More and more I'm moving toward carrying some equipment in a belt pouch < camera case, spare cell phone case, or similar.>

belt pouch and gear

Easy, out of the way and doesn't take up pocket space.

some more pouches:

Nite-ize pouch review

Pouch discussion on EDC forums

Cool pouches!
I got a small maxpedition one I like, I forget the name.

I have a TAG pouch-its fairly large, but carries quite a bit of gear. I have a comprehensive survival kit in it, in a french food tin, a small FAK, a heatsheet, a SAK, a full size compass, and it all fits nicely into the pouch. It has a nice velcro attachment, and drops down off the hip. I will snap some pics later today of it.

Here is the link to the full description (sorry the pics arent the best!)

my belt pouch PSK

If you're looking for one, search for 'cellphone case,' 'belt pouch' or 'camera case.'
I found one for $10 at Target.

Although a bit more spendy I am liking some of the GPS cases available now since they are a semi-hardshell similar to the Case Logic hard disk cases.