What's your keyring style?

"E. Julius" (soonerfrommi) 02/28/2015 at 14:01 • Filed to: Keylopnik

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Mine is almost as minimal and functional as possible. Since I don't have a car while I'm in France I currently only have my apartment key and building key, but I also keep the little strap on there so I can easily fish them out of a pocket and add a little dash of personal style. The only difference when I'm in the US is the addition of my car key and fob.

When I first started driving I had a two sets of car keys, a house key, a keychain, and a lucky rabbit's foot. About a month later I spent a week shadowing my family doctor and he said "are those your keys in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? That bundle of crap is ridiculous."

After that, I went as small and light as I could manage.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:07

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nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:08

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excessive - too many keys, huge car fob, carabiner with timeout blade, lanyard from a job I don't have anymore, catbug because catbug, and an ugly as sin Chrysler key

Boss2452stolemylunchmoney > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:08

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As little as possible....

lone_liberal > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:09

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I'm a minimalist too, but I have added a bottle opener for those emergency situations when a beer needs to be opened. Other than that its just a ring with a couple of keys.

E. Julius > lone_liberal 02/28/2015 at 14:10

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Not a bad idea. I know I've found myself using a mailbox key to pry a bottle cap off on a couple occasions.

$kaycog > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:12

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Not on my car key but on my house and mailbox keys.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:13

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Quite minimal, I have a carabiner and a martial arts belt attached with 3 keys. house, bike, locker.

lone_liberal > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:15

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I first put the bottle opener on there when after a day of paintball my friends and I discovered that we didn't have one and had to use car doors and the edge of a picnic table to open bottles. Way too much beer was turned to foam that day.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:16

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BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:16

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Same here. I have the Keys to my place and my parents' place in a single ring with nothing else attached to it, and my car key and alarm remote (remember when those came separately as a set?) attached to a Pearl Jam keyring that's about as the car itself.

E. Julius > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 02/28/2015 at 14:17

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Those Alfa keys are great.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > lone_liberal 02/28/2015 at 14:17

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That's why I learned to open them on wedges, tables and other similarly angled surfaces :p

But I had one of those as well back in high school. I couldn't legally drink back then, but I thought it made me look cool. Also, I bought booze ilegally anyways.

E. Julius > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion 02/28/2015 at 14:18

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Ha yes, my current set includes both a massive chipped car key and a massive fob (for three buttons).

lone_liberal > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion 02/28/2015 at 14:20

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Yeah but like I said above, I carry it because those methods usually result in a lot of foam (and destroyed table edges).

Baeromez > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:20

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All I've got is one of these guys, house key, car key. I get having more keys, but I think its weird when people have a huge wad of baubles and lanyards with two or three keys buried inside.

CaptDale - is secretly British > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:21

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My GTO key and the rest of my keys (work keys, house keys, keys to the Yacht Club, and keys to various family houses) that I keep in my go everywhere bag.

E. Julius > Baeromez 02/28/2015 at 14:22

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Ugh my girlfriend has like three key rings all chained together, one house key, one car key, a key fob, two massive strappy things, a lanyard, a set of sorority letters, and some random metal bauble on hers. If you unbuckle the long part of the lanyard it still hangs down like six inches from the ignition. I cannot stand it when I drive her car—have to take the car key off the ring.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > lone_liberal 02/28/2015 at 14:24

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Haha, true. The trick is opening them then immediately taking a sip as if you really, really, needed it!

E. Julius > CaptDale - is secretly British 02/28/2015 at 14:24

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You'll never know when you need those boat club keys! I remember spending a Sunday morning with my dad making sure we had absolutely everything we needed to go for a sail,then we drove out to the club and found out that I had forgotten the keys : /

CaptDale - is secretly British > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:26

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Yup I have them from being a member and working as a sailing instructor too. It was cool, cause most of the instructors were HS students who had been taught to sail at the Club. I kept it all in home and with people who cared about the club and we all knew each other.

