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I think we had a thread on this a long time ago, but it was at least a couple months, and I'm curious. What does the average Dakkanaut carry around with him/herself?

In addition to keys/wallet/phone/watch, I typically have a backpack with:
- either work or personal laptop
- tablet
- an arduino and a some sensors/lcd screens I've been hacking on recently
- notebook
- assorted pens and pencils
- external battery pack

What about you?

I never leave home without a pen and paper where possible, I never know when a good idea, line of poetry or general thing that needs writing down might come to me.

I always have a watch, either a pocketwatch or a wristwatch.

My Ipod rarely leaves my pocket, but my phone usually gets left at home.

If I'm going anywhere for more than a day or so, I'll take a tablet or my laptop.

For me:

-iPad mini (has books and other gak on it)
-work laptop
- SOG Flash II Pocket knife
- Beretta Storm PX4 (compact) 9mm

Soon I'll be adding a diaper bag with all the fixins, too, I guess.

You guys walk around with a lot of gak. Are you using a purse or a backpack?

Unless I'm traveling for work, I have a wallet, watch, phone, keys, and 2 pens.

The only thing I keep on me besides my wallet and keys is a Leatherman Micra. Everyone should have some sort of multitool on them.

When I travel, either on trips or just to gaming, my bag always includes:

My iPad
A deck of cards
pen, pencil, notepad
antacids
a wet-wipe pack or two, plus a few napkins

and whatever else I need, depending.

I love the posts on reddit where they show their "Daily carry".

Mainly because well over half are basically kids who had access to their daddies gunsafes to take a photo of their "daily carry". Like, phone, wallet, 3 tacticool knives and 2 handguns. For an IT desk job or cashier at a supermarket. Yeah, I believe!

I carry a walking stick and a phone which has my card on it.

The usual.... wallet, phone, sunglasses, and ear buds. Lately, I have been carrying an umbrella, even if I probably won't need it.

If it is for work, I might have my actual work issued laptop and bag.

I prefer to travel light.

 MrDwhitey wrote:
I love the posts on reddit where they show their "Daily carry".

Mainly because well over half are basically kids who had access to their daddies gunsafes to take a photo of their "daily carry". Like, phone, wallet, 3 tacticool knives and 2 handguns. For an IT desk job or cashier at a supermarket. Yeah, I believe!

I had a friend who insisted on carrying his 9mm to work... at Subway. Not on the subway. At the sandwich shop. I'm still trying to figure out who's going to knock off a crappy sandwich shop/gas station in an area small enough that the cops can be across town in 3 minutes and everyone knows everyone already anyway.

I carry a walking stick and a phone which has my card on it.

When you say walking stick, do you mean this:


Or this:



Cause I think of the first one when I hear that term.

Edit: (wow, that's a big image)

The latter, though I do have the former! I just very rarely use it due to the fact it has a metal spike on the end and thus would ruin flooring.

Phone
Wallet
Keys
Maybe earbuds

Wallet, phone, keys, car papers, sunglasses.

That's it/

Wallet and phone, for self defence 000 on speed dial so when im king hit dead or stabbed the police will be able to identify my corpse for my family

 cincydooley wrote:
For me:

-iPad mini (has books and other gak on it)
-work laptop
- SOG Flash II Pocket knife
- Beretta Storm PX4 (compact) 9mm

Soon I'll be adding a diaper bag with all the fixins, too, I guess.

I also carry the PX4 compact 9mm. Clearly you're a man of refined taste.

Generally have at least:

-iPod
-Phone
-Wallet, keep ~$20 in case
-3DS, for those puzzle pieces

 kronk wrote:
You guys walk around with a lot of gak. Are you using a purse or a backpack?

Unless I'm traveling for work, I have a wallet, watch, phone, keys, and 2 pens.

Well, I mean, I don't go up to the bar or grocery shopping with all that. At least, not usually. I'm usually going to work or a friend's though, so that gives me an option if there is a potential for downtime/role playing/programming.

I usually carry:

-Keys
-Phone (usually the battery is empty )
-Swiss knife
-Wallet with money, ID and card for public transport

And depending on how long I plan to stay away from home:
-Pocket book
-Lunch
-Candy
-Water

The basics.

iPhone 5.

Wallet.

Keys.

Earbuds.

Nothing fancy or too heavy. Just enough to get around town. If I am going gaming I either take a back pack with stuff for pathfinder or my gaming case.

Pants
Shirt
Undies
Sox
Shoes
Wallet
Keys
Phone (Gallexy 4
Change

Usually how it goes.

Spectacles, testicles, wallet, and watch.

Everything else is brought as needed.

 MWHistorian wrote:

 cincydooley wrote:
For me:

-iPad mini (has books and other gak on it)
-work laptop
- SOG Flash II Pocket knife
- Beretta Storm PX4 (compact) 9mm

Soon I'll be adding a diaper bag with all the fixins, too, I guess.

I also carry the PX4 compact 9mm. Clearly you're a man of refined taste.

I really like it. The trigger pull is a TAD heavy for me, but I could fix that if I really wanted to. I'm a pretty big fan of their twisting barrel though. I'm usually able to shoot that better than any other compact I've shot.

If im just leaving the house
Phone
Wallet
Headphones
Keys
If Im going to school or game night
Tablet
Laptop


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 cincydooley wrote:
For me:

-iPad mini (has books and other gak on it)
-work laptop
- SOG Flash II Pocket knife
- Beretta Storm PX4 (compact) 9mm

Soon I'll be adding a diaper bag with all the fixins, too, I guess.

You are going to be a dad soon?
Congrats.

Wallet, Phone (Atrix HD), and Keys. That is my standard kit when I leave the house.

Wallet, Watch, Phone, Knife. Sometimes pants.

Phone, keys, wallet.

Recently headphones as well, due to not having lectures.

Generally a bag with a pad of paper, calculator, pens, pencils, engineering data book, and tablet when I'm going to lectures or a practical.

 kronk wrote:
You guys walk around with a lot of gak. Are you using a purse or a backpack?

Unless I'm traveling for work, I have a wallet, watch, phone, keys, and 2 pens.

Same but Zebra pens
Add in deployment laptop

Here's an example of a 21 year old students every day carry!



I can understand him needing the shotgun for a cash business that has some sketchy issues associated, but that's his everyday carry? For being a student?

Wallet, phone, ID, keys, charger, most of the time pens.

 kronk wrote:
You guys walk around with a lot of gak. Are you using a purse or a backpack?

Unless I'm traveling for work, I have a wallet, watch, phone, keys, and 2 pens.

pfft... whats with the man purse (wallet) ...

I am somehow able to fit my cash+cards into my pocket just fine.

cards + keys + EDC utility knife is all I usually have

Wallet, Keys.

I forget my phone a lot of the time, and purposefully leave it others. I mean to carry a little pad and pen for jotting ideas down but forget to. I forget lots of things.

 daedalus wrote:
What does the average Dakkanaut carry around with him/herself?

I almost always got these things on me.
- Wallet
- Pen
- Keys + light keychain
- Smartphone (family/friends)
- Dumbphone (professionnal)
- MP3 player + intra-auricular earbuds.
- Lighter. I'm no smoker, but it can always be useful in social settings.

I may also take my ebook reader or my harmonica.