You never know when your life and your freedom might depend on the choices you’ve made leading up to that moment.

In an emergency, simple measures can sometimes make all the difference in the world. From exercising situational awareness, to having a spare battery pack to charge your phone, to keeping a first aid kit in the trunk of your car. All those steps mean nothing, until they mean everything.

Traveling in a nonpermissive environment brings an entirely new set of risk factors to your life. Criminal gangs, terror organizations, and even corrupt police or security services may target you personally as an unfamiliar face and a potentially valuable asset.

One of the many things you can do to mitigate these risks is concealing one or more minimalist handcuff keys on your person.

Weighing virtually nothing, these plastic keys won’t set off a metal detector or penetrating scanner, and they’re likely to pass through all but the most thorough of personal searches sight unseen. The teeth inside the retaining clip guarantee they’ll stay in place until the time comes.  

These keys are a matte black color to blend in with luggage, belts, backpack straps, and other likely places you might want to hide them. They’re sold in a four-pack, so you have multiple options. You can place them in a pair of shoes, on the belt loop of your favorite pair of pants, and maybe even the collar stay pocket of your shirt, if you think you might be cuffed in front of your body.  You’re limited only by your imagination.

These keys are a universal type and have been tested on the following handcuff brands: Alcyon, ASP, Clejuso, Hiatts, Kyoung Chang, Peerless, Ralkem, Russian BRS-1, Smith & Wesson, TCH, Uzi, Walter, and Yuil.

Take the basic precautions now to protect yourself, while you’re still able. Add these handcuff keys to your everyday carry rotation. They’ll be there when you need them.