F10M5 > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:30

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E. Julius > CaptDale - is secretly British 02/28/2015 at 14:30

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Must be rewarding to see your teaching bear fruit like that. What type of stuff do you normally sail?

Local Miata Bro > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:31

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I have Hyundai key, Miata key, house key, dorm key, and my Lego Luke Skywalker.

E. Julius > Local Miata Bro 02/28/2015 at 14:33

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Looks like Luke has seen better days…

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:35

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Taurus keys on the right, Corvette keys to the left. I've added my house keys to the Taurus key ring, but, otherwise, its the same.

DrJohannVegas > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:37

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On the left: Office, house, other office, roof rack/roofbox keys, and a pipe tool. On the right, the key to the Atomic Wookie and a reminder of one place I'd always rather be. (Apololgies for orientation, it's not quite right.)

Missing: my "bike keys" ring, which is an inscrutible mess of old Honda keys.

yamahog > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:38

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Plain carabineer with my jeep key and annoying alarm remote (ughhhh) on one ring, then the house key, Leatherman flashlight, and gym/O'Reilly cards on another.

Nothing but the motorcycle key and chain lock key on a separate set at home.

None of them fit in any of my pants pockets regardless.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:40

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My keys which are currently in the ignition because I'm break at work. Its got my 2 house keys, this led keychain thingy my grandma got me from Hawaii and the clip is so I can connect them to my pants belt loop.

CaptDale - is secretly British > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:42

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I have sailed many boats. We taught kids how to sail in Sabots. In HS and college we competed in CFJs. Though in keel boats I sailed a lot on Catalina 37s (all the ones ever made are at my Club for race called Congressional Cup), Cal 25s (I sailed with a team for Wet Wednesdays, or what a lot of people call beer can racing), but my favorite sailboat is named Arana, 52ft Dencho. Though I did get to race a custom 71' racer, that was exhilarating.

what about you?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:46

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As little as possible. Left are the GMC, right the BMW. The carabiner goes from key-to-key since I only have one. I might buy myself a little LEGO Stig for the BMW keys eventually though.

Local Miata Bro > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:49

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It used to be a lanyard and I would swing it around and accidentally hit shit

E. Julius > CaptDale - is secretly British 02/28/2015 at 14:50

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Ha I'm certainly not as well traveled as you, there's some impressive stuff on that list! I've mostly done dinghy sailing; the obligatory Sunfish, a buddy's Hobie 16. My family owns a CL16 right now, which is a Canadian boat that was originally made as a fiber glass version of the old Wayfarer design back when they only made those out of wood. I've done a little bit on C scows which are really popular at my popular at my club, as well as Lightnings. For college sailing we used club 420s and FJs, although sometimes we did individual practice on Picos which was surprisingly fun.

As far as keelboats go I have most of my experience doing "beer can racing" as bowman on a Beneteau First 310, but I've done some pleasure sailing on other stuff around that size. Mostly Catalinas and the like.

What area are you in? Do you mostly do ocean sailing or inland stuff?

CPT Speedbump > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 02/28/2015 at 14:51

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I think I have you beat.. I heart boobies lanyard- attaches to 2 rings, one with 2 keys for my pickup, the other has a piloti key tag, a mcdonalds free big mac card thing, a mini king soopers card, and 3 more rings on it - one of those rings has my Z key, and fob, another one of those rings has my house key and 2 keys for ..a vehicle that isn't even at my house anymore, and the final ring has...my Beetle ignition key and my Beetle engine compartment key EDIT- just pulled off one of the key rings along with the 2 keys I have no use for anymore..and another key chain tag thing that I had forgotten to mention before.

CaptDale - is secretly British > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:54

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I was doing all of this sailing out of Long Beach, California. It was a good mix of Ocean, Island, and harbor racing. Sounds like you have had a lot of fun too!

