Those who don’t identify as a fella also welcome to answer!
I’m getting tired of my wallet and I’m hoping to get some new ideas. Current EDC is my phone, wallet, and keys on a lanyard. Whatchu got?
Edit: I ought to be a little more specific with my EDC, since most people are kindly taking the time to do so.
Phone: Pixel 8 Pro Wallet: bulky leather wallet, I don’t even remember the brand, I’ve had it so long. Keys: a stylized lanyard with various house keys, car key fob, and a keychain that reads “I hope your day is as good as my butt” from my wife. I have to keep that, you understand.
Misc: Burt’s Bees chapstick, Listerine breath strips, and occasionally a utility knife depending on my destination.
It depends a bit on what bags I carry, what kinda pockets I have, what my needs are for that specific trip and what temperature it is.
Front right:
- keys (2 house keys, 2 USB thumb drives, some decorative key fobs and a carabinier to attatch my bike lock key that needs to be inside the lock while riding)
- 1 or 2 lighters
- tobacco, filter and papers for rolling cigarettes (when I’m wearing a shirt with front a pocket, the rolling stuff goes there)
- anything that’s able to scratch my phone screen
Front left:
- phone (pixel 5)
- wallet (random leather wallet from amazon, that held up surprisingly well over the past ~5 years)
In my backpack for longer transit/going to the park etc:
- wallet in the backpack now
- headphones (bluetooth IEMs)
- whatever novel I’m currently reading
- umbrella
- water bottle
- a backup reusable shopping bag
- flashlight (some cheap USB rechargeable LED light with both a focused beam and a bigger LED in the handle for illuminating larger spaces)
- sometimes rolling stuff for joints inside a waist bag
When grocery shopping:
- other, bigger backpack with several reusable shopping bags
When its hot:
- a towel that I often just tuck in my pants a bit so it can dry better while hanging from my waist, when dry I usually keep it in my front left pocket
- usually also a folding hand-held fan, in my backpack when I happen to carry it, otherwise front right pocket
When I go out but don’t want to carry my backpack I put the following inside the waist bag and carry that across my chest:
- cigarette rolling stuff, unless I’ve got a front pocket on my shirt
- sometimes also joint rolling stuff
- keys
- wallet
- usually headphones
Idk if this much detail was wanted but here you go lol
What is a fella? Sorry for the ignorance.
It’s a short way of saying, “fellow”, which is an informal term to refer to a male.
“Hey fellas” == “hey guys”.
Fella is an English slang term for a man. Which is why they clarify even non-fellas (women/nonbinary) can still contribute. Hope that explanation helps!
But have you considered nonbinary fellas? 🤔
EDIT No, wait, they’d already be included. nvm 👍
Quite a lot tbh.
- Water bottle to stay hydrated
- Nail clippers because if I don’t carry them I pick my hangnails and my fingers would be perpetually bleeding lol
- Lip balm cause I get dry lips
- Moisturiser cause I get dry hands
- Tissues
- A multi-tool
- USB-C charger
- Wallet
- Keys
- Antibac wipes
- Hand sanitiser too lol
- Watch
- Lighter
Obviously it’s a long list but these are small objects so it’s not really a lot when you’re carrying a bag.
I usually don’t carry a phone or anything like that if I don’t need it where I’m going; normally I can avoid it. But if I need a phone, laptop, etc where I’m going then I’ll have that on me too.
I’m not trying to be a dick (it just comes naturally), but I wonder if there’s a connection between antibac wipes, sanitiser and the need for moisturiser…
Keep on being awesome and bug free, but that stuff is really hard on your skin.
I’m not trying to be a dick (it just comes naturally), but I wonder if there’s a connection between antibac wipes, sanitiser and the need for moisturiser…
I don’t use the wipes on my hands and I usually don’t use the sanitiser, it’s just if I can’t get soap and water and need to clean my hands. I’ve still needed moisturiser when I’ve not used sanitiser anyway.
In any case, the moisturiser fixes the problem, so I don’t see any downside tbh
I also bring cuticle nippers to work. I hate that moment when I realize that I’m going to be screwing with a hangnail for the next 7 hours.
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I used to have my pockets always filled, but since a couple of years I have a leather bag (i.e. a manpurse or as my wife calls it: the gay bag) in which I have my work phone, keys, wallet, chewing gum, sunglasses, reading glasses, paper tissues and sometimes a drinking bottle. Also occasionally a book.
