Do you ever misplace, or worse yet, lose your keys? If so, let me tell you about a nifty device.
Over the years, my wife and I have each lost a set of keys. At the best, that is inconvenient. At worst, especially with the transponder car keys that cost money to replace, losing keys is a big inconvenience and a bummer.
I am more likely to misplace keys that to actually lose them. On inspections, I try to put the keys in a special place while I am working. But, a few times, for one reason or another, the keys were not where I expected them to be at the end. And at the end of an inspection, hunting around for keys, so you can go home, is not too appealing and a bit nerve-racking.
Getting ready to head out the door in the morning, it can be a pain to look in all the places keys might end up or to sort through coat pockets. My plan is, always, to hang them on a hook so I can locate them -- fat chance of that working all the time.
Enter a device Key Ringer. I bought four of these a year ago. One goes on my main key ring and another goes on a key ring I put in the glove compartment of my truck. The other two go on my wife's keys and on a ring that goes into her purse.
The key ringer device is smaller than the remote control for unlocking the car. By pushing the ringer's button twice, the key ringer will beep. The key ringers find one another so, if one is set off, it will try to find the others in the set be they in purses, hanging on walls, deep in coats. The devices work over quite a distance, the manual says up to 300 feet. I find they are very responsive even when the keys are at the other end of the house or in the basement or under magazines, etc. I made a quick video so you can see how the invention looks and works.
Here is another cool feature: If you record the key ringer sound on your phone, note book, tablet, etc. then your tablet can find your keys even if you do not have another key ringer handy. My wife and I have different models of key ringers so mine will find all of my keys and hers will find her keys. But, by putting her ringer sound on the tablet, along with mine, I can activate either set of key ringers from my tablets computer.
The key ringers can be put on objects oater than keys. For example, I could stick one on my tablet, on my camera, my tool bag or whatever. If you might misplace it, you can attach a key ringer. As is, my keys seem to be the item I am most likely to loose -- usually in the house although, once, I actually tossed them in the recycling bin along with a handful of paper and junk I was transferring from my truck to the trash.
We have had these key ringers for over a year now and I find they have simplified my morning routine. When I need to go to an inspection, with moments to spare, if the keys are not where they ought to be, I activate the key ringer with the spare ringer or with my tablet and, sooner rather than later, out the door I go. It creates much less panic in the morning.
If you are interested in the devices, they cost around $30 for a pair and you can see them at www.keyringer.com
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