What is your every day carry? --part four

My briefcase EDC

- water bottle ( metal)
- powerbar/ balance bar
- but still no multi-tool.
- Whoppin stack of business cards.

- Nylon wallet (with ID, credit/debit cards and cash),

- Locking folder (Ritter Grip, BM 940, Buck Vantage Pro or Sebenza),

- Required keys with Atwood SS whistle and Vic Classic,

- Mission Wallet (with LM Squirt E4, Vic Farmer, 1xAAA LED, ID & emergency cash) and,

- my always present EDC backpack (with 27 oz Klean Kanteen water, LM Charge Ti multi-tool, FAK, 2xAA LED flashlight, spare AA batteries, toothbrush and necessary clothes for those days the weather could change. It is never further away than my truck and is often on my back or at my feet. It sees double duty as a gym bag.

FOX40 whistle
Cell phone
2AA LED MAG-LITE
Eyeglass case
Organizer
Ultralight .7 first aid kit
CPR mask
EMT sheers
Bottle of aspirin
Prescription medication
Pocket size Kleenex
Lip balm
Bottle of water (carried)

Jeanette Isabelle

Is this thread different than these:
http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=215460#Post215460
http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=217005&page=1

Just wondering, I don't mind starting the same topic again.

Just newer

Actually, this is about what we carry and the first TeacherRO thread is about "What really gets used". The "What really gets used" thread was very useful and caused me to cut back on EDC items and lighten the backpack.

I read the first TeacherRO thread as being the order of use, but still it's the same stuff. Because of the other thread, I realized that I do NOT need to cut back because my least used items are essential. Anyway, for reference, here's my EDC from that other thread:

http://forums.equipped.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=215470#Post215470

Yep, and I still carry stuff that didn't make the "What really gets used" list (the LM Charge Ti is rarely used, but it has so much potential in an emergency that it's hard to stop carrying).

Looking at my post in that thread, I forgot to include cell phone and sunglasses. They're must-haves as EDC goes. Also the currently running whistle thread reminds me of the Fox 40 Sharx that also lives in the back-pack. The steel whistle on my key-ring is bulletproof, but the Sharx is louder.

-Verizon G'zOne phone (water-resistant, uses standard mini-usb, has compass, thermometer, and pedometer functions)

-Tissot T-touch watch (has temperature, barometer, altimeter, compass, and chronometer functions)

-Surefire E1e-HA flashlight with KL4 LED head

-Benchmade 707 folding knife

-Leatherman Charge Ti multitool

-Keys (includes little silver whistle, spare battery for flashlight, BSA hotspark ferro-rod, and some cotton tinder)

-Wallet with Victorinox Swisscard Lite

In all my jackets I keep a bandanna and a bic-lighter. In the summer, I throw a bandanna in my back pocket if I'm not wearing a jacket.

I also have a stainless Nalgene bottle I carry around sometimes depending on what I'm doing.

since retirement I carry a little more, not so much in weight but number of items...I ride a lot with friends, while my 72hour bag is in my car.... most of which was repackaged from an AMK Ritter kit... I use clear sealing tape to organize

on keyring... Fox whistle, Gerber Tempo LED AAA light,pill fob with 2 apirin and Immodium, P38

on belt...Motorola Razr with ICE numbers, in Maxpedition holster, nylon key ring belt clip allows attachment point for larger flashlight

in heavy duty 350ml ziploc pouch in cargo pocket, reinforced with duct tape... signal mirror, bloodstopper gauze,cloth knuckle bandages,2ft of duct tape on card, iodine wipe, insect repellent wipe, 4 Katadyn ClO2 tabs (looking for a MRE beverage bag for water transport)

in multitool pouch... Victorinox Farmer, 4 quarters taped with clear tape, tweezers, mini Bic with button compass taped to base, mini pencil, section of hacksaw blade/ heavy needle/ safety pins taped, small firesteel, extra AAA battery taped, 20ft 15#mono for cordage

in pockets...wallet w/emergency contact numbers,bandana, Benchmade Ares axis lock, Leatherman SP4, Keltec 3AT/mag

Here's what I carry on my person whenever I leave the house:

In my pants pockets:



Folding comb
Benchmade folder
Mission Wallet


Mission wallet contents:

Credit card
Notepad
Couple of Bandaids
Plastic fresnel lens
Cash
Min ball point pen
Mini mechanical pencil
Ken Onion Chive folder
Sliver grippers
Maratac AAA flashlight


In my jacket:



Car key ring with:
Car Key
Res-Q-Me
DR Pico light
House key

EDC key ring:
Fox 40 Micro whistle
Swiss Micro tool
TerraLux AAA LED light
Spare AAA battery
CC peanut lighter
Coin cell LED light
Office keys

On my belt a DROID X smartphone.

