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Lets see your pocket contents

ilovevocs

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Unloading my pockets today I thought it would be interesting to see what everyone carries with them daily.

I'm a roofing contractor / estimator and I don't leave home without the following.

Felt tip pen
Fine point sharpie
16' tape measure
Pen light
Utility knife

The only time I don't have these items on me is when I'm forced to dress formally.

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SiGmA_X

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Wallet, iPhone, car key, house/other keys (2 rings, depending where I am, house/others get left in the car, I hate carrying keys), & Kershaw Leek.
 

Haukur

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At work:
Small notepad
Vernier caliper
Scribe
Ballpoint pen
Telescoping magnet
Small flashlight
Folding utility knife
Roll of electrical tape
6" adjustable wrench
4" Knipex Cobra
5" Knipex dykes
Yellow or white paint marker
Felttip marker
Acid etch pen for stainless steel
8" sawblade turned into scraper
10" adjustable wrench
10" Knipex Cobra
10" Knipex Raptor
100 cm folding measuring stick
Bottle of water
A few pairs of nitrile gloves
Cellphone
Wallet
Carkeys
Keys to toolboxes, lockers and my house
Gum


Normally:
Cellphone
Wallet
Carkeys
Keys to toolboxes, lockers and my house
Gum
 

Mohawk Dave

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Only wear 5.11 pants.

wallet
Keys to house/vehicle
EDC CRKT M16-14
EDC Fenix PD32 in mag pocket
Forney metal paint marker in mag pocket
Sharpie in mag pocket
Gerber Freehand Multi-Tool in holster on BDU belt
Smokes/lighter
As of late, 000 steel wool for yard sales etc---BTW REMOVE FROM POCKETS BEFORE WAHSING. LOL...STICKIES IN PANT LEGS FOR WEEKS

Asst. parts of recent project
 

coalminer

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pikeville ky
mechanical pencil
scribe
extending magnet
small flat and phillips pocket screwdriver
100 mm scale
small OLFA utility knife
pocket size daytimer for the month
keys for my tool box and electricial lock out lock's
and some butter scotch candy
 

Matt018

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Typically my galaxy phone, wallet, house and keys for 3 different trucks, small utility knife.
 

fordnut85

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I carry that same Gerber knife. Been sharpened so many times, the blade is a bit smaller than yours.

That thing has been around awhile and I keep going back to it. Best thing I ever did was tear it apart and "massage" the little bump that makes it so dang hard to open.
 

jmm

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My BUCK KNIFE, AND, lots of LINT !!!

I work in a textile mill. My pockets (shirt pockets especially) pack a nice stash of lint away. Pants pockets **** -- my hands stay greasy so at the end of the day they're full of greasy lint.

...Plus change, a lighter, smokes, wallet, knife, and keys.
 

mustanginky

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since i now work at a prison, no longer carry a knife everyday. but i do have plenty of other items

blistex
gum/mints-no copenhagen at the prison we're tobacco free
car keys
work keys (big key set)
handcuffs-ok not in my pocket, but on my belt
radio-on belt
badge-on belt
ID card
pen or two
cell phone
 

wellpoison

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mohawk dave, why do you take steel wool to yard sales? I'm assuming to do a quick cleaning to make out names/numbers but i figured i would ask. i carry a g2 pen, kershaw blast, coast g20, keys, iphone, wallet and work key card.
 

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At work I carry a "wurse" aka work purse aka FOD bag, with a flash light, safety razor blades, pin extractors, string tie, notebook, pens, grease pen. I keep my wallet in my pocket but my keys stay in my lab bench drawer.
 

Stephenw

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Not shown is my iPhone 5 (used to take the picture).

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Mohawk Dave

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mohawk dave, why do you take steel wool to yard sales? I'm assuming to do a quick cleaning to make out names/numbers but i figured i would ask. i carry a g2 pen, kershaw blast, coast g20, keys, iphone, wallet and work key card.

wellpoison-you got it. Learned it somewhere here on GJ. Take that steel wool and clean up an old tool to see just what the heck it is. :thumbup:

EDIT: Those G2 pens are the only ones that should exist! Love them things!
 
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zmaxmotorsports

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Back when I was working in the trades 24/7 I was told more than once I carried a craftsman tool box in my pockets.:spit:
The last electrical contractor I worked for before opening my shop in 96 used to call me pockets because I carried everything I needed around whatever plant we were in at the time in my pockets from the gain box.
He would walk around looking like hop along Cassidy all day with a tool belt,It seemed like every time hed climb a ladder he'd lose half his tools.
Then Id tell him that's why I don't where a tool belt,then Id spend rest of the day dodging fling screw drivers when Id get in range!:spit::D
 

danielhp89

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Gerber knife, love these knives, I buy them two at a time so if I forget one somewhere I always have an extra.
SOG multitool, I carry it in my old schrade tool pouch as it is much more comfortable.

