Keychain QuicKey

I've been using the QuicKey for over 6 months since I found out I couldn't take my SoG key knife on a plane and I'm honestly, very fond of it. The best tip I could give a potential buyer, though, is don't set your expectations too high. It's being advertised as a doer of many things. It actually does only a few things and I wouldn't even say it does them well. Just well enough that I can't complain.I, personally, only use the QuicKey for about 2 things. Mainly one. Cutting stuff. You probably have to sharpen the serrations a little with a tapered sharpening rod first. And maybe if you're good at it unlike me you'll end up having an impressive cutting tool on your hands. But if you just fumble through it, like me, you'll have something that can open boxes and packaging for the things you buy and whatever string you run into. But what else would you need/expect from something that's definitely not a knife?I actually really love that it's tiny, I don't have to open it up, and it won't poke me or put a hole in my pocket unlike actual knives. You just pull it out do the job and put it back. If you're one of those EDC guys and you carry 3 pocket knives on you at all times or you fix all your problems by shooting them. that's probably all you'll want the cutting edge for too. Little, quick jobs.The other thing I use is the screwdriver, but not for driving screws. just scraping things or cleaning out tiny areas. I hear it also makes a pretty good prybar.People complain a lot about the bottle opener, but I'm an avid non-drinker so that doesn't matter to me. Besides it's hard to get away from bottle openers these days. Every multitool, can opener, and corkscrew has one. Billions of free giveaway keychains have them and there's always some bro near by who can open a beer with a lighter, a ring, his teeth, or someone else's teeth. Anytime I'd use the quickey as a bottle opener is to open a drink for a friend who somehow doesn't have a bottle opener or the rare soda bottle without a twist cap. The trick, by the way is to hold it perpendicular with your thumb instead of lined up with it like a regular bottle opener.The file is a feature I wish it had but it's so terrible at filing I'm offended that anyone would even call it that. It's like a bad secretary. it works better as a grip or a noise maker.it's not a miracle wondertool but it does pretty much everything I need it to in places where I can't bring a multitool and for things I don't want to pull a multi tool out for (which are way more numerous than the ones I want to use my multitool for). I like it and I can't see it leaving my keychain anytime soon.EDIT: I originally gave this product 3 stars, which I thought was fair. In my mind 3 stars is like, "this item is nice, it does almost everything it claimed to do, didn't blow me away, but it's not bad" 4 stars would be "this item does everything it claimed to do really well and I like it a lot" and then 5 stars would be "it went above and beyond anything I could've imagined and I love this item" I think you see where I'm going with this.It's been 5 and a half years now and I realized that side from my phone and my notepad wallet, this is my most used tool. More than any knife or multi tool. I didn't expect that to be the case years ago because it doesn't do a lot of things but the things it does do come in handy ALL THE TIME and it's so convenient to pull out and get to work with.My first one broke after 4 years of extensive use while doing some heavy prying and I immediately bought another because of how good it is. At this point I've opened countless packages, crates, bottles, and boxes with this thing which makes it kind of poetic that it's shaped like a key. I'm happy to say it's not as mediocre as I once thought.

I've tried all the competition, and while none of them do everything, the QuicKey has virtues that make it the most useful of the tools, for me, at least. My main use for it is opening boxes sealed with tape. Unlike some of the others, there is no open knife blade; also, it doesn't have to be pulled from a sheath or case in order to reveal the cutting edge. You can leave it attached to your keyring as you punch it through the tape and then pull it easily through from one end to the other. It actually opened boxes for me even more reliably than a sharp box-cutter, partly because it's more likely not to wander away from the gap between the sheets of cardboard.I like the heavy-duty metal and the rounded design - this keyring tool will NOT bend and become ineffective. Also, because it relies on serration and the pulling action rather than sharpness to do the work, it's not likely to cut your finger or cut its way through your pocket.You can't use it for tweezers or to perform an emergency appendectomy, but for convenience and effectiveness at the tasks its designed for, I think it can't be beaten.

