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Everyday Carry. What essentials do you carry on a daily basis?

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Nothing particularly original, but it's mine, so here goes.

  • Earfun Free 2: good for listening to podcasts on the go.
  • House keys: well, duh.
  • Olight imini: handy and really tiny flashlight.
  • Mini push dagger: oldest thing in there, got it more than 20 years ago. Says "United" & "Taiwan" on the sheath, so it likely is from United Cutlery.
  • Kershaw Launch 11: my current all-time favorite pocket knife. Small enough to fit in a 5th pocket (but not "deep-carry"), yet handles really well with my not-too-meaty hands.
  • Bellroy Card Sleeve Black: small enough to keep credit cards and such in regular pants' front pockets.
  • Zippo Lighter Spectrum: really a fidget toy for me since I do not smoke, so pretty though !
  • Kleenex mini pocket tissues: the runny nose unwavering companion.

Not on picture: Samsung Galaxy S20 with a Spigen Tough Armor case.

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[โ€“] some_guy@lemmy.world 45 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I dig the keychain buttplug, bold of you to post it here

[โ€“] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Got me good there, you scamp ๐Ÿคฃ

I do see it, now that you mention it.

[โ€“] Streetdog@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

Sharp-ish with a metallic tang.

[โ€“] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

Goes in nature's pocket.

[โ€“] Skates@feddit.nl 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Similar, but without the buttplug

[โ€“] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Butt where's the fun in that ?

[โ€“] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Are those push knives legal where you live?

[โ€“] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's legal to purchase and own any kind of knife where I live, but not to carry them unless you have legitimate grounds to do so (self-defense is not one of them). In the case of a push dagger, it would be tricky to argue it's to slice bread or open boxes.

[โ€“] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

It's too bad that "I would be powerless before my enemies without one" isn't legitimate grounds in the eyes of the law. I think those knives are actually pretty handy for opening boxes, plus they're just cool. It's too bad they have a stigma to them, because they're really cool knives.

[โ€“] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 3 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Aren't push daggers illegal in the US?

[โ€“] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't know since I don't live in the US. Then again in my country carrying any kind of knife is illegal without "legitimate reason". So there you have it.

[โ€“] Akasazh@feddit.nl 1 points 11 months ago

Til. However in the land of the Opinel 'it's too slice cheese for on my baguette' would instantly mean legitimate reason.

[โ€“] kick_out_the_jams@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Knife laws varies from state to state.
In my experience it's more about specific features and sizes than what we traditionally think of categories.

[โ€“] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

Knife laws are poorly written/defined. Push knife with only one sharpened edge 2.5" and under? legal so long as it is not concealed almost anywhere. Lethality of a push knife 2.5" or under with one sharpened edge? Just as lethal if punched into the throat.

Defense by any means is a natural right.

[โ€“] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

As other have said, varies by state.

Rather be carried by 6 than judged by 12 on that.

[โ€“] GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think you have your saying backward.

[โ€“] GBU_28@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

No, we all want to die now, get with the times

[โ€“] A_Toasty_Strudel@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago

Possibly, but in my experience, no cop here is gonna look at that and think twice.

[โ€“] Nusm@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

But no pen??? What kind of animal are you?

[โ€“] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The kind that lives in the 21th century ๐Ÿ˜œ

Kidding aside, pens are relegated in my bag, which usually contains the wallet with ID, work laptop, noise-cancelling headset, hand sanitizer, glasses case, etc. Thus it's sort of EDC but not really.

[โ€“] Nusm@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

When is the 21th?!? ๐Ÿคฃ

[โ€“] finn1sher@mstdn.ca 1 points 11 months ago

@NeryK @Nusm Same, I find a pen useful to have but it's not a core part of my EDC. There's a pen in each of my bags. I have a little scrap of a pencil in my wallet along with a few scraps of paper just in case.

[โ€“] Extrasvhx9he 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Digging the zippo was thinking of getting a butane insert for mine (I also dont smoke)

[โ€“] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Some of them are not great. The classic zippo naphtha and wick style is more reliable, despite evaporation. Honestly a Bic is more trustworthy despite the unstylishness of them.

[โ€“] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Yeah I have also considered it. It's quite wasteful to refill with lighter fluid that mostly evaporates since I do not use it all that much. I fear it will not feel like a zippo anymore with a butane insert though.

[โ€“] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Keys, wallet, phone for me

[โ€“] Pulptastic@midwest.social 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

mine

  • Pixel buds: great for taking calls or listening to audiobooks while doing mindless labor
  • Earplugs: I work in a loud manufacturing plant but also use them outside of work whenever things get loud like the swim meet this weekend.
  • Ken Onion Leek: handy for opening packages and slicing salami. I accidentally got it as a gift and didn't realize it was easy open, but now I love it.
  • Seki clippers: I hate hangnails with a passion. Also handy to trim my nails as needed, some activities like guitar need shorter nails.
  • fountain pen: it's nice to use and nobody else has orange ink so I know what was written by me.