The responses to people who pick on my bag of tricks vary by the gender and apparent education of the person trying it.

To the higher brow, I point out that until very recently, all men carried a purse with their money in it, usually tucked into their tunic or cloak or belt, as the pocket was something of a rarity. The equally wise, but less frilly, I just remind them than Dan Boone, Dave Crockett and no finer butt kickers than Roger's Rangers, the US Sharpshooters, and even some units in WWII carried bags of similar size to hold much of their stuff. To women, I just ask if they want to know where I got it. (Sold a fatboy that way.) And for the tacky, I just point out to them some of us have bigger bags for a reason and they have my pity. *laughs*