EDC - What's in Your Pocket(s)??

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I'm a college student who needs a belt to support the weight of the items in his pockets... do you really want to know?

Uh... lessee here. My Air Force lanyard with a bike key, room key, house key, and assorted ugly keychains, plus a TOPS Prairie Fox (About the most useful little knife...), a tube of chapstick, my cell phone, an SAK, a large amount of pocket change, a pack of gum, a mini maglite, and a bunch of other crap that would be in my pockets if in theory I hadn't just changed pants.
 
PWork said:
The Soldier used to be made with the hollow pin. I believe it is no longer a requirement of the Swiss military.

Paul
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Is it me, or does that sound kind of screwy? Now there's now way to fasten the knife onto anything. First there's no keyring, now there's no hollow pin. I don't get it. I'm confused.
 
cardimon said:
Is it me, or does that sound kind of screwy? Now there's now way to fasten the knife onto anything. First there's no keyring, now there's no hollow pin. I don't get it. I'm confused.
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I don't know what the reasoning was. :confused:
Perhaps Vincent can shed some light on this issue.

Paul
 
PWork said:
I don't know what the reasoning was. :confused:
Perhaps Vincent can shed some light on this issue.
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Thanks for the confidence Paul.....

But unfortunately I don't know for sure - just that 1992 (or perhaps part 1993?) was the last year where the Victorinox Soldier had the now much sought after hollow rivet.

However the Wenger "Standard Issue", or "Soldat" in Europe - does have the shackle/bail
and one can actually buy the hollow rivet version of the Wenger Soldat in Europe
(or just remove the bail/shackle)

Wenger Soldat model # 1.70.00
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I admit I have't read every single post closely (got sad looking at EDCs I can't afford :( ), but I don't seem to have encountered many (any?) poster who mentioned carrying a knife sharpener? I've always felt that carrying multiple knives is handy, but having a sharpener nearby is even better.

Like many of us, I carry more than one knife, and about a year ago, I started carrying a Viking whetstone purchased from Ragnar at ragweedforge.com. It's a piece of jasper stone cut into a rectangular slap about 1/4" thick, 1/2" wide, and 2 1/2" long (it seems the Vikings often wore whetstones made from particularly decorative-looking stones as jewelry).

The stone was cheap and comes with a leather lace for wear as a necklace. I replaced the leather with thin ("dummy cord") paracord. The stone sees a lot of use for quick edge touch-ups when I'm out and about. At home, after a 'real' knife sharpening with my Smith's jig set, I use the jasper stone instead of ceramic sticks to put a mirror polish on knife edges.
 
My updated EDC:

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Wallet
Anarchy Eyewear "Crash" Sunglasses
15' OD Paracord
Forney Blue Paint Marker
Benchmade Mini-Pika "Right change pocket"
Keys w/ Victorinox Rally and Blue Photon II
Nokia Tracfone
Kershaw Leek "Right back pocket tip up"
Victorinox Climber "Use this mostly"

My original EDC post here...
 
AlonzoMosely said:
What's the 15' of paracord for? (sorry if this came up earlier, I haven't read this whole thread).
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I honestly have no idea, I just have a bunch of it so I figured "hey, someday you may need some cordage, cut yourself a piece and carry it around"... :D
 
Makes sense to me! I've got some in the trunk of my car which came in handy last christmas when my niece insisted she needed a halter and reins for her giant stuffed horse she got from santa.
 
MG_Saldivar said:
I admit I have't read every single post closely (got sad looking at EDCs I can't afford)
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Looking at all the EDCs invariably gives me ideas I can implement in my own kit. Failing that, I put it on my Want List. This list gives me a bunch of things to look forward to.
 
My Spyderco "Stretch" and my Buck 705 go everywhere with me and get used 20-30 times a day. This combination deals with anything and everything I need a knife for.
 
Wow! Some of you make James Bond look like a sissy.
I carry:House key
Car key
Photon II (Red)
Chisco Marsupial with $100
Microtech UMS (Green handle)
 
Crawford Custom, Case Damascus small Cokebottle with Stag scales, oh yea and a Gameboy Advance SP with Mario Golf :cool: :D .
 
Right front pocket:
Kershaw Boa
2 bic lighters
Lip balm

Left front pocket:
Spyderco catcherman(fruit knife)
Leatherman Juce S2
Zippo full of frisk mints

Right rear Pocket:
Zippo knife(with John Deere logo & skeletonized blade)
Spyderco Cricket

On belt:
Kershaw rainbow chive
 
LF- Swiss Champ, loose change, Bic permanent marker

LR- Keys hooked belt loop, leather wallet, Benchmade 710

RF- Hanky, Spyderco Civilian

Watch Pocket- Zippo

Shirt Pocket- Small notebook, Bic Clic-Stic, Waterman Blue Phileas
*Kershaw Rainbow Leek/ SOG Flash II in rotation with the BM 710, Civilian never leaves the pocket!
 
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