telekinetic

So, I know there are whole boards (of which I am a member) devoted to 'every day carry', but the 'ideal pocket knife' thread got me interested in seeing what non-'EDC enthusiasts' carry through their lives.

By comparison with my 'peers' on the enthusaist's board, I travel light, but my IRL companions are frequently a little surprised at my pocket contents.

I currently carry, at all times:

Right Front Pocket:
T-Mobile G1 Cell phone
Pen (make varies)
Gerber Easy-Out partially serrated locking pocket knife (clipped)
In right front 'watch pocket':
Boker Rescom seatbelt/textile rescue knife, in red

Left front pocket:
Combination Moneyclip/wallet
Stride gum (or similar, in low profile pack)
Nitecore EX10 GD+ flashlight, infinitely adjustable from 3 to 130 lumens
8 gig thumbdrives x 2:
-one for temporary storage of music/movies/documents
-one loaded with tools and programs, including malwarebytes, bootable stand-alone install of ubuntu, portable opera, etc etc.

Back right pocket: Lanyard Keychain with:
Leatherman Micra
Red LED coin cell light (the flat round kind you squeeze)--good for night vision/not waking people up
Various car and house keys
and (occasionally) spy capsule with dayquill/tums/asprin/etc depending on if I have or predict any particular medical malady that day.

Back Left pocket:
Empty, reserved for tickets, parking stubs--any temporary pocket storage, or I-pod nano, 250gig hard drive, etc, on a rotating as-needed basis.

So, what does everyone carry with them AT ALL TIMES (I'm not talking about 'what do you take on a camping trip' here)?

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Glory's Sun

I hate pockets full of things.. so I carry my backpack..

only things that are in it are my blackberry, pack of smokes, wallet, and my laptop on some days.

Only thing in my pocket is a lighter and that stays in the fifth pocket.

snowy

I always carry my various cards (school ID, driver's license, library card, debit card), car/bike/house keys on a carabiner, cell phone, and iPod on my person--the cards are either in the back pocket of my pants or the chest pocket of my jacket, the other things are in various other pockets.

I usually have my backpack, and it contains my planner, my mechanical pencils, a drawing pencil, my Quizdom remote, my graphing calculator, sunscreen, an emergency Clif bar, a small first aid kit, emergency feminine hygiene products, Midol, Prilosec, spare lead, spare erasers, and a notebook for writing and doodling in.

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ratbastid

I hate full pockets. My pocket regimen over the last few years has been all about minimizing.

Left front: iPhone
Right Front: Wallet (smallish leather money-clip style, with a card pocket), Keychain (including three "loyalty card" keychain cards, a leatherman micra, and an RSA SecureID random number generator for my work VPN.)
Back pockets: nothing

When I get to work, I dump this stuff on my desk. When I get home from work, I dump this stuff on my desk. I really only carry my things when I'm in transit.

FuglyStick

right front
wadded bills and change
zippo
pocket knife

left front
cell phone

right back
empty wallet

left back
smokes

keys are on D-ring clipped to belt loop

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Zeraph

Wallet, keys, cell phone. I hate carrying lots of things so I keep it as simple as possible. I'd love to carry some kind of weapon but it just isn't practical for me.

Manic_Skafe

I hate full pockets too, short of change and the wallet, nothing goes in the pockets. My messenger bag is always packed with my cell phone, at least one camera, three lenses minimum, a flash, memory cards, a book, Dr. Grip pen, chapstick, handkerchief, keys, hand lotion and self-esteem supplements (iPod).

It's pretty embarrassing to see all that typed out.

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mixedmedia

I keep narrowing and narrowing.
Presently I have a little side slung crochet bag in which I keep a wallet, my keys, phone, pen, sm. pillbox with Advil, iPod, chewing gum and Carmex (lip balm). And my lens cap if I am carrying my camera.

