Keysmart key ring. I have one for my work keys with over 20 keys on it and one for my car keys.. I -hate- the sound of jingling keys.
Keysmart key ring. I have one for my work keys with over 20 keys on it and one for my car keys.. I -hate- the sound of jingling keys.
That key smart is a great invention. I need one badly.
mad_machine wrote: Keysmart key ring. I have one for my work keys with over 20 keys on it and one for my car keys.. I -hate- the sound of jingling keys.
20 keys... That can't be good for the ignition cylinder... 
I have a keysmart too, and it's useless for car keys. Key in the on position and the keysmart is pointing to @8 o'clock until I hit a bump and the weight of it turns the car off.
Single best $80 I have spent in the last year is for the keypad deadbolt on the house. Now I just grab the key for what I am driving and leave the rest at home.
I use a small Gerber knife with a belt clip for my cash and the cards are in an aluminum wallet case thingy. The hard case for the cards keeps them from rubbing off their magnetic strips if I do sit on them.
oldopelguy wrote: I have a keysmart too, and it's useless for car keys. Key in the on position and the keysmart is pointing to @8 o'clock until I hit a bump and the weight of it turns the car off.
well, none of my car keys actually fit into the keysmart. But the house keys do. The car key hangs off of the end. As for the 20 keys.. those are work keys.. none of my personal keys are on that monster ring. With it and my sledge card, I can access almost any part of the casino that does not deal directly with money, security, or patron's rooms. If only they knew how much access Entertainment actually has
If I plan on doing a fun run on a back road, I may drop tire pressure a little bit and refill once the commute starts. Whenever I go on a trip that may include interesting driving, I usually try and clean my distributor cap and spark plugs, and maybe adjust my TPS. This is on an old Toyota mind you so it probably wouldn't take 15 minutes to do this stuff, and I'm probably a little more involved than most, but it's all I can do to keep up with cars 30 years it's junior.
As far as clothing, I usually end up driving in some sort of Nike tennis shoe, if I actually intend to make a day out of it, I have a few pairs of Converse that do the job nicely. Or barefoot. Whatever works.
I can't stand having 20 keys on my keyring, but most are car keys and wouldn't fit a keysmart. I have maybe 2 that will. My knee always ends up whacking the key pile when I try to drive fast.
Really some of fhe best driving shoes I've used are my vibram five finger ksos. Like if your bare feet were made of heavily siped race compound rubber.
Love my Big Skinny wallet. I always carry in my front pocket and like something small that can hold several cards.
http://www.bigskinny.net/bifolds1.html
As for "wallet" I am a front pocket kind of guy.
I used to wrap my cards/id with a rubber band and keep bills folded near that in front pocket. A few years back I spent $4 on a lifetime supply of pony tail hair bands and these work perfect at holding it all together.
oldopelguy wrote: Single best $80 I have spent in the last year is for the keypad deadbolt on the house. Now I just grab the key for what I am driving and leave the rest at home.
This x100 - single best $120 I ever ever spent. Never get locked out, never fumble for keys, can instruct someone to get inside while I'm gone if need be..... Can't rave enough.
I have had schlage and no problems.
jfryjfry wrote:oldopelguy wrote: Single best $80 I have spent in the last year is for the keypad deadbolt on the house. Now I just grab the key for what I am driving and leave the rest at home.This x100 - single best $120 I ever ever spent. Never get locked out, never fumble for keys, can instruct someone to get inside while I'm gone if need be..... Can't rave enough. I have had schlage and no problems.
I agree with this, but we just have a sneaky hide-a-key process instead. its the low tech way of solving the problem, and with lots of family in the area, friendly neighbors who could help out in a pinch if we are out for an extended period, as well as soon kids growing to that age, it is really helpful.
I do carry my keys separately though. house key on a ring with a bottle opener and the tiny RFID to get in the door at work, and then each car key on its own ring. That way I only carry the keys I will be needing. I hate bulging pockets or anything that rattles when I traverse a bump on the road.
Everyday shoes are Merrell Trail Gloves. They're a minimalist shoe that doesn't look weird like toe shoes. A big plus is that they have great ventilation so my feet don't get hot. And because they're so tightly wrapped around your feet, you can easily drive a Lotus Seven/Westfield/Locost or an Exocet without having to pull off your shoes. Also, because they're not stuffed full of a bunch of layers of padding, they last forever.
Wallet is a slim Roots leather unit that is aging really really nicely. I don't carry a lot of cards, so it doesn't bulge. Car keys are each on their own identifying keychain, sometimes with a house key and sometimes not.
For my wallet, I did a kickstarter for the CNCH stainless steel wallet with bottle opener. I have had it for a number of years now, and I think it holds better than just a rubber band (plus hey, bottle opener) I have also used it as a flathead screwdriver a number of times. I think I am going on 5 years now, and just now need to replace the elastic on it, but other than that I am going to keep it around for a long, long time.
http://shop.portsmithco.com/collections/cnch
oldopelguy wrote: I have a keysmart too, and it's useless for car keys. Key in the on position and the keysmart is pointing to @8 o'clock until I hit a bump and the weight of it turns the car off.
I have a Keysmart for the house and office and shop keys. Key to whatever vehicle I'm driving clips to an S-carabiner hanging off that little tab. Coworker was looking at my keys during a long ride and ordered a Keysmart from his phone while we were still en route.
I have something similar to this as a wallet. Been using it for about 3 years. Front pocket deal, has a money clip on one side, 3 slots that hold 2 cards each on the other side and a slot in the center that you can slip a few more cards into and it is lined with RFID blocking film in case you have any cards with RFID chips...
Front Pocket Wallet/Money Clip
Been thinking about splitting things up and having a separate money clip for cash. That way if I ever get held up I can hand over the $ without giving up my ID & credit/debit cards...
As for keys, I use a basic pull apart 2 ring keychain. Have several so I can mix & match. Car key on one end (so I can leave the car running while I run back inside and get whatever I forgot or when I'm exercising I can lock everything in the car and only carry one key) other keys on the opposite end. Currently have 3 ends with a car key and 3 ends with other keys (work, weekend, trailer locks).
In reply to WingZombie :
I carry minimalist wallet every day, this is a good [canoe] for minimalist wallet.
I really dislike keys, they just seem like outdated technology, yet I can't get away from them.
My wife absolutely refuses to not have a normal key lock front door. Moreover we must have TWO of them (door lock and dead bolt).
I try not to put too many keys on my keychain, I use those padlocks that use the same key as a house.
A relatively recent addition is my use of these springy-line-things for my keychain, which makes digging them out of my pockets much easier,
and easier to find them when sitting on a table.
a smell canoe.
I present to you the best wallet ever created. Stack of cards and a $50, the wallet adds almost no thickness. Super easy to access stuff.
ooh it's basically an EDC thread.
My driving shoes are a worn out pair of chucks. I forget about them so it's perfect. I can heel toe the Boxster in boots but man is it work.
I use a Herschel card holder wallet as I don't have many cards and I rarely carry cash. Been going strong for... oh man maybe 10 years now? It goes in the center console when I drive. Sitting on a wallet can really mess up your spine, it's a habit I stopped years ago
I have a S-Biner carabiner for my keys. The core is my car and a house key. I keep a flashlight on there too. My key for my wife's car has a ring that I'll add if I'm driving that.
No hide-a-key but I should.
I like this stuff
Money clip plus one of these for cards and ID.
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