The biggest thing I took from being a boy scout as a youngster was the idea of "Be Prepared". When we would take a camping trip, I was the kid that may have been carrying a bigger pack than everybody else, but I had EVERYTHING that I needed. I took the stuff that I brought with me very seriously, and this has carried on into my adult life.
So, my question to all of you, is what do you carry and use on a daily basis?? I'm interested in the items that you have on your person at any time, whenever you are off your own property. If you were asked to empty your pockets at work, the grocery store, the gun range, wherever you happen to be, what would we find??
I'll go first, and I'll include pics because I like pics
First off, I always carry a knife. I like a single-use tool, so while I've got swiss army knives and leathermans stashed about I prefer to use a knife that's only a knife. I'd be fired if I openly carried a fixed blade at work (although that would be my preference) so I carry a folder, a Benchmade 910 Stryker.
I also often find myself in dark areas, or needing to see into something that doesn't provide quite enough light. For that purpose, I carry a Novatac 120T flashlight. It has several different levels of light, from what you'd get from a keychain LED to bright enough to dazzle you if you look at it wrong. It fits right in my pocket and runs on a single rechargable battery, though I could use a primary in a pinch..
I carry a small wallet with a backup credit card knife tucked inside. It also contains all my wallet type stuff, ie., ID cards, debit cards, so forth..
I don't have pics of them, but I'm going to have car keys to one of my cars, both of which have a small leatherman on board. Lastly, I always have an inkpen on me. I don't have a preference as to type or brand, but I do prefer it to be a gel pen. I work with thermal paper all the time, and gel pens will work when a ballpoint won't.
For the sake of staying on topic, I'm leaving firearms from my post. I'm interested in what you carry AND use, and most folks don't "use" their firearms on a daily basis. If you're Bob Munden or serving in the military right now, then your firearm is a big part of your life and I'd love to hear about it. For the majority of folks in Indiana, though, I'm assuming that you're like me, and day in, day out you're not "using" your firearm, even if you carry it everywhere you go.
So let's hear it! And as always, showing is better than telling, so pics are fantastic
So, my question to all of you, is what do you carry and use on a daily basis?? I'm interested in the items that you have on your person at any time, whenever you are off your own property. If you were asked to empty your pockets at work, the grocery store, the gun range, wherever you happen to be, what would we find??
I'll go first, and I'll include pics because I like pics
First off, I always carry a knife. I like a single-use tool, so while I've got swiss army knives and leathermans stashed about I prefer to use a knife that's only a knife. I'd be fired if I openly carried a fixed blade at work (although that would be my preference) so I carry a folder, a Benchmade 910 Stryker.
I also often find myself in dark areas, or needing to see into something that doesn't provide quite enough light. For that purpose, I carry a Novatac 120T flashlight. It has several different levels of light, from what you'd get from a keychain LED to bright enough to dazzle you if you look at it wrong. It fits right in my pocket and runs on a single rechargable battery, though I could use a primary in a pinch..
I carry a small wallet with a backup credit card knife tucked inside. It also contains all my wallet type stuff, ie., ID cards, debit cards, so forth..
I don't have pics of them, but I'm going to have car keys to one of my cars, both of which have a small leatherman on board. Lastly, I always have an inkpen on me. I don't have a preference as to type or brand, but I do prefer it to be a gel pen. I work with thermal paper all the time, and gel pens will work when a ballpoint won't.
For the sake of staying on topic, I'm leaving firearms from my post. I'm interested in what you carry AND use, and most folks don't "use" their firearms on a daily basis. If you're Bob Munden or serving in the military right now, then your firearm is a big part of your life and I'd love to hear about it. For the majority of folks in Indiana, though, I'm assuming that you're like me, and day in, day out you're not "using" your firearm, even if you carry it everywhere you go.
So let's hear it! And as always, showing is better than telling, so pics are fantastic
