# What do you carry on your key ring (besides keys) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 1, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455 "2012-02-01T20:26:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455/1 "2012-02-01T20:26:40Z")
LED flashlight, 4GB thumb drive and a bottle opener. ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455/2 "2012-02-01T20:31:52Z")
I have a rubber sushi from the local Chinese buffet. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455/3 "2012-02-01T20:32:48Z")
A couple of thumbdrives, a grenade pin ring (which is pretty much a thick keyring) and a mini [Coleman lantern](http://i.tfcdn.com/img2/dTR8hkgAY3rKxslQXJBfVFIcn5iXEp9fWpKSn19UzJBRUlJgpa9fkpEKFSrPL8pJ0UvOz9UvKMpPycxNTE8t1je2NDTM1csqSAcA/fyVMtP8A) keychain that isn’t bright enough to light anything but is damn cute anyways. I once had to demonstrate it to airport security to prove that it wasn’t dangerous. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455/4 "2012-02-01T20:34:08Z")
The ones in the OP. Plus a set of carbon fiber screwdrivers, a metal flat head screwdriver, sometimes a little knife (but I forget and end up leaving them with the TSA), four of those little bar code cards like the CVS ExtraCare. I also have about 20 keys on there on multiple linking rings. Only 6 of them fit a current lock, but several are lock picking tools. No 8 of them, 2 are for my tool chests. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455/5 "2012-02-01T20:35:10Z")
> [@standingwave](#): > > LED flashlight, 4GB thumb drive and a bottle opener. I’ve got the flashlight and the bottle opener, but no thumb drive. Plus a few customer cards for the supermarket and drugstore. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455/6 "2012-02-01T20:36:28Z")
Nothing; just keys. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Dollar\_Tallboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Two\_Dollar\_Tallboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Dollar_Tallboy)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455/7 "2012-02-01T20:39:04Z")
Besides the remote for my car I have a small brass plate with “42” on it. I’m pretty sure its actually a NASCAR number but I was just thinking Hitchhiker’s Guide when I saw it. ---
**Author:** ![Silophant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Silophant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silophant)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455/8 "2012-02-01T20:41:17Z")
A 16 GB flash drive, a (broken) LED flashlight, and a CVS card. I hate keychain cards, but CVS doesn’t give the option of a normal card-sized card, so I make do. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455/9 "2012-02-01T20:44:42Z")
I’ve got nothing but my keys and my car’s remote. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455/10 "2012-02-01T20:46:32Z")
House key, garage key, car fob (keyless entry and start) and home security fob. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455/11 "2012-02-01T20:47:27Z")
> [@Silophant](#): > > A 16 GB flash drive, a (broken) LED flashlight, and a CVS card. I hate keychain cards, but CVS doesn’t give the option of a normal card-sized card, so I make do. I have a normal sized CVS card also. I think it’s easier to use the keychain card. Then I end up getting my wallet out anyway to pay with a credit card, so it isn’t really. But all of us have that thing we’ll never learn. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455/12 "2012-02-01T20:48:19Z")
Car remote and a mini Swiss Army knife (Victorinox Midnite Manager). ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455/13 "2012-02-01T20:53:15Z")
A Leatherman utility tool, with a knife, scissors, a screwdriver, and some other stuff. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455/14 "2012-02-01T20:54:12Z")
Car fob, house key and office key. And I could probably get rid of the house key since I go in and out through the garage, but I keep it on there for… I don’t know why, really. I could never carry a keychain with lots of stuff on it. I like to travel light. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455/15 "2012-02-01T20:55:31Z")
All kinds of stuff. A Swiss Army knife that has a thumb drive in it, a bottle opener, an LED flashlight, a tiny tripod flashlight, an even tinier screwdriver for fixing eyeglass screws, a pocket measuring tape, a small Leatherman tool (the scissors on it really come in handy sometimes) and a customer card for PetSmart. I used to have a compass but it broke so I need to get a new one somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455/16 "2012-02-01T20:58:52Z")
A 10 inch long piece of dog leash chain. It makes it easier to grab them out of my pockets and I like to play with my keys while I’m walking to the car. ---
**Author:** ![Sofis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Sofis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofis)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455/17 "2012-02-01T21:01:34Z")
A pen. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455/18 "2012-02-01T21:12:12Z")
Nothing. Car key, house key, remote lock/unlock fob thingy. That’s it. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455/19 "2012-02-01T21:17:59Z")
I’ve got 4 or 5 store cards along with 3 vehicle keys. My key ring is actually the ID part of an ID bracelet my husband wore in high school. The keys and tags are divided between the two ends, and it wouldn’t be bad except for the 2 door remote fobs. ---
**Author:** ![nivlac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3bc359/32.png) [@nivlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nivlac)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455/20 "2012-02-01T21:19:24Z")
Small pocket knife (which I always have to remember to remove when I’m flying) and a tiny flashlight (so that I can find the keyhole in the dark). That’s it. And I only carry the bare minimum of keys (one). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-carry-on-your-key-ring-besides-keys/611455.md?page=2)