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SabrinaFair

I don't carry anything on my person, but my laptop bag is chock full of my every day goodies; Macbook, charger, iPod, sport headphones (I can't stand earbuds), cell phone, a pouch full of cosmetics (lip glosses, lipstick, hand lotion), a pouch full of pencils, pens and highlighters, a pouch of "medicinals" (tampons, contact case, Exedrine, toothpaste, condoms), day planner, legal pad, and various seasonal items such as tissues and gloves. The sonofabitch weighs damn near twenty pounds....

Sometimes I switch to a smaller bag for the weekend, but I'm usually toting my red faux-crocodile laptop bag.

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Charlatan

Pockets: Wallet in my back right.

Bag: Keys, pen, iPod and headphones, blackberry (unless it's on my belt)


I don't like carrying a lot of crap.

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Xerxys

Watch, wallet, Badge. Hmmm, I thought I was the only one who left stuff in my car cause carrying them is a pain.

blktour

front right: cellphone, currently tmobile G1 hacked.

front left: keys, with about 4 keys on it and my car starter/alarm clip.

back right: wallet, ALWAYS.

back left: a small knife.

5th pocket: chapstick, HAS to be Carmex.

other than that. NOTHING. i dont like changing it up. haha.

ryfo

may be in different bag depending on where I am off to but keys wallet tissues and notebook and pen

The_Jazz

Wallet, house keys, car keys, carmex, money clip. My briefcase has whatever book or printout I'm reading, ipod, extra business cards, production reports, my propaganda and multiple types of cell phone chargers.

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dlish

apart from myself which i carry only 3 things..phone, keys, wallet. i carry a small wallet that is more of a card holder so that i dont have to carry change and crop in it

ive always got a bag with my gym/swimming gear...just in case i decide to drop off at a beach somewhere

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Sue

my blackberry, wallet, purse (of course), a pen, my key card to get in to work, lotion for my hands, and not every day, but sometimes I can fit my lunch in my purse too

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Martian

Every day carry goes like this:

Front left: Cell phone, lighter
Front right: Keys
Back left: Comb
Back right: Wallet

And then in my jacket, I have three inside pockets.

Bottom left: Pen(s), spare lighter
Top left: Cigarettes

And the right inside pocket is for any temporary papers or other things I might need. I don't wear gloves as a rule, so the outside pockets on my jacket are strictly for my hands. I also wear or bring my jacket in all weather. It's not even about being cold so much as it is having the extra storage space. Sometimes I'll wear a shirt with a breast pocket and forego the jacket, but that means I can't bring any pens with me. I don't want my pens right next to my body, in case they leak.

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Meditrina

I don't go anywhere without my cell phone, driver's license, money/cash card, keys. The essentials. There are other things in my bag, but they are not necessary. I know what is necessary by what I bring when I go to a bar, what can fit in my jeans pockets.

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little_tippler

I don't carry anything on me all day every day except clothes and underwear :P

Ok seriously, I have a small handbag where I carry wallet, keys, cellphone, lipbalm, and a pen.

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We are ever unapparent. What we are
Cannot be transfused into word or book.
Our soul from us is infinitely far.
However much we give our thoughts the will
To be our soul and gesture it abroad,
Our hearts are incommunicable still.
In what we show ourselves we are ignored.
The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged
By any skill of thought or trick of seeming.
Unto our very selves we are abridged
When we would utter to our thought our being.
We are our dreams of ourselves, souls by gleams,
And each to each other dreams of others' dreams.

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Tully Mars

Wallet, lip balm and cell phone. Keys if I'm driving which I throw under the sit when parked. Key to my home in the wallet if not driving.

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genuinegirly

Keys.
They're on me no matter where I go or what I do.
From home to office to lab, they're the only way in. Keys are crucial.
Most of the time I don't have my wallet on me. I try to leave my cell phone in my office throughout the day - nothing worse than being in the middle of setting up an experiment and hearing your phone ring.

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Lasereth

Holy cow there is a forum devoted to what you carry in your pocket???

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Hyacinthe

I have a purse that goes with me almost everywhere so in that I currently have

house keys
car keys
study keys (seperate from the house so seperate keys)
deoderant
wallet
antibacterial gel
antibacterial wipes
compact (foundation powder)
lipstick
lipgloss
bandaids
blister cover
mobile phone
pen
pad
bottle opener
comb
hair lackeys and a clip
chewing gum
lolly pop
Epipen (severely allergic to bees)
USB drive (only a little one that I can save a few word documents on)


I carry alot of stuff don't I?

