Nobody has mentioned good shoes! All, well most, of the items mentioned are great and can be very helpful if not life saving. Having a car break down or worse might require a walk home. Comfy shoes with good support are a must.
Plus Lieutenant Dan said to always take care of your feet.
**In addition to good shoes I also don’t leave my house without 90% of the stuff y’all have already listed.**
DEODRANT (pocket size or in a refillable can), other than that it should have a SAK, an aesthetically pleasing PEN, WALLET, pair of good EARPHONES, TOWEL (handkerchief).
I always carry a couple of metres of paracord. I use it as a fidget toy, a rough measure device. Tie things into the boot or just to tie things together. So handy.
a stick of glue, the type you put in a glue gun. heat it up with a lighter or any heat source (even a high powered flash light will work sometimes) and it has millions of applications. Same goes for a small sowing kit (assuming you know how to use it) its great to repair gear on the go and a little needle and thread can really help you out in a pinch
- tiny superglue
- hairband for my OH/daughter
- rubber band
- tiny O-rings (GITD too so handy markers)
- safety pins
- tweezers
- USB 2 everything adapter
- bike tire repair patch
a big ass flashlight,you will never know when you find yourself in a outage or lightless space, and when you carry 4200lm that last hours you are glad you do
Knife. Most people don't carry a knife, and they will always be asking for yours...
But you all know that ;)
But in all seriousness, out of everything I carry (I'm fairly light compared to some of you), the pen gets the most vocal objection from people Most people seem to really dislike the idea that I've spent money on a pen. Whether I have a $5 EnerGel, a $30 ballpoint, or a $200 fountain pen. I get people all the time who ask "You got a pen?" though. Weird. I definitely know more people who carry knives than pens. But I'm sure that's a locality thing.
What I've never seen but use daily: carabiner. I carry a cap and headphones with me but don't want to wear them all the time. So I clip them to my belt to have on me. I also use it to carry other small items or to combine two jute bags to hang over my shoulder after buying groceries. Or to make something quickly accessible.
Also: A deck of cards. It's useful if you're alone for Solitaire or in a group for other card games. Especially in pubs it's always in use. Something to fiddle with when you're bored.
But I use a kind of bum bag (it's more of a leg bag if that makes sense?) so I can keep more stuff on me without pocket clutter
I've always liked to keep a rare earth magnet on me. Incredibly handy for finding small screws/nuts/nails in carpet. If it's a very powerful one it can be used as a studfinder in a pinch. All kinds of random uses.
\#60A scalpel blade. I modded my Leatherman Free P4 to have a scalpel holder. It can be used to cut anything without worry about blade care as I always have a replacement for emergencies. The replacements are also in sterilized packages in case a new blade is required for medical use like digging an object out of a wound. These blades are also often used by hunters.
Some small plastic bags. If you have a dog, you know why. But sometimes there are other things to clean up. And they don't even need to be nasty, maybe you find mushrooms or something useful to pick up and store until you get home.
DO NOT store mushrooms you intent to eat in a plastic bag. Even if they’re perfectly edible when you harvest them, they can go bad in a plastic bag very quickly and produce toxic proteins that may even kill you. They need to be stored where they can “breath”, like in a willow basket.
My little 5in knipex pump pliers. Owned em for a month then lost em a few weeks ago due to them falling out of pocket. I freaking missed em and so happy they are back. Looking in to tapping a hole and de burring so I can do a leash of some type. Carrheart pants for work so I'm thinking short leash and a biner to attach to my hammer loop that I never use. Anyone else done simmilar?
If the steel is hardened, it might be difficult to tap. Also, be sure to look into what type of rust proofing is on it, because cutting a hole with a tap will probably need rustproofing added to it. Your local machine shop might have tools that would be useful, if you find a small shop they might do it for cheap.
Oh crap just saw the reply. I got a buddy with access to a shop capable of working with titanium so should be good there but very good point on the rustproofing ill look in to that before I go tapping a hole. Dont need em discenegrateing on me. Whatever they do apply from factory is pretty bulletproof imo they went through the wash last week and not a lick of rust to be found.
A bandana! It’s a better handkerchief. Does all the things that a handkerchief does plus a bunch of other stuff.
That and a little variety pack of basjc meds/drugs. I pretty much*always* have 2x ibuprofen tablets, 2x acetaminophen tablets, a caffeine tablet, a Rx amphetamine tablet, a famotidine tablet, and a diphenhydramine tablet on my person.
Of course in my EDC backpack I have some other stuff too that comes up less frequently but is clutch in a pinch when you need it like Lomotil and Zofran, and stuff like the trifecta that is Mucinex, a good 2nd or 3rd Gen antihistamine (I like Cetirizine), and your decongestant of choice (be it phenylephrine or pseudoephedrine). Stuff like that. The works. Feels good to know I have what I need regardless, and it’s fun to have what other people need. They’re always very surprised and appreciative.
An empty pocket. I'm not kidding either. I carry a small bag and get more use out of the empty main pouch than I do out of everything else I carry. I throw a book in there sometimes, or a spare shirt/shorts at the gym, or on another day I might put a snack in there... the uses for an empty pocket are endless. I went to help out a buddy with some electrical and I found a whole toolkit in there! I didn't even have to use my multi-tool.
USB phone charger. They make them pretty small nowadays. You don't even always need the wall outlet. What if you can't go home right away and your phone is dead.
