[Karibou]

Originally Posted by Siri

Carabiners. It's actually a method I developed working overseas to deal with an endemic pickpocket problem, but I use it all the time now. There are a wide variety of wallets that come with or can be fitted with a key ring, and I just clip a carabiner through it and onto my belt loop. Wallet stills falls out of my pocket all the time, but it doesn't go anywhere. Works the same way separately or together for keys. In fact I do the same with my phone on the other side, using a phone case that has a lanyard. Makes the phone a bit (or a lot, depending on the case) bulkier, but it works--I've actually felt people pickpocket me in a crowd and give up when I still had hold of the lanyard. Never goes anywhere no matter how wimpy the pockets are. (Now about women's pants that don't even have belt loops...)

That's exactly what I did with my wallet and keys in college - I completely forgot about it when I was thinking about this last night. I still use a carabiner for my keys now, and occasionally with the wallet when I absolutely don't want to drag a purse around. I used one of the Vera Bradley ID cases as a wallet (easy when all you need to fit is a credit card, school ID, drivers license, and some cash) and clipped it to the locking carabiner I had my keys on, and it was great. Still not appropriate for business situations (IMO), but it works for everything else as long as my belt and pockets aren't otherwise occupied.