Guys: where do you carry your stuff?

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The discussion revolves around how individuals manage their everyday carry items, with a focus on the practicality and aesthetics of various carrying methods. Many participants express a preference for minimizing pocket bulk, opting for slim wallets and strategic pocket placements for essentials like keys, phones, and pens. Some use backpacks or bags to accommodate larger items, especially students or those needing to transport more gear. The conversation touches on the stigma surrounding "man-purses" and the cultural differences in carrying bags between men and women. Humor is prevalent, with comments about the absurdity of certain carrying methods and the challenges of managing multiple items without looking ridiculous. Overall, the thread highlights a blend of practicality, personal preference, and societal norms regarding how to carry daily necessities.

What items do you carry with you at all times?

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  • #61
DaveC426913 said:
This is a list of things I carry with me at all times. I don't know how the rest of you guys manage, but I have to wear a pouch (man-purse, murse, second scrotum, fanny pack) or my pockets would be bulging (which I think looks ridiculous) and I would surely forget some things.

But pouches look pretty dorky too, even if they're black leather. How do the rest of you guys manage?


Drat! Forgot keys!
Done :wink: Ryan_m_b[/color]
I carry my wallet in my left front pants pocket. My house key is in it. In my right front pocket is a bit of change and my car key if I'm driving. I usually keep my cell phone and camera in my jacket pocket, or, if not wearing a jacket, then the cell phone is in my right front pants pocket and the camera in my shirt pocket. Or, maybe I just don't carry the camera.

When I go to play tennis or go to the beach it's simple. Everything goes in the backpack, along with snacks, water, etc.

No man-purse or fanny pack necessary.
 
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  • #62
turbo said:
Come on! Women are the beasts of burden! If you can't manage to lug an extra liter or two of water, an extra laptop, or portable device or two, what's the point? Do we all need to adopt burros? :biggrin:
:smile:
 
  • #63
turbo said:
Come on! Women are the beasts of burden! If you can't manage to lug an extra liter or two of water, an extra laptop, or portable device or two, what's the point? Do we all need to adopt burros? :biggrin:
http://dailyyeah.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/You-need-a-strong-woman.jpg
 
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  • #64
Evo said:
Get a man purse! I always had men dumping all of their junk in my purse causing my shoulder to dislocate.


Ok, I'm lying about dislocating my shoulder, but the extra junk was heavy. Don't unload your junk on a woman unless you're married or in a long term commited relationship. Trust me.

All depends on the circumstance, I have had the opposite happen on a hike up Mt Washington, a woman and her husband were lagging behind everyone else. They caught up with the main group, and it became obvious she was in worse straights than him, we off loaded and distributed her pack load to a couple of our more fit male hikers, and they proceeded to make it to the lake of the Clouds Hut. They made it there, were exhausted and I distinctly remember getting the woman's gear etc... sorted out and made sure she made it to bed, don't get the wrong idea, lol. In this case we had the issue of the man's pride at not being able to step up to deal with, it wasn't fashion or vanity, it was pure necessity for survival. That's my story, and I am sticking to it. Lol. Epilog. The struggling folks are no longer invited on our hiking trips.

Rhody...
 
  • #65
Similar to rhody's story, some friends and relatives and I hiked into a remote pond to stay for a long weekend at a cabin in Baxter State Park. The laggards were the two teen-agers - one a wrestler and the other a basketball player. Their father, their uncle and I lightened their load a bit so they would stop whining and lagging. It was only 8 miles or so, with a river to ford on the way. We had to carry in all our food, and of course I had to have my cast-iron skillet and spatula, along with fresh eggs, bacon, potatoes, etc. Those wimps were packing crap like Cup 'O Noodles that didn't weigh anything. We should have left the boys at home and taken women instead.
 
  • #66
turbo said:
... taken women instead.
Sounds to me like you did. :biggrin:
 
  • #67
DaveC426913 said:
Sounds to me like you did. :biggrin:
No. Real women wouldn't have whined and lagged behind.
 
  • #68
turbo said:
No. Real women wouldn't have whined and lagged behind.
I stand corrected. :smile:
 
  • #69
DaveC426913 said:
I stand corrected. :smile:
My wife and the wives of my hiking-partners are tough and proud. They would never have slacked and appeared inferior to men in any way. Plus, we all would have had more fun over the weekend with women instead of the teen-boy prima-donnas.
 
  • #70
I have a man-bag, or a purse if you like. It looks like the one on the top-left in the picture below:

10-Stylish-Man-Bags-Your-iPad.jpg


http://www.geeksugar.com/10-Stylish-Man-Bags-Your-iPad-7945667
 
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  • #71
I thought they were called recorder bags, I've had one for years. I'm surprised: is it really a European thing? Maybe we have all been brainwashed into thinking its acceptable! Next I'll be carrying a purse and won't think anything of it.
 
  • #72
It's European, I tell you!

(Like I'd be caught dead toting one.)
 
  • #73
I use a book-bag to carry all of my items.
 
  • #74
I answered what I carry 100% of the time. However, 98% of the time, I have a book bag with me that contains many of the other items (including cell) and many other items (and may contain notebook computer, but that is only only about 30% of the time as I like to keep it as light as 'possible'). I am slightly less dependent on cell phones than younger folks (actually, I like being inaccessible to all communication at times).
 