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Moyaboy

I keep my wallet in the back, keys on my right belt loop. Phone in the front.

Work apron, bathroom kit (toothpaste, toothbrush, deoderant, mouth wash and lint brush). Water bottle, mp3 player, ear buds, and a Nintendo DS. In my messenger bag.

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Telluride

I don't leave the house without my car/house keys, cell phone and wallet.

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World's King

Blackberry
Wallet
2nd Wallet (don't ask)
Keys
Zebra brand Pen

And if I have my messenger bag:
Anthony Bourdain - The Nasty Bits
Anthony Bourdain - Kitchen Confidential
The Joy of Cooking
Crossword puzzle book
Apron
Full set of Chef knives
A Yo-yo
A full set of Sharpies (all colors)
At least three extra pens
Two pencils

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snowy

I dump my stuff when I get home--I have a nifty little Johnnie Walker Black valet tray that it all gets unloaded into.

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thespian86

Fuck. I want to ask about the 2nd Wallet.

Depending on if I'm wearing my jacket (let's assume I am):

-Wallet (Back right pocket)
-Orange Lanyard and several keys (Front right jacket pocket)
-iPhone (Left jacket pocket)
-Chapstick (inside coat pocket)

And money, papers, pencil, etc.

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abaya

At the most minimalist part of my day (going to the gym), I carry only my ID/license, gym access card, cell phone, and keys. If I'm going somewhere else and I take my purse, then I take all that + my requisite make-up (a certain shade of lipstick and eyeliner) + my bigger wallet, which has all my cards/money in it. And that's about it.

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ring

I want to see a pic of World's King's yo-yo collection.

dlish

c'mon WK..whats with the 2nd wallet???

tully..lip balm? you carry the same stuff as tippler!

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Eweser

I'm on call 24/7, so my cell (iPhone 3G) is never far from my person.

Workdays: Backpack w/laptop, charger, 8gb flash, 2gb flash, headphones. Purse w/wallet that has credit cards, checkbooks for each of my two accounts, and lotion. Keys in front right pocket and cash in back right pocket.

Non-workdays: My purse with my ID, keys and cash.

If I'm traveling, I usually just take my wallet and stick it in my back pocket or my backpack if I'm carrying it, which I usually am.

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World's King

Well, it's not really a wallet.

It's one of these...

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Patient Kain

That looks more like a note pad, hm?

I just carry my wallet and phone, sometimes a pen. Only have a few keys and handful of cards, so if i'm using them I'll keep them seperate in my pocket, or if not then I stuff them in my wallet.

Shaindra

1. Blackberry
2. Burt's Bee's Lip Shimmers Lip Balm
3. Dentek floss piks (oral hygeine is a priority)
4. Sugarfree gum (usually cinnamon) See above.
5. Paper journal (never know when ideas/thoughts/obsessions will strike)
6. Trojans lubricated (being prepared)
7. Trojans Magnums (being optimistic)

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dd3953

okay, let's see, all day, every day....

back right pocket: my wallet
back right pocket: my cell phone
hanging off a the first belt loop on my pants: my keys

i try to keep a pen with me, and most of the time i have smokes, but they are not on me all the time.

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blktour

cell AND wallet in same pocket? maybe a typo?

Fotzlid

Working: pen, alcohol wipes, tape, clamp, carpujet, shears, wallet, cash.
Day off: wallet, keys, cellphone, cash

ngdawg

Seeing all by Hyancinthe's stash and then how little everyone else carries, I wonder why big purses are easier to find than tiny ones.
When I had to lug two babies and their paraphernalia in a huge baby bag around, I ditched the large purse entirely. That thing would have combs, make-up, address book, shit that I barely used.
Now I have a tiny shoulder bag with:
billfold (hate big wallets)
pen that has a tape measure on it
compact
lip balm
floss
family photo thingy
gum
charcoal tablets
cell phone

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