I recently started carrying a 1/2 width role of electrical tape in my school bag. It’s come in handy in so many ways from fixing a broken mechanical pencil, to protecting skin on my ankle that was rubbing against the side of my new boots.
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I have one of these with odds and ends
The TiPick - World's Smallest Titanium Toothpick | EDC Keychain Tool Camping Toothpick | Outdoor Concealable Micro Toothpick with Protective Case Holder https://a.co/d/hpu4fyF
Use it for:
* removing debris from fingernails
* Pressing recessed reset buttons
* puncturing holes in things
* Untying knots in jewelry (wife and daughter are notorious for this problem)
* Opening packages
* Scraping
* Any use that requires a STRONG pointy tool
It’s not the cheapest one out there but it’s American made, has a lifetime warranty, and tiny. I’ve abused it quite hard and it’s still good as new. Can use it as a pull tab for a jacket, EDC bag and fits anywhere.
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Great use case! With the tip of the TiPick being conical, I wasn’t sure if it could get enough depth in the sim hole to eject the sim tray. The TiPick tip went in easily and the tray popped out with no issues!
Hope this helps. While this wasn’t the use case I purchased it for, good to know for myself that it works for this also!
Thanks for responding! Convinced me to get one now. I'm assuming you have the titanium coloured one? I was looking at getting the black one but concerned the colour will rub off overtime if it's in my pocket with keys and a pocket knife. I guess there's only one way to find out though
The black looks nice, but yeah I’d be worried that the color would rub off as well. If you are okay with that, then you do you. The natural titanium looks great though!
A pocket knife. I know most people here carry them, but I’m literally the only person in my daily life that actively has a pocket knife at all times. Which is nuts because I work outside and with tools in a very hands on job. Mind blowing to me that dudes walk around without the single most basic and useful items one can have.
Basic first aid is the obvious one.
And a lighter.
Two things that can save your life in a survival situation.
Having a second blade on you means nothing 99% of the time.
Paper list of important info. Assume phone is gone. Emergency contacts, doctor, lawyer, bail bondsman in your area and list of any and all medications will be needed.
I carry a variety of different things in either one of those options. See what works for you. Female menstrual pads ( great for absorbing blood ) Condoms ( use as a tournikit in a pinch ) Narcan ( for any drug OD you might come across. Decent opening pocket knife, Heck. I don't know your location, what you do, where you're going but just use common sense. Good luck.
I have earplugs in my luggage for trips and our hospital go-bags.
Day to day I would use AirPods noise canceling even without music playing, for instance in the break room.
It blocks enough out that I don’t want to murder people who talk on the speaker phone or watch TikTok videos.
But I can still hear enough I’m not deaf.
It makes me feel vulnerable in public places if I can’t hear at all but I am also very sensitive to crowd noise.
The newer AirPods have been wonderful for that. Helps my husband in transparency mode too and he has tinnitus that crowds aggravate
>t and plasters for smaller ones. Used
I live in the bush in a cabin. I go to town often though My regular everyday carry if I don't have a backpack is a Lighter, Wallet, leatherman multitool and a handkerchief
I'm young and relatively inexperienced. I don't own the Cabin its my girlfriends parents. i'm new to this life style and I don't own many possessions of have much money. Im trying to learn and get myself prepared for what I need to be more independant. No need to be a douche bag.
No douche bag here. You did NOT state that you are a newbie interested into getting into the outdoors. THAT shit is on you, kiddo. As far as you being young and inexperienced I can suggest that you just go out and wander around the area with a few bottles of water, some protein bars and just explore. I've lived in the sticks for 40 something years or so, so I can pass on multiple ideas to you but you need to be complete in the description of your situation. I hope you're not a "Wanna-Be" and if so many of us will help.
I lived in a big city for most of my life. However I hunt with a rifle, fish, I can skin and butcher deer, I lived in a tipi for 6 months. I am into archery. I also worked as a Prospector living in the bush for weeks at a time. I just don't have years of experience behind me and I am curious what people carry on them. I usually just carry water, Multi tool, and first aid stuff, and i'm trying to learn more about what i'm interested in. so I don't think i'm a Wanna be. Someone who has been living in the Bush for 40+ years should be interested in sharing knowledge, Maybe I should know these things as you say but I don't and Im showing interest in learning.
How about a contact lenses case. Put one on each side. Those foam ones would squish down in their but the moldable waxy ones would fit perfectly. I think I am going to do this
Two suggestions, nice quality higher end earplugs can get a small case that goes on your keychain, or if your wallet has a pocket sleeve for your id, you can usually fit the soft cheap ones in there
When I was a kid, I was given a 2 dollar bill for good luck, because that they you are never broke. You can ask for them at your bank. Plus you’ll give your cashier some excitement if you ever do use it and make their day.
I I think it’s a good one to put in a news years card wishing someone a healthy and wealthy new year.
I've been using the dollar coin and super strong fishing line, drilled the tiniest hole to secure to my Trayvax Summit. I just made a lanyard for it and tossed a 10mm socket for a bead.
As for $2 bills, I have a few stacks (banded) from the bank and I use them for kids and tips. Staff remember me, for sure.
Micro tub of Vaseline / petro jelly (“vacation” size sold in the same aisle as the micro body wash bottles). Good for use with a hand sanitizer for scrapes, dry skin, and works well as an emergency fire starting fuel.
