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Siberianfury
26-04-2010, 19:13
what do you carry on a day to day basis, including public places?
i carry these things, From left to right.
DC4, Firesteel, cheap Lighter, ancient Phone, Leatherman Juice KF4 (Legal) or the Leatherman Charge TTI.
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb151/siberianfury/northwestbushcrafter.jpg
JonathanD
26-04-2010, 19:14
Spyderco UKPK or Leatherman Wave, iPhone & wallet.
Not good to flash knives around at school - even legal ones; so I carry a Spyderco Bug on my keyring - gets used most days even if only to slice the apples the kids leave on my desk in the morning...:) .
w00dsmoke
26-04-2010, 19:30
Where I live ALL knives whether legally carried or not are reported as offensive weapons and carrying even a "legal" one in the pocket or car will end up with an arrest and report to the PF if you are in an urban environment. That came from my local community cops who are backing the campaign to ban knives... even so I carry a gerber vise as an edc.
what do you carry on a day to day basis, including public places?
Shoes, socks, trousers, handkerchief, underpants, belt, tee-shirt, sweatshirt, wallet, optional long johns, woolly hat & jumper, coat.
Anything else that I might have on me is really nobody else's business unless I make it so. I do my best not to make it so. I wish others would do the same, then some of us might worry a lot less about the law, and the people who made the laws might worry a lot less about us.
Usually just my laptop and plenty of change for the coffee machines :)
I have a couple of Leathermans which get used most days though.
Knives are about as much use as a hammer in IT, although sometimes i wish a had one :rolleyes:
FreddyFish
26-04-2010, 19:56
Not good to flash knives around at school - even legal ones; so I carry a Spyderco Bug on my keyring - gets used most days even if only to slice the apples the kids leave on my desk in the morning...:) .
F.Y.I.
I am pretty certain that slicing apples isn't classed as a good reason.
School Premises
Source: Criminal Justice Act, 1988. Section 139A(1).
Offence: It is an offence for any person, without lawful authority or good reason, to have with him on school premises any article to which s.139 applies.
Defences Good reason, lawful authority, it was for use at work,(caretaker), religious reasons and it was part of a national costume.
bushwacker bob
26-04-2010, 19:58
Shoes, socks, trousers, handkerchief, underpants, belt, tee-shirt, sweatshirt, wallet, optional long johns, woolly hat & jumper, coat.
Anything else that I might have on me is really nobody else's business unless I make it so. I do my best not to make it so. I wish others would do the same, then some of us might worry a lot less about the law, and the people who made the laws might worry a lot less about us.
Bad day sir?
Bad day sir?
No, bad question.
any article to which s.139 applies.
Spydie bug is exempt from 139 as it is sub 3in and capable of folding at all times.
A school in this case is not considered different from any other Public Place.
stubby Philips screw driver, tape measure and a safety knife :(
outside work usually a sak huntsman, wallet and keys
launditch1
26-04-2010, 20:52
Ive got pockets full of kleenex and lint and holes where everything important to me just seems to fall right down my leg and onto the floor....
Ah, ok its my trusty and rusty 1941 wostenholm jack knife.
Barn Owl
26-04-2010, 20:54
On one side sliver grippers,nail clippers,shed key,peanut lighter,micro slot & philips driver,handcuff key,ferro rod,fox whistle,marbles compass,all on split ring and magnetic catch.(The catch you use for fishing nets).
Mobile phone,Fenix P3D,turboflame,mini space pen,leatherman wave and/or various saks or other locking folders depending.(I live in the country and I can give good reason to Police if asked).Unfortunately it's not the done thing to list good reasons on a public forum,so don't ask.
Bandana (for general 'kerchief/bandage use).
Wallet with mini moleskine notebook that fits within.Plasters in it too.
Normal moleskine in custom leather cover.
On car keyring there's a sak and spydie bug.
Think that covers it.
Stuart69
26-04-2010, 21:20
You're as bad as me Tam :D
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g141/Vikerin/Outdoor%20stuff/P1010373.jpg
Maxpedition 3x5 notebook cover
Bandana
Wallet - Swisscard light and some other stuff in there
Keys - Fenix E01, sak, peanut lighter, silver grippers, whistle, dog whistle
Mobile
G-shock watch
Zippo with Blue Flame gas insert
In the 3x5 :
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g141/Vikerin/Outdoor%20stuff/P1010375.jpg
Leatherman Wave
Michael Morris friction folder
Quark 123 torch
McFeely pocket wrench II
Fisher bullet pen
Waterproof paper
Tick hook
Needles, thread, safety pins, cable ties, hot melt glue
Mini fak
4" nail
Fag papers
Mini firesteel
Ziplock bag + puritabs
Barn Owl
26-04-2010, 21:34
I remember that wee M Morris Stuart.
