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Those who don't identify as a fella also welcome to answer!

I'm getting tired of my wallet and I'm hoping to get some new ideas. Current EDC is my phone, wallet, and keys on a lanyard. Whatchu got?

Edit: I ought to be a little more specific with my EDC, since most people are kindly taking the time to do so.

Phone: Pixel 8 Pro Wallet: bulky leather wallet, I don't even remember the brand, I've had it so long. Keys: a stylized lanyard with various house keys, car key fob, and a keychain that reads "I hope your day is as good as my butt" from my wife. I have to keep that, you understand.

Misc: Burt's Bees chapstick, Listerine breath strips, and occasionally a utility knife depending on my destination.

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[โ€“] Azal@pawb.social 2 points 1 day ago

Pen, pocket journal, wallet, phone, and whichever pocket knife I grab that day.

I'm really a simple person, but I"m going to go into my favorite pocket knife and I'm angry that it's not made anymore. The SOG Q2. It's a "baton" shape" IE, slightly longer than a standard pen. Has a flashlight, bottle opener (with flatehead screwdriver, in other words beveled the bottle opener) and knife. The opening mechanism is such I've never had it accidentally come open on me, can be opened one handed, and to keep it from closing you're literally holding the body that goes over the knife.

[โ€“] KestrelAlex@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My EDC is

  1. A pixel phone with a case on it, in the case I tuck my driver's licence and one credit card. I have a wallet app on the phone for all other cards I might need.

  2. Keychain is a carabiner and short piece of webbing holding 2 house keys, car fob, mini knife and mini flashlight.

The keys clip onto bra strap and go inside my shirt and phone tucks into bra. Definitely not a fella :P

[โ€“] burrito@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Do the NFC readers pick your phone up first or your credit card?

[โ€“] KestrelAlex@lemmy.world 1 points 12 minutes ago

I pull my card out to tap, though it's just habit from pre-tap and I probably wouldn't need to. I leave NFC off on my phone or it tends to keep detecting my cc and chime.

[โ€“] Meltrax@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Three things always (and yes I slap every pocket every time I leave the house to check):

  • Phone (right front)
  • Keys (left front)
  • Wallet (right back)
[โ€“] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

Same for me but only front.
Keys and wallets in the same pocket.

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[โ€“] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)
  • Keys
  • Phone
  • Bullet Space Pen
  • Leatherman Skeletool
  • Wallet
  • Notebook

Depending on what I have going on that day I have a pair of Loop earplugs and a bit kit for the Leatherman I carry sometimes.

[โ€“] RBWells@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

I'm not a fella, but either

Phone and husband

Or

Purse (keys, phone, wallet, work badge, hair clips, vitamins & medicines, measuring tape, lip balm, hand cream, cloth to clean glasses, crow whistle, gaming dice.)

[โ€“] blazeknave@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why crow whistle everyday?

[โ€“] RBWells@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

For everyday crows, of course.

This would appear to be my wife's strategy as well.

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[โ€“] OrgunDonor@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I am very minimal with what I carry.

I always have phone, headphones (either wired earbuds or my shokz bone conducting ones) and the least amount of keys(this is currently down to a single key on a small elastic cord).

If I am cycling I add in a small cafe lock, and in the summer I include spf30 Chapstick as well.

That is all the stuff ever really worry about taking with me on a daily basis.

[โ€“] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

How are those bone conduction? Thinking of getting some.

[โ€“] Azal@pawb.social 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'll toss in as I have two, a set at home and at work.

For music, they're honestly kinda meh. They'll get the job done if you want some music but lets be frank you'll find better sound quality headphones out there.

The reason I absolutely find them game changers is they allow me to wear them when I'm at work. I work on mechanical equipment in hospitals, so I need to hear what's going on around me, one earbud can block up a side but this means I can hear when someone is talking to me. Also I found that earbuds didn't fit me well so would potentially fall out, these wrap around the back of the head and stay in place, even when I'm working in some strange positions. And when I'm pulling out the power tools and things are going to be loud, I stick in earplugs, and I can hear what I'm listening to better even.

Phone work, I was shocked because my last job I was in a cargo van with minimal insulation so A LOT of road noise, but I'd hear the person I'm talking to with little issue and they could hear me well. Makes hands free phones a lot better.

