The EDC Keychain - how heavy do they get?

I have gone through a dozen renditions of my keychain over the years, and this is about as lightweight as I can go. I started removing things when I found out that too much weight can reduce the lifespan of the ignition. I don't have a cutting tool because I always carry a pocket knife. The whistle is very loud. The USB drive is very durable and let's me boot an OS as well as keep documents and such on hand. I have used the emergency cash on more occasions than I can recall... simple things, like going into Wal-Mart and forgetting my wallet. Faster to use the $50 instead of walking back out to my jeep. All that, and the only keys are a padlock key, two house keys, and my jeep's key. See attached pict...

Disaster notwithstanding, I really do use the items I have on a regular basis, save the handcuff keys, thank heavens... The led light comes in handy all the time, and it has replaceable batteries, but I can get ten of them on amazon for about $6 with free shipping, so it's just cheaper to get new ones - and they last a long time anyway.

I've used the whistle just a few times to get someones attention - usually at the farm when they are a ways off and we don't have radios.

The USB drive is nice to have for more reasons that I can list here. Having an OS on the go is excellent. And I have my passport, and other IDs imaged as well - although it's not the real deal - it does contain all the pertinent registration numbers and identifiers. That's one step closer to proving my identity than nothing at all should I loose my physical IDs.

So I'm wondering what, if any, things do you keep on your keychain for edc purposes.

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The EDC Keychain - how heavy do they get?