I was usually in the pit trimming the sails, thought I have done bow a few times and that shit is crazy. fun, but crazy. I never likes 420s as much as FJs, but they were fun. I'm supprised you raced a Beneteau. Those things are generally fat cruisers. Its nice to hear its used for regattas.

#RudderLock

E. Julius > CaptDale - is secretly British 02/28/2015 at 14:56

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Ha if only we could get as much time on the water in Michigan as you West Coasties!

CaptDale - is secretly British > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 14:59

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Ah yes, with your slush water freezing and such, it'd be hard to go out.

wheelhop > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 15:00

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As light and minimal as I can get. This holds my SRT4 key, my dart keys, house key and mailbox key. Also has a tiny flashlight to find the key slot in the dark.

XJDano > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 15:06

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Metro key

House key

Rental house key

Work padlock key

Work key fob for back warehouse

On a nite I've aaahhh S binder ( bottle opener)

Occasional budget truck key ring when driven for work

AdverseMartyr > lone_liberal 02/28/2015 at 15:25

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I got myself a Brewzkey as an Amazon add-on once to put myself over the free shipping line. It's not as wide as most openers. It never leaves the key-ring.

AdverseMartyr > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 15:32

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I keep it simple and keep most keys separate so I can clip the key(s) I need onto the ring with my house key and the Brewzkey.

Hiroku > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 15:52

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As simple and uncluttered as possible, so they take less space and are less bothersome in your pants' front pockets.

Back when I briefly had 3 cars. All together they amounted to little more than a chopstick in terms of value, but I felt rich nonetheless!

jkm7680 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 02/28/2015 at 16:22

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Aren't those switchblade keys THA SHIT?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > jkm7680 02/28/2015 at 16:22

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Yes until they break.

jkm7680 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 02/28/2015 at 16:26

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Huh, they must have fixed that. With the B7, that thing never broke. My B5 doesn't have the switchblade though sadly.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > jkm7680 02/28/2015 at 16:27

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It only broke when I did that stupid "will it knee" test.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 16:28

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Every time I pull it out the Oppo keychain feels like a handbrake lever. I have house keys, u lock, car keys, GoPro dongle, and a Pirelli lanyard to top it off.

jkm7680 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 02/28/2015 at 16:28

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Bwahahahahahahahahaahhahahahaha

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > jkm7680 02/28/2015 at 16:29

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jkm7680 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 02/28/2015 at 16:35

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BWWWAAHAHAHAHAHA.

I am sorry. So terribly sorry.

E. Julius > wheelhop 02/28/2015 at 16:40

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Oooh those things are cool. Can you get them to work with transponder keys?

E. Julius > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 02/28/2015 at 16:42

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What does the GoPro thing do?

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 17:00

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I have mine as light as I could get it without hampering functionality.

Ranger Key, Bed Key, House Key, Flash Drive, Bottle Opener, Pocket knife an oReillys rewards card and a Vatozone rewards card

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 17:10

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attaches it to the remote.

E. Julius > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 02/28/2015 at 17:11

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Does your pocket knife have a bottle opener?

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 17:16

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Can Opener, no Bottle Opener

E. Julius > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 02/28/2015 at 17:18

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: /

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 17:25

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My keys fit in my hand pretty well though.

Boss2452stolemylunchmoney > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 19:24

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I've actually eliminated carrying my house key by switching to electronic locks. Day to day, I only carry two keys, Car and desk.

wheelhop > E. Julius 02/28/2015 at 20:27

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Sure can. The side plate is raised to accept a transponder chip. Just need to have it coded by the dealer.

E. Julius > wheelhop 02/28/2015 at 20:36

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Awesome!

Rainbow > E. Julius 03/01/2015 at 07:49

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Car, house, padlock, Batman... The bare essentials.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > DrJohannVegas 03/02/2015 at 10:31

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Nice! Link to the place that sells the track outlines?