Guys-what do you use to carry your daily stuff around?

[poopaskoopa]

Jackson EW Messenger from Fossil.

 

[Crono]

If it's a crowded place I definitely prefer a sling/messenger bag style. It's easier to keep it under your arm and harder to pick pocket. They are also easier to tuck to your chest on a crowded bus or elevator and not whack people in the head as you pass by vs. a backpack.

If you are on a crowded bus or train, you keep the backpack at/between your feet.
(And to anyone who is unaware of this, just ride a train in NYC MTA system. Multiple angry people will let you know. )

 

[MrSquished]

If you are on a crowded bus or train, you keep the backpack at/between your feet.
(And to anyone who is unaware of this, just ride a train in NYC MTA system. Multiple angry people will let you know. )

I ride the NJ/NY PATH system and the NYC MTA system a few times a month. Why bother having a backpack that you have to take on and off or watch how you proceed with it on when you can have a less obtrusive messenger the entire time.

 

[Crono]

I ride the NJ/NY PATH system and the NYC MTA system a few times a month. Why bother having a backpack that you have to take on and off or watch how you proceed with it on when you can have a less obtrusive messenger the entire time.

A messenger bag is fine if you are carrying around a few items. A backpack is far better if you have to carry more items, and generally you have better options with where to put things like bottles (mesh net on the sides) than a messenger bag.

This is probably a centuries old debate, by the way. In essence it's the purse vs the sack. A purse will always be an option for small items, but a sack (rucksack, the modern backpack being an improvement) is more versatile even if it can be less convenient.

 

[Murloc]

Glasses handkerchief and phone go in the left pocket, keys and wallet in the right pocket.

If I have the laptop with me, I carry a backpack.
Same if I'm going to the beach and have to carry a bunch of stuff.

If it's just a bottle of water or other small stuff and it's winter, I keep the stuff in my jacket pockets.

Fannypacks make you look like a old dumb tourist who wants his shit stolen, while manpurses make you look like a stereotypical neapolitan.

I ride the NJ/NY PATH system and the NYC MTA system a few times a month. Why bother having a backpack that you have to take on and off or watch how you proceed with it on when you can have a less obtrusive messenger the entire time.

I've seen people struggle with a heavy messenger bag when walking in a hurry. A backpack is just much more comfy. Of course, if you're only carrying some paper or a single laptop without the charger, a slim messenger bag is good enough and easier to sling around.

I don't live in NY but I have had no issues with my hugely protruding backpack full of shit in the milan metro. I've shoved it on people by mistake when turning around too so I understand your critique.
Still, if I just need to carry a laptop (commuting stuff) I use a slim backpack that creates absolutely none of these issues. Once when there was a strike and there was only one superfull bus, I just kept it on my head for the duration of the trip. There was no space to put it on the floor or anywhere else. I could breathe though.

 

[SaltyNuts]

There has never been a gayer thread title in internet history than this one. Nope, not even close.

 

[jhansman]

Nope, no mancard surrendering here. Only a fool (sorry, but that's how I see it) would let his DL, credit cards, work ID, ect. float around lose in pockets. I wish I could get by with just my wallet in one pocket and my phone in another, but even when I trim my EDC items down to the bare minimum, I still have more than a half dozen. And I hate having shit in my pockets; yeah, I know, that's what God made 'em for, but nonetheless. OK, enough. I'll make my choice, retain my manhood, and move on. Still, that Hello Kitty....

 

[Craig234]

Two correct answers: pockets; a woman.

 

[clamum]

Pockets: Handkerchief, Leatherman Squirt, Olight flashlight, whatever-folding-knife-I'm-carrying-that-day, pen, cell phone. Keys and wallet too although those are in my jacket in the wintertime (the only good thing about winter: jackets to hold your shit).

I have one of those Maxpedition bags and it's pretty nice (it's a smaller one than the one posted, though, like this: Maxpedition Fatboy) but I don't carry it too often. In it I have a Kindle tablet, journal, eCig stuff, an Anker backup battery charger, couple odds and ends. If I have a reason to need/want that stuff I'll carry it but like going to the mall or out to eat or grocery shopping I don't.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Pants have pockets.
Wallet and Phone on the Left, Keys on the right.
I dont use back pockets because I hate sitting on stuff.

For my commute to work, I stick the laptop in the employer provided 1990s era rickety old laptop bag.

 

[slag]

You know, your wallet, phone, keys, eyeglasses, lip balm, etc. I've been using a fanny pack with the strap wrapped up, but it's falling apart and never really worked all that well for the purpose intended. Some help here, please. TIA.

Sorry, I thought you said guys and then saw you wrote lip balm. WTF?

We have keys(maybe), a phone, and a wallet. That's all you need. Eyeglasses sometimes and they hang on your shirt. Everything else goes in your pockets.

 

[vi edit]

Sorry, I thought you said guys and then saw you wrote lip balm. WTF?

We have keys(maybe), a phone, and a wallet. That's all you need. Eyeglasses sometimes and they hang on your shirt. Everything else goes in your pockets.

Depends where you live. I did a week in Vegas in December and my lips were freaking 50 grit sandpaper a few days in. Desert environments are rough on skin. No judgement here.

 

[gorb]

fossil estate east west city messenger bag

fossil north south city messenger bag

 

[IronWing]

That would be a cool jacket if they sold them with all that stuff printed on the outside. One would never have to search through pockets to locate something.

 

[shortylickens]

That would be a cool jacket if they sold them with all that stuff printed on the outside. One would never have to search through pockets to locate something.

The idea is pickpockets dont know where your valuables hide. If any.

