Shukar Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 So I had this thought today about what I carry in my pockets, and what other people carry in their pockets. Figured a thread for such a thing would be entirely appropriate for this forum. So, what do you find yourself carrying around in your pockets/purse/satchel/manbag/clutch/hands on a regular basis that you couldn't live without, or that you think other nerds would just love to have? I'll start. Every day I find myself carrying a flashlight, a pen, a sharpie, and a "tweaker" (for adjusting potentiometers and random other odds and ends). Currently all of those items are just whatever random version I borrowed from work or got free/cheap from somewhere, though I'm looking at replacing the flashlight with a better one and adding a knife to my kit. I've got my car/apartment keys on a carabiner on one side and my work keys/fob/flashdrive on a different carabiner on the other side. Plus my phone and my wallet (which I try to keep well pruned to minimize Costanza Wallet), and a lined spiral notepad for tracking time/mileage for work. Plus a 1L water bottle. That doesn't count the tools I carry for work. Used to carry around 2 rocks and a random die from my collection as well but I've since found no real use for the die and the rocks where symbolic in the first place. Scout 30/Ranger 1 (3 skipped) Spoiler "I must not fear. / Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing......Only I will remain." -Litany Against Fear Facebook | Twitter | Runkeeper | Strava Shukar Still Isn't Lion Link to comment
Odyssey Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Well, if I hadn't given it to my manbeast for good luck, I would be carrying my 3-D printed companion cube. I swear that thing is lucky.Otherwise, nothing too interesting... phone, sometimes wallet, I keep my keys on a carabeaner on a belt loop so I don't have to worry about dropping them. Girl clothes just don't have good pockets. LVL 3 Animagus RangerSTR: 8.8 | DEX: 5.6 | STA: 6.25 | CON:8.55 | WIS: 6 | CH: 6 "Today is not tomorrow." -Unknown Third Challenge: Victorious Valentine Current Maxes(Female 160lb bwt): OHP 110x2, Squat 265x1, DL 275x1 , BP 140x1 Link to comment
bigm141414 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Pockets:Carbiner for my house keys, car key (loose from the house keys), my phone. MY manpurse (aka my portable office) Working Top to Bottom, Left To Right we have: 1)1 liter water bottle2) 24oz thermos (for mah coffee!)3) Kindle 3G4) iFixit toolkit. This is great because I tear down a lot of customers products and finding tools in my lab is a hassle. Easier to bring my own5) Dell E6530 work computer with extended batteries. (Hooray 7 hours of battery life!)6) Grad School text book7) Grad school note book8) Work/lab notebook9) Two sizes of sticky notes. (I usually have three but the other pad is in my office)10) 6 inch ruler (straight lines are important)11) Various pens and pencils.12) Power cord and mouse for my laptop13) EVM board for one of my products14) TI-30 and TI-89 calculators. (OHAI! I'mma nerd!)15) And finally all of that fits into my GR-1. "Pull the bar like you're ripping the head off a god-damned lion" - Donny Shankle Link to comment
Shukar Posted January 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 @Odyssey, Companion cube? That's awesome. @Bigm, love the TI-89, it was always my go-to calculator. I could expand on my list a bit if I started including work tools, reminds me I need to try and find a bag for carrying those in as my current soft-side box is a bit unprofessional looking. Scout 30/Ranger 1 (3 skipped) Spoiler "I must not fear. / Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing......Only I will remain." -Litany Against Fear Facebook | Twitter | Runkeeper | Strava Shukar Still Isn't Lion Link to comment
obax Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 In my pockets, I usually just carry my wallet (back right), phone (front right) and loose change/keys (front left). In my bag I always have a 1L steel water bottle with varying amounts of water, a pocket knife, work gloves, a microfiber cloth, 2 or 3 sets of contacts that have been in there for at least 2 years, and a random rock from along the railway tracks. Occasionally there will be a steel coffee mug hanging from the strap (less often since I graduated university) There's also usually a small bottle of ibuprofen in there too, but currently I'm out, and often a book (currently Vol. 1 of the complete works of Sir Arthur Conon Doyle), and when necessary, feminine items. Dare mighty things Link to comment