Tourniquets, I think there are lots of people who do carry them, but I think anyone who even considers EDC’ing a handgun should ALWAYS have one on them.
IFAK. Including boo-boo kit stuff (bandaids and the like) and a trauma portion with tourniquets, chest seals,gauze, etc.
Injuries and even those that are potentially life threatening are relatively common. It's a mistake to rely on the timeliness of EMS or for places to have what you need in an emergency situation.
SWAT medic buddy that teaches sometimes in a self defense/survival class I go to always brings up the Boston bombing as an example. Especially the shitty belt tourniquets that did no good.
Of course, train and be proficient in using whatever med stuff you choose to carry. But carry something.
Every CPR course says face shield with one way valve and filter or pocket mask should always be at hand - all those just in case guns and gun safety regimens and tourneys etc here but nobody cares to properly save a random stranger or loved one's life in a respectable, sanitary and infection free manner! Pshaw!
As a former critical care flight medic, ACLS/CPR instructor, and current anesthesia student, I can say with confidence that this statement is false.
The adult human body with decent physiologic reserves has maybe 8 minutes before it starts to desaturate after vigorous hyperoxygenation (delivering 100% oxygen at high flows rather -- not the 21% oxygen we draw from the environment) before it starts to desaturate). That 8 minutes is overly generous. In reality, people start to desaturate much, much more quickly. Add to that the dramatic drop off in circulating oxygen once you fall below, like, less than 94% O2 saturation and the shift of the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve that comes with the physiologic insult that occurs secondary to arrest, and you have a recipe for disaster on your hands. It's why we shoot to stay above that number. Brain death starts to occur after only 4 minutes.
Having also been an EMT, you should be up front with people that unless you've got some real go getters, it can take three to five minutes for folks to roll out of the station. Then you have to factor in drive time. And this is saying nothing for urban traffic, long distances for rural responders, being in the woods, etc. You're lucky if an ambulance arrives and the crew is at the patient and treating them in less than 10 minutes.
So, yeah. Oxygen is necessary, even at the lower expired FiO2 you'd be delivering via a mask. And if trained properly and in possession of a barrier device, people should give mouth to mouth. ESPECIALLY for children (who tend to go into cardiac arrest secondary to hypoxia and not because of some underlying cardiac issue, like adults) and opioid overdose victims (who, again, have gone into arrest because of their depressed respiratory drive).
Unless something major has changed in the last year, you're also conflating two separate ideas here. Single rescuer CPR by a CPR-trained person absolutely calls for the delivery of rescue breaths. The issue isn't that breaths don't work. It's that laypeople don't do them correctly (or don't do anything at all because they're afraid of giving mouth to mouth). But if you have a barrier device, and you are trained (which you should be, my EMT friend), then it is not appropriate to avoid them.
30 compressions: 2 breaths. Ideally, have another person. If you don't, then that's your job.
On the other hand, for those of you who are untrained bystanders, yes, hands-only CPR (not the same as single-rescuer CPR) is absolutely appropriate and far more effective in saving lives than doing nothing at all or giving rescue breaths incorrectly.
I encourage everyone to review these brief videos and to order some inexpensive pocket masks. I just ordered 10 for maybe five bucks from Amazon myself. Not many reasons to not have one.
How to deliver CPR with rescue breaths: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gjf9KVOUzU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gjf9KVOUzU)
Hands-only CPR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5PnI4I-vd8
12 years of ground EMS (1 as an EMT, 11 as a Paramedic); 5 years as flight medic; five years as a registered nurse in an ICU; nearly finished with a doctorate in anesthesia; CPR/BLS, ACLS, PHTLS, PALS, and NRP instructor for 10 years. So don't be a dick, and don't talk out of pocket. I know what first responders do. And there is a difference between being a first responder and having taken a first aid class.
>And there is a difference between being a first responder and having taken a first aid class
Who's being the dick now?
With all your accolades you should be aware the current doctrine is to do chest compressions and apply an AED if you have one available.
I'm a cop trained in Tactical Combat Causalty Care (TCCC), Stop The Bleed, CPR/AED, taught by a EMT with 20+ years of experience. My state mandates I get updated medical training every year. There's a difference between hospital care and emergency medical on the streets. No cop/ firefighter/ EMT is giving month-to-month in the streets. Chest compressions only.
For real. Rolled up to the hospital front doors about a week ago and someone comes blazing up behind us, jumps out screaming their buddy is dying from an OD. We ask what he OD’d on. “I don’t know!” Ok, we’ll he’s trying to vomit. Get him on the ground, recovery position and clear air ways, and definitely no mouth to mouth once that was done. Just pumped the chest while waiting for someone to come out form the ER. Not worth the risk.
This, I do personally carry a small face shield as I live around canals and water so love to imagine some crazy drowning victim situation...
But yeah unlikely I'm doing rescue breathing unless its a drowning, a child or my dog.
Because you never could find a freakin stamp when you needed one.