I listen to podcasts, audiobooks, and the like. I mean chew through so many of them it's not even funny. Because of that sometimes I found with the single earbud one you'd have something in stereo, well that single earbud messes it up and you gotta set it to a mono sound. These you've got that dynamic sound going.

So in short, if you're going for audiophile level stuff, pass on these, but for daily drivers in day to day life they're on the top ten things I've ever bought.

[โ€“] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Music is usually something i'd listen during work or at home.
Usually I listen to an array of podcasts during commute and when I bike.

Any model you can recommend for a 75/25 mix of podcast/music?

[โ€“] Azal@pawb.social 1 points 1 hour ago

I have the aftershockz Air. Aftershockz as a company apparently changed and went to Shockz when I got my second set so there I got the openrun. I still find my using the Air for my work time which is my more used one, but I think I got used to the fit of it (ran with those for like 3 years) but the openrun works pretty well IMO.

[โ€“] OrgunDonor@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

They are great for what they are and definitely have their place. But they are expensive and pretty mediocre in comparison to something like my KBear KS1s which are around ยฃ20, or ยฃ140 cheaper than the Openrun Pros I have.

I love them(I am on my 3rd pair), and I reach for them more often than the in ears. They are super comfortable and easy to listen too, they allow you to hear stuff around you as long as you don't crank them up too loud, and the battery lasts ages(I got about 13 and a half hours of music out of them in a day).

In terms of audio quality, they arent great, listenable but the bass is fairly bad and the highs are thin. Mids, especially voices are pretty great though. So if you listen to a lot of podcasts they are fairly easy to recommend, music is not their strong point.

I cycle a lot, like a silly amount. So not having my in ears blocking sound is always good. I also suffer a lot from wind noise which can give me really bad headaches, which having the Shockz on helps reduce, and the music eliminates the headaches. This is why I love them so much, they are basically essential to me on rides, espcially when doing long ones. You can wear them all day listen to music and hove converstions with people without turning the music off.

I also like them when just out and about in normal every day situations, because I can keep tabs on things around me while enjoying music. This doesnt really apply if you are commuting on a busy bus or train, or it is really loud around you they kinda suck at that point. Because you probably have to turn them up too loud to drown out the environmental noise, and that can cause them to vibrate on your head which really isnt good or comfortable.

In terms of recommendations, if you cycle, run or walk a lot in nature(rather than cities) I would definitely encourage someone to try them. If you also hate wearing in ears I would recommend trying them as well, but keep in mind the audio is not great due to nature of the tech behind bone conduction.

I would not really recommend if you like blocking out sounds(commutes, noisy office, busy city streets), or you are looking for great music audio quality.

[โ€“] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

That confirms what I read online. Thank you very much for your review!

My use case would be pretty mixed (city/nature).
Atm I use in-ears if am unable to use over ears like with cycling or when it's so hot outside the cups begin to sweat.

[โ€“] Statlerwaldorf@midwest.social 32 points 3 days ago (13 children)

No offense to anyone who's into this stuff, but what is the appeal in cataloging and discussing this what's in your pockets?

[โ€“] Marighost@lemm.ee 35 points 3 days ago

For me, it's neat to know what other people carry. We're all different people with different stuff and things, and it's fun to learn about people I reckon. Totally get what you mean though, it's very mundane lol

[โ€“] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago (2 children)

You never know when a filthy Baggins is going to come along and ask, "What have I got in my pocket?"

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[โ€“] njm1314@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Whats its gots in it's pockets?

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[โ€“] Pringles@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I used to have my pockets always filled, but since a couple of years I have a leather bag (i.e. a manpurse or as my wife calls it: the gay bag) in which I have my work phone, keys, wallet, chewing gum, sunglasses, reading glasses, paper tissues and sometimes a drinking bottle. Also occasionally a book.

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[โ€“] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (14 children)

Im one of those weirdos that carries a cross body bag full of stuff everywhere. Here's what's in it: bag contents The pills are my prescription plus paracetamol. The tube thingy is 50spf sunscreen. There should be a pocket knife but I lost it and haven't gotten around to getting a new one yet.

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[โ€“] palarith@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago

Phone. Keys