Unpictured is my Eagletac D25A clicky titanium flashlight and my Droid RAZR Maxx phone. Soon to be added is a Springfield XDs in a crossbreed holster.
 

06 DIESEL

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Car keys, house and misc keys in one front pocket. Equipment keys in other front pocket. Camera in side pocket. Wallet in one back pocket with a handkerchief in the other back pocket. Belt has cell phone, Gerber multi tool, AA Maglight. Belt loop has work keys. I think all in all I add about 10# to myself putting things in my pockets.
 

TJx

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Wallet
iPhone 3GS
Keys
Fisher Bullet
Victorinox Craftsman Swiss Army Knife
Glock 19 2nd Gen

Work- Glock stays in car
Add 8" adjustable wrench, handmade putty knife, gloves, utility knife, Victorinox 2AA flashlight
 
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ilovevocs

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Gerber knife, love these knives, I buy them two at a time so if I forget one somewhere I always have an extra.
SOG multitool, I carry it in my old schrade tool pouch as it is much more comfortable.

Unpictured is my Eagletac D25A clicky titanium flashlight and my Droid RAZR Maxx phone. Soon to be added is a Springfield XDs in a crossbreed holster.

I really like that knife. I carry that little husky carabineer knife because I like to have the ability to change blades. Most utility knifes are too bulky to carry in your pocket but that one looks really nice.

Also digging the 5.11 tactical pants.

Things I omitted from my list, bose headphones ( they were in my jacket pocket), and iphone 4, im a little behind the curve.
 
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ilovevocs

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Just order two of the gerber EAB's. I have been carrying my carabineer for a while since I have yet to find a suitable replacement, but I think this will be a nice upgrade. Next on the list are a pair of the tactical pants.
 

Mohawk Dave

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Also digging the 5.11 tactical pants.

IDK if that means you own a pair yet, but if you don't I HIGHLY recommend you try a pair. In fact, I IMPLORE you to. lol

Check out ebay if used is ok with you, if not LAPOLICEGEAR.com is always running deals.:beer:
 

whitetrash1

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at work:
wallet
keys
blackberry
iphone
klever kutter
gerber fast draw


off work:
wallet
keys
iphone
benchmade griptilian
1911
 

mustanginky

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IDK if that means you own a pair yet, but if you don't I HIGHLY recommend you try a pair. In fact, I IMPLORE you to. lol

Check out ebay if used is ok with you, if not LAPOLICEGEAR.com is always running deals.:beer:

i've owned one pair of 5.11's for the past 3 years. i bet i've worn them no kidding, 500 times and they're still holding strong. best pair of pants i've ever owned. put a few more on my list on amazon. i wore them when i was a parole officer and did home visits. we carried a good deal of gear with us and the extra pockets were a blessing. only thing is my pants were made prior to the iphone being popular, and it wont fit in the magazine pocket like it does with other pants. in the summer they're cool as can be. you could run in them. and i did, often, after felons lol.
 

Outlawmws

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I'll have to look into the 5.11 pants... :beer:

My daily carry is slightly different for work or "Play" (Non work)

I only carry my wallet or phone if I'm out of the house, The small tape and Magnifier are always with me, as are the LED Flashlight, nail clippers, vintage 4" adjustable and the small disk magnet that keeps them together. (I use the magnet while yard-sailing or at Flea markets to test if something is magnetic or not. I got tired of surprises...).

At work I have a couple of pens in my shirt pocket. and I carry the left knife while at work the other two the rest of the time. why two knifes? the inlaid Kershaw is for food items, and the other is for all the cutting, scraping, and digging I often do. I don't want to use that one for something I want to eat...


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Outlaw goes old school on the cell phone! I carry an older LG with a padded leather case.....ugly as hell and my kids pick on me about it but the damn things been dropped, stepped on etc. No touch screen to crack! I see busted $600 iphones all the time!!
 

liquidcougar

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This is pretty much my average day at work. Of course, there's always a tool box/belt, but those change from day to day. :D

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Oh, and there's my takes-a-licking-and-keeps-on-ticking HTC EVO 4G. It took the picture.
 

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Outlaw goes old school on the cell phone! I carry an older LG with a padded leather case.....ugly as hell and my kids pick on me about it but the damn things been dropped, stepped on etc. No touch screen to crack! I see busted $600 iphones all the time!!

You know it! My phone is a PHONE; not a damn camera/Ipod/mobil PC... :rocker:

:lol:
 

ryan t

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Work:
wallet
galaxy phone
****** work flip phone
kershaw bravo tanto
keys
pen (usually hung on my shirt somewhere)
small flaslight
firearm (on belt)
spare mag (on belt)
badge (on belt)

Not at work is pretty much the same except I don't carry my work phone, pen or the flashlight, and my badge is in a pocket and not hanging on my belt.
 
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