Posted by surprisetalk 10/22/2024
If you want to find a particular key fast, I doubt having them order helps.
I really like their simple point that some seconds are more valuable than others but that is in a different article.
I don't eternal utility with their ordering of keys, but I think it makes sense for a lot o them. And some people may never considered not having you their keys with the teeth all face in the same direction it just saves so much time and effort. I figure out how to hold one key and then I can just rotate till I get the one I need. I only have like five keys so I don't need any more organization
> "House, car, work scenario"
To provide some context know that I live in a place where I've never even seen a car key that is intended to be placed on a key chain and where all offices have access cards.
So my key chain has only the house key. My other keys, which I almost never use, hang in a key cabinet with labels. No unnecessary weight to carry around, no ordering and orientation problems, great for keeping track of which key goes where.
Hope that helps! :)
In daily/weekly use:
2 x Outer front door keys (shared with apartment above) - one Yale type, one deadbolt type 2 x Apartment front door keys- one Yale type, one deadbolt 1 x Bicycle storage key 2 x Bicycle lock keys
Monthly use is another 5 keys (2 more keys for other bicycle storage plus 2 more bicycle locks, shed door lock)
Even less frequently (but more than yearly) there are another 5 more keys that I’ll need to use.
Keyless would be great but it is pretty impossible right now.
Looking at my key ring I have keys oriented in the same direction and the similar looking keys have plastic “hats” that match the colour of the doors/locks they open.
Home: biometric and/or combination locks.
No wallet either fwiw!