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Old 05-29-2019, 10:30 PM   #1
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All of Those Keys...

So I decided to try and figure out a way to carry all of the keys that seem to gather around these rigs...
Here's the pile of keys that needed to be rearranged from my front pocket: lest my jeans get pulled down off of my hips!
1. This is the key and fob that run the front-half of the rig, and lock (and unlock) the doors...
2. These two keys open up the Coach
3. This mess of keys unlocks the outside storage, the exterior entertainment center, and the padlock for my Progressive EMS
4. This pair locks the golf-cart trailer to the hitch, and the hitch to the RV
5. the key for the golf-cart


I managed to find a carabiner that is large enough to hold all of them!

http://www.thorforums.com/forums/att...1&d=1559169008


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So how do you manage to cart around all of the keys that you have collected??
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Old 05-29-2019, 10:35 PM   #2
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Thats it? just 5? ! LOL
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Old 05-29-2019, 10:38 PM   #3
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There's no House, Office, storage shed, or Post Office keys; included in this collection.
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Old 05-29-2019, 11:45 PM   #4
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yep only 5

are you new


i have one big key for ignition
and a ring with close to 20 for basement doors, locks for tow bar, house keys, extra door key, fob for garage door, and fob for gate, wifes car, my car .moms house (not sure why those go with us )
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Old 05-29-2019, 11:46 PM   #5
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Let's see....
  • Key fob to lock/unlock the cab
  • Ignition key
  • Cabin door deadbolt
  • Cabin door lower lock
  • Storage bay key
  • Exterior shower key
  • Hitch bar lock key
  • Dolly hitch lock key
  • Toad key fob
  • Toad ignition key
  • Padlock for dolly key
  • House storm door key
  • House doorknob key
  • House deadbolt key
  • Back door knob key
  • Back door deadbolt key

Who needs a gym ? I get my workout just hauling my keys around.
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Old 05-30-2019, 12:26 AM   #6
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But how do you carry all of that hardware?
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Old 05-30-2019, 12:49 AM   #7
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Let's see....
  • Key fob to lock/unlock the cab
  • Ignition key
  • Cabin door deadbolt
  • Cabin door lower lock
  • Storage bay key
  • Exterior shower key
  • Hitch bar lock key
  • Dolly hitch lock key
  • Toad key fob
  • Toad ignition key
  • Padlock for dolly key
  • House storm door key
  • House doorknob key
  • House deadbolt key
  • Back door knob key
  • Back door deadbolt key

Who needs a gym ? I get my workout just hauling my keys around.

Went through this last week. Add keys for the batteries on the electric bikes and the security locks, bike rack. What a cluster. Lol.
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Old 05-30-2019, 01:00 AM   #8
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separate key chains and a cubby hole to store all the ones you don't currently need. I used to carry a bunch of keys on a ring that I wore on my wrist like a bracelet. Quite the fashion accessory. I jingled everywhere I went.
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Old 05-30-2019, 08:44 AM   #9
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House keys (deadbolt, etc.) I keep at hidden home (relatives know the location).
E-350 keys and coach keys are on one carabiner.
External compartment/outside shower keys are on another, stored on a hook in the coach.
Hitch lock, motorcycle trailer ramp and side trailer door, are also stored on a hook beside the above mentioned external keys.
If I carried all of these around, my pants would look like some of the younger set.
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Old 05-30-2019, 10:34 AM   #10
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I carry only the basic entrance door key, of course, and a storage bay key...

the rest can all rest in their cubbie, in the coach, until needed... my ignition key is always in the ignition, by the way...no need to carry it around, ever.(shhhhhh!)
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Old 05-30-2019, 10:36 AM   #11
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But how do you carry all of that hardware?
With this. Which requires another key.
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Old 05-30-2019, 10:58 AM   #12
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That's what I figured!
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Old 05-30-2019, 07:10 PM   #13
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Swiss Army Knife Keys.

what about something like this:


you can also buy products like this:
https://www.amazon.com/KeySmart-Clas.../dp/B01DB29ZL8
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Old 05-30-2019, 07:55 PM   #14
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Old 06-15-2019, 06:09 PM   #15
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I've heard it all now. Why is being weathy and free enought to RV in any capacity a reason to gripe about the keys needed??? Guess some things just bother folks more than others. Hope you find a solution without selling your rig...
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Old 06-15-2019, 06:35 PM   #16
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I have mine in four sets:

MH set: Ignition key, one of the two keys to the entry door (we only use one lock, but I’m not telling which,) basement key (not the stock lock,) towbar locks key.

Toad set: Door/ignition key, towbar locks key. (In ignition while towing.)

Home set: Front and back door houses keys, etc. (While on road, in a drawer in MH.)

Second while at home set: Door/ignition key to wife’s car, two keys for a friend’s house. (While on road, in a drawer in MH.)

Actually, a 5th set, which hangs in a convenient place in the MH: Overhead bed dropdown key, engine cover key, “magic” key for if the circular basement locks get offset.
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Old 06-15-2019, 06:50 PM   #17
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Long ago it was explained to me that the janitor has to have a key to everything. The CEO doesn't need a key for anything, there is always somebody to open it for the CEO.
I'm not quite that high. I carry a car key, the front door to the house, and a door key to the motorhome. All the rest can hang in the pantry until I need them. It is easier to go get them than to carry them everywhere.
Security? I bought insurance for that.
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Old 06-15-2019, 07:44 PM   #18
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I've heard it all now. Why is being weathy and free enought to RV in any capacity a reason to gripe about the keys needed??? Guess some things just bother folks more than others. Hope you find a solution without selling your rig...
it was a quiet day when this started...
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Old 06-15-2019, 09:25 PM   #19
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We have an over abundance of keys when we travel. This is how I solved the problem. The key hooks are located to the left of the door when leaving the RV. They are easily accessible when standing outside.
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Old 06-15-2019, 10:50 PM   #20
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We just carry a key to the door to get in. All of the other keys are on other key chains. As I hate it when my pants fall down because of waited pockets.

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