Cracking knife.
I never included contents of jacket pockets:lmao:
man_of_tanith
26-04-2010, 22:37
My EDC is buck canoe knife two blades non locking uk legal carry(deliberately purchased because of this), clipper lighter, waterproof matchcase, WW1 style petrol lighter, wallet, mobile phone, small compass on watch strap, tobacco tin.
then there is the jacket pockets which is another story entirely
Sam
Allways carry a sub 3 slippy on principle. Higo at the moment, I rotate as the mood takes me.
gregs656
26-04-2010, 23:00
Always have a uk legal knife on me. I am loving the kit in that 3x5 notebook cover though. I could use something like that to organise my life a bit.
FreddyFish
26-04-2010, 23:46
While having a browse around I came across this.
http://www.davidappleton.co.uk/bbforum/cja1988_s139_card.pdf
it's a link to a printable wallet size PDF of the Criminal Justice Act Section139.
The idea is you can print it out and laminate it and offer it to security guards or police that try to give you a hard time about a legal EDC.
only sure thing is my victorinox huntsman (http://www.surplusandoutdoors.com/images/product/main/HUNTSMAN-CAMO.jpg) wich is legal with no purpose in public (Denmark). But i leave it at home when i know im going tramping, then i bring the leatherman wave (http://toughsledding.files.wordpress. com/2009/09/wave.jpg). Although i prefere the Victorinox Outrider (http://www.victorinox.com/product/1/100/1004/0.9023) i need them pliers and cutters for safety purpose (i beleave).
Frosts Mora tucked behind the passenger seat, machete in the back of the truck, plus a Gransfors Small forest Axe.
My own Handmade Bushy on my belt( made by me, including the pins)
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo327/t3admin/DSCF0339-1.jpg
i normally carry a locking folder and/or a sak, cellphone, wallet, space change, pendrive, victorinox classic, firesteel, minibic lighter and a cheap single AA led flashlight. all this in my pockets and/or backpack, if traveling i'll add a victorinox swisstool or a fixed knife
i must add that i live in Argentina, so it's legal (sort of...) to carry this here
Esteban
TomBartlett
27-04-2010, 02:32
Wallet, leatherman wave, maglite solitaire, fisher space pen, cheapo lighter.
I just found a pic i took with an example of what i usually carry
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_jVGRKpApFLQ/S6eoDIXCduI/AAAAAAAADmw/WzfSQ7Ij68w/s400/dscn0528.jpg
in the pic:
benchmade 588
nokia 5800
zebra telescopic pen
firesteel
mini sharpie
leatherman micra
4Gb pendrive
some small binners to keep the stuff together
Esteban
Fenix P2D, spyderco ukpenknife most of the time and a benchmade griptillian sometimes, sliver gripper tweezers, small hank of cord, pencil and small writing pad
Are the things often in my pockets. Lately i've had hundreds of screws as well as we've been building a climbing frame for the kids :D
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a93/Masterfroggy/th_27042010.jpg (http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a93/Masterfroggy/?action=view¤t=27042010.jpg)
Plus two phones, a second maglight, a USB charger lead for my ipod, and money. (at the moment two boxes of painkillers as my teeth are killing me)
This is what I carry everyday in my pocket:
Small Light
Lifesystems Whistle
Armry small firesteel (heatshrink covered)
Stiker with saw edge (heatshrink covered)
Lighter
iPhone
Plus I usually have a multitool with a sub 3" non locking blade. Carrying any kind of knife in London these days is a bit risky, even if it's legal as while we know the basics of the law you will find that too many dont.
calibanzwei
27-04-2010, 10:59
Gerber Suspension + D4
Zippo
Maglite AA 3w
Like the idea of the whistle on keys Neumo, I've got a replica ACME Police somewhere that would look just the part :D
Left pocket - mobile phone and cards.
Right pocket - keys and cash (and sometimes a rhubard and custard sweet or two).
I don't carry a knife on a day-to-day basis because I don't need one.
Today (as pictured) it's Spyderco Citadel, SF A2L (red LEDs) and of course my iP. And no, I don't EDC MG42 ammo belt :p
http://i362.photobucket.com/albums/oo68/piterm_photos/inne_blade/DSC_3046.jpg
Whittler Kev
27-04-2010, 13:13
Not good to flash knives around at school - even legal ones; so I carry a Spyderco Bug on my keyring - gets used most days even if only to slice the apples the kids leave on my desk in the morning...:) .
