Do you keep your house keys and your car keys on the same keychain?

[Pixiedust34]

I do. I thought everyone did until a friend drove somewhere and then came home to find herself locked out of her house. I asked her how she drove home without her keys and she was confused. I said, "You must have had your keychain right with you in order to drive into your driveway." She replied that her house keys were on her "house key chain" inside the house.

She was surprised that I put all of my keys (for 2 cars and the house keys) onto 1 chain and I was surprised that she uses different keychains for the car(s) and house. She explained that she read that the weight of a keychain with extra keys can hurt your ignition, but I've never heard of that.

I'm still keeping all of my keys on one chain. I was wondering what the norm is for carrying keys--do you have all of your keys on one chain or do you divide your car(s) keys and house keys to place on different keychains?

 

[DisneyMommyMichelle]

DH & I do not. We like simple key chains with not a lot of mess DH has 3 seperate rings (car/home/work) he's never once locked himself out of anywhere (i hope i didn't jinx him!!)

 

[DisneyGirl4188]

My car and house keys are on the same ring. DH is the same.

 

[lovemygoofy]

I keep all my keys together but also have seperate back ups in case I need to give a key to a valet or a key to my house to check on something.

 

[aynt79]

I keep them all together, I would be always locking myself out of the house if I had to remember to grab 2 sets of keys.

I've heard of ignitions being damaged b/c of excess weight, but I think that's from people who use a dozen fancy and heavy keychains all at once. A normal person's keys shouldn't be heavy enough to damage anything.

 

[DisneyAddict_M]

I keep them all together. However, if I'm going to the mechanic or something, I take off my car key and only give that to them. Can't be too careful.

 

[katerkat]

I have both - some keys with a house key too, some without. Doesn't matter though since I don't lock my house.

 

[ducklite]

The service manager at the dealership I get my cars worked on told me that too much weight will hurt the ignition about a year ago.

I keep each set of car keys on a seperate ring, as well as a 4th ring with the house key and garage door fob and my office keys. They are all looped onto a carabiner, and I slip the keys for the car I'm driving off as I get into the car then back on when I arrive at my destination. Takes half a second and keeps them all together without potentially damaging the car.

Anne

 

[DisneyBeagle]

I'm lucky to leave the house with pants on in the morning There's no way that I could have more than one keychain. Heck, I usually have to search for quite a while to find my one keychain most mornings.

 

[mommasita]

No..

I keep keys to both my SUV, and DH's car on one set, and my house keys on another.

Never really thought about why?

 

[freckles and boo]

My husband locked himself out of the house because he has the same nutty idea. I was 120 miles away and he was SOL - he had to climb through the one basement window he hadn't replaced, push the stacked washer/dryer out of the way, disconnect the dryer hose, and climb over a slop sink while in his business attire. It would have been interesting to watch. The ironic thing is that his sister lives a few blocks away and has a set of keys to our house. She wasn't home but her house is never locked.

There are only four critical keys on my chain - car, van, front door, and back door. That really isn't excessive in my opinion.

 

[tink_n_pooh]

My fataher's key ring must have at least 5-60 keys on it and he hasn't damaged the ignition of any of his vehicles yet. I would think that after 12 years of having those keys hanging there for a few hours a day, if damage was going to happen, it would have but it never did. Must be the quality American made Chevy's he drives

I have heard people say that you shouldn't have your house keys on your car key ring in case someone (like a body shop, parking attendant, etc) decides to take the keys and break into your house. OK, valid point but we don't even lock our house sometimes. And I park my car outside with the garage door opener in it and the car unlocked, I'm not going to worry about the keys so much.

Ahh, and to answer the question, yes my car keys, work keys, and house keys are all on the same ring.

DFi doesn't even carry a key to his house, I don't know if he even has a key to his front door. He does carry a key to my house though.

Up until about a year ago I carried keys to each of the cars I ever drove (3) and my dad's old keys and my brothers truck key...

 

[littleteapot]

We have three cars. Six sets of keys with key fob, car key and house key on each ring.

 

[Stitchfans]

We keep them all together but I have a spare house key hidden in my wallet.

 

[FroggyinArk]

I do. I thought everyone did until a friend drove somewhere and then came home to find herself locked out of her house. I asked her how she drove home without her keys and she was confused. I said, "You must have had your keychain right with you in order to drive into your driveway." She replied that her house keys were on her "house key chain" inside the house.

She was surprised that I put all of my keys (for 2 cars and the house keys) onto 1 chain and I was surprised that she uses different keychains for the car(s) and house. She explained that she read that the weight of a keychain with extra keys can hurt your ignition, but I've never heard of that.

I'm still keeping all of my keys on one chain. I was wondering what the norm is for carrying keys--do you have all of your keys on one chain or do you divide your car(s) keys and house keys to place on different keychains?

absolutely nothing goes on the ring with my truck keys for this very reaason.

i didnt believe it eitrher, but aFter two new ignition switches,, ( at couple hundred each) two towing bills and two seperate mechanics telling me it was weight of key rings that ruined the switch... i went to seperate rings.

 

[cccm]

I have my car keys, DHs car keys (we switch cars regularly to save gas $$), my house keys, DM house keys and swiss army knife all on one.

Of course when I fly, I take the keys for the car I drove to airport and my house and that it is it.

 

[Imzadi]

I keep my house & car keys separate for the exact reason stated in the OP. If I accidently lock myself out of the house, I can still drive some place. Although, I have a spare house key hidden in the car.

 

[Allie322]

I keep them separate because in the winter, I go out and start my car ahead of time (I don't have a remote starter), and I need my house key to lock the door.

 

[stinkerbelle's mom]

Yeah I use the same keychain for my house keys, my keys, dh's spare, and my work keys. We did condense all of the house keys to 1 key though so I really don't have that many on my ring.

I've heard about the weight on the ignition. Not sure if its true or not?!?!

 

[mamamary]

My house keys and car keys are on the same keyring.