alienjenn Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I am simple... my fitbit... debit card and drivers lisc... and my phone... keys go on a carabiner on the belt loop... sometimes I have burts bees chapstick...if I am at work I always have a pen (or three) and a sharpie... that's about it... when hiking biking I am going to be carrying my new set up... I have an REI flash 18 bag... and I ordered a goruck 3L low profile hydration system... can't wait for it to come...what else I carry depends on how long I am away from the car Level 10.4 Wood-Elf, Ranger - specializing in demon fighting "doing the impossible since 2012 :D" - Librarian of Doom facebook battle log level 50 WOOT Backstory CNF2014 current (not challenge - doing a battle log this time) Spoiler * This is the day the Lord has made, rejoice in it and be glad. God, The Bible. * Do or do not, there is no try. - Yoda * There are three options in this life; be good, get good, or give up. -- House * Never take counsel of your fears. Stonewall Jackson. * level 50 isn't gonna just POOF happen - alienjenn, NF IRC chatroom * I'm not about to give up - Because I heard you say - There's gonna be brighter days… I won't stop, I'll keep my head up - No, I'm not here to stay ... - I just might bend but I won't break - As long as I can see your face - When life won't play along - And right keeps going wrong - And I can't seem to find my way - I know where I am found - So I won't let it drag me down - Oh, I'll keep dancing anyway - Mercy Me - Move Link to comment
Maria Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I wear woman's clothing will none or very small pocket space, so this is for my purse or backpack. I repack it whenever I go out, but this is what almost always comes with me if I'm gone more than an hour from home: Keys I will need iPhone Earbuds iPhone charger TARDIS phone case/wallet with appropriate number of credit cards, ID etc Simple emergency make up bag (including hair elastic, tweezers and mani kit) Comb or hair brush (depending on the style I wear for the day) Water bottle Two brands of pain killers (one head ache/menstrual cramp, one migraine) Hand cream Lip balm Calendar Pen I like being prepared! If I had a car, I would keep a flashlight and knife in there, have yet to find a situation when iPhone and nail clippers isn't enough. Current challenge | Fitocracy | UnTamedTresses Elf Ranger Level 10STR - 14.75 | DEX - 16.00 | STA - 26.75 | CON - 26.75 | WIS - 27.25 | CHA - 22.00 Link to comment
Namednoname Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Mines quite simple. WalletPhoneKeyring - Car Key, random fobs for some stores and my locker keys. (I still need to take my spare locker key off my keyring but I always forget xD)Safety Knife (When Working)Headphones when I can find the damn things Link to comment
Gobnait Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I just do wallet - keys - phone, need to be better about hankercheif because of my sinuses. Since I wanna wear more girl clothes,I should make a comfortable purse and carry pen sketch book basic useful stuff . I used to have a key ring with nail clippers and blade. Sent from my GT-N8013 using Tapatalk HD I have conditions that affect my social awareness. If I am rude, tell me what I could do better. 5'8" & 220 260 pounds | Miles Walked: X 2019: | 1 | 2 | 3 | Pre 2017: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | * | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I am a very forgetful person, so every day i count the 6 things that I should have on other than my cloths. My wedding ring is not included as I don't take it off except to dead lift and row. iPhone (personal) Blackberry (work) wristwatch wallet- contains drivers license, credit cards, commonly used busniess cards, family pictures keys- my friends make fun of me for looking like a janitor. I have 13 keys on my keyring as I have keys to: my car, my wife's car, my house, my mom's house, my dad's house, my grandparent's house, and my luggage lock. Some of those sets have various keys for various doors. I also have a bottle opener and some of those store membership key ring dongles. I actually need to add my shed key to it. work idEvery now and again it's 7 as I will where my college class ring. My high school one I don't think will ever fit again. Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
lalalamarieisme Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I am a total bag lady. In my purse I have a small bag which has a travel size toothpaste, tootbrush, lotion, handsanitzer, tide to go pen, and deoderant. I also have a Tattoo Goo kit from my recent tattoo, a book (Interestingly it's The Hobbit), two sets of car keys, my wallet, a water bottle, and my phone. hahaha. I'm an athiest and I thank God for it. -George Bernard Shaw If God has made us in his image, we have returned him the favor. -Voltaire 'There are no atheists in foxholes' isn't an argument against atheism, it's an argument against foxholes. -James Morrow Link to comment
