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Top Practical Everyday Carry Items You Need

bc22wm said:
I'm of two minds about this. We are supposed to be part of a unit not taking advantage of each other, then maybe that's why after six years the only thing I had to show for my time was an old beat-up chopped Sportster and leather vest a stripper bought for me. Enlisted to enlisted okay I guess, NCO to enlisted, no way, Officers should be drummed out.
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Today I'm carrying a S&W Compact 3.6 with a cheap *** folding razor knife. Working in the garage and will be cutting many boxes. Impressed a stripper bought you a present :oops:, just sayin.
 
My EDC stuff is typically a pocket knife, a pen(used to be a fountain pen), matches or lighter and a small light.

I was an auto/truck aftermarket parts counterman and a few small tools i had in a bag every work day.

A gun will be an EDC from the first minute i get 1.

I tried multi-tools but the few times i could have used them, they were "tools" were too big, small or kept closing up while using them, so i put them back on the endcap...
 
no life said:
My EDC stuff is typically a pocket knife, a pen(used to be a fountain pen), matches or lighter and a small light.

I was an auto/truck aftermarket parts counterman and a few small tools i had in a bag every work day.

A gun will be an EDC from the first minute i get 1.

I tried multi-tools but the few times i could have used them, they were "tools" were too big, small or kept closing up while using them, so i put them back on the endcap...
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A lifetime ago, I was a parts counter man then asst manager at an auto parts store, no life. I always had a small Kershaw folder handy for boxes and packaging.

Randall
 
Randall Chaney said:
A lifetime ago, I was a parts counter man then asst manager at an auto parts store, no life. I always had a small Kershaw folder handy for boxes and packaging.

Randall
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I had and still use flea market/cheap pocket folders. But i learned how to sharpen (hone) them and it amazed co-workers and bosses that my pocket knife was sharper than the replacable blade razors the company said we had to use. They thought i paid somebody to do it...lol... but all i did was a 5 minute Lanskying of the edge...
 
I have a small Martha Stewart Office zipper pouch, about 3.5 x 5.5" that carries the most essential "survival" gear:

1. the pouch itself
2. Victorinox Rambler Swiss Army Knife
3. Bic mini Bic lighter
4. Fisher Bullet Space Pen
5. Tweezerman Slant tweezers (the best tweezers for most purposes, but not for ticks)
6. SanDisk dual USB A&C 3.2 drive (with a bootable install of Linux Mint)
7. small plastic baggies (for waterproofing and organization)
8. 3M microfiber lens cleaning cloth
9. Fenix E12v3.0 flashlight, 2x Energizer L91 lithium AA
10. POM OC spray
11. Cash/coins, spare credit card
12. Scünci gel hair elastics (think of them as heavy duty rubber bands)
13. acetaminophen, ibuprofen, diphenhydramine (separate from my usual first aid kit)

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babaylan said:
I have a small Martha Stewart Office zipper pouch, about 3.5 x 5.5" that carries the most essential "survival" gear:

1. the pouch itself
2. Victorinox Rambler Swiss Army Knife
3. Bic mini Bic lighter
4. Fisher Bullet Space Pen
5. Tweezerman Slant tweezers (the best tweezers for most purposes, but not for ticks)
6. SanDisk dual USB A&C 3.2 drive (with a bootable install of Linux Mint)
7. small plastic baggies (for waterproofing and organization)
8. 3M microfiber lens cleaning cloth
9. Fenix E12v3.0 flashlight, 2x Energizer L91 lithium AA
10. POM OC spray
11. Cash/coins, spare credit card
12. Scünci gel hair elastics (think of them as heavy duty rubber bands)
13. acetaminophen, ibuprofen, diphenhydramine (separate from my usual first aid kit)

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babaylon, that is well-stocked. Do you EDC it?

Randall
 
On the Bic lighter, I use a rubber band under the lip to prevent “pocket leak” of fuel while it’s in your pocket.

You may be surprised at how easy it is for those things to leak as they bang around in your full pocket. The other alternative is to go Zippo. Problem solved!
 
Anchorite said:
On the Bic lighter, I use a rubber band under the lip to prevent “pocket leak” of fuel while it’s in your pocket.

You may be surprised at how easy it is for those things to leak as they bang around in your full pocket. The other alternative is to go Zippo. Problem solved!
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I carry a Bic lighter every day. Never noticed one leaking. Zippos on the other hand, I can't count how many times my leg is all of a sudden burning from the fluid.

I do know that they put far less fuel in Bics these days than they used to.
 
Bassbob said:
I carry a Bic lighter every day. Never noticed one leaking. Zippos on the other hand, I can't count how many times my leg is all of a sudden burning from the fluid.

I do know that they put far less fuel in Bics these days than they used to.
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Somewhere in the house I have a few Zippo lighters. I bought one of the butane inserts they make. Never leaked. Great for lighting my cigars🤠
 

This is the only video I've seen by this guy so far but it makes sense.

I quit smoking in 1995 I haven't carried a lighter since and I haven't needed a lighter since.

I have a fire starter in my get home bag.

I've considered a container of wooden matches but I haven't got around to doing it
 
Warrior9(Ret) said:
We had Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercises that had us “Wheels Up” times from 12 to 72 hours. Once you reported to the Battalion area you were locked down. No visitors, phone calls, or leaving ( unless it was an emergency ).
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The entire time that I was active duty I lived in the barracks. So whenever we had an alert I was already at the barracks and I didn't have a chance to go buy smokes.

That said, I mean this discussion is about EDC and preparedness. 12 to 72 hours EDREs (We called them Lariat Advance Exercises) how hard would it be to have four packs of smokes in your rucksack at all times?

Switch them out every so often and you're good.

And again, OMG I'm so glad I quit smoking.

Lab4Us said:
I’ll see your 30 and raise you 42 - quit in 1983, shortly after oldest daughter born - and glad as well! I’m sure my health would be nowhere near as good as it is now had I not quit!
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I just realized I never congratulated you when you posted this.

Congratulations
 
I wrote this list on another form 10 years ago. It was all the crap I had to carry at work.


Here's the junk I carry at work the vast majority of which is unnecessary away from work (Although extra drawers are always a good idea).

Work EDC:
Barrier device
Non sterile gloves
Hand cuffs
3 hand cuff keys
Radio
OC Spray
M&P 40/ level 2 retention holster
2 reloads
Gerber Multitool
Buck 110
Fenix UC35 flash light
Fenix E12 flash light
About 9 pens (8 of which will disappear into thin air by the end of my shift)
Clip board
MY phone
THIER phone
30 keys that collectively will open every city owned lock in the city and become a MAJOR PITA should I ever lose them.
Ballistic vest

Go bag:
Most important LUNCH
1 pair each
Socks
Boxers
T-Shirt
MY wallet
MY keys
About 20 more pens and at least 1 extra note book.
Garmin
Rain gear
Gaiter
Beanie hat
Fleece (if I'm not wearing it)
Winter gloves
Phone charger
20 more pens and another note book
Aspirin
Company hand book & policy manual.

I really carried all that crap at work but most of it was in a backpack and unless I was doing roving vehicle patrol stayed in my car all night.

So having to carry all that crap around with me at work made what I carry now, which hasn't changed since the last time I posted, not all that much of a hassle.

If I was doing roving vehicle patrol, always in a company vehicle, the backpack sat on the front seat with the keys to my car attached to it so there's no possible way I could forget it at work.

I've said this before. I say it every time this topic comes up but my EDC is all things I've been caught short by not having and it's things that I decided I wasn't ever going to get caught short on again.
 
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