An informal survey of what men carry when they leave their homes in the morning

Horsewright said:
Wow thank you sir for the shoutouts!!

Interestingly I was wearing a Kimber Micro 9 when I was reading this.
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I like the cut of your jib, Sailor.

I like the holster because it breaks in, but never breaks down. The retention is as solid as ever, but it is softer and better looking.

Same as the wallet... everything's still secure and it ages wonderfully.

Both the wallet and the holster carry like they aren't there.

Now I gotta get something from you to carry this Leatherman in!
 
Insipid Moniker said:
I'm nobody and I don't know crap from shinola, but one small piece of advice I offer to anyone in this thread is to take a Stop the Bleed course and add an IFAK or, at minimum, a good tourniquet to your carry. You probably won't ever use it, but if you do you can save a life.
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I haven’t taken a “Stop the Bleed” course but I do carry 3 first aid kits in varying sizes which includes tourniquets in my truck.
 
RFID blocking Chinese leather wallet
house keys on a KEY-BAK with steel chain
car key with remote and Wenger Swiss Clipper
Pentel EnerGel aluminum pen
Victorinox Midnight Manager
91mm Victorinox SAK with scissors (usually Explorer or Ranger)
two-compartment plastic pill case with pills
microfiber cleaning cloths for my Henry Kissinger glasses
wristwatch (nowadays mostly Seiko SNE109 with steel bracelet, and a photo for you wristwatch people)
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wedding ring (copy of Victoria & Albert Museum's kitsch posey ring inscribed "Vous et nul autre")
hair pick
iPhone
Whole Foods small reusable shopping bag (mine is green, says "Peace" and has the Bird) with phone charger, cables, power bank, ear buds, and three books.

Edited update 7/14/23:

Pentel Energel aluminum pen's ink cartridge lasted 5 months of light use (no letter writing or journaling). Amazon sells 10 replacement cartridges for $5.92. I will try writing a letter by hand lest I forget how, and then (I suppose) photographing and emailing it.
 
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Average day carry
-Wallet (enough cash for shelter or protection)
-Modern folding pocket knife clipped in front right pocket sometimes 2
-Maratac stainless AA flashlight or similar
-Keys
-Bic lighter full size or mini sometimes zippo or zippo with butane insert
-Pen regular or "tactical"
-Swiss army tinker or similar sometimes Leatherman super tool 300
-Leather work gloves, broken in and durable back left pocke
-English bridal leather belt, thick and strong.
-Ball cap , worn almost everywhere
-Boots, Oakley, wolverine
-Protection, combustion projectile type usually
-Write in the rain pocket notebook

Outdoors type day
All of the above plus
-Fixed blade scout carry or chopper on belt
-Leatherman 300 belt sheath and SAK tinker
-Flashight, 2AA or bigger depending
-Hank of Paracord, in back pocket under gloves
-Jacket ,hoodie or heavy shirt
-Bandana, shemagh
-Boots, heavy outdoor boots
-Water bottle, stainless steel insulated usually in holder w/cup underneath

In my area less than half of men carry a knife even among construction, trades. They all are never 5 feet from a smart phone. They usually have some EDC stuff in their car but not on their person. Most are deer hunters and many fish and shoot when time permits but have strayed far from the readiness of past generations. My late father always carried a knife and lighter, my nephew that I raised also carries a knife, lighter and gloves as well; he is in his 20's .
 
I'm retired, so I can keep it simple:
ALOX SAK, lfp
Traditional or modern folder main blade, rfp
Burts Bees chap stick, rfp
Big blue snot rag, right hip pocket
Watch

If I'm going for a walk or into town, I'll add:
Glock 19
Wallet
Cell phone
Keys
 
If I leave my house / yard I have

Knife or two ( one for the sheeple)

Flashlight x 2- small aaa that can be held in the mouth so free hands up close and a “ I really need to see” light

Wallet with cards and 100 dollars cash

Keys

Glock 19
 
Depends on what I'm doing that day, but I will go with work day,
I have a full proper tool bag with it all in when travelling but when I get there I get the basics always in my pockets.
Boots
Jeans or combat work pants loads of pockets lol and a belt
T shirts maybe a hoodie
Tobacco in a tin
Zippo lighter
Wallet
Keys got way to many
Small coast aaa torch
Backo adjustable spanner
10 mm spanner and an 8mm
Backo grips
Electrical screw driver some bit peaces and a mini wrachet backo
Coldsteel counterpoint as sheepie friendly as I am going to be lol plus, I work out door and a lot of climbing ladders and stuff so coldsteel makes amazing folders for tough work,
Main reason I go for it over other makes and models is the grips are amazing any weather hot or cold, wet, sweaty, dry
One handed opening is a deal braker for what I want in a folder in my job
The pocket clip is handy but the lanyard hole so I can tie it to my wrist don't wanna drop it and hit some one but most of my hand tools have lanyard holes one ones I've drilled so I can tie to my wrist
the aus 10 is good and easy to sharpen
Triad lock speaks for it's self
I think
 
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Knife/knives
Flashlight
Pen
Wallet
Comb
Keys
SD piece
Phone
Readers
 
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From top to bottom:
Hat
Quite a few silver chains and a medallion
Silver bracelet
Wedding band white gold
Sunglasses(Oakleys or Pit Vipers)
GShock watch that I’ve beat the hell out of for years.
Nottingham Tactical double lock with black refill
Cloud Defensive MCH full size single function flashlight
Leatherman surge or supertool300 in a sagewood gear pouch left hip
BK14 in a Sagewood Sheath on my right hip
Microtech Exocet in violet as my wallet
Microtech LUDT serrated in my cargo pocket. (Only where cargo Deluth work pants )
G19x in a Tier 1 Concealed holster appendix style.
Spare mag for above in holster.

On the weekends or on my hunting property I’ll strap up a BK16 in a Sagewood sheath or a BK9 in a Sagewood sheath.


Sometimes I’ll switch the Microtechs for other models of..Microtechs 😂
 
Normal day at the office?
Watch
Front-Pocket Wallet
Pen
Wristwatch
Smallish folding knife
Wireless earbuds
Business card wallet
BigIdea BitBar II
Small flashlight
Handkerchief
Keyfob
Phone

But I carry a messenger bag as well, w/ an assortment of other stuff.
 
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