cracked_belle Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I feel inferior. XD I have my phone, chapstick, a pen, and a pocket knife. my FitBit hangs out on my bra ^_^' and I have a New Orleans Saints necklace that keeps a tiny sliver of paper in it. I write my Challenge Goals on it every six weeks and keep that with me. then there's a watch that never comes off. literally. because it's waterproof. w00t. now my satchel, meanwhile, has my world in it. it's actually a neat little TMNT shell backpack (because I'm a dork). that's got another pocket knife, a few "feminine products", a brush, my wallet, an assortment of sharpies and other writing utensils, iPad, phone & iPad charger, deck of cards, toothbrush & toothpaste, two to three books, floss stick things, and ... no, I think that's it. ^_^' there is never a sudden revelation, a complete and tidy explanation for why it happened, or why it ends, or Why or Who you are. you want one and I want one, but there isn't one. it comes in bits and pieces, and you stitch them together wherever they fit, and when you are done you hold yourself up, and still there are holes and you are a rag doll, invented, imperfect. and yet you are all that you have, so you must be Enough. there is no other way. ― Marya Hornbacher, Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia Link to comment
cracked_belle Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Shukar, on 28 Jan 2013 - 21:20, said:Used to carry around 2 rocks and a random die from my collection as well but I've since found no real use for the die and the rocks where symbolic in the first place.I have a d20 in a necklace for any time my crew would have an impromptu RPG session. there is never a sudden revelation, a complete and tidy explanation for why it happened, or why it ends, or Why or Who you are. you want one and I want one, but there isn't one. it comes in bits and pieces, and you stitch them together wherever they fit, and when you are done you hold yourself up, and still there are holes and you are a rag doll, invented, imperfect. and yet you are all that you have, so you must be Enough. there is no other way. ― Marya Hornbacher, Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia Link to comment
chairohkey Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I don't like carrying things in my pockets so it all goes into my man purse (aka Maxpedtion Fatboy). -Wallet-Phone-Keys-Mini-Mag-Nook Touch-Blender Bottle w/ protien or Nalgene water bottle-First aid kit-Notepad-Pen-XD Subcompact 9mm w/ spare mag (when not at work) Link to comment
KillerGriller Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Coat pocket (winter) : Hat & glovesPants : Keys, wallet, change, Swiss Army Money clip (with no money), phone Scout: STR: 20.5 | DEX: 13 | STA: 28 | CON: 13.5 | WIS: 8 | CHA: 4http://51feetunder.wordpress.com/ - Running, Rock & Roll, Rock Climbing and PhotographyFitocracy ProfileTwitter Latest Challenge Link to comment
silverpeacock Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 pockets: Phone Purse:2 containers of lip goomoisturizerhand santizerbandaidstylonol & advil10th doctor's sonic screwdriverreusable shopping bagwallet The purse thing is new to me, but I am adapting to it quite nicely. Link to comment
lalalamarieisme Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 pockets: Phone Purse:2 containers of lip goomoisturizerhand santizerbandaidstylonol & advil10th doctor's sonic screwdriverreusable shopping bagwallet The purse thing is new to me, but I am adapting to it quite nicely. I have a mini 11th Doctor sonic screwdriver on my keychain.I got used to having a purse quite well very easily. I can only remember a handful of times that I have ever left it behind somewhere or lost it. I'm an athiest and I thank God for it. -George Bernard Shaw If God has made us in his image, we have returned him the favor. -Voltaire 'There are no atheists in foxholes' isn't an argument against atheism, it's an argument against foxholes. -James Morrow Link to comment
cline Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 If I have any type of pocket: phone, lip balm, a tissue (allergies). If I absolutely must, include ID, cash. Usually I get Sherpa (aka spousal unit and yes, I call him Sherpa) to carry everything. I usually walk around w nothing but a phone and lip balm. HaTo work, etc. I schlep stuff in my ruck bc I'm gone 12 hours at a time. Includes keys, work keys, work ID, gym clothes, water, lax ball, inhaler, wallet, iPod, lots of lip balm, Kleenex pack, my lunch, protein powder, hand lotion, hair ties, file for calluses, and lately, athletic tape. that's my daily schlep. Sometimes it includes shoes or an e-book. One day a week it includes all my MMA gear. Now that's a schlep. I AM going the distance 'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood. Link to comment
