Or you could just give up on the whole key chain thing and go fully modular. <img src="images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I tried having a large keychain all the time, that didn't work. I tried those splittable things, but I could never decide on a pair of subsets of my keys to split into. They have 5 way etc ones, but they just look like an octopus with a few missing legs.

So, I started putting all the subsets of keys on separate spilt rings. Then I put them all on a key carabiner. I went through about 4-5 of the $1-$2 carabiners of various sizes and I think manufacturers (it's hard to tell on such cheap things) before I gave up. The only one that didn't break within 6 months was a thin brass one with a screw gate which I didn't like. I fidget with the gate a lot and the spring eventually dies. Finally I bought a Black Diamond real climbing carabiner and that's lasted about 14 months now. $5 seems to have ended the problem. It's a bit bulky, and I don't know the first thing about climbing but it works.

Of course, it's about twice the size of the non-climbing key-carabiners. So it's quite a large bulge in pants, but it's not a problem in winter with my shell jacket. That means I trim it down often, only taking what I need. When I need to look decent I have to leave the carabiner altogether and just take the truck key and it's RKE fob. Of course, that meant I couldn't carry the Micra or flashlight. I had to buy a Utili-key to clip onto the truck key. <img src="images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Such is the life of a gadget freak.

Anywho, everything is separated:
* truck key with Utili-key
* key and security fob for the wife's Jeep
* house keys
* work keys and ACE token
* whistle
* Micra
* Pelican Mini MightyLite

I guess it works better than my wife's system (she's a teacher so she has a lot of keys): keep everything separate, and spend inordinate amounts of time looking for whichever part of it she misplaced today.