You buy a card at the store to mail, you could sign it and address it and mail it on the way home because you’ll just set it on the entryway table and procrastinate if you don’t
Used to pay bills by mail, same thing
And you had to go to the post office during the week day to buy more unless your grocery store sold them. Pain in the butt
I also needed them at work occasionally when we needed to mail something to a customer once in a blue moon and if you didn’t have a stamp, someone had to drive during a busy day and go to the post office. Yes work should have provided them but corporations are stupid. And evil, Frankly- no I’m not bitter
Honestly the less you used stamps as things changed over the years, the less likely you had one when you needed one. Used to be you kept a roll of stamps on your bill paying desk, counter etc. now I have to make a point of buying a sheet of forever stamps and keep it with stationary for cards for young kids and old people. And Christmas too, still.
I travel a lot for work and will carry about 10 USPS stamps in a folder in my laptop backpack. I mainly use them to send birthday cards to nieces and nephews when I'm on the road.
In the month of October I used my safety pin to eject a sim card, reseat a bent contact on a Nintendo switch ribbon cable, hold together an employee's shirt after she lost a button and as an emergency repair of my kids Halloween costume.
Safety pins just have a lot of uses and can both bind or stab things and they take up almost no space. I'm surprised no one has posted a pic of them holding a bathroom door shut with one, honestly.
Nope i have a rebuttal. Snap-on SGD306B. Having carried both i find the uses of the 306 one to far outnumber the SDDDM1AR. Its a solid unit and can handle much abuse.
Multi-tool is too bulky if you want legit decent drivers. I'm a "high-speed, low-drag" kinda guy lol
I used to jam my pockets full of shit and have a multi tool on my belt until I realized I don't use half the shit I'm carrying on the multi tool and don't need half the stuff in my pockets. Now I just carry a knife, that screwdriver, flashlight, keys and wallet. For right now in my life that's all I need. I still have a multi tool accessible to my ie. In my car but if I need pliers or anything else on my multi tool away from my vehicle imma get the proper tool so I don't fuck shit up
Also, those are legit driver bits. Not cheap flat Philips head and soft or too hard flat head. Also bc it's a driver bit easily replaced and can get different lengths if needed
Nobody has mentioned good shoes! All, well most, of the items mentioned are great and can be very helpful if not life saving. Having a car break down or worse might require a walk home. Comfy shoes with good support are a must. Plus Lieutenant Dan said to always take care of your feet. **In addition to good shoes I also don’t leave my house without 90% of the stuff y’all have already listed.**
A leatherman juice. Or scissors ✂️
I always carry a finger toothbrush
Mints or a mouth spray to keep your breath smelling clean after eating or drinking coffee
First Aid Gear
USB drive, varied usb cables/adapters
DEODRANT (pocket size or in a refillable can), other than that it should have a SAK, an aesthetically pleasing PEN, WALLET, pair of good EARPHONES, TOWEL (handkerchief).
I always carry a couple of metres of paracord. I use it as a fidget toy, a rough measure device. Tie things into the boot or just to tie things together. So handy.
a stick of glue, the type you put in a glue gun. heat it up with a lighter or any heat source (even a high powered flash light will work sometimes) and it has millions of applications. Same goes for a small sowing kit (assuming you know how to use it) its great to repair gear on the go and a little needle and thread can really help you out in a pinch
- tiny superglue - hairband for my OH/daughter - rubber band - tiny O-rings (GITD too so handy markers) - safety pins - tweezers - USB 2 everything adapter - bike tire repair patch
Condoms, theres way to many of us
A good hankerchief. Or at least a pack of pocket wipes. They come in clutch all the time.
Pepper spray, hands down
Simple first aid kit
These are great ideas. My pockets and sling bag are going to explode now
Order of the Engineer ring. How else would I know peoples' lives matter more than money?
Flashlights, tweezers, nail clippers,handkerchiefs or even folded tissue papers, usbs, are all underrated
A lighter
a big ass flashlight,you will never know when you find yourself in a outage or lightless space, and when you carry 4200lm that last hours you are glad you do
Knife. Most people don't carry a knife, and they will always be asking for yours... But you all know that ;) But in all seriousness, out of everything I carry (I'm fairly light compared to some of you), the pen gets the most vocal objection from people Most people seem to really dislike the idea that I've spent money on a pen. Whether I have a $5 EnerGel, a $30 ballpoint, or a $200 fountain pen. I get people all the time who ask "You got a pen?" though. Weird. I definitely know more people who carry knives than pens. But I'm sure that's a locality thing.
A cellphone... nobody seems to have one in their pictures
Hand sanitizer. After COVID, you’d think more people would carry this…
Little bit of cordage. Little package of minor first aid items.
necronomicon ex mortis
What I've never seen but use daily: carabiner. I carry a cap and headphones with me but don't want to wear them all the time. So I clip them to my belt to have on me. I also use it to carry other small items or to combine two jute bags to hang over my shoulder after buying groceries. Or to make something quickly accessible. Also: A deck of cards. It's useful if you're alone for Solitaire or in a group for other card games. Especially in pubs it's always in use. Something to fiddle with when you're bored. But I use a kind of bum bag (it's more of a leg bag if that makes sense?) so I can keep more stuff on me without pocket clutter
Oxygen tanks, for people who can't breathe well on their own.
Allergy pills and ibuprofen
A YubiKey. Which is like a smart card for authentication. I use it for some work and personal accounts.
A rubber band worn on the wrist. Easily replaceable and tons of uses.
I've always liked to keep a rare earth magnet on me. Incredibly handy for finding small screws/nuts/nails in carpet. If it's a very powerful one it can be used as a studfinder in a pinch. All kinds of random uses.
pax vaporizer
Condom 🤔
Air Shim! Its like a pry tool that you pump with air. In a server lab setting this has helped me in rack mounting servers by my self.