This review is a comparison of the Nite Ize DoohicKey models QuicKey and Clip Key.I’m the type of guy that always has a knife and I feel naked without it. But I have to travel often for work, packing only in a carry on, which leaves me knifeless for a week at a time. Often I find myself with some tough to open packaging, or a loose thread, or a loose screw, dearly missing my swiss army knife. So I started researching alternative tools that the TSA might either allow or overlook, and that brought me to the DoohicKey tools by Nite Ize.I bought the QuicKey first, and have successfully flown with it twice so far. And while I like it very much it requires an accessory clip of some kind if you want to carry it with rental car keys, which are typically steel cabled together.So then I found the Clip Key, which looks like basically the same thing just with a convenient carabiner built in. So I ordered a few of those too. Turns out they are very similar, but not the same.The QuicKey is very well made, looks just like a big key, and seems tailor made to go unnoticed by the TSA. Most of the ground edges are not sharp except for the inner two of the three serrations, and even those aren’t super sharp out of the box. The outermost serration is left dull, and I believe this makes it less likely to accidentally cut it’s way out of a pocket. It has jimping on one side where you can place your finger or thumb for extra force and control, and it is thick enough to be comfortable to do so. The thickness does make it more difficult to get on and off of a keyring however. At 20 grams it is a solid little tool.The Clip Key is also a nice tool, but not nearly as well made. It is a uniform thickness, appears to be stamped out of a sheet, and weighs in at 12 grams. The edges are all chisel ground from one side. This makes all of them a little sharper, and also makes it LOOK like it’s sharper, which is not what you want in a TSA line. All three of the serrations are sharp, and the corners of the screwdriver tip are sharper than the QuicKey too, which makes me think it is more likely to cut it’s way out of a pocket without too much trouble. The chisel grind makes for a passable but poor screwdriver; the QuicKey is better in this respect. It does not have any jimping, and is overall less ergonomic to use. It does not look as much like a key, and hangs crooked on a keyring making it stand out from the other keys.On the plus side, the extra sharpness makes it a better cutting tool, and the carabiner clip works well. It’s also about a third the price of the QuicKey, I’m sure because if it’s cheaper construction.Overall both tools are quite functional; they both open bottles well enough, they both turn either small flathead or phillips screws (the QuicKey does it better), they both cut open boxes, string, and that impossible foil packaging (the Clip Key does it better), and they can both do light prying (the QuicKey does it better). Both of them have a good shot of getting past the TSA (though I think the QuicKey will probably do it better).Owning both though, it’s the QuicKey that has earned a place on my keyring.

This is a simple product, but it's great and has way more utility for me than anticipated. I purchased one years ago and still use it several times a week. I wanted another one for another key ring and bought a competitor's product - not thinking it would matter. The competitor was worse and I tracked down this brand to buy another.

The media could not be loaded. Produto leve, simples e fácil de transportar. É um pouco maior que uma chave comum, mas nada que atrapalhe no chaveiro. O propósito dessa compra foi ter sempre comigo uma ferramenta que me ajude a abrir caixas de papelão, e essa ferramenta faz isso perfeitamente. Já fiz alguns testes e o que ela se propõe a fazer, faz muito bem. Recomendo o produto.

Solía tener una navaja tamaño llavero, pero esto es mucho mejor por que no ocupa más que el espacio de una llave. La principal desventaja de las navajas es que por lo general batallas para sacar la herramienta que ocupas, y con esto no batallas por que siempre esta accesible en el llavero. En mi caso la uso generalmente como navaja, para abrir cajas, principalmente. Funciona de maravilla, aunque no tiene filo, me ha servido para cortar los flejes de plástico gracias a una parte que viene como "sierra". La tengo siempre con mis llaves, y he pasado por vuelos nacionales sin problemas. Tiene abrelatas, un destornillador, una parte serrada que sirve para cortar y se puede usar como una pequeña palanca, como para abrir latas de pintura. Supuestamente también puedes usarla como lima, pero no me pareció muy funcional.

A great little item, fits on my key-ring along with all the other keys, doesn't look out of place but still does all it is supposed to do. Solid, good quality and functional. What more do you need.

This product deserves 4.5 stars. Here's why:Pros:- well made - it oozes quality, with the heft and weight of stainless steel- well finished - the metal brushing is excellent, as is the laser etching- functions as it should - all of the features listed are great and work as discribed- small and compact - just a bit longer than a standard keyCons:- unnecessarily thick at the grip - I understand it's for added balance and grip, but it's counter-intuitive for keeping it on a keychain/minimalist keyholder- grip is also not "parallel" i.e. the curves at the end of the grip, making my keys rest at an uneven angle (in above-noted minimalist keyholders)Other than the caveat(s) with the grip, fine product, well worth the $ for convenience in form factor, build quality, and features.

Functional and useful. The blade isn’t especially sharp but I guess that saves fingers! I’ve used it as a basic pry bar more times than anything and still going strong.