Gadgets I am Pretty Sure I Don't Need:

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maury

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1. Watch bands that cost $200.00

2. Titanium Carpenter’s Hammers

3. A “Pocket” Pry Bar: Seems that anything small enough to be carried on my key ring is going to be too small to do any serious prying; anything big enough to be useful will blow out my pockets.

4. Camouflage Clothing in New York City: do wearers think it might make them a harder target to acquire? The same applies to folks who use oversized, over constructed Tactical Packs with lots of loops, straps and outside pockets to carry their lunch in a crowded subway car.

5. Anything labeled “Tactical.” This stuff is clearly marketed to #4 folks; if you wear camouflage clothing to go shopping, you need your Tactical Belt to hold up your pants and carry your Tactical Flashlight and Tactical Folder in their Tactical Belt Sheaths; You’ll also need your keys on a Tactical Lanyard, your Tactical Wallet in your pocket, your Tactical Pen to sign credit card chits and your Tactical Watch to get there on time. Maybe add a Tactical Vest to carry the other Tactical Stuff.

6. SAK Knives with Camouflage Pattern Scales: Never can tell when you might want to hide your little folder on the trail!

7. Titanium Chopsticks; I won’t even ask…..

8. Titanium Drinking Cups: Great for traveling Ultra Light until you try drinking your morning coffee – or anything else hot - out of one of these………..

9. Camera Bags with Camera Brand Logos on them: just in case the bad guys weren’t sure which piece of your luggage to grab…..

10. Hawaiian Pizza
 
maury said:
5. Anything labeled “Tactical.” This stuff is clearly marketed to #4 folks; if you wear camouflage clothing to go shopping, you need your Tactical Belt to hold up your pants and carry your Tactical Flashlight and Tactical Folder in their Tactical Belt Sheaths; You’ll also need your keys on a Tactical Lanyard, your Tactical Wallet in your pocket, your Tactical Pen to sign credit card chits and your Tactical Watch to get there on time. Maybe add a Tactical Vest to carry the other Tactical Stuff.
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Very well said...

It disappoints me to see how so many people get sucked in to paying extra for gear that is labeled "tactical".
 
I agree with all you said except the Hawaiian Pizza. First off, it's not a gadget. Second, it's damn good! :p
 
I agree with you all the way, though, like JTR5357, I do like titanium and would enjoy the chopsticks if given to me. If by Hawaiian pizza, you mean pizza with pineapple, I agree. It's just not right (in my unstable opinion) but I do acknowledge others' right to eat it and can even sit at the same table with them. Just something about the texture. Mike
 
Hawaiian Pizza probably dosen't qualify as a gadget, but it is none the less un-natural and an abomination and would not exist in a better world! Stuff that in your tactical vest!!!

But then again, there is no argueing with bad taste.........

Just my .02
 
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How can you live without tactical underwear?
 
I'd eat Canadian bacon and pineapple before I'd eat creamy chicken and garlic,to me it's an abomination.
 
I wonder about some of the prybars and whatnot being made of titanium. I wouldn't think that would be the best metal to use.

I started to go through that phase of hanging a bunch of doodads on my keychain. I have cut that stuff down to just my keys, a SAK rambler and an ITP A3 light.
 
A Pocket Grappling Hook is something I don't need, however it is something that I want for some strange reason.

Substitute bacon and more bacon for the pineapple and Canadian bacon on a Hawaiian pizza and I think you might have something.
 
You must use the titanium chopsticks to eat the Hawaiian pizza. I prefer using wood chopsticks over metal or plastic. The wood ones have a higher coefficient of friction and I don't drop as much food on my lap.:D
 
Last time I was at the mall I stopped by the store that sells all the Chinese stuff. Hello Kitty crap, cheap samurai swords, and Buddha statures. I asked if they had any Panda bone chopsticks. Jokingly of course. The young girl got it and laughed. The older gentleman behind the counter - not so much. :o:p

I'm not sure if I'm allowed back in there.
 
A mini pry bar isn't going to pry much, but it will stop you from breaking the tip off of your knife blade.

Also hawaiin pizza is not a gadget; it is a gift from heaven. There is no bad pizza, only misunderstood pizza.
 
Whistle. I have been carrying a whistle on my keyring for years and have never used it. I can't remember why I even wanted a whistle on my key ring.

Now, in the survival kit, that's another story.
 
I don't need a lot of things, I do however want them. Some things that I would never use I want, such as mentioned Pocket Grappling hook.

The little pry bars I use quite a bit, so I don't bust my knife tip. They don't pry much, but they are pretty handy for around the house tasks that don't need much leverage to begin with.
 
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