Those who don’t identify as a fella also welcome to answer!

I’m getting tired of my wallet and I’m hoping to get some new ideas. Current EDC is my phone, wallet, and keys on a lanyard. Whatchu got?

Edit: I ought to be a little more specific with my EDC, since most people are kindly taking the time to do so.

Phone: Pixel 8 Pro Wallet: bulky leather wallet, I don’t even remember the brand, I’ve had it so long. Keys: a stylized lanyard with various house keys, car key fob, and a keychain that reads “I hope your day is as good as my butt” from my wife. I have to keep that, you understand.

Misc: Burt’s Bees chapstick, Listerine breath strips, and occasionally a utility knife depending on my destination.

  • Statlerwaldorf@midwest.social
    4311·
    4 months ago

    No offense to anyone who’s into this stuff, but what is the appeal in cataloging and discussing this what’s in your pockets?

    • Marighost@lemm.eeOP
      361·
      4 months ago

      For me, it’s neat to know what other people carry. We’re all different people with different stuff and things, and it’s fun to learn about people I reckon. Totally get what you mean though, it’s very mundane lol

    • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
      23·
      4 months ago

      You never know when a filthy Baggins is going to come along and ask, “What have I got in my pocket?”

    • Zak@lemmy.world
      7·
      4 months ago

      I find it important to have some tools with me. Even if I’m really unlikely to use them, being a useful person who can fix stuff and solve problems is a major component of my self concept.

      I also find the tools interesting in their own right. Lots of people like trinkets and gadgets, and there may be no explaining it to someone who doesn’t immediately find that sort of thing appealing.

      • Droggelbecher@lemmy.world
        6·
        4 months ago

        The component of self concept, that’s exactly it! For me it’s not tools. But I love being the person who always has a band aid, a painkiller, a needle and thread, a tampon. You really don’t need that stuff every day, but when you need it, you NEED it. And it’s nice to get to be helpful like that.

    • ditty@lemm.eeEnglish
      6·
      4 months ago

      Imo: just getting new ideas for ways to reduce/consolidate the number of things I have to carry every day. I switched from a regular wallet to an ultralight wallet (Ridge, but there are much cheaper alternatives) and it has been helping out my back a lot. It’s also nice to get recommendations for multi-tools and stuff.

      I only everyday carry my phone, car keys, apt keys, and wallet, and I often leave my apt keys locked in my car so I have one fewer thing to carry.

    • FireTower@lemmy.world
      5·
      4 months ago

      Sharing things you find useful in your everyday life so that others might enjoy them or recommend things that would better suit your needs.

    • tisktisk@piefed.social
      4·
      4 months ago

      It is a bit extra, but I got put on to a lot of different practical utilities such as YubiKeys this way.
      I also found the life-hack of adding nail-clippers to my carkeyring. It’s definitely obsessive to an extent tho.
      Fortune favors the prepared!

    • Alice@beehaw.org
      4·
      4 months ago

      I’m always curious because I stopped carrying a purse as it made me feel more femme than I like, and since then I’ve wondered how dudes get through the day with only their pockets.

      • folkrav@lemmy.ca
        2·
        4 months ago

        Either we stuff way too many things in our pockets, or we too have some kind of bag. I don’t think I ever go out of my place without my backpack if I have to bring more than my key/wallet/phone combo.

        We sometimes also opt for irresponsibly not carrying what we need to get through the day.

    • AlexWIWA@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      The “why” is what people enjoy. There’s a story behind every item that people packrat.

  • Droggelbecher@lemmy.world
    24·
    4 months ago

    Im one of those weirdos that carries a cross body bag full of stuff everywhere. Here’s what’s in it: bag contents The pills are my prescription plus paracetamol. The tube thingy is 50spf sunscreen. There should be a pocket knife but I lost it and haven’t gotten around to getting a new one yet.