Your Lucky. As a maths teacher always using a pair of compasses, I carried a leatherman micro on my keys to tighten up the screws. A kid complained it had a blade on it (longest is 2" long:eek:), so I was told by the head to leave it at home (even had a school headed letter about the decision):D. You should see the spirals the kids draw now:lmao::lmao:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_dVcnpchhsqI/S9bgU42fe0I/AAAAAAAABtU/WBIWTdxFSXM/s576/edc01.jpg
Depending on where I'm going it's either of the three knives, most usually the one hand Trekker, the Soldier I carry when going into the city and the Leatherman when I know I'm likely to be nobbled to fix things.
The cut down K&M match safe I carry when I know I'm going to be making a fire, other wise I use whats on the key chain.
In the wallet I carry all the usual crap plus a Swiss Army card, a flat magnifing glass and a card with all the sizes of chisels and gouges I am looking for in junk shops, car boots etc.
on the key ring is a issue spring crab, Inka pen, peanut lighter with a foot or so of black tape wrapped around it, a US issue widgy pry bar and a bust maglite solitaire that holds a few Swan Vestas.
Because of my awful night vision I carry a Fenix L0D and a tritium marker so I can find it.
I also always carry a red bandana as a hanky and a fist full of loose change so not as to **** off the flea market stall holders by waving a 20 under their noses when buying a 50p chisel...
ATB
Tom
Your Lucky. As a maths teacher always using a pair of compasses, I carried a leatherman micro on my keys to tighten up the screws. A kid complained it had a blade on it (longest is 2" long:eek:), so I was told by the head to leave it at home (even had a school headed letter about the decision):D. You should see the spirals the kids draw now:lmao::lmao:
I wouldn't dream of taking anything with a sharp point into a school without written permission from the Head Teacher.
Oooohhh, hang on -- compasses, aren't they the things with sharp points that we always used to stick into all kinds of things at school that didn't deserve it?
Like the idea of the whistle on keys Neumo, I've got a replica ACME Police somewhere that would look just the part
A Whistle is something I have started to carry recently, as I ordered 2 of them & decided to add one to my keyring as it's small. It's a good way of stopping criminals in a built up area, as they don't like the attention & often leg it, I have been told; have not tried it yet but it's nice to have as an option.
http://i39.tinypic.com/tasi39.jpg
On keyring from left to right: Marbles pocket compass, Spyderco Bug, Homemade Firesteel, Small waterproof capsule for tinder/meds etc, Acme Tornado whistle. And below a Svord Peasant Knife
:)
big_swede
27-04-2010, 19:08
Keys, phone and wallet. No use for a knife in my everyday life. I think a pair of scissors would be more useful (to me).
In town I usually carry a shoulder bag (either a leather one, a timbukto or a black diamond messenger bag) containing some sort of reinforcement clothing (a sweater), a notebook, a few pens, a book to read and a camera (constantly switching between a rollei 35, nikon fm3 or a ricoh gr-d II). Also like my umbrella if I suspect it'll be needed. All those things are more useful to me than any multitool or knife.
northernranger
27-04-2010, 20:46
Hi..
my normal carry is phone, wallet ,leatherman micra, pencil and paper..
jobwise.. lone remote working Scottish uplands apart from vehicle kit my personal carry consists of:
whistle fox howler
bug repellant
tick remover
tweezers
led lenser p3
sharpie pen
pencils
opinel n0 8
leatherman wave
silva no 4 compass and brass marbles compass and area o/s mapping..
phone ok when there is a signal..
small first aid kit
light stick
signal mirror
dc4
small firelighting kit, windproof lighter, tindrcard,firesteel, etc
toilet paper
and we have been testing out a gps tracking safety device similar to the spot
but with more options of presetting help signals to base and a monitoring group..
recently bought a maxpedition edc pocket that neatly accomadates many of these things, lovely little piece of kit in my opinion..
For me its the following:
Keys (inc USB storage device, small LED light)
SAK Explorer and / or Opinal #08
Wallet (cards and some notes)
Coins
Blackberry
Lip balm (a bit girly but I suffer if its not there)
Wrist watch
The SAK gets a fair bit of use over an average week, changing batts in kids toys, opening post / packages etc, etc.
ATB, Jon.
spiritwalker
27-04-2010, 22:39
pack of gum, wallet, phone used to carry a swiss army knife in the lab but mostly desk based now, ill take a sak if im out walking the dog or going the woods in the evening though. I like those spidico bugs though to be honest i hate bulk in my pockets which is the main reason i jibbed off the SAK maybe i should invest in a wee blade something is better than nothing i guess
Lee Wright
27-04-2010, 23:17
Ive got pockets full of kleenex and lint and holes where everything important to me just seems to fall right down my leg and onto the floor....
Ah, ok its my trusty and rusty 1941 wostenholm jack knife.