 

[soulcougher73]

Keys and chap stick from right pocket. Cell phone front left pocket. Skinny wallet back right pocket. That is the extent of my carrying.

 

[jhansman]

Wow. Just....wow. I never thought what I considered a simple question would spark so much blowback. And to whoever it was who asked "WTF?" to lip balm, dude, do your lips never chap? I live in an arid climate, and dry, sore, cracked lips just suck man. So yeah, that's going in and I still have a firm grip on my mancard, my nuts have not receded into my abdomen, and I'm still looking for a fucking pouch! Gotta say though, some of those pics do give me anal pucker (and not in a good way). And, is that The Rock with a belly pouch? Dwayne, please...

Payday is tomorrow, and it looks like the Maxpedition Fatty Pocket (gotta get a new name for that model) is leading. Even my wife thinks I should get some kind of messenger bag with a strap. Nope.

 

[MrSquished]

Wow. Just....wow. I never thought what I considered a simple question would spark so much blowback. And to whoever it was who asked "WTF?" to lip balm, dude, do your lips never chap? I live in an arid climate, and dry, sore, cracked lips just suck man. So yeah, that's going in and I still have a firm grip on my mancard, my nuts have not receded into my abdomen, and I'm still looking for a fucking pouch! Gotta say though, some of those pics do give me anal pucker (and not in a good way). And, is that The Rock with a belly pouch? Dwayne, please...

Payday is tomorrow, and it looks like the Maxpedition Fatty Pocket (gotta get a new name for that model) is leading. Even my wife thinks I should get some kind of messenger bag with a strap. Nope.

I don't get the point of a pouch thing. You gotta carry it around like a small purse. Or attach it to you belt, where it just looks silly.

 

[jhansman]

I don't get the point of a pouch thing. You gotta carry it around like a small purse. Or attach it to you belt, where it just looks silly.

I hear ya. When you carry just enough stuff that you don't want to, errr, stuff your pockets, but also don't want to carry even a small, strapped bag, your only real choice is some kind of zippered pouch (like the one I linked above) you can carry in one hand. My typical load is keys, phone, a "smart" key to my wife's new car, pen, Chapstik (or the like), penknife, flash drive, and a few other odds and ends. I'd rather have all that available an unzip away than have to hunt all over my pockets for them. Once I get the bag/pouch I want, I'll load it up and post some pics with a mini review. Who knows? I may win over a few of the skeptics here whose homophobia has them in shivers. Seriously guys, I would NEVER carry a messenger bag, but I hate sitting down with pockets full of all the stuff I listed above. Just makes no sense to me.

 

[jhansman]

OK, got the Maxpedition Fatty and packed it with my EDC items (phone, glasses, keys, penknife pen, wallet, etc.). Zipped up, it's pretty full, but I think it's going to work out fine. Easily carried in one hand, nothing in it will break if dropped, and I picked OD as my manly man color. Really well made, military-grade construction and design. Finally, I can shitcan that fanny pack I've been using for too long. Tried posting some pics here, but it ain't working. For those who care, the link below should work.
https://goo.gl/photos/PebWuhcwKaHjshWV9

 

[slag]

Wow. Just....wow. I never thought what I considered a simple question would spark so much blowback. And to whoever it was who asked "WTF?" to lip balm, dude, do your lips never chap? I live in an arid climate, and dry, sore, cracked lips just suck man. So yeah, that's going in and I still have a firm grip on my mancard, my nuts have not receded into my abdomen, and I'm still looking for a fucking pouch! Gotta say though, some of those pics do give me anal pucker (and not in a good way). And, is that The Rock with a belly pouch? Dwayne, please...

Payday is tomorrow, and it looks like the Maxpedition Fatty Pocket (gotta get a new name for that model) is leading. Even my wife thinks I should get some kind of messenger bag with a strap. Nope.

I put lip balm on in the morning and at night. Should I need to refresh throughout the day for whatever reason, I keep one in my car or at my desk at work and have one at home. I never feel the need to carry a lip balm with me. Thumbdrive... seriously? Battery charger for my phone? No thanks, it lasts all day. All unnecessary crap. There's no need to carry a knife either, but if I felt the need, plenty of room in my pocket with my keys.
Wallet, phone, smartwatch, keys. That's all and it all fits in a pants pockets fine.

 

[tynopik]

Wallet, phone, smartwatch, keys. That's all and it all fits in a pants pockets fine.

Not on your wrist?

 

[jhansman]

So, for those of you keeping up, the Maxpedition Fatty is taking some getting used to. Better than what I had, not exactly what I want. I think I can make it work, but it'll take some getting used to. I know they put pockets in pant to keep your shit in, but I hate having stuff in mine. Not even my wallet gets there (back pocket sciatica is a bitch). So, I figure a couple of weeks to adapt, perhaps some things no longer come along and I get used to zippers and velcro. I can tell you one thing: I had it on the table today in a restaurant, and ALL the women were totally checking me out. Especially this one cougar next to me. After she stared in dumb admiration (what else?) for several minutes, I finally had to remind her that her lunch was getting cold. And she blushed and giggled like a schoolgirl. So yeah, guys, think about it. There's more here that just storage....

 

[Rumpltzer]

Wallet, keys, phone, some coins in the pocket.

I work in a highly technical field with lots of PhDs and engineers and materials folks. There's a dude at work who wears a fanny pack. We make fun of him.

 

[lxskllr]

Honestly, it's not a bad looking pack, but I wouldn't be too keen on having some 'thing' I always have to keep track of. Something to lose, something to steal, something you have to ask your boyfriends to watch while you go to the little boys room :^D