FWIW: If anyone's looking for a small shoulder/waist bag with a little less of a "tactical" look like the SpecOps PackRat or the Maxped NeatFreak, this one looks interesting. There's a review here (along with hot pic of reviewer).

Also, The Container Store has a nice selection of pouches .

<img src="/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> OOO That picture is hot, he-he <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Ok, a couple of things... first the person is at least somewhat prepared (though obviously tech gear heavy). I consider that a perfect candidate for this site! Hell, HE might even be on this site already.

Second, yes.... HE.



So, you are apparently making fun of how sexy a dude looks. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Now THAT's funny. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Ummm....are you talking about the statue?

edit: I forgot you're from San Francisco. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> I'm actually heading up there this weekend.

Peace. Guy did a good review, I hope he is on this site. In fact, I recommend checking out the Gadgeteer site, there are well written reviews on a whole bunch of stuff (though it's mostly tech gear). It's just that when I finally got to the bottom of the page, I just got a chuckle out of the photo. It's for that reason I try to keep my own mug off the web. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

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It doesn't look any more or less tactical than the PackRat does. And it doesn't look to be as well made, the material looks much more prone to snagging and ripping.

It's tooo small <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
I've got a purse about that size and it's too small for EDC. <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Just out of curiousity, gotta' list of what all you're carrying?

*edit* Oh, wait. Never mind. My brain fogged over for a second. Purses... Women... No sexism intended here, it's just that the average male has to get used to the idea of having to haul a bag around all the time. Most women don't have this problem. In fact, some of the purses I've seen look they're 72-hour bags. <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

The PackRat does have a "cleaner" look to it than the NeatFreak. The one complaint I've read about the PackRat is that it tends to assume a football shape when full, any experience with this?

Can't speak to the quality of material on the bag I mentioned. Don't have one or plan on purchasing one, just thowing it out there for anyone that might be interested...

I do like the hi-viz material on the inside (like the PackRat) so one can find things in less-than-optimal lighting conditions. That's a problem with the bag I'm using now.

my main lis for edc carry is as follows:
small folding umbrella, 24oz water bottle , small wallet, nokia cellphone,
keys on 2 rings my work keys, house keys and fob for alarm , Photon (one of doug's), banada, sunglasses, brush, comb, 2 pairs of nailclippers, 2 mini sharpies, pen, few cloth hair ties, maixpads, a 2aa mini maglight, little thing of hand sanitizer, roll of tums, vicks inhaler, handfull of cough drops, roll of cinnamon mentos (candy), various bus schedules, tube of hand lotion, in a an old plastic first aid box containing: small container of chlorpheniramine maleate(anthistamene), few pepto tablets, 5 pepcid ac tablets, 1pack of cold tabs, 3, alcholprep pads, assorted bandaids.) in a ginger altoids tin( couple feet of hemp cord (think macrame), curved sewing needle, mini pocket knife (blade, file, scissors), pair of folding scissors, 1ft of thin cotton cord,18inch or so of glowin dark gimp cord, 2 small pieces of ball chain) in a mini pouch 2 aa batteries, clip for photon light, mini altoids tin( thread wrapped around bit of cardboard, 3 sewing needles, assorted saftey pins,2ft of 18g wire, 1ft of 12g wire) zippered case ( a vial of advil, onr of tyneol, tube of oragel, tube of cortizone creme, tube of tiple antibodic oinment) and often a hoodie. and i'm not done yet finding stuff i need <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Oh, yeah, the Pack Rat can get pudgy if you feed it too much. I don't know about a football, though. It just kinda gets a little wide in tthe middle.

I've been using one as my bag of tricks for a little over a year now. I wouldn't call it EDC, but that's just becuase I don't carry it with me if I'm out stacking wood or mowing the lawn. But if I leave the house, it's with me or in my car.

Whoa. Slow down, I'm taking notes... <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Thanks, IR. And thanks also for providing a link to your Bag o'Tricks. I need to compare with what I've got already.

Whether it's a bag on your waist, under the desk, or just outside in the vehicle, if it's always there and accessible in a few seconds, I tend to consider it extended EDC.

i actually used to carry far more then that.. I used to carry a bookstyle backpack as a 'purse'. I don't as often due to not wanting to carry alot of wieght due to a bad back and shoulder.