Packing car keys

[balzaccom]

Do you carry your car keys with you on the trail, or you do hide them at the car? There is no point to carrying extra weight, and car keys certainly fall into that category. I leave all of my keys in the car EXCEPT the car key itself. That goes in my pack.

Or do you really practice ultralight backpacking, and leave the car key artfully hidden somewhere so that you don’t have to tote the extra weight? (And no, please don’t tell me or anyone else WHERE you hide those keys…)

Of course, true ultra-lighters will either take public transportation to the trailhead…or buy a car with keyless entry!

[jms703]

Keys with me. Spare with my spouse at home.

* no risk of theft
* can lose all of our gear, and still, eventually drive home
(but i'll owe my wife a huge favor)

[Epic Steve]

With me, on a key clip that's sewn into one of my pack pockets. But I take all the keys off the ring before leaving home, except the car key and my house key. No sense lugging work keys, etc. Just don't have confidence that I could hide a key "artfully" enough to feel secure about that.