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#139324 - 07/10/08 05:53 PM My EDC in video form
Fiacharrey Offline
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#139533 - 07/13/08 09:46 AM Re: My EDC in video form [Re: Fiacharrey]
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There are some pretty interesting ideas in the two videos, and I like what you had to say about multifunctionality in the items you carry.

I liked what you had to say about your choice in shoes. I once had to help carry a woman up a steep hill in an emergency because of her shoes, or rather because her shoes were nowhere to be found. She might have been fine with the idea, but she was by no means slight of figure, and I had to rest afterward instead of getting back quickly to help others. The fun also had me sweating profusely in very cold weather.

I'm interested in why you carry a second wallet for additional items rather than something that can hold more in the same amount of space. I understand that a wallet is a pretty solid organizer and all, but I'm not sure a heavy duty bag (aloksak for instance) couldn't get the same job done and allow for more items or could simply be smaller and easier to carry. I could also understand if your normal wallet was something to hand over in case you were mugged and the secondary wallet had money, credit cards and so on in it, but you seemed to have those split up between the two you carry.


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#139562 - 07/13/08 09:56 PM Re: My EDC in video form [Re: Nicodemus]
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Nice job. I picked up a few tips from the videos.
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#139566 - 07/13/08 11:09 PM Re: My EDC in video form [Re: Nicodemus]
Fiacharrey Offline
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Originally Posted By: Nicodemus

I'm interested in why you carry a second wallet for additional items rather than something that can hold more in the same amount of space.


The idea is that this is the stuff I always have on my person. So, that rules out anything I have to carry around, like a bag or something. Another possibility I considered, and haven't completely ruled out, is having some kind of belt carrier for some stuff.

I have a second layer of stuff, which is my "almost-EDC." It is kept in a day pack in my car or wherever it needs to be so that it is reasonably accessible. It includes a full-sized multitool, a PFAK, poncho, gloves, PSK, and other emergency essentials that I don't feel need to be directly on my body all the time.
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