My closest friend linoleum, LINOLEUUUUUUUUUUM! :)
EDC for me is a phone, memory stick and wallet. I can't think of any situation that I couldn't get out of with the use of a phone and a bit of money, if I was in a location where these items wouldn't be enough then I would alter accordingly but I never stray far from the beaten track on a daily basis.
gregs656
27-04-2010, 23:37
2034
My Edc
What pouch is that?
http://i39.tinypic.com/tasi39.jpg
i took one look at that knife an immediately searched, found and bought one online....thanks :p
What pouch is that?
Condor pocket buddy
Laurentius
29-04-2010, 17:58
Have you ever had one of those moments when you suddenly realised that something that was on the end of your keyring, because that is where it always was and was meant to be, Isnt?
Well I just have. I am one neat little LED lenser manqué and I have no idea, when, or where or how or why it became separated from my keyring.
It seems if the proverbial **** tomorrow I will not now be one of the survivors :(
While having a browse around I came across this.
http://www.davidappleton.co.uk/bbforum/cja1988_s139_card.pdf
it's a link to a printable wallet size PDF of the Criminal Justice Act Section139.
The idea is you can print it out and laminate it and offer it to security guards or police that try to give you a hard time about a legal EDC.
TY very much for that.
Not sure if I would like to rely on that section for my defence, it's OK for an EDC, but if you have a fixed bushy, then you are in the schtook.
Wallet (never any money it) and change
keys (lots of keys)
Mobile phone
Leatherman wave and bit kit
Pencil and Maglite solitaire (in leatherman case)
Led lenser T7
That's the stuff that goes everywhere with me, everything else lives in the landrover.
Jon.
Wallet
Phone (battered old Sony Ericsson on pay as you go, I don't cry if it gets lost or broke then, thin in my pocket too)
Change in a leather pouch in pocket (stops it rolling out my pockets when I sit down anywhere)
Chewing gum (fits in the little inset pockets in jeans nicely)
Keys
If I've got a bag with me (usually shoulder bag, but sometimes a daysack if I've got other stuff with me) I'll also have:
'Magic' contact gloves, the cheap thin stretchy sort
Telescopic umbrella (well, until mine turned inside out one time to many and broke)
Notebook and pen, stops me forgetting all my thoughts before I can get back and write them down!
Water in a 1L Sigg (stops me from wasting money on buying unhealthy pop or whatever when I'm gasping)
Am currently on the hunt for a windshirt type affair, something that will be an extra layer over whatever I'm wearing to keep a bit of the wet, wind or cold out whilst packing down tiny- something like a Montane featherlite (I think they do a waterproof version) should do it. I should also probably look at something like a mini torch, whistle, this sort of stuff too, my phone display doesn't make a very good torch... I'm not sure a blade and firelighting kit would go down too well in the UK for everyday use.
ProjeKtWEREWOLF
22-08-2010, 00:25
Maxpedition Mongo full of stuff as a work bag or a nappy change bag.
Always in bag: Various meds/First Aid Kit, titanium spork, sewing gubbins, nitrile gloves, earplugs, spare batteries for torch, memory stick, alcohol gel, paracord, pens, cable ties.
Work related: Littmann Master Classic 2 stethoscope, Oxford pocket reference books (clinical medicine & psychiatry), Pharmacology At A Glance book.
On my person at most times: Fenix P1D flashlight, civilian labs gear retractor (work key fob etc), wallet, motorola V3 phone, iPod touch. Occasionally a Leatherman charge tti but usually a Victorinox Officer.
mojofilter
22-08-2010, 00:27
You're as bad as me Tam :D
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g141/Vikerin/Outdoor%20stuff/P1010373.jpg
Maxpedition 3x5 notebook cover
Bandana
Wallet - Swisscard light and some other stuff in there
Keys - Fenix E01, sak, peanut lighter, silver grippers, whistle, dog whistle
Mobile
G-shock watch
Zippo with Blue Flame gas insert
In the 3x5 :
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g141/Vikerin/Outdoor%20stuff/P1010375.jpg
Leatherman Wave
Michael Morris friction folder
Quark 123 torch
McFeely pocket wrench II
Fisher bullet pen
Waterproof paper
Tick hook
Needles, thread, safety pins, cable ties, hot melt glue
Mini fak
4" nail
Fag papers
Mini firesteel
Ziplock bag + puritabs
Skins, love it! :D
Every day and in public places.
This and a Wave.
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp92/skukuza_2008/smileyface003.jpg
And no, I don't EDC MG42 ammo belt :p
http://i362.photobucket.com/albums/oo68/piterm_photos/inne_blade/DSC_3046.jpg
Why not? :) I thought everyone carried one ;)