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

Quiet design, with no rattling keys. This works a bit like a multi-blade pocket knife, with keys for blades. You expose a key by pushing it out from the open area on the black cladding, then unfolding it. I have four keys in it, though you might be able to add a 3rd layer for up to six. Several lengths of hinge bolts, and washers, are included. Thicker washers included allow an odd number of keys. A smooth friction holds the key where you fold it. Well made and comfortable, though I''d prefer slightly more rounded edges on the black fiber cladding. I found it a little tricky to assemble, with a few different washers being sandwiched. You may have to arrange your keys so that you have a big one and a small one for each of the layers of keys, to keep them from bumping into each other when you fold them in. NOTE: Smaller keys like those not used for house doors may have holes that are too small for the hing pins. I'm quite sure that standard door keys will fit just fine.

This keyholder is well made. It looks like plastic when you first handle it, but it is really really strong, lightweight, carbon steel. I decided to give it a try as a replacement for another popular keyholder I had been using. Unlike the other keyholder, CarboCage comes with all the supplies you need to expand for larger key types. I wanted to add a USB and a utility key-shaped tool to my keyholder, so I went with CarboCage. I tried it for about a month before I bought the expansion pack for my previous keyholder. Nothing about CarboCage failed or broke, but it didn't offer the same convenience as the other keyholder. Prying your keys out from the center is much harder than pushing the key out. I'd often have to use both hands (one to hold, one to pry the key out) to open a lock. Aesthetically, I didn't particularly like the appearance. It looks more like a pocket knife. I also didn't like the logo engraved into the holder. These aesthetic problems are my own. I didn't base my rating on either of those factors only the inconvenient two-handed key extraction method. If you like the design and don't mind having to pry a key out now and then, CarboCage is very, very well-made, strong, and would no doubt last a lifetime. It comes with all the parts you need to expand the number of keys you can hold, and for those, it is a very good value.

This is my first key organizer and it keeps access easy. I was getting holes in my pockets and pants, but this cage eliminates that. If I had one complaint, it would be that the cage sticks out of the ignition switch in my car. With a regular key ring, they would just dangle, but it can't with this cage. I included a pic. Overall it's very light since its carbon fiber and the screws haven't loosened yet. It is a pain to set up since there is trial and error to set the right size screws and that means installing and removing keys and washers multiple times to get it even, but its doable. Just be patient and think about the swinging arc of long keys so you can set the thicker spacers to clear opposite side keys. This is made in Germany, so with every carbocage they sell, you are eligible to buy a new Mercedes at dealer cost. **UPDATE**The carbo cage does fold down while it's in the ignition switch. So I changed the rating to a five star. Nice piece of gear.

I researched Amazon before buying this product. I looked at several items that were similar and decided on this product for three reasons: 1. Asthetics, It has sleek curvature and conceals the keys well. It is made out of carbon fiber and has deeply eached, 'carbocage' logo across the side. These features make the 8 keys I have look like a pocket tool or folding knife. 2. Construction, the design is German and seemed well engineered from the Amazon pictures. Now that I have it I am experiencing the quality first hand. The curvature of the cage allows for quick access to the desired key and makes it fit easily in my large hand. It is easy to turn the key because the curvature ensures a firm grip. The washers, spacers and grommets allow easy folding of the keys without loosening the hex screw. The extra carbon fiber piece attaches well to the frame to allow a key ring to be added. The open space in the middle of the frame is critical for flipping smaller hard to reach keys. The carbon fiber body is practically weightless while remaining flexible and durable. 3. Amazon reviews, I read a lot of Amazon reviews that spoke very highly of this product. Every feature written about in reviews matched my needs perfectly. The pictures I saw made me believe the product info that was on Amazon. I think that this is a great product. I am very satisfied. I use to carry two sets of key chains with 4 keys each and now I carry one Carbocage. People have complained about the difficulty of configuring the keys especially when dealing with plastic electronic car keys. As you can see in the pictures my 2002 Honda Odyssey key fits perfectly. It takes a solid 15 minutes of configuring to really situate the keys perfectly according to your needs. They give a wide variety of hex screw sizes as well as washers, spacers and grommets. If you are not into putting things together you probably will want someone else to do it for you.

I bought this to streamline my keyring. It's a very sleekly designed keycage, but there were several issues that ultimately made me decide to return it and get a Keyport Pivot instead: *The whole thing is comprised of two separate pieces, and reassembling it once all of the keys are on is frustrating as the instructions require the screws with their rubber grommets be inserted through the carbon fiber piece that says CarboCage, the keys and friction rings put on said screws, the car key attachment piece then put on and lastly the opposite piece put on and everything screwed together. Its very difficult to do (or I'm just bad at it) without causing the screws to fall out and with them all of the keys and spacers, no matter which way the keycage sat. If I did manage to get the thing assembled, the screws that held the whole thing together always ended up coming out at inconsistent lengths, despite being the same length before I screwed them in. The whole design made it annoying to add/remove keys easily. *The car key loop isn't integrated into the design, and is its own separate piece. This I feel could have been integrated into the keycage itself, and is a major factor in why I ended up going with a Keyport Pivot, as that had such a thing integrated into its design. *The design basically means that once the car key loop is attached, several keys will swivel right into it, and make them difficult to access and insert in keyholes. I wanted to like this keycage, and the build quality is excellent. There's no issues there, its more with the design and the way its put together. I feel like the car key loop should be integrated into the design, and not be its own piece. The Keyport Pivot I like more because its two pieces held together permanently at one end, so its very easy to expand and add new keys.