gloves, they're easy to retrieve.

Shaldag, since I generally wear my shirt out, it covers the keys, too, and keeps them from moving around much. Besides, half that stuff is plastic anyway and doesn't make noise.

if you attach the carabiner gadget to your belt loop
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-- better yet, attach the carabiner to your belt, gate up. Run the carabiner onto your belt and it won't swing around the way it will on a belt loop.
 
I just have a magnetic leather Element thing on mine, used to have a lanyard but they kept ripping when I got pissed off throughout the day.
 
shaldag said:
How do you stop from jingling like a sleigh when you walk?
Unless, of course, it is during hunting season, when that would help identify you as a nontarget.

(I ask because the idea of getting my keyring out of my pocket is appealing.)
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If I want to be silent, I put my right hand over my keys on the belt-hook carabiner, which is also handy as there is a flashlight, bottle opener and a knife on there.
 
If you glue some leather to the handle part of half your keys that stops the jingling. :cool:
 
I use a split ring on a carabiner (a "real" carabiner), but I put a short 2" piece of nylon strap between them that I can tuck into the top of my pocket to keep my keys from jingleing.

Lots of the toy ones come that way, but somtimes I've found the need to have just a little more length to make the distince between the 'biner and my front pocket, depending on the pants I'm wearing.

The keys don't jingle much because they are trapped by the top of the pocket. I usually clip to my front belt loop when I'm wearing jeans because it makes for an easier grab when seated (car), and the side loop with dress pants/khakis because the pockets are usually cut more diagonally; plus it looks dumb.
 
shaldag said:
How do you stop from jingling like a sleigh when you walk?
Unless, of course, it is during hunting season, when that would help identify you as a nontarget.

(I ask because the idea of getting my keyring out of my pocket is appealing.)
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Some other methods of de-jingling keys:

Slice bands from an old inner tube about 3/4 inch wide and give the set of doodads on your keychain a wrap. Easy to pull of when you want access.

Coat the heads of keys in the liquid plastic they coat the grip side of tools with. You can usually find small cans of the stuff at decent hardware, mechanic shops.

Put small bands of heat shrink around your keychain toys.
 
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