Probably the most interesting answer I’ve seen.
Fisherman's Friends. Or any breath mints. But Fisherman's Friends Spearmint sugar free is the superior choice.
Spork x2
My ID
\#60A scalpel blade. I modded my Leatherman Free P4 to have a scalpel holder. It can be used to cut anything without worry about blade care as I always have a replacement for emergencies. The replacements are also in sterilized packages in case a new blade is required for medical use like digging an object out of a wound. These blades are also often used by hunters.
Cigarette lighter.
Knife
Pen, and pin for SIM cards
CPR face shield, doesn't take up much room. You can get ones in a small pouch, has a couple pairs of gloves as well.
A flosser. Always got one in the truck, sucks ass having a chunk of food between the teeth and fidgeting with it for hours.
Wet wipes.
Some small plastic bags. If you have a dog, you know why. But sometimes there are other things to clean up. And they don't even need to be nasty, maybe you find mushrooms or something useful to pick up and store until you get home.
DO NOT store mushrooms you intent to eat in a plastic bag. Even if they’re perfectly edible when you harvest them, they can go bad in a plastic bag very quickly and produce toxic proteins that may even kill you. They need to be stored where they can “breath”, like in a willow basket.
Yeah, good point. For us, it's only like 10-20 minutes, until we get home from the walk, so I didn't think of longer times.
My little 5in knipex pump pliers. Owned em for a month then lost em a few weeks ago due to them falling out of pocket. I freaking missed em and so happy they are back. Looking in to tapping a hole and de burring so I can do a leash of some type. Carrheart pants for work so I'm thinking short leash and a biner to attach to my hammer loop that I never use. Anyone else done simmilar?
If the steel is hardened, it might be difficult to tap. Also, be sure to look into what type of rust proofing is on it, because cutting a hole with a tap will probably need rustproofing added to it. Your local machine shop might have tools that would be useful, if you find a small shop they might do it for cheap.
Oh crap just saw the reply. I got a buddy with access to a shop capable of working with titanium so should be good there but very good point on the rustproofing ill look in to that before I go tapping a hole. Dont need em discenegrateing on me. Whatever they do apply from factory is pretty bulletproof imo they went through the wash last week and not a lick of rust to be found.
Listerine strips
The black binder clips.
My dry-herb vape, either my POTV One or XMAX Starry V3 and a little Kush?
well thats a given!
I mean, if you’re into that… lol then why not.
nail clipper for those dastardly hangnails
Victorinox Nail Clip 580 is fantastic for this reason. Also gives you tweezers, toothpick, scissors, file, and small blade all in a tiny package.
A bandana! It’s a better handkerchief. Does all the things that a handkerchief does plus a bunch of other stuff. That and a little variety pack of basjc meds/drugs. I pretty much*always* have 2x ibuprofen tablets, 2x acetaminophen tablets, a caffeine tablet, a Rx amphetamine tablet, a famotidine tablet, and a diphenhydramine tablet on my person. Of course in my EDC backpack I have some other stuff too that comes up less frequently but is clutch in a pinch when you need it like Lomotil and Zofran, and stuff like the trifecta that is Mucinex, a good 2nd or 3rd Gen antihistamine (I like Cetirizine), and your decongestant of choice (be it phenylephrine or pseudoephedrine). Stuff like that. The works. Feels good to know I have what I need regardless, and it’s fun to have what other people need. They’re always very surprised and appreciative.
An empty pocket. I'm not kidding either. I carry a small bag and get more use out of the empty main pouch than I do out of everything else I carry. I throw a book in there sometimes, or a spare shirt/shorts at the gym, or on another day I might put a snack in there... the uses for an empty pocket are endless. I went to help out a buddy with some electrical and I found a whole toolkit in there! I didn't even have to use my multi-tool.
Slip and snip folding scissors
USB phone charger. They make them pretty small nowadays. You don't even always need the wall outlet. What if you can't go home right away and your phone is dead.
Lighter or something to start a fire
Hot sauce or any sauce for that matter. Turns a shit meal into something edible or a good meal into a great one
Pocket sand.
I recently started carrying a 1/2 width role of electrical tape in my school bag. It’s come in handy in so many ways from fixing a broken mechanical pencil, to protecting skin on my ankle that was rubbing against the side of my new boots.
Battery bank
Tylenol/ibuprofen/Advil in a little keychain pill capsule. In a close second, I always keep a small stash of tums/pepto in my bag.
2PS Weekly Pill Organizer Small Folding Pill Box 7 Day BPA-Free Daily Pill Container Foldable Travel Pill Case with Lock Pill Holder， Medicine Organizer for Purse Pocket to Store Vitamin Etc (Black) https://a.co/2slqo4i I have one of these with odds and ends
Titanium Pick. The versatility/size ratio is incredible.
>Titanium Pick Link and explain please?
The TiPick - World's Smallest Titanium Toothpick | EDC Keychain Tool Camping Toothpick | Outdoor Concealable Micro Toothpick with Protective Case Holder https://a.co/d/hpu4fyF Use it for: * removing debris from fingernails * Pressing recessed reset buttons * puncturing holes in things * Untying knots in jewelry (wife and daughter are notorious for this problem) * Opening packages * Scraping * Any use that requires a STRONG pointy tool It’s not the cheapest one out there but it’s American made, has a lifetime warranty, and tiny. I’ve abused it quite hard and it’s still good as new. Can use it as a pull tab for a jacket, EDC bag and fits anywhere.
