CARBOCAGE KEYCAGE - The Smart Carbon Key Organizer - Made in Germany

Took some time to put together. Had to think about how I wanted the keys oriented. Once I got it together, it’s awesome! While it does add some bulk, all of my keys are in a neat orderly pile inside the Keycage. The instructions were pretty good but I just figured it out on my own. I like that it’s open in the center which makes it easy to push out the key you want. It’s solid and I don’t feel like it’s going to come apart. The bolts seems to not be moving even though the keys do. One piece of advice is use two different length bolts if you have one more key on one end and it will still fit together well. The top for me has three keys and the bottom has two. I used a spacer for the two keys and everything works nicely. I also used a really short gun lock key and it fits well. Overall great item and totally worth the money although a little pricey with no additional features like some key organizers. If it was a bit more affordable, I think it would compete better. No other real complaints. I have been using this for a few weeks now and wish I bought one sooner.

I did a fair amount of research before settling on the product, and I'm glad I did. It works exactly as advertised, and although it looks like it's made out of cheap plastic, the carbon fiber material seems to be extremely strong. I've been using mine for months and there's not a single scratch visible. The main reason I wanted to review this product was to offer some tips. If for any reason you lose the original hardware kit that comes with it, the good news is that most of the parts are easy to replace with parts you can find at any major hardware store. The screws that hold it together are metric M4-0.7 flat head machine screws, which were available at my local store in a variety of lengths up to 30mm, which is the size I ended up using to jam ton of stuff into my Carbocage. I couldn't find washers that quite match the originals, but 5/32" neoprene washers work great. (If you opt for washers made of a rigid material, go for a slightly larger size, because the neoprene washers I got need to stretch a bit to fit onto the screws.) If you're dealing with odd-shaped items, it can also help to get creative with the placement of the O-rings; just make sure you have two on each side, because the squishiness of the rubber creates tension that keeps the screws from coming loose; if you don't install them properly, the screws will loosen noticeably over the course of a few days. Another thing that helped with some of the more funny-shaped keys was to use some 5/8" metal washers that I happened to have lying around. A nice thing about of replacing the screws is that the original ones require a 2.5mm hex wrench (included in the package) to open, but the replacements I found are slotted for a Philips screwdriver. That's a big plus for me because one of the items in my Carbocage is a knife ( SOG Key Folding Knife KEY102-CP - 1.5" Blade, Brass Stainless Steel Handle ). If I forget to remove it before flying, and I get caught by the TSA, I can remove it with the multitool I always carry ( Gerber Dime Travel Bladeless Knife ). Since I don't normally carry hex wrenches, getting busted with the original screws in place could be a major hassle! One final bit of advice, or more of a warning, really: if you're as fussy as I am, you can expect to disassemble and re-arrange your keys a couple of dozen times before you get everything just right, and if you're buying a product like this, you probably are as fussy as I am, so plan on spending at least an hour to two experimenting.

What prompted me to spend $30 to organize some keys in my pocket? I was wearing pants at work and the keys were sharply poking into my pockets and I thought there has to be a solution to this problem. This brought me to this product. I leaned towards Carbocage over other options primarily because it seemed smaller, had tighter screws and no leather that would wear out. Let’s see how it performs in reality. The product looks good and is well machined with no sharp edges. It includes all the necessary parts to extend it including an optional key ring addon (the source of my biggest frustration). Installation was fairly straight forward, however you have to be a little dextrous to stack and make sure nothing falls apart before screwing together. It does take some strategy behind how to place which keys where. Now to use. My 4 keys and 3 store mini reward cards all fit fine in a neat little package solving my problem of sharp keys poking my pants. My biggest gripe is that with the added key ring adapter and attaching something to the key ring (in my case my car fob), any key on that side is difficult to use. I have shown an example photo of using a key in my door. You can see that I have to grab my car fob in addition to the Carbocage to turn the key. It’s just awkward and potentially in my case introduces the possibility that I will unlock or set off my car alarm while turning the key. This is entirely dependent on what you have attached. If you don’t use the key ring adapter it is a nonissue. Pros - does organize the keys well - has a small footprint with keys on each side - provides lots of pieces to make it very flexible - is lightweight and not intrusive - does accommodate plastic store reward cards - looks nice if you are into carbon fiber - seems well made (time will tell) Cons - in reality it is slower to access your keys - if you use the optional key ring piece, any thing attached to the key ring may potentially impede the keys partially. - While the setup was ok for me, those that are less dextrous may have a little difficulty

So much better than having the keys rattling around and poking you in your pocket. Highly recommend if you have a few keys that you always keep on you.

