What to EDC in back pocket?

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J1427

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Hey guys so as of right now I have an unused pocket. I have my phone in my front left, swiss army compact and keys in my front right (sometimes compact goes in watch pocket), and my wallet and skyline in my back right pocket. Any suggestions on how to maximize my pockets? What else do you guys EDC that would work?
 
I also had a free back pocket, and went back to carrying a handkerchief. Useful more often than you would imagine.
 
Back in the day I used to EDC a thin stainless lockback in my rear pocket. That worked really well. A Delicia stainless would be similar to what I used to carry.
 
darkangel55555 said:
Spyderco Military?
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bladefixation2 said:
Back in the day I used to EDC a thin stainless lockback in my rear pocket. That worked really well.
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Spyderco Military. Any reasonably large tip-down folder works well in a back pocket. Sometimes I carry a Chinook instead. (Love the Chinook, but the Millie is more useful.)

I like my Mercator K55 Cat or Victorinox One-Hand Trekker for a light-weight, less aggressive alternative. (Yeah, I know -- less aggressive K55, what?)
 
I really like the look and history of the mercator. I'd never heard of it before. Thanks for the suggestions guys! I was thinking more along the lines of a multitool or some other piece of kit, but I guess you can never have too many knives!
 
J1427 said:
I really like the look and history of the mercator. I'd never heard of it before. Thanks for the suggestions guys! I was thinking more along the lines of a multitool or some other piece of kit, but I guess you can never have too many knives!
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I think a multitool would be too bulky to sit on. Thin is your friend where your back pocket is concerned.
 
Before I realized just how useful they were and started carrying a pouch on my belt with two pair I starts off by carrying a single pair of rubber nitril gloves on my LRP.

If you carry LRP pocket it uses the same clip setup as front right so you can seamlessly switch. Some of my favorites to carry back the are my Kershaw Shallot cause of how thin it is and my BM 710. I'm currently trying I find a P'Kal to start carrying there now but they're sold out everywhere.
 
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Front right: Keys, change, etc.
Front left: EDC knife, phone
Back right: Wallet
Back left: Leatherman Wingman

I wear jeans or cargo pants most days, so the Wingman works just fine. If I was wearing dress pants, I might opt for a smaller multi-tool.
 
bladefixation2 said:
I think a multitool would be too bulky to sit on. Thin is your friend where your back pocket is concerned.
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I carry a leatherman cs4 in my back pocket and boy did you put it lightly with it being too bulky. I've become accustom to moving it to the outside of my pocket when I sit on hard surfaces though, so now I do it subconsciously and I wouldn't change the location because of how handy it is when I'm running around the workplace.
 
I've got my keys, some spare change and my Kershaw T-tool in my front left, ZT 0566 in my front right, wallet in back right and phone in my back left. I'll often throw my Dragonfly in the 5th pocket, just cuz it rides there so well. I've been wanting to get a good light to start EDC'ing, as well.

Cereal_killer said:
Some of my favorites to carry back the are my Kershaw Shallot cause of how thin it is...
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Same reason I like to throw my Knockout in the back pocket. You want a totally unobtrusive blade back there, something you don't really feel. Every now and again I'll back pocket carry an Emerson but those things are really too thick for that role.
 
A pen? Or penlight?

I carry a 'handkerchief' in my back pocket too but its usually just a small shred of rag from the box at work.

I work in a dirty environment and a rag is handy there and the habit seems to have made the jump from my coveralls to my jeans!
 
I'll carry a Spyderco Police 3 in back left pocket once in awhile. Whole lotta blade in a thin package.

Paul
 
I carry a handkerchief too, always. Mostly a pack of paper ones and a large bandana. But in my jacket. And in summertime in one of my pockets, but not a dedicated one.
 
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