[…] over at Terminally Incoherent asked the question today: What is in your pocket? Now I was going to simply reply to his post with my answer, but then I thought better of it and […]
]]>I have a wallet with a chainmail cable attaching it to my belt, usually in my right back pocket but it gets unclipped from the belt and moved to the right front depending on where I am.
A little black leather notebook and a pen
Checkbook
Swiss Army Champ (My Leatherman Wave was stolen)
Maglight
Cell Phone (some cheap samsung slider, freebie with contract from T-Mobile)
A keyring for the house, another for the car, another for the RV, another for the padlocks and safe, an LED light and my ring which no longer fits, a pill case with allergy pills, discount cards for local stores and library cards for four different library systems. (my wife jokes that I look like I killed a janitor)
Old Thumb Drive, 2GB, came with Damn Small Linux installed on it. (When it arrives from newegg I’ll be using a Corsair flash Survivor GT 8GB and this one will be retired)
OD German Military Surplus Rucksack
Panasonic Toughbook CF-27 mk2, 300MHz Laptop with 192GB Ram & 6.5GB HDD, Running Debian Lenny, very light install set up for speed.
When I have the opportunity to replace it I will also carry a solar charger for the laptop.
GP2X F-100 (who needs a touchscreen?) Will hopefully have a Pandora soon.
Solar Battery Charger and some rechargeable AAs for the GP2X & AAAs for the Camera
iPod 5.5G 80GB
Digital Camera
Pill Bottle with herbal supplements
Blue Diamond Almonds Travel Pack (very nice snack container)
Usually have a book stuffed in there too
Food Bars
32oz Water Bottle
Survival Kit, One of those tightly packed forget you have it ’till you need it things. Never know when you’ll need it for Zombies, World War III or the general collapse of American Infrastructure.
]]>Front right pocket: iphone, casio exilim ex-s10 (super tiny thin digital camera), cash goes behind them.
Front left pocket: Fountain pen, keychain (4 keys), SD card reader (can use with sd card from camera as a thumb drive, or to share pics), knife, chapstick, ipod nano (newest) with headphone cord run through shirt.
Optional left front pocket – car key and fob, any coins picked up throughout the day, anything else.
Back right pocket, wallet with rfid badges for bus and office.
Back left pocket, any non-cash paper items picked up throughout the day.
Every time I get up from desk or walk through any door, must pat all four pockets to make sure I’m not “off balance”. Yay for mostly-humorous OCD.
]]>Upper front right pocket:
*Keys + some swizz multitool thingy I got from Thinkgeek (flat and philips head screwdriver, some blades, pliers, and probably something else I forgot)
Lower front right pocket:
*Sony Ericsson K800i. Awesome phone, I love it. It also doubles as my mp3 player and digital camera.
Upper front left pocket:
*1GB USB stick, with some random stuff and applications.
*GigE loopback plug that I also got from Thinkgeek. Never actually used it, but I have this usual feeling that if I stop carrying it I will immediately need it :P
*Keycard for my uni
Lower front left pocket:
*Wallet, in which I also have a tiny 2GB USB stick with Backtrack 3 (live Linux dist)
*Bus pass
*Tiny led light thingy. Not very effective, but better than nothing.
I don’t have any pockets usually but you’d better not ask what I’m keeping in my small ladylike purse :)
]]>@Mart: Well, I excluded keys and wallet as mundane. Let’s face it – most people carry a wallet or money clip of some sort and a set of keys – there is nothing unusual about them. I mean, unless you have some funky shaped keys or a cool wallet. So I just omitted them from my list.
]]>My essentials to be brought to wherever:
Back right pocket – wallet
Back left pocket – Nintendo DS
Front right pocket – iPhone 3G, earphones (Senn CX300)
Front left pocket – keyring (expanded below), coins, mints (if I remember to get)
On the keyring:
-Home keys (3: door, gate, letterbox)
-Office keys (2: main door, personal drawer)
-Bank pin authenticator
-Corsair Flash Voyager 8GB drive
-Coca-cola keychain (sentimental reasons :P)
Somehow I feel naked if one of these is missing or placed in any other pocket. I get a weird vibe if I were to put my keys on the right pocket for example. Like something’s just not right.
One thing that bothers me about your list: you have an assortment of blades and tools at your disposal, but no keys! I can think of 2 reasons. You either have one of those electronic/biometric locks installed wherever you go, or you randomly (using the d6) break into any house you want to stay for the night. :P
]]>My wallet goes in my front right pocket. Besides that, I typically only carry keys and a cellphone (without even a data plan). If cargo pants were considered professional, I’d certainly consider some gadgets though.
]]>Trousers
Front Left: non-folding card-only wallet (cards, ID etc) and paper money
Front Right: iPhone (when not listening to it and wearing a coat)
Back Right: Oyster card and current train ticket (outbound or return)
Back Left: Random paper like flyers or leaflets I’ve been handed
Coat
Outisde Right: Keys (house, office, two office alarm fobs and an open rights group keyring) and spare change (this generally gets quite allot of change in it)
Outside Left: Nile files (i’m a bit girly) and small rubbish if I can’t find a bin
Inside Left: iPhone if I’m both wearing my coat and listening to it, old tickets, the other part of valid tickets (outbound or return – this isnt the best bit of organisation, I have to look through lots of tickets to find todays)
Inside Right: um, nothing
Small Rucksack (almost always carry)
Front Pocket: Condoms, business cards, toothpaste&brush, deoderant, more nail files (mostly dead), Book (if paperback), USB Keys
Main Pocket: Book (if hardback), eeePC and anything I need to carry.
There you go, my snail’s shell.
]]>Damn bloody WP tells me I can’t post – I think matt had the same trouble the other day! But to summarize….
Wallet, phone, keys – essentials.
4GB USB key
Condom
Cigs + lighter
Chewing Gum (any sort)
Plectrum
Thats my basics, I used to have a pocket knife, but in England it’s now illegal (?) and I’m thinking soon the cigs will be!!
My wallet tends to live in my right-hand pocket, I’m left handed so my right hand protects my wallet, but my left batters anyone who tries to steal it!
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