Sebbene l'idea in se non sia una novità, e avendo provato un altro modello simile, devo dire che in questo caso sono state davvero fatte le cose per bene. Il portachiavi è solido, ben sagomato e all'atto pratico si sta dimostrando davvero valido. Lo uso con 10 chiavi al momento, 6 da un lato e 4 dall'altro, dove ho inserito l'accessorio che permette l'utilizzo di un anello esterno per chiavi che non entrano nel keycage, e grazie ai distanziali forniti nella confezione sono riuscito senza troppi problemi a bilanciare lo spessore dei due lati. Il produttore merita un plauso per fornire una dotazione completa: c'è tutto il necessario per configurarlo al meglio a seconda delle necessità e del numero di chiavi da installare. Meno bella la confezione in cui è fornito, dato che è arrivato in una bustina di plastica anonima, chiusa nella parte superiore da carta e un paio di punti di spillatrice. Vero che all'interno tutta la viteria era sistemata in una apposita scatolina di plastica, in modo che non fosse possibile perdere alcun pezzo. Confermo che non sono allegate istruzioni. Basterebbe anche solo una semplice illustrazione per far capire come utilizzare le varie rondelle a disposizione, ma grazie anche alle recensioni precedenti è stato facile capire come procedere. L'installazione di molte chiavi non è semplicissima, capita infatti di dover maneggiare il keycage prima di averlo davvero fissato e un paio di volte ho dovuto ricominciare l'operazione. Difficilmente comunque si dovrà fare spesso questa procedura, quindi un po' di pazienza iniziale e poi si potrà utilizzare questo comodo portachiavi. Lo uso da qualche giorno e devo dire che il solo lato "negativo" che gli ho trovato sta nel maggior tempo che richiede l'estrarre la chiave che si cerca rispetto ad un mazzo libero. Ma forse si tratta solo di abitudine, perchè con l'uso può diventare quasi automatico utilizzarlo rapidamente. Naturalmente per una massima praticità bisogna disporre le chiavi con metodo. A parte la chiave della posta, le chiavi lunghe delle serrature blindate e una chiavetta che aveva il foro rettangolare leggermente più piccolo del diametro delle viti in dotazione, ho potuto sistemarci tutte le mie chiavi. E se concordo con i tanti pregi segnalati nelle altre recensioni devo dire che ho constatato anche un'altra qualità: utilizzando il kaycage al posto di un grosso e confuso mazzo di chiavi si riesce anche ad evitare di rovinare la finitura delle porte di casa. Dipende sempre da quanto è grande il mazzo di partenza, ma nel mio caso era quasi inevitabile che per girare la chiave nella serratura qualche altra chiave del mazzo finisse per toccare la porta stessa. Non prestandoci particolare attenzione, alla lunga i segni sulla porta sono rimasti. Utilizzando un portachiavi simile il rischio non c'è perchè difficilmente ci sarà un elemento pendente che possa entrare in contatto con la porta. Il prezzo non è proprio invitante, ma il prodotto è di qualità e una volta acquistato difficilmente dovrà essere sostituito. Spero che di trovarlo in offerta la prossima volta, ho un altro mazzo di chiavi da sistemare! Prodotto indubbiamente da 5 stelle, servizio di amazon impeccabile come sempre.

Un poco tardado (un mes) pero lo especifican en la info. Todo bien.

Ich hatte zuerst ein anders Produkt wo man die Achsen mit Schraubhülsen auf die richtige Länge bringen musste. Nach einem Sturz sind diese dann gebrochen. Bei dem System sind unterschiedliche und doch massive Schrauben dabei, die durchgehend sind. Die Montage erfordert etwas Geduld und ein paar Versuche. Wenn man nicht gerade Grobmotoriker ist, klappt es ganz gut und alles passt perfekt. Endlich alle Schlüssel kompakt und leicht zusammen verstaut. Ein echter Hingucker, der hoffentlich lange hält.

This is a great little key carrier. Sits easily in the pocket.