What do you carry in your pockets?

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Dishonor39

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I was just wondering what some of you guys carry around with you for EDC. Im starting to find I have more stuff I want to carry than pockets to carry them in. I dont carry anything in my left rear pocket, and I am not sure why. I just cant find anything that wouldnt get crushed if I sat on it, and wouldnt cause me grief to be sitting on. As of this moment this is what I am carrying (I live in California so can't carry a my P226 on the regular - when I do its on a Blackhawk Serpa thigh rig - no CC :mad:). Seems like this is something that may have been asked before but I couldnt find a thread, so the hell with it. Thanks for sharing.

ESEE OD Green Izula (back right hip on belt - 4 o'clock)
Fenix PD30 (back left hip on belt - 8 o'clock)
Emerson Mini A-100 (front right pocket, clipped - 3 o'clock)
Blazer Butane Torch (inside front right pocket)
Leatherman Squirt PS4 (inside front right pocket)
Benchmade Tactical Pen w/ Carbide Tip (front left pocket, clipped - 9 o'clock)
Cell (inside front left pocket)
Maxpedition Micro Wallet (rear right pocket)
Keys - almost always wearing cargo pants / shorts or Dickies with a cell pocket (in right cargo / cell phone pocket)
 
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Cell phone in right front pocket
Wallet in right back pocket
keys in 5th pocket
ESEE-4 horizontal 3 o'clock on belt
 
Spyderco military - left front pocket 9 o'clock
Cell phone - left front pocket

Dopp front wallet - right pocket
Keys w/flexible key ring, E05 Fenix - right pocket
SAK Cadet occasionally
 
Ever since falling through a missing steel plate while walking over a railroad bridge at night, I don't ever leave the house without a quality flashlight.
On 11-11-10 , I was out walking in the early morning hours to deal with severe joint and back pain. A pain pill would have been easier , but they didn't help much. I walked a section of track and decided to head back home. I approached the bridge that I'd crossed on the way in and this time, I crossed on the opposite side. I remember the sinking feeling when I realized I'd stepped into a hole. I fell 17 feet into a freezing creek and landed on a huge rock. The impact was horrendous. Immediately my survival instincts kicked in. I tried to get up and could only crawl. The pain in my spine and legs was off the chart. The clod water and my injuries were sapping my strength and I was near passing out several times. I screamed for help as loud as I could for almost an hour. After getting no response I remembered the Streamlight Scorpion in my pocket. By shining the beam up put of the creek bed , I saw a ware house I could focus on. I tapped tail cap 3 times in succession and kept repeating it. After about half an hour, two people showed up and asked if I needed help. I told them to call 911. The ambulance and fire department arrived 20 minutes later. The rescue crew had to cut a trail through the brush to pull me out. I don't think I could have survived much longer. I was in a 1 1/2' of water with serious injuries and the temperature was about 30 degrees. When I arrived at the trauma center, they took lots of x-rays and cat scans. I broke my pelvis in 5 places and busted my right elbow up pretty bad. I was in the hospital for 5 days. Recovery has been trying on my patience. The physical therapy crew and orthopedic surgeons are elated with my progress.. However, it is only because I fight through the pain and push myself. The knife I was carrying, I got through one of my trades on the forum. It was an early RAT folder by Ontario. I got it back as well as my Streamlight flashlight. I've learned that survival is at least 75% attitude. Be well prepared and do something I didn't do, leave a note or tell someone where you'll be no matter where you're going.
 
mossyhorn said:
Ever since falling through a missing steel plate while walking over a railroad bridge at night, I don't ever leave the house without a quality flashlight.
On 11-11-10 , I was out walking in the early morning hours to deal with severe joint and back pain. A pain pill would have been easier , but they didn't help much. I walked a section of track and decided to head back home. I approached the bridge that I'd crossed on the way in and this time, I crossed on the opposite side. I remember the sinking feeling when I realized I'd stepped into a hole. I fell 17 feet into a freezing creek and landed on a huge rock. The impact was horrendous. Immediately my survival instincts kicked in. I tried to get up and could only crawl. The pain in my spine and legs was off the chart. The clod water and my injuries were sapping my strength and I was near passing out several times. I screamed for help as loud as I could for almost an hour. After getting no response I remembered the Streamlight Scorpion in my pocket. By shining the beam up put of the creek bed , I saw a ware house I could focus on. I tapped tail cap 3 times in succession and kept repeating it. After about half an hour, two people showed up and asked if I needed help. I told them to call 911. The ambulance and fire department arrived 20 minutes later. The rescue crew had to cut a trail through the brush to pull me out. I don't think I could have survived much longer. I was in a 1 1/2' of water with serious injuries and the temperature was about 30 degrees. When I arrived at the trauma center, they took lots of x-rays and cat scans. I broke my pelvis in 5 places and busted my right elbow up pretty bad. I was in the hospital for 5 days. Recovery has been trying on my patience. The physical therapy crew and orthopedic surgeons are elated with my progress.. However, it is only because I fight through the pain and push myself. The knife I was carrying, I got through one of my trades on the forum. It was an early RAT folder by Ontario. I got it back as well as my Streamlight flashlight. I've learned that survival is at least 75% attitude. Be well prepared and do something I didn't do, leave a note or tell someone where you'll be no matter where you're going.
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Damn, good story. Glad you made it out alive. :thumbup:

I carry:
RFP: Cell phone, folder clipped (varies)
LFP: Izula
BRP: Wallet
LRP: Nothing
Watch pocket: Burt's Bees Lip Balm
Glock 19 or 26 at 3:45
Keys clipped to a belt loop at 4:00
 
Left front pocket: Slim card holder w/ money clip
Right front pocket: SAK Spartan and Spydie Sage 2
Right back pocket: Cell phone
Left back pocket: Keys w/ E05 Fenix
 
Front Right: Benchmade Mini Griptilian
Front Left: Maratac AA Stainless, TUMI front pocket wallet
iPhone 4 in rear right if I'm standing, in jacket pocket/arms reach if I'm not.
 
left pocket:Emerson CQC-15 mini
right pocket: Super Commander
rear right:Maxpedition Micro wallet
on belt loop:keys consisting of micro light,handcuff key,vehicle keys,other work keys
right side IWB:either a Glock 27 or HK USP full size or Kel-Tec P3AT in left rear

some other type of light source,either a Surefire 6p defender or Streamlight microstream
 
In the city - just my keys, wallet, and EDC folder of choice for that day.

My keychain has a Fenix E01 flashlight and a small whistle on it, and my wallet contains some "emergency" stuff.

In my wallet I keep 2 small adhesive bandages (I carry a knife, I cut myself often), 6' of duct tape wrapped on a business card, an alcohol prep pad, and a couple big square non adhesive bandages. Duct tape + piece of t-shirt + non-adhesive pad = big ass bandages. The prep pad is used to clean a dirty wound before I tape it shut.

All this takes up about as much space as a couple old business cards you don't need, so I see no reason not to have a few first aid items in your wallet. Duct tape is good for other things too.
 
Mossyhorn; Verry unfortunate event. Good thing you have some survival experience!

Left front pocket; HTC Desire
Right front pocket; Wallet+CRK Large 21 Sebzenza
Left cargo pocket; Keys

Lost my Fenix PD30 a few months back, still need to get a new one.
 
This morning it was keys, a small coin holder, a Spyderco Sage, a S&W Model 60,(.38 Special, DAO, bobbed hammer in a Sam Andrews pocket holster).
The key ring has a Photon micro light, and a Swiss Tool knife/tool.
Of course I have my bill fold with what little money .gov lets me keep in it. :D

If belt carry counts, there is an ESEE RC-3 in an Armorall leather sheath, and my Leatherman.
 
Left front pocket carries vehicle key and main keys which include a -Peanut lighter
- Victorinox Signature lite
-Maratac AAA flashlight
Right front Carries phone and knife which may be a traditional pocket knife, spyderco, or both (sometimes drop a traditional in the watch pocket)

Right rear is the wallet.
Left rear is a rite in the rain note pad

Not pockets but I wear an Izula around the neck and a kel-tec .380 IWB.

It seems like a lot of stuff but I find it all useful and feel very prepared. It's also comfortable enough that I never feel the urge to dump any of it.
 
Try getting stuck alone in an elevator without a flashlight for 6 hours in a power outage. Never move without a flashlight or knife today.

Front left - Folder "which changes almost daily"

Front right - flashlight " "

Back right - Wallet

Back left - Nothing


Belt,Weekends and outings - Second Flashlight, Second fixed knife, Izula, ISEE-3Mil, Multi tool Leatherman Juice

Jacket/Bag by my side everyday in car or office - lots more stuff including multitool etc.
 
Everything I carry is based around this trio
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w/ the addition of cash ,chapstick,firesteel from Izula kit and vial with 2ea.tinder tabs in it,Streamlight microstream LED flashlight
 
RF - Spyderco Native
RR - Wallet
LR- Empty
LF - Leatherman Micra, Mini Bic & SAK Classic
L Belt - Leatherman Supertool
R Belt - Cell Phone & Surefire 6P
L Wrist - Casio G-Shock GW-810D Watch
R Wrist - Paracord Bracelet
 
Let's see.......

Empty wallet
Hunting club gate key
Dryer lint fuzz
Swamp Rat on my side. That's about it for today :D
 
front left pocket - CRKT M16
front right pocket - Izula, a 50 cent piece, prayer bead my best friend gave me at church years ago.
right hip (4 o'clock) - Fusion Custom 1911 Pro Series Elite Bobtail in .45
rear right pocket - iPhone
left rear pocket - wallet
 
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