# What is your keychain style? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 11, 2014, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426 "2014-03-11T13:57:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426/21 "2014-03-11T17:41:49Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I’m a lady who doesn’t carry a purse… You don’t carry a purse? Where do you keep your lady weaponry for when the Communists invade? ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426/22 "2014-03-11T17:46:38Z")
I have one of those ID holder/wallet key rings, with my car and house keys and one of those canvas strip fobs with the clip on the end. I don’t need both the wallet and the canvas clippy fob, obviously, but the canvas fob was a Christmas gift from my 7 year old niece, hand-picked and paid for with her own money, and I’d cut off my right hand sooner than not use it. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426/23 "2014-03-11T17:58:29Z")
On My key fob are a silver camel and silver seahorse charms along with the car starter thingy. My husband has an antique dairy brass cow number identifier. ---
**Author:** ![Lydia\_Phalfav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a6a055/32.png) [@Lydia\_Phalfav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lydia_Phalfav)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426/24 "2014-03-11T18:01:10Z")
I have a bit of bungy cord on a carabiner as the only decorative item. It’s small & has a funky texture so it’s easy to grab & find in the dark. As for keys, I have my car key & it seems like I have 50 million Kwikset keys so I keep the necessary house key on a separate ring. I also have 1 of mom’s house keys & she marks all of hers with a dot of red nail polish so she can tell them apart. (We 3 kids all have our own key to her place since she’s out of town a lot.) ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426/25 "2014-03-11T18:03:03Z")
I have a simple split ring hooked on one of [these](http://www.niteize.com/product/S-Biner-Ahhh.asp). It’s the S-biner and bottle opener from Nite Ize. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Stilettos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Red\_Stilettos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Stilettos)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426/26 "2014-03-11T18:09:54Z")
I have a split ring with a metal high heel shoe (shocking, I know). The keyring has my house key, 3 keys to relatives’ houses, an old office key that I should get rid of, and a small LED light. Attached to the ring with a tiny carabiner is my current office key, so I can quickly detach it and put it on my access card if needed. My car is a Prius with a smartkey. That key lives in the interior pocket of my purse. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426/27 "2014-03-11T18:14:21Z")
[ZZ Top](http://www.retroplanet.com/mm5/graphics/azms/33865_a_zm.jpg) key ring. Yes, you can still buy them. ---
**Author:** ![randompattern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@randompattern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randompattern)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426/28 "2014-03-11T18:15:26Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Snap-On Tools socket analogue, allowing it to snap apart into two keyrings. > > [photo](http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/shouei/item/1011790/) This is what I have, very handy. ---
**Author:** ![Inna\_Minnit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Inna\_Minnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inna_Minnit)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426/29 "2014-03-11T18:29:04Z")
I have four split rings all attached. I have my car key/fob, house key, garage key, mailbox key, two other unidentified but I must need them for something keys, several store loyalty tags, a rubber hand that says “Prevent Infection!” and a huge bright pink whistle. A patient gave it to me and said “Here, it will save your life someday.” Oh. And a canvas loop, it used to match my dog’s collar. Dog and collar are many years gone. ---
**Author:** ![Pixel\_Dent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@Pixel\_Dent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixel_Dent)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426/30 "2014-03-11T18:34:17Z")
I replaced my house locks with the combination sort, so my key ring consists of a car key and a small right to let me hang it up. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Surb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@The\_Surb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Surb)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426/31 "2014-03-11T18:43:09Z")
My normal key ring is just a split ring. But my motorcycle key chain is a Myrtle Beach key chain with a pirate and my name on it. I got it a couple of years ago from the SDMB shot glass exchange. Haven’t lost it yet. (Thanks Labtrash) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426/32 "2014-03-11T19:06:19Z")
I have two. Car key with a remote for the alarm. Front and back door house keys on [this keychain](http://www.uncleodiescollectibles.com/img_lib/Gort%20Key%20Chain%2006%206-15-12.jpg) (back door key has a rubber ring on it so I can tell them apart by feel). ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426/33 "2014-03-11T21:39:53Z")
I’ve carried my keys on a carabiner for ages now. Has pretty much put an end to me losing my keys and getting locked out. Only “decorative” item I have is a bottle opener from the Hash House Harriers in Amsterdam. It being a bottle opener, I consider it more functional than many of my keys. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426/34 "2014-03-11T22:01:17Z")
One split ring with 4 keys and my gym pass on it, and another detachable ring for my car key (so I can leave my car key for car parking or service and not have to leave all my keys). My car is too old to have a fob, but I do have something the same size that opens the garage door (I carry this in my pocket because I usually go in and out of the house through the garage). Roddy ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426/35 "2014-03-11T22:25:18Z")
I have three split rings hooked over a carabiner. One ring is auto, one is home, one is office. That way, I can easily give a set of keys to an employee or my wife or someone and they’re all grouped by function. There’s 11 keys total between the three rings, plus a fob. The carabiner also makes it easy to hook over a belt loop or something just in case I find that useful, but mostly it’s just an easy way to keep the split rings loosely together. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426/36 "2014-03-11T22:28:23Z")
So, for us poor schmucks who are at a language disadvantage, what’s a **fob**? ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426/37 "2014-03-11T22:33:54Z")
I have several split rings hooked to the ID part of an ID bracelet that used to belong to my husband. One ring for the truck key, one for the car fob, 2 for my various “club” tags. There’s a house key in there somewhere, too. ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426/38 "2014-03-11T23:29:35Z")
Three split rings (work, house, cars) linked together. Assorted stuff I’ve accumulated over time - a couple of leather tags from old boots or belts, an old house key I snapped off in a lock while drunk as a student and an aluminium replica of a coin from Vespasian that my Mum gave me. It looks almost [exactly like this](https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=vespasian+coin&safe=active&espv=210&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=xJsfU66tMKWSiQfMl4DwCw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1680&bih=925#q=vespasian%20salus%20coin&safe=active&tbm=isch&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=jm9A1NChEf0O5M%253A%3Be5dqpecTzd86_M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fdorchesters.com%252Fimage%252Fcache%252Fdata%252Fcoins%252Froman%252Fsestertius-vespasian-salus-300x300.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fdorchesters.com%252Fsestertius-vespasian-salus%3B300%3B300)but a little more worn. I like my keys to have a bit of heft to them I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426/39 "2014-03-11T23:41:46Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > So, for us poor schmucks who are at a language disadvantage, what’s a **fob**? A non-key item hanging off your keyring for decoration, make it more identifiable, maybe useful (mini-flashlight), etc. Some folks call it a keychain although there’s rarely a “chain” involved – which is a holdover from the old days when people kept their watch on a chain with a weighted “fob” on the other end to keep that end of the chain in place. I use an old SIMM memory card ([like this one](http://www.oempcworld.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/168dimm.jpg)) with my car key ring through the hole on one side and my other house/work keys on the opposite side. It’s large enough that me keys are nearly impossible to lose but lightweight and low-profile enough that it doesn’t bother me in my pocket. I know that photo says “DIMM” but mine only has the modules on one side. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426/40 "2014-03-11T23:42:29Z")
[These are the two sets I carry.](https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/v/t35.0-12/10001678_639430269425997_1333287213_o.jpg?oh=7db56ebc34760589264958b6ba7c9c59&oe=53214F24) Left is housekeys, right is work keys. I hate, hate, hate split rings. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-keychain-style/683426.md?page=3)