Key management

Be warned, Re Car keys.

The weight of a massive bunch of keys can damage vehicle lock barrels/ign switches.

(For some reason, Older Vauxhalls seem to be particularly vulnerable. Anecdotal I know, But IME every time I see a lock/switch failure on an older Vauxhall, I also see a huge bunch of keys)

Also, Look at where the rest of the keys hang down. Now look where your knee is.

Now consider, In an accident, where are those keys likely to end up?? (Ouch!)
 
I have two sets of keys. One set has my car key and front door key, this is the set I normally have with me.

The other set has a front door key, key to my parents house, key to my brothers house and a shed key. I rarely use that set.

My other half has a single bunch which has about 15 keys on including a number of keys for which she doesn't know what they're for plus a couple of old front door keys for our house (we've changed the locks twice since we moved in). This bunch of keys weighs a tonne and is massive but she can't ever find it in her hand bag so when we go out in her car I still take my keys with me so that we can get back into the house.
 
A car key and front door key.

For those carrying both front and back door keys... why? Would it not be easier to just use the one, and if you need access to the other, do in from whilst inside the house.
 
2 Front door keys
1 back door key
2 Garage keys
1 shed key
2 work keys
1 car key

(family/friends/house all have spares)

They all go on this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Bottle-Openers/Key-Ninja-Organize-lights-bottle/B00YFJ86VC

And let me tell you, it would be great if they didnt design it like a piece of crap. It isnt long enough for full size door keys, the S ring on it is a weak as **** and so had to be replaced, the battery on the lights die out within a week or two and one side appears to be made out of plastic rather than the sturdy aluminium of the other side of the key ninja.

Yeah my keys all fit on it without taking up my pockets or punching holes in my suit but the key ninja could be 10 times better.
 
I keyed the locks in my house the same; so, front, back door, and garage all use the same key now.

My car and motorbike are both keyless as well, so they don't need to be in the ignition.
 
I've got to carry a few but have a couple of good quality carabiners to unhook sets if not required.

I have front/back door key for my house, my parents (often needing to check in on them), work keys, USB stick, 2x car keys, and a couple of club keys, plus bike lock key. I tend to lock keys in car and only carry the single fob.
 
I have my house keys, which consists of my key, my parents key and my shed key on one keyring and then have my car key seperate.

It's always been like this, I don't always need to take out my car key and sometimes take the car key without the house key if the Mrs is with me with hers.
 
I require two keys to get into my apartment, so carry just the two. Don't use the car day to day so I keep that separate.

If I take the car out it requires me to carry 4 extra keys/fobs. 1 to get into the garage section of the apartment building, one to get into the garage itself, the car key, then a fob for the garage door.

Good bloody luck to anyone who wants to break into our place :p

In the UK I used to carry all keys in one big bunch. But after getting a car where the key goes into the centre console, I separated it. Never looked back!
 
My car key, spare key for wife's car as we drive each others a lot as well depending on what we need car for. front door key, back door key and parents spare key as use their house as a bolt hole
 
My ring has the car key, front door, back door and front garage keys on. Also a tiny USB pen drive. I can get rid of the garage key as we mainly use the garden door for the garage and I'm not entirely sure the back door is if of any use as the key is always in the lock on the inside which I think blocks it. The less keys on the ring the better!
 
I have a van key and a front door key. And still wondered how I can trim it down.
Won't need the van this week so I detached door key for now.
 
So the general consensus seems to be:

Hardly anyone carries all their keys on one big bunch like me.

Lots of people have their car key separate from their other keys.

Lots of people lock their house keys in the car when out in the car.

I'm looking at a potential 2 way split with car and garage keys on one bunch and the rest on another bunch, but have some reservations..

I exit the car, lock the car and pocket the keys (not a fancy car with keyless entry) then at my front door I extract another bunch of keys to get into the house.

Seems a bit more complicated than a one bunch strategy with a couple of pitfalls:

You're twice as likely to lose keys

You're more likely to lock yourself out.


This needs more thought before I give up my massive bunch of keys.
 
One bunch here, just not a very large bunch which consists of my house key, car key, shed key, safe key and a strong box key. They are held together on a carabiner that hooks into a belt loop and allows the keys to go into my back right pocket.
 
Since I don't drive to go to work, I have 1 key on me. I can't stand big bunch of keys. Even more when they're on the car key chain, and the jangling in the car :mad:

Can't wait to live in a keyless world!
 
I've got several different bunches:
1. Car & house key
2. Work keys
3. Other work keys and alarm fob
4. Parents house

Set 2 sits on my bedside cabinet and then go into my work trousers when I get up.
Sets 3 & 4 stay in my car.
I usually have a house key on its own that I use if I'm not taking the car but my builder has it just now.
 
Keyring has door key, floor fob, entrance fob, mailbox key and car park stacker key plus some weird skeleton thing for if entrance fob stops working. Car key on its own.
 
Car Key

Motorbike Key

work Key

House Key

All separate.

If I go out and dont take the car...My car keys goes away in the hiding place in the house
 
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