  • Zak@lemmy.world
    171·
    4 months ago

    • Old leather wallet
    • Flashlight (Skilhunt H150)
    • Knife (Spyderco UKPK)
    • Pepper spray (Sabre Red, with a pocket clip from a random flashlight)
    • Phone (Pixel 4A)
    • Keys, and another flashlight (Skilhunt EK1)
    • Flash drive (Sandisk 128gb)
    • 1.38€

    See also [email protected]

    • Marighost@lemm.eeOP
      4·
      4 months ago

      Who knew EDC could be so… Aesthetic! Thanks for sharing that link too, probably should have looked for that community before posting. But I like giving people a chance to talk about themselves a little. :)

  • Meltrax@lemmy.world
    14·
    4 months ago

    Three things always (and yes I slap every pocket every time I leave the house to check):

    • Phone (right front)
    • Keys (left front)
    • Wallet (right back)
    • Bytemeister@lemmy.worldΕλληνικά
      1·
      4 months ago

      I do phone in the front left, keys, wallet and knife in the front right. I stopped keeping wallet in the back because it’s bad for your hip, and harder to access and protect.

  • RBWells@lemmy.world
    11·
    4 months ago

    I’m not a fella, but either

    Phone and husband

    Or

    Purse (keys, phone, wallet, work badge, hair clips, vitamins & medicines, measuring tape, lip balm, hand cream, cloth to clean glasses, crow whistle, gaming dice.)

  • BobDole [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
    111·
    4 months ago
    • Wallet
    • Phone
    • Work phone
    • Butt plug (stainless steel)
    • Car keys
    • Chapstick (love Burt’s Bees)
    • Viagra (sponsorship deal)
    • Apple Watch
    • AirPods
  • neidu2@feddit.nl
    111·
    4 months ago

    Copying my comment from a discussion a while back:

    Everything I wear is based around practicality which involves a lot carrying capacity. As someone who’s a lot on the move, this is my usual kit:

    Jeans, right pocket: Snus
    Jeans, left pocket: Bluetooth earbud charging box thingy
    Jeans, right back pocket: Boarding pass / ticket Jeans, left back pocket: reserved for trash
    Jacket, left front pocket: card holder, in which I also keep receipts
    Jacket, left inner pocket: Phone
    Jacket, front right pocket: varies. Usually a pack of chewing gum and a pen
    Jacket, right inner pocket: Wallet with passport and misc other important stuff
    Backpack: Two laptops, a change of clothing, USB battery bank, a bunch of adapters so I can plug in almost anywhere, phone stand, misc access cards, a plastic fork, and a toothbrush. Plenty of room to spare for things I add last minute or pick up along the way.

    When I’m only moving locally, it’s the same except I don’t bring my backpack. And when I’m not flying, I have a small multitool/knife in my right inner jacket pocket instead of my wallet.

    Oh, and up until a few hours ago I used to have my sunglasses hanging from a ring that is hanging Frodo-style around my neck. But I realized while I was boarding my plane on my way home that I’d left them in the airport lounge. No time to fetch them, but they weren’t particularly expensive.

  • PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S [he/him]@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    9·
    4 months ago

    When not in school:

    • Phone with wallet case
    • Keys
    • Wireless headphones

    When in school: all the above plus:

    • Yorepek 50L backpack (everything else goes in here)
    • Laptop (notes, actual work) (Debian w/ KDE Plasma)
    • Laptop charger
    • Grandma’s laptop from 15 years ago that runs like dog shit (backup, also Debian, can still access my repos and load web pages, decoy if robbed)
    • Tablet (books)
    • Voltmeter (yes all the time)
    • Blank computer paper and pencils (derivations)
    • Guitar picks (Dunlop Gator Grip 2.0mm; for playing death metal, but also makes for a great tool)

    Wireless headphones get extra priority because they allow me to control what I hear. For example, instead of getting sensory overload (I’m autistic) at the supermarket, I can replace it with death metal, which is better for some reason.

  • dumblederp@aussie.zone
    7·
    4 months ago

    As little as possible most of the time.

    Wallet, phone, coin purse, keys for shopping.

    Phone, leash, poo bags, treats, 2m length of rope for the dog walk. The rope is mostly for defense against off leash agro dogs. I used to carry a knife but stopped because it’s illegal and innocent rope will do the trick.

  • KestrelAlex@lemmy.world
    7·
    4 months ago

    My EDC is

    1. A pixel phone with a case on it, in the case I tuck my driver’s licence and one credit card. I have a wallet app on the phone for all other cards I might need.

    2. Keychain is a carabiner and short piece of webbing holding 2 house keys, car fob, mini knife and mini flashlight.

    The keys clip onto bra strap and go inside my shirt and phone tucks into bra. Definitely not a fella :P

      • KestrelAlex@lemmy.world
        2·
        4 months ago

        I pull my card out to tap, though it’s just habit from pre-tap and I probably wouldn’t need to. I leave NFC off on my phone or it tends to keep detecting my cc and chime.

  • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    4 months ago

    Eh! This thread just reminded me of something I’ve been meaning to buy, but only ever think about buying when I’m at work or something and not able to get online to make the purchase:

    https://www.redcross.org/store/cpr-keychain-with-face-shield-and-gloves/ARC-CPR-03.html?cgid=cpr-masks-and-face-shields

    Key-chain pouch with a CPR face barrier that has a one-way valve.

    I’ve never had to give CPR outside of a hospital environment, but there it’s much more controlled w/ supplies readily available like a resuscitation bag that you just slap onto the patient’s face and squeeze to give breaths. I know how to do the field version without any supplies, but when you give breaths in that scenario, YOU are the resuscitation bag, and it’d be nice to be prepared to give rescue breaths without needing to worry about shit like picking up herpes off some dying stranger’s face.

    Also CPR is NOT hard to do or learn, so if I’ve piqued your interest and you’re not already familiar with it, plug your city in here (https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class) and set it to CPR and see what’s in your area. Price varies a lot, but expect $30-$100 (WHY ISN’T THIS FREE/SUBSIDIZED?!). Learn some shit, get that cert, save a life. Make sure the class you sign up for good for first-timers and not a refresher course; and I STRONGLY recommend doing in person vs online so you can practice on a dummy with an instructor present to let you know if you’re fucking something up.

    [/pitch]

  • Fondots@lemmy.world
    6·
    4 months ago

    Pockets-

    Front right:
    keys if they’re not clipped to a belt loop
    Lighter
    Cigarettes if I don’t have a shirt pocket or cargo pockets Phone - pixel 7 pro, otterbox case

    Keys: Carabiner
    NiteIze DoohickKey FishKey
    Small comb
    House and car keys
    A couple frequently used store membership cards
    Mostly held together with s-biners, or niteize g series biners

    Front left:
    Mustache wax
    Pixel buds
    Knife- depends what I’m doing, most commonly an opinel, but

    Back right:
    Bandanna

    Back left:
    Chums Zipper Wallet, with key to my bike lock attached
    A couple bandaids and safety pins in the wallet

    Cheap sunglasses, no real brand or style preference, but I like metal frames, usually hanging from my shirt collar when not in use

    Left wrist- Casio Protrek prg-550 with a cheap nato strap

    Work bag:
    Maxpedition Kodiak gear slinger (I like this bag’s functionality but I’ve fallen out of love with the military styling, and it’s probably bigger than I need these days, but it takes a beating and hasn’t fallen apart in over a decade of regular use so I can’t bring myself to replace it)
    My work headset
    Phone charger
    Cheap Lenovo tablet for reading (M8 I think?)
    Sometimes my switch
    I normally keep a small first aid kit in my bag but I took it out for something a little while ago and keep forgetting to put it back, I believe it’s whatever the smallest ultralight/watertight kit that adventure medical sells
    1l narrow mouth nalgene bottle ’ Maxpedition pocket organizer

    In that organizer:
    Zebra f-701 pen
    Pentel graphgear 1000 pencil in .9 lead
    Spare lead
    Zebra pm-701 permanent marker
    Yellow sharpie highlighter (if anyone knows of a highlighter thats less cheap looking, preferably metal with replaceable ink, I’m interested)
    Thrunite ti4 NW flashlight
    Pocket screwdriver, little plastic pen shaped thing, double ended with 2 double ended bits at either end, I think mine is Stanley branded but I’m pretty sure I’ve seen other brands selling the exact same thing with different logos
    Small crescent wrench (I think channel lock brand)
    County comm widgy pry bar
    CRKT CEO flipper
    Tide pen
    Lighter
    Eraser
    Field notes pitch black notebook
    County comm titanium ruler
    Samsung bar flash drive
    Eraser
    Spare AAA batteries
    Small sewing kit
    Small spool of some very strong thread (I think dyneema, not sure, pretty sure I picked that up from county comm as well) Wrapped the handle in some Paracord
    USB A to C adapter (my wife borrowed it a while ago and I haven’t gotten it back yet)

    Metal Stanley lunchbox
    20oz Stanley thermos/travel mug thing (I don’t think they make my exact model anymore but the “trigger action” one is pretty close