I’m curious, do you wear the bag diagonally or vertically shoulder to waist. Also, what’s your usual attire ?
Cross shoulder, right shoulder to left hip. A friend once told me that is how gay people carry their bags, but my self-consciousness is not fragile enough to give up comfort for the odd chance of being considered homosexual. Anyway, that and in summer shorts with a t-, polo- or regular shirt, in winter long trousers (not jeans usually) with sweater and a jacket. Nothing special, really.
Thanks 👍
I thought this was a second amendment question. The wording is exactly the same as they would use.
That being said, other than phone, wallet and keys?
Nail clippers.
I treat my cargo shorts like a purse.
Phone in one pocket
Wallet in a side pocket. Started doing this on a vacation in a foreign city to be less pick-pocketable, and turns out I love it.
Another pocket contains a fuckload of little stuff. Earbuds, lip balm, contact solution eyedrops, weed pen, breath spray, car key, set of house keys and some others in a folding keyring to which I have also attached my eBike battery key and eBike lock key.
Oil-absorbing paper in another pocket, great for keeping the adult acne at bay.
Cargo shorts make me a card-carrying member of the Dork Squad, but damn do I love them. I can even fit my Switch in there if I want to.
Oil-absorbing paper
Sometimes I’ll get so oily, I fear the United States is about to launch an invasion on me. Do you have a brand or kind you recommend? Those might benefit me.
I can’t compare or contrast because they’re the only kind I’ve used. My wife introduced them to me. But I really like them!
Metal wallet, phone, keyring, e-reader, and a thermo. I’ll skip the e-reader if there is no chance of a queue or waiting time.
Eh! This thread just reminded me of something I’ve been meaning to buy, but only ever think about buying when I’m at work or something and not able to get online to make the purchase:
Key-chain pouch with a CPR face barrier that has a one-way valve.
I’ve never had to give CPR outside of a hospital environment, but there it’s much more controlled w/ supplies readily available like a resuscitation bag that you just slap onto the patient’s face and squeeze to give breaths. I know how to do the field version without any supplies, but when you give breaths in that scenario, YOU are the resuscitation bag, and it’d be nice to be prepared to give rescue breaths without needing to worry about shit like picking up herpes off some dying stranger’s face.
Also CPR is NOT hard to do or learn, so if I’ve piqued your interest and you’re not already familiar with it, plug your city in here (https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class) and set it to CPR and see what’s in your area. Price varies a lot, but expect $30-$100 (WHY ISN’T THIS FREE/SUBSIDIZED?!). Learn some shit, get that cert, save a life. Make sure the class you sign up for good for first-timers and not a refresher course; and I STRONGLY recommend doing in person vs online so you can practice on a dummy with an instructor present to let you know if you’re fucking something up.
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Honestly, a very useful skill to learn. Thanks for the pitch!
Weekend: phone, keys, wallet, occasionally a knife.
Workday (IT): Laptop, Kindle Scribe, iFixIt kit, Leatherman surge, mobile battery bank with wireless charging, wireless earbuds, Cable card, 4x 16GB USB drives, 25ft Ethernet cable, various video adapters, headlamp, phone, keys, wallet, knife.
Wallet in right front pocket (right cargo pocket if cargo pants)
Handkerchief in right front pocket (I’m a sweaty boi)
Phone in left front pocket
IEMs in ears or in my bag (backpack or tote bag) (left cargo pocket if cargo pants)
idk if bag content counts, but I also almost always have an umbrella in it.
Earplugs (in case a movie or concert etc. too loud)
Linux boot disk (I saved a friend’s laptop this way once)
keys, phone (gross), credit card, ID, pads
Uhh…
Pixel with graphene
A good pen
A Sanford® Sharpie™
1d6
Wallet (bi-fold)
Knife
Bandana/gaiter for sweat band
Airpods (the other kind of buds hurt my earussy)
Vape
Flipper Zero
POM OC spray
CZ p10c
Yep.
RFID-blocking leather wallet, keys, phone
Keys, wallet, phone, USB charger pack, meshtastic radio, weed pen, headphones and my glasses.
I was using a smallish lunch bag I got at a tech conference 15 years ago as basically a purse but it finally gave out this year so I got something a little bigger and can also fit my Nintendo switch or small netbook if I want but those are more for when I’m traveling.
