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Drop + Quiet Carry The Shorty

Name: Drop + Quiet Carry The Shorty
Brand: Drop
SKU: drop-quiet-carry-the-shorty
Price: 75 USD
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 4.416667 (12 reviews)

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Forget about key jangle. Our version of Quiet Carry’s The Shorty features a titanium body with exclusive knurling and space for up to five keys. Get yours in black or satin with an AUS8 blade or multitool.

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cflesuras3

Nov 18, 2020

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Great utility knife

Overall, I love this knife/key holder combo and use it as an everyday carry. The only minor complaint is that you need to adjust it from time to time if you have a full set of keys in it. Sometimes it can be a little work to get it just tight enough that the keys aren’t swinging out loosely, but not so tight that they don’t swing out at all.

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FishGuy

Sep 22, 2020

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Nice tool, but with limited functionality

Only few keys can fit to it (2-3), and they need to be short! Ifound it not very functional for me

Recommends this product? No

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tommythao

Aug 20, 2020

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Awesome product

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reswright

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Aug 9, 2020

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The Shorty comes with two sets of washers and some additional hardware and complete instructions on how to configure it to take as many as five keys, or remove the knife/tool add on and just configure it to be a key safe only. The customizability ends up being important if you have big fingers. The good: Nice aesthetics, pretty well engineered, good materials, useful. If you haven't used a key safe before it's kind of like a swiss army knife of keys. If you're used to holding and turning the keys with your fingers to open a lock, this will feel different - more like opening a folding knife and sliding the blade into the keyslot like a key, then turning the handle with your hand instead of the key with your pinching fingers. Once you're used to it it's rather easier. The bad: The knife or tool attachment frame blocks the groove a little bit. That groove's there to let you flip the keys out - you push against the exposed part of the key in the groove and it pushes the keys out the other side. With the inner frame there, it can be hard to push some keys out in this fashion if you have thick fingers. Also, the design works better for full length keys than ones like, say, a mailbox key. Those can fall into a sort of key limbo in the middle of the Shorty where it's a little hard to get at. There's a post that the longer keys rest against that keeps them from this fate, and shorter keys miss it. If the Shorty weren't meant to be easily reconfigurable, that'd be enough to take off a star - I'd call it a design flaw. As it is, now, I'm probably going to end up configuring it just as a key safe. For people with normal sized hands, it's not going to probably even become an issue.

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MeanJoeA

Jul 31, 2020

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It's a pug.

It looks cute, but is way too stubby and thick to be practical (for a couple keys). Maybe it will work well in a jeans 'watch' pocket but I haven't worn them in months... I want to find shorter standoffs to only hold 2 keys and put it on a diet. I'm trying to use a Leatherman bit holder on the non key side, but haven't been able to perfect the spacing and tension. The screws are too small for tension without stripping and too short to allow width adjust variation. Lots of hot spots. It works fine to rip packages open. The bottle opener is ok but nowhere as smooth and easy as a church key.

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ndodokin

Jul 25, 2020

Verified Buyer

Innovative Design

This is a great way to carry your keys, along with either a utility knife or pry-tool. I went from a Keysmart to this, and am happy overall (but this does weigh a lot more). I'd also suggest attaching a Keychain to this as the weight and squat-nature of the Shorty won't sit flush with your pocket if clipped to light-weight pant material. Having the extra weight of a Keychain fixes this as it adds a counter weight to keep the Shorty oriented down in your pocket.

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Icantaim

Jul 21, 2020

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Beautiful

The action of the knife is surprisingly good, smoothness and detent force can be tuned by adjusting pivot screw.
No blade play on mine, super easy to deploy, can flick it out reliably, blade itself is very thin and lightweight.
The action of the keys can also be tuned, it uses a special screw that can lock into 6 different positions, its pretty genius IMO.
Finish is flawless, the texturing on blade side is clean, clip side is smooth so it doesn't hurt my pants, the black coating on mine is consistent.

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erickong

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Jul 17, 2020

Simple and useful

I use The Shorty without the blade and extension posts. It is great being able to connect it to my car key with a key ring. The clip stops the keys from bunching up at the bottom of my pocket. I wish it came with a deep carry clip though. The Shorty uses “D” slot hardware for easy disassembly. The locking system that presses the keys together is simple and effective. Do yourself a favor, this organizer makes carrying keys much more comfortable.

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payodpanda

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Jul 9, 2020

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I've had the Shorty in black with the multi-tool for about a week. It's a very well-designed, functional piece of EDC equipment. The finish and manufacturing are top-notch--expected from Quiet Carry. I absolutely love the knurled body--it's perfectly grippy without feeling like sandpaper. I had another key organizer, but I gave it to a friend after I received the Shorty. It comfortably holds my 3 lock keys + YubiKey, padded by washers (so I assume it can fit another key without the washers). I used the extension post. I like that the hook for the key ring hides the tip of the key that juts out (one of my keys is fairly large). I can explain this better in photos (coming soon). The multi-tool itself is easy to deploy, and can easily be tightened / loosened with a quarter turn of the screw. The tool locks in place with a clip, which is easy to unlock also because the clip juts out from the curve a bit (again easier to show in photos). Basically, you don't need nails to operate the locking clip, which has been an issue for me in some designs. It was fairly easy to assemble, and everything required is included. I haven't tried taking the blade off and using it only as a key organizer, but I might do that for flights. This will stay a staple in my EDC rotation!

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KnifeNutsPodcast

Jul 7, 2020

Over the past few weeks the Drop + Quiet Carry IQ knife and Shorty key organizer have become staples of my edc rotation. The IQ is a beautifully machined piece of functional art. Its ultra slim profile, a milled and well integrated deep carry clip make it just as appropriate for a pair of dress slacks as well as weekend shenanigans. The contoured frames feel great in hand. An intricately milled pattern on the show side allows for a confident grip and makes for a very bold visual statement. The modified sheepsfoot blade deploys using a low profile flipper tab with very functional jimping. The action is crisp and smooth with a perfectly tuned detent and lock up. Riding on caged ceramic bearings the blade glides open and conceals completely when closed. Which can be a tricky thing to do when designing a folder. Another elegant solution is the internal lockbar stabilizer to prevent over travel. Cutting performance has been great too. Relatively thin blade stock and a nice even flat grind that terminates to keen edge has handled anything I’ve thrown at it. I even broke down some large boxes which is a task I wouldn’t naturally attribute to a small slim folder, but the IQ took it in stride! As for the Shorty, I have never been much of a “key organizer” type of guy but the Shorty won me over with its size, useful features, and surprisingly slick action! I have been carrying the multi tool variety as i feel it’s been a perfect companion piece to the IQ or any other knife I happen to be carrying. Overall these two pieces have been serving me well and I’m pretty sure they will do the same for you! Levon KnifeNutsPodcast.com @knifenutspodcast

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