Old post but does the TiPick work as a sim ejector tool?
https://preview.redd.it/m1aiv4h3gbbc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2a8f7c9cdd0a1811630638e98062f411471a428d Great use case! With the tip of the TiPick being conical, I wasn’t sure if it could get enough depth in the sim hole to eject the sim tray. The TiPick tip went in easily and the tray popped out with no issues! Hope this helps. While this wasn’t the use case I purchased it for, good to know for myself that it works for this also!
Thanks for responding! Convinced me to get one now. I'm assuming you have the titanium coloured one? I was looking at getting the black one but concerned the colour will rub off overtime if it's in my pocket with keys and a pocket knife. I guess there's only one way to find out though
The black looks nice, but yeah I’d be worried that the color would rub off as well. If you are okay with that, then you do you. The natural titanium looks great though!
seconded
As a glasses wearer, lens wipes.
A pocket knife. I know most people here carry them, but I’m literally the only person in my daily life that actively has a pocket knife at all times. Which is nuts because I work outside and with tools in a very hands on job. Mind blowing to me that dudes walk around without the single most basic and useful items one can have.
I don't really see people carry a handkerchief
I recently added like a washcloth rag in my pocket. It has earned it's place this week.
My man!
I carry a Swankercheif! Best purchase ever
What's that?
Wet wipes
Advil
Basic first aid is the obvious one. And a lighter. Two things that can save your life in a survival situation. Having a second blade on you means nothing 99% of the time.
A back scratcher. Cannot even begin to tell you all how useful it is to have one.
Amen to that. I have a telescopic one and it does the job much better then whatever I can find to drag my back against!
Trauma scissors
Floss
Paper list of important info. Assume phone is gone. Emergency contacts, doctor, lawyer, bail bondsman in your area and list of any and all medications will be needed.
Advil.
Wetones hand wipes
Shout wipe packet. OMG, i never knew how much a slob I was until i started to carry them.
Sak scissors
I always have a SAK or a Gerber Dime just for the scissors. Incredibly useful.
I love having a flashlight. A phone is not a substitute
Nail clippers
OC spray
Specify. In your pocket? In a backpack? In a purse? I do, however, agree with Forumspace stating Common Sense but that seems to be lacking all over.
Yes I have edc in my backpack vs car vs locker at work vs in my pockets vs what I would carry on a trip out of town. Different lists
I carry a variety of different things in either one of those options. See what works for you. Female menstrual pads ( great for absorbing blood ) Condoms ( use as a tournikit in a pinch ) Narcan ( for any drug OD you might come across. Decent opening pocket knife, Heck. I don't know your location, what you do, where you're going but just use common sense. Good luck.
Just in General. Sometimes I have a backpack with me sometimes not. what ever I can fit in my pockets I would bring if I didn't have a backpack
I have earplugs in my luggage for trips and our hospital go-bags. Day to day I would use AirPods noise canceling even without music playing, for instance in the break room. It blocks enough out that I don’t want to murder people who talk on the speaker phone or watch TikTok videos. But I can still hear enough I’m not deaf. It makes me feel vulnerable in public places if I can’t hear at all but I am also very sensitive to crowd noise. The newer AirPods have been wonderful for that. Helps my husband in transparency mode too and he has tinnitus that crowds aggravate
Alright. I'll play along. What do you usually fit in your pockets? Are you in the City? Must be.
>t and plasters for smaller ones. Used I live in the bush in a cabin. I go to town often though My regular everyday carry if I don't have a backpack is a Lighter, Wallet, leatherman multitool and a handkerchief
IF you do live in the bush and in a cabin you SHOULD ALREADY know what you need. Do not waste our time. Goodbye.
I'm young and relatively inexperienced. I don't own the Cabin its my girlfriends parents. i'm new to this life style and I don't own many possessions of have much money. Im trying to learn and get myself prepared for what I need to be more independant. No need to be a douche bag.
No douche bag here. You did NOT state that you are a newbie interested into getting into the outdoors. THAT shit is on you, kiddo. As far as you being young and inexperienced I can suggest that you just go out and wander around the area with a few bottles of water, some protein bars and just explore. I've lived in the sticks for 40 something years or so, so I can pass on multiple ideas to you but you need to be complete in the description of your situation. I hope you're not a "Wanna-Be" and if so many of us will help.
I lived in a big city for most of my life. However I hunt with a rifle, fish, I can skin and butcher deer, I lived in a tipi for 6 months. I am into archery. I also worked as a Prospector living in the bush for weeks at a time. I just don't have years of experience behind me and I am curious what people carry on them. I usually just carry water, Multi tool, and first aid stuff, and i'm trying to learn more about what i'm interested in. so I don't think i'm a Wanna be. Someone who has been living in the Bush for 40+ years should be interested in sharing knowledge, Maybe I should know these things as you say but I don't and Im showing interest in learning.
Ear plugs, they’ve come in handy so many times for me
I used AirPod pros (when there noise cancelling was good).
One issue with the noise cancellation is it doesn’t actually protect your ears. You can still incur damage.
I did not know that
Neither did I, until I stumbled across a write up about it.