  • #75
PAllen said:
(actually, I like being inaccessible to all communication at times).

Yay! People like you still exist! :smile:
 
  • #76
PAllen said:
I answered what I carry 100% of the time. However, 98% of the time, I have a book bag with me that contains many of the other items (including cell) and many other items (and may contain notebook computer, but that is only only about 30% of the time as I like to keep it as light as 'possible'). I am slightly less dependent on cell phones than younger folks (actually, I like being inaccessible to all communication at times).

Why not use an ipad as a cellphone via skype? A watch? A hologram watch?!
 
  • #77
PAllen said:
... I am slightly less dependent on cell phones than younger folks (actually, I like being inaccessible to all communication at times).

Just because one carries a cell phone, doesn't mean one has to answer it every single time it beeps/rings/etc. :wink:
 
  • #78
Dembadon said:
Just because one carries a cell phone, doesn't mean one has to answer it every single time it beeps/rings/etc. :wink:
Old school, in a young guy, unusual combination Dem. Just an observation.

Rhody... :redface:
 
  • #79
Yeah, I was asking about all the time. Surely you guys don't carry your laptops to the bar or the County Fair?
 
  • #80
DaveC426913 said:
Yeah, I was asking about all the time. Surely you guys don't carry your laptops to the bar or the County Fair?
My laptop barely makes it to the back deck. If I have to leave the house for some reason, the cell phone and the pocket-cam are in POCKETS!
 
  • #81
DaveC426913 said:
Yeah, I was asking about all the time. Surely you guys don't carry your laptops to the bar or the County Fair?

That's a rhetorical question, right? Of course I do! :biggrin:
 
  • #82
Ive become a minimalist with my pockets. I have a little Write in the Rain memo pad and pen that I carry, and I've noticed it gets a lot of attention because its yellow.. other than that I never carry a wallet.. I have my card and ID if i need it then the phone. that's it. I make it a goal to keep them empty...
however I do have a man purse (Timbuktu) that works as a great mobile-station for a sketchpad, tools, water, pens and markers, lasers.. etc.
 
  • #83
From what I've seen, bicycle messenger bags seem to have become acceptable for men to use. Maybe it's the size of them that takes them out of the man bag category.
 
  • #84
It has become quite common to see men toting laptop bags, no one needs to know that there's no laptop in there.
 
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  • #85
I carry my wallet and cellphone at all times. When I need to jot down a memo, I use my cellphone. On occasion I will take a thumb drive with me but that is rare. If I need to take anything else I'll usually bring a backpack.
 
  • #86
Keys in pocket. Notebook, pen and some journal articles in my messenger bag.

How could you not include journal articles in the poll?

Yes, I photocopy/print journals. No, I'm not in the English department. Yes, I know it's a waste of resources. Yes, I care. No, not that much.
 
  • #87
DaveC426913 said:
Yeah, I was asking about all the time. Surely you guys don't carry your laptops to the bar or the County Fair?

I almost spit whiskey last night reading that in the bar.

And no, I don't take my laptop to the Country Fair. That would be stupid. They don't have WiFi there.

(google google google)

hmmm... Well then.. Maybe this year I will...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lLO_MC8Ne4

Whoa! How did they know 3 years ago that I'd find their video and post it this year? Freakin' OCF people are made of magic fairy dust or something...
 
  • #88
Dembadon said:
I have a man-bag, or a purse if you like. It looks like the one on the top-left in the picture below:

I'd never be seen dead wearing one of those.

But I did buy one of these:

http://www.wayfair.com/Eddie-Bauer-Diaper-Bag-Organizer-in-Brown-EB4605BRN-ERB1072.html

Actually, I bought it for my daughter when I visited her for my granddaughter's first birthday. The diaper bag she had was crap! So I bought one that was better and didn't look quite so feminine. (And then made fun of the flowered diaper bag my brother-in-law had to carry around.)

And I have a Jeep baby travel bag for my grandson, since he frequently spends the night, meaning I have more stuff to carry (his silky, his musical glow worm, change of clothes, a movie or two, diapers, and other baby stuff).

But best is the carrier I have for our hikes:

Hiking with my grandson:
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/8701/dscn1091a.jpg

Hiking with my granddaughter:
http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/5185/dscn1698z.jpg
 
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  • #89
Cellphone - front right pocket. School id, keys, money, gum - front left pocket. headphones - through my shirt dangling from my collar.
 
  • #90
BobG said:
I'd never be seen dead wearing one of those.

But I did buy one of these:

http://www.wayfair.com/Eddie-Bauer-Diaper-Bag-Organizer-in-Brown-EB4605BRN-ERB1072.html

Actually, I bought it for my daughter when I visited her for my granddaughter's first birthday. The diaper bag she had was crap! So I bought one that was better and didn't look quite so feminine. (And then made fun of the flowered diaper bag my brother-in-law had to carry around.)

And I have a Jeep baby travel bag for my grandson, since he frequently spends the night, meaning I have more stuff to carry (his silky, his musical glow worm, change of clothes, a movie or two, diapers, and other baby stuff).

But best is the carrier I have for our hikes:

Hiking with my grandson:
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/8701/dscn1091a.jpg

Hiking with my granddaughter:
http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/5185/dscn1698z.jpg
Very cute chilluns, Bob!
 
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