The AAA spare battery holder is a battery stuck into a cable TV connecter cap with a fishing swivel and shrink tubing. The orange key ring is from County Comm with a piece of paracord sleeve cut to fit.

You might notice the reundancy/share factor here as I have two knives and 4 LED lights.

I carry lots of other staff in my traveling bags, cars, briefcase, etc.

I like the idea of a separate edc key ring - without keys.

I used to carry all the key ring stuff on one ring but when the new car came with the giant fob which has to be slid into the dash I had to separate it all into two rings to keep from damaging the car's dashboard.

What's funny is when I'm just roaming around the house on the weekend I never remember to put a kife or light in my pocket. I end up leaving knives, lights and tools all over the house just to save me from walking up or down the stairs. Pretty silly.

in addition to my "psk purse" (as noted in previous posts, but with added small firesteel) I always have the following:

On my body:
-2 feet of cordage made into a necklace, with:
-micro photon
-mini harmonica
-my kids' birthstone
-wedding rings
-extra hair elastic
-watch with light

In my pockets:
-prescription glasses
-house keyring with micro photon, Fox 40, gerber clutch
-car key ring with Fox 40, micro photon
-crkt folder
-AA mag, extra set of batteries
-BIC lighter
-mag block with firesteel and scraper
-sunglasses
-pocket kleenex pack
-AMK ultralight FAK, triangular bandage and thin maxi pad
-emergency poncho
-bandana
-cash, coin and atm card
-pen and pencil
-family picture
-tylenol
-lip balm
-emergency contact card
-there's usually a headlamp with extra batteries, and a lanyard with at least a whistle on it too (leftovers from Scout hikes)
-water bottle

This is my urban EDC ...



On my keyring/carabiner I have a Fox 40 whistle and a Fenix E01 flashlight. I like using the carabiner because this way I can keep the vehicle keys all on their own individual key rings and just clip on the one I need for that day.

In my pockets I have a Leatherman Skeletool CX, a Buff, a small disposable lighter (mini Scripto at this point) and my wallet.

I've also shown a few preparedness related items from my wallet: some duck tape, safety pins, a P-51, an elastic, magnifying lens, extra transit tickets, band-aids and an emergency info card (displayed in a clear id pocket).

And of course there's the ubiquitous phone. Oh, and I guess I have my watch as well (didn't think of showing that; its an analogue chronograph).

I might have more, depending on if I'm bringing a backpack with me, but the above is what I have on my body almost without exception.

They are in your eyeglass case, right? With all this in your pockets, what is in your purse?

Jeanette Isabelle

Teacher -- Consider Steven's Every Day Carry Pocket Tools Components available from CountyComm -- No affiliation. I have a very similar cable ring attached inside my backpack.

yes, they are in a case. with my luck they'd be broken in a heartbeat.

i have never been a purse girl, so i'm prone to jumping out of the car without it. i've got a bunch of redundancies in my pockets. i'm very attached to my bag in the warmer months, when i'm less likely to be wearing pockets.

At risk of making the guys feel nervous about looking, here's what's in the "purse":

PSK Sharing Centre

Being in the city, I've always had some sort of bag which I keep almost everything. I don't have much in my pockets and when I'm not wearing them, I have my glasses in its case.

Jeanette Isabelle

an option for those of you that carry multiple key ring sets...I clip my keys and a couple of EDC items to an Uncle Mikes law enforcement duty belt type key holder, heavy duty nylon band, and nylon snap...I maintained the locked chemical storage, and flammables cabinet in my area of the building, and had keys for them on a separate ring for security, and the use of my colleagues...I added a split ring to the nylon band of the key holder, and simple carabiner to attach the extra keys... easy to remove and secure in my desk at night... my Maxpedition phone holster is attached with another of the Uncle Mikes bands, and provides an attachment point for a larger flashlight if needed

Not the most recent, have made some changes since.

Normal Attire for a Late Evening Picnic in MacArthur Park?