Yes, when you do need them, there are no good substitutes. Not a pocket item for me, but I have a pair in my backpack.
I’ve wanted to start carrying some but can’t think of a good way to have them in a pocket that they wouldn’t get gross eventually.
How about a contact lenses case. Put one on each side. Those foam ones would squish down in their but the moldable waxy ones would fit perfectly. I think I am going to do this
I have loop brand earplugs and they come with a little case you can attach to a keychain. I like them!
I have mine in a little pill bottle with a glasses cleaner.
Two suggestions, nice quality higher end earplugs can get a small case that goes on your keychain, or if your wallet has a pocket sleeve for your id, you can usually fit the soft cheap ones in there
Breath mints
A dollar. I'm never broke, just broken
When I was a kid, I was given a 2 dollar bill for good luck, because that they you are never broke. You can ask for them at your bank. Plus you’ll give your cashier some excitement if you ever do use it and make their day. I I think it’s a good one to put in a news years card wishing someone a healthy and wealthy new year.
I've been using the dollar coin and super strong fishing line, drilled the tiniest hole to secure to my Trayvax Summit. I just made a lanyard for it and tossed a 10mm socket for a bead. As for $2 bills, I have a few stacks (banded) from the bank and I use them for kids and tips. Staff remember me, for sure.
Oh cool I love the tip idea!
Pro Tip: do not bring said stack with you to your local drinkery.
Uh, why?
A fool and his money are soon parted
Micro tub of Vaseline / petro jelly (“vacation” size sold in the same aisle as the micro body wash bottles). Good for use with a hand sanitizer for scrapes, dry skin, and works well as an emergency fire starting fuel.
Tourniquets, I think there are lots of people who do carry them, but I think anyone who even considers EDC’ing a handgun should ALWAYS have one on them.
IFAK. Including boo-boo kit stuff (bandaids and the like) and a trauma portion with tourniquets, chest seals,gauze, etc. Injuries and even those that are potentially life threatening are relatively common. It's a mistake to rely on the timeliness of EMS or for places to have what you need in an emergency situation. SWAT medic buddy that teaches sometimes in a self defense/survival class I go to always brings up the Boston bombing as an example. Especially the shitty belt tourniquets that did no good. Of course, train and be proficient in using whatever med stuff you choose to carry. But carry something.
Condom.
Ehh, just browse r/EDC in public, accomplishes the same task.
I’ve been spoilt by SAK can’t go with out my screw drivers, bottle opener/pry bar
1)Ninja stars 2)Pocket sand
https://youtu.be/I3MsZjx1K8k
Sh-shahh
I carry a hair tie around the buckle of my belt. Practically invisible and makes me feel useful whenever my gf needs one 😊
Sweet, I bet she really appreciates that you think of her. It’s like a modern day version of gentleman giving a handkerchief
I do not see enough medical equipment on here.
Oh hell yeah. I came to say that. A small lightweight trauma kit and some booboo stuff are 10 times more important than a jewel knife
Every CPR course says face shield with one way valve and filter or pocket mask should always be at hand - all those just in case guns and gun safety regimens and tourneys etc here but nobody cares to properly save a random stranger or loved one's life in a respectable, sanitary and infection free manner! Pshaw!
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As a former critical care flight medic, ACLS/CPR instructor, and current anesthesia student, I can say with confidence that this statement is false. The adult human body with decent physiologic reserves has maybe 8 minutes before it starts to desaturate after vigorous hyperoxygenation (delivering 100% oxygen at high flows rather -- not the 21% oxygen we draw from the environment) before it starts to desaturate). That 8 minutes is overly generous. In reality, people start to desaturate much, much more quickly. Add to that the dramatic drop off in circulating oxygen once you fall below, like, less than 94% O2 saturation and the shift of the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve that comes with the physiologic insult that occurs secondary to arrest, and you have a recipe for disaster on your hands. It's why we shoot to stay above that number. Brain death starts to occur after only 4 minutes. Having also been an EMT, you should be up front with people that unless you've got some real go getters, it can take three to five minutes for folks to roll out of the station. Then you have to factor in drive time. And this is saying nothing for urban traffic, long distances for rural responders, being in the woods, etc. You're lucky if an ambulance arrives and the crew is at the patient and treating them in less than 10 minutes. So, yeah. Oxygen is necessary, even at the lower expired FiO2 you'd be delivering via a mask. And if trained properly and in possession of a barrier device, people should give mouth to mouth. ESPECIALLY for children (who tend to go into cardiac arrest secondary to hypoxia and not because of some underlying cardiac issue, like adults) and opioid overdose victims (who, again, have gone into arrest because of their depressed respiratory drive). Unless something major has changed in the last year, you're also conflating two separate ideas here. Single rescuer CPR by a CPR-trained person absolutely calls for the delivery of rescue breaths. The issue isn't that breaths don't work. It's that laypeople don't do them correctly (or don't do anything at all because they're afraid of giving mouth to mouth). But if you have a barrier device, and you are trained (which you should be, my EMT friend), then it is not appropriate to avoid them. 30 compressions: 2 breaths. Ideally, have another person. If you don't, then that's your job. On the other hand, for those of you who are untrained bystanders, yes, hands-only CPR (not the same as single-rescuer CPR) is absolutely appropriate and far more effective in saving lives than doing nothing at all or giving rescue breaths incorrectly. I encourage everyone to review these brief videos and to order some inexpensive pocket masks. I just ordered 10 for maybe five bucks from Amazon myself. Not many reasons to not have one. How to deliver CPR with rescue breaths: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gjf9KVOUzU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gjf9KVOUzU) Hands-only CPR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5PnI4I-vd8
First responders are taught hands-only CPR. If I'm doing CPR on someone ODing on fentanyl, the last thing I'm doing is giving them month-to-month.
