How to: carabiner key strap

[Miking]

Inspired by Proctor's awesome post I began looking for a solution to be able to clip in some non-Tom Bihn accessories I often travel with. I ended up using a cheap keychain carabiner I had laying around the house by threading it through one of the loops of the keystrap.

Shown here threaded through the handle loop of my travel document/receipt wallet that is serving it's purpose until my next TB order.

I have left the plastic snap hook on in case I change my mind/to make the strap multi-functional, but may take it off later.

[Le_Pied]

nice. it's a Tom Bihn quick draw for climbing your everyday challenges.

[ChrisG]

I usually carry my keys on a simple 'biner like this. I went ahead and added a keystrap like in your example and found that I can still use the 'biner pretty much the same as normal with the extra strap hanging down about the same length as the keys.



And then flipped around the other way it clips on an O-ring.

[Darcy]

So cool -- we love seeing stuff like this!

[Miking]

I upgraded the carabiner with a NiteIze #3 S-biner and removed the plastic snap hook permanently, here are the results:
You can fit a whole lot of stuff on this biner! Keys, knives, tons of pouches! It also sits flat in the strap.

[dnarud13]

I like it! I have one of these S-biners on the outside of my BB. I think I'll do this with it instead.

[ceb]

Those S-biners are great. Many of us have those cheap, junky wrist straps in a drawer somewhere The fiddly little snap at the end can be attached to one of the o rings in TB bags while the s-biner goes on the other end to function just like the strap miking describes.

[Fat Crip]

Snap!

Mine's looking a bit tired, but it's seen plenty of service! As it's my favourite colour and it's my only wasabi one, I'm loathed to cut off the plastic clip, but maybe next order I'll get another one and cut this one off. It would certainly look better!