All I have on there is a bottle opener opener and a Piglet hanger.
Don’t think i’ve ever needed a flashlight but on the off occasion I might have use for one the display on my phone lights up enough ground to keep me from tripping over overy other obstacle.
I do have a fast 8GB usb stick but no means (other than ductape) to connect it to the keychain coz its design is basically pretty crappy. It’s in the same pocket, but not attached.
Also I question why I’d want some micro sized multitool that’s basically not gonna feel as good in the hand as a proper tool however good it gets when if i have proper speciliazed tools at close range when working on something?
Funny Jeff, I’ve been coming here for sometime now. I have been getting heavily into the EDC scene lately, pretty funny you posted this! My girlfriend thinks I am insane to worry over “I think this paracord lanyard is 5mm too long”.
I am surprised no one (especially YOU!) mentioned Peter Atwood, the premiere internet EDC keychain toolmaker. His unique, handmade tools fetch twice their selling price on eBay and he is having a lot of trouble keeping up with demand. Go look at them, as an engineer I think you’ll drool a little. http://www.atwoodknives.com/
Since I always carry a bag to go to college I do not have a key chain, only a external hard drive case with a 7200 rpm hdd. It’s a pain in the ass having to connect it in the power supply, when will power usb be usable?
The only problem I’ve found with the Flash Voyagers is the USB connector breaks off easily. I’ve seen it happen 3 times over the last few months - so be gentle with it.
I don’t carry a ‘thumb drive’ but I have my mobile 'phone, which has a memory card in it, in case I need to transfer something and don’t have an Internet connection. This is an extremely rare occurrence.
I got a San Disk 2GB Cruzer not long ago at Radioshack for like $15. Pretty good for the price. What I like about it is that the USB socket totally retracts into the casing; a lot less chance of it getting too scuffed up or losing a top cover. It’s also extremely small.
I don’t put a lot of faith in USB drives; I use them mostly to just move things from what machine to the next. So buying a cheap and small one works out well, since I don’t expect them to last too long being carried around all the time.
The only downside is that it was a little hellish getting rid of the bundled software which was kept on some sort of separate partition (I know some people like this kind of crap – I don’t). In the end it worked out though, just took a bit of reformatting.
I don’t get the 4-8GB USB drives. How often do you stick 4GB onto it? How often do you transfer more than 256-512MB from one place to another? I’d really like to know what you drag around that is that big.
Obviously there’s the geek factor in going for newer bigger, but do you actually stick that much data on there that you use?
I have a Buffalo 4 gig memory stick with the same as Shrike, Portableapps, Jungledisk client and an assortment of other useful tools. Anti virus, anti spyware etc etc.
I surprised myself and found this article very interesting, especially the Fenix LED vs Maglite. I’m now going to investigate purchasing a Fenix flashlight, even though I don’t bloody need one. Curse my easily-led nature!!!
The only thing annoying about my keyring set is the size of my car key. It’s massive, just so the key can operates like a flick-knife. Actually, there’s probably enough room to integrate a super bright LED + AAA battery. That’d be cool (well as keyrings can be I suppose…)!
Hmm…keys…but to keep things in perspective, at home I love having all my computer, tv and home theatre etc integrated into furniture so I cant see it and when I trun it off I cant see any glowing lights or dials. Thats why I only have keys on my key ring…I love clean design …did I mention I own a subaru turbo?
I hope you’re encrypting anything you put on that USB drive. I’d hate to read a news item about how some guy with a blog lost 8GB of proprietary data (or maybe some SSNs!) when he forgot his keys somewhere. [g]
There’s a couple of secure flash drives on this page:
I have an SD-with-integrated-USB card on my keychain. It actually comes with a neat keychain hanger. It’s pretty tiny and plugs into any machine with an SD or USB slot (basically, every machine ;).
It contains a bunch of utilities and a few scripts so I can take my favorite tools with me wherever I go. Very useful when I get called to family because their computer’s stuffed with malware again.
Um… car fob (w/integrated key), house key, work fob. I have a tendency to carry a small Swiss Army knife (as in, about 1.25 inches folded) which was a freebie from Newbridge back in the day. If I need more than that, it’s time to get the toolbag.
I don’t like a bunch of stuff bulging out the side of my pants (or do I?) So I can’t keep that much crap on my keychain. I have a leatherman micra as mentioned in the post, I love it although wouldn’t mind upgrading to the squirt at some point. Other than that it’s just 3 keys (house, truck, work). I got remote start on my truck and the remote drives me nuts, I had to put it on a seperate keychain so i could leave it behind in my jacket pocket.
So I understand about it being a battle trying to choose what gets the privilege of riding in your pocket
You are using a lithium battery in the flashlight, right? In addition to longer battery life, you’ll notice that the lithium battery is significantly lighter than it’s alkaline equivalent.