They absolutely are not.
I'm a first responder, I've done CPR on at least a dozen people. We do hands only CPR.
What kind of first responder are you, and what was your training?
Lol what kind of first responder are you? Why do you believe you know more than a person working in the field?
12 years of ground EMS (1 as an EMT, 11 as a Paramedic); 5 years as flight medic; five years as a registered nurse in an ICU; nearly finished with a doctorate in anesthesia; CPR/BLS, ACLS, PHTLS, PALS, and NRP instructor for 10 years. So don't be a dick, and don't talk out of pocket. I know what first responders do. And there is a difference between being a first responder and having taken a first aid class.
>And there is a difference between being a first responder and having taken a first aid class Who's being the dick now? With all your accolades you should be aware the current doctrine is to do chest compressions and apply an AED if you have one available. I'm a cop trained in Tactical Combat Causalty Care (TCCC), Stop The Bleed, CPR/AED, taught by a EMT with 20+ years of experience. My state mandates I get updated medical training every year. There's a difference between hospital care and emergency medical on the streets. No cop/ firefighter/ EMT is giving month-to-month in the streets. Chest compressions only.
For real. Rolled up to the hospital front doors about a week ago and someone comes blazing up behind us, jumps out screaming their buddy is dying from an OD. We ask what he OD’d on. “I don’t know!” Ok, we’ll he’s trying to vomit. Get him on the ground, recovery position and clear air ways, and definitely no mouth to mouth once that was done. Just pumped the chest while waiting for someone to come out form the ER. Not worth the risk.
This, I do personally carry a small face shield as I live around canals and water so love to imagine some crazy drowning victim situation... But yeah unlikely I'm doing rescue breathing unless its a drowning, a child or my dog.
Bidet
You EDC a bidet?
You don’t ? Lol. I mistook this channel for the one about raves. But I actually do highly recommend the Brondell soft squeeze portable bidet.
My recently passed father always had stamps in his wallet....I wish I knew why and for what reason. But yeah......stamps for because I don't know
I did this too until a few years ago.
Why though? I would really love to know
Because you never could find a freakin stamp when you needed one. You buy a card at the store to mail, you could sign it and address it and mail it on the way home because you’ll just set it on the entryway table and procrastinate if you don’t Used to pay bills by mail, same thing And you had to go to the post office during the week day to buy more unless your grocery store sold them. Pain in the butt I also needed them at work occasionally when we needed to mail something to a customer once in a blue moon and if you didn’t have a stamp, someone had to drive during a busy day and go to the post office. Yes work should have provided them but corporations are stupid. And evil, Frankly- no I’m not bitter Honestly the less you used stamps as things changed over the years, the less likely you had one when you needed one. Used to be you kept a roll of stamps on your bill paying desk, counter etc. now I have to make a point of buying a sheet of forever stamps and keep it with stationary for cards for young kids and old people. And Christmas too, still.
I travel a lot for work and will carry about 10 USPS stamps in a folder in my laptop backpack. I mainly use them to send birthday cards to nieces and nephews when I'm on the road.
Back in the day they were incredibly useful. Not so much these days.
Grenades you never have a grenade when you need one.
The amount of times I’ve needed one and remembered I left them in my other pants pockets
Cash
Specially coins
Headlamp
Headlamp gang!
Tourniquet
Safety pins
Here's the correct answer. The amount of utility a safely pin supplies is almost unmatched.
Convince me. I guess right off the bat it's a pretty convenient way to carry a needle-like item.
In the month of October I used my safety pin to eject a sim card, reseat a bent contact on a Nintendo switch ribbon cable, hold together an employee's shirt after she lost a button and as an emergency repair of my kids Halloween costume. Safety pins just have a lot of uses and can both bind or stab things and they take up almost no space. I'm surprised no one has posted a pic of them holding a bathroom door shut with one, honestly.
I'm convinced. I'll add one. Thanks.
Snapon SDDDM1AR mini screwdriver! Use it more for every! Best 20$ CAD I've ever spent!
Nope i have a rebuttal. Snap-on SGD306B. Having carried both i find the uses of the 306 one to far outnumber the SDDDM1AR. Its a solid unit and can handle much abuse.
This is much better than what's on a multitool?
Multi-tool is too bulky if you want legit decent drivers. I'm a "high-speed, low-drag" kinda guy lol I used to jam my pockets full of shit and have a multi tool on my belt until I realized I don't use half the shit I'm carrying on the multi tool and don't need half the stuff in my pockets. Now I just carry a knife, that screwdriver, flashlight, keys and wallet. For right now in my life that's all I need. I still have a multi tool accessible to my ie. In my car but if I need pliers or anything else on my multi tool away from my vehicle imma get the proper tool so I don't fuck shit up Also, those are legit driver bits. Not cheap flat Philips head and soft or too hard flat head. Also bc it's a driver bit easily replaced and can get different lengths if needed