Just checked, I got this pick set at http://www.lockpickshop.com/p-Lock-Pick-Keychain-Pro.html

It's not the best quality set but it works fine and can be a lifesaver in a pinch. If you need to learn how to pick locks, which I think is an essential skill, you should read The MIT Guide to Lockpicking.

The Nuwai QIII is great. It's so cheap, so bright, and so handy that it's a total no brainer to get one (or several). You can buy mod switches for adjusting the brightness and it may the most customized flashlight ever. (Search candlepowerforums.com for details.) You can get them for $20 if you look around (County Comm had them a while back). The only real problem is the anodizing is cheap and will eventually get scratched up. This is only cosmetic and doesn't bother me at all. I also carry a Surefire E2E, which I love.

I'm hoping my wife is going to buy me an EDC Ultimate 60 XR, which is the reigning bad boy of the flashlight world to replace the Nuwai, but I'm not holding my breath... <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I've been meaning to take a picture of what's in the capsules sometime, but in the meanwhile, they contain:

1) one single-use eye drop container

2) several extra strength tylenol

3) one safey pin

4) three benadryl 25 mg tablets

5) some prescription allergy meds

These are distributed between the two capsules. No room to spare in them, but it's very handy for me to have this stuff available.

Thanks I've just emailed them so see if they ship to Australia.

I've given up looking for things like that over here.

If you have trouble with bison designs, you could try rei.com or survivalkeychain.com, which both sell the capsules. I know REI ships internationally, but the costs might be staggering...

I used to have a lot of stuff on my keyring but felt it was getting too big, so removed nonessentials. What's left: 1) a bunch of keys; 2) Spyderco Jester (Forest green plain edge) and matching Photon II with white led; 3) Photon II knock-off ($1.25 from KevinL on CPF) with red led for not messing up night vision; (sometimes, depending on my mood) Peak Led Solutions 1AAA LED light on Berkeley Point micro-clip.

I do carry some additional stuff in my belt pack, notably a cheap orienteering compass, SAK Explorer, tiny earpiece AM radio, and sometimes a PT Aurora headlamp.

It's too big when:

• You clank or clink when you walk,
• Your pocket bulges so badly you look like you're growing a twin brother,
• Your pocket sags badly enough to throw you off balance, making you walk in circles all day,
• Your pocket bottom gives way and your gear falls out with an embarrassing clunk,
• You replace your car's ignition cylinder lock every month,
• All of the above. <img src="/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Everyone has their burdens. My lot happens to include breeding killer EDC keychains. <img src="/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> Doug's keychain is a good one, but I'd need two or three of them. <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

I pore over each and every "keychain" post here, hoping to find a Silver Bullet. It's time to either lighten up, or schedule hernia surgery.

-- Craig

Heh.

Seriously... I've worried about the pockets failing. If you've ever turned a pair of jeans inside out, the pockets aren't the sturdiest looking things.

I'm picturing a new Christmas movie called "An ETS Christmas Carol" with poor old Marley's ghost carrying a giant EDC keyring.

I just can't stand too much stuff in my pockets. Its all I can do to tolerate carrying a mini-Ritter grip in my pocket. The rest of my stuff rides in my black older style Eagle Creek Guide Bag "manbag" that goes with me most places. This also allows me to carry a bit more stuff and/or larger stuff.

You mean you didn't find the thread about upgrading you pockets? Mine have been replace with a custem blend of kevlar and nomex with tripple stiching of 69# thread. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

That was too funny!

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