Red1263 Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 On my person, I have my wallet, and a small pouch which contains small religious/sentimental/symbolic items, I always wear a belt to attach my phone to, and my back pockets are usually full of receipts/random papers that I pick up whenever I'm out, sometimes I carry a pen In my Car, I have everything from a Jack to a complete tool kit, Flashlight, box-cutter knife, Book on repairs for said car, and a smashed box of kleenex... And now that I remember 2 small thermos, of which I forget to take out and clean... Level 25 Final Fantasy Rebel My Epic Quest | My Journey | Currently on the Trial of Orthos Str: 60 | Dex: 23 | Sta: 66 | Con: 28 | Wis: 55 | Cha: 14 Goals for 2021: Spoiler Build my brother a Destiny 2 Lamp Learn how to do a Handstand Play 1 song on the acoustic guitar Clean up the Christmas Decorations and finish setting up my apartment (hang things up, plus some other few things that need to be organized) Re-introduce Pull-ups into my routine Build a shelving unit next to my Desk "No matter what, if you can hold your head up high, you've done the right thing." "When you stand with your family, your family stands with you." "Write what needs to be written." Link to comment
Arbite Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Pockets: WalletPhoneKeys Manbag: LighterCutterGenerally a cigariPadDeoderantChange of undiesMint GumTorch$20HeadphonesUSB cable Link to comment
Sketches Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 If I have pockets, then I'll usually stash my cell phone in one pocket and some random other item (band-aid, Kleenex, cleaning wipes for my glasses, unremarkable gold ring etc.) in the other. Most things are in my purse which has:WalletiPodCell phone (when not in pocket)Hand lotionPocket knifePortable emergency fire starting device AKA magnesium strip w/ flint and striker (for survival purposes in case I get caught in an episode of dual survivor or the zombie apocalypse)Super bright LED mini flashlightand regular lighter (just in case I can't figure out the emergency fire starting device) Oh and lip balm Those are my usual must haves. Sketches Level 1 Human AdventurerSTR: 2 | DEX: 2 | STA: 1 | CON: 4 | WIS: 4 | CHA: 2 "You don't have a Soul. You are a Soul. You have a body." ~ C S Lewis Link to comment
Rooks Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 In my left front pocket, my keys. In my right front pocket, my cell phone (and sometimes headphones).In my left rear pocket, my wallet. Link to comment
wildross Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Art of Manliness ran a contest back in 2009 about this, and it is a recurring theme. http://artofmanliness.com/2009/04/26/wr-case-sons-whats-in-your-pocket-pocket-knife-giveaway/ Quite a few men have a momento from their father with them. I don't, but I know exactly what my father would have had in his pockets, and I basically mirror that.Left front pants, keysRight front, phone, unless I have cargo pants on, or a phone clipLeft rear, walletRight read, handkerchef BackpackWork laptop, sometimes personal as well, with chargersWireless mouseHeadphonesSelection of usb cables and 2 chargers, 1 dual slot car charger and 1 dual slot wall chargerWork notebook (7" unlined Moleskin)Work badgePersonal journal (small lined Moleskin)Workout journal (small lined Moleskin)Collapsible umbrella10' Cat 5 cableSelection of USB keysWork hardware tokenHopefully some pens and mechanical pencils. Warriors don't count reps and sets. They count tons. My psychologist weighs 45 pounds, has an iron soul and sits on the end of a bar Tally Sheet for 2019 Encouragement for older members: Chronologically Blessed Group; Encouragement for newbie lifters: When we were weaker Link to comment
ceethegreat Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 If I don't carry a purse... side pockets: lip balm, keys, cell phone. back pocket: cash/id/Credit card My giant lady purse is a different story, lol:walletcell phonesometimes my digital camera if it's fully chargedmini sticky note padmy nexusat least 1 thing of hand lotiona mini tube of aquaforat least 1 lip balm (in addition to what's in my jeans)thumb drivesunglassesmittensmake up bag: mirror, eyelash curler, eyeshadow, liquid eye liner, little thing of medicated face cream, meds, lipstickrandom receiptsat least 3 pens/pencils Cee, Level 2 Wood Elf Adventurer of the Earth KingdomSTR 4.5 . DEX 1 . STA 3 . CON 5 . WIS 8.75 . CHA 4ch 0|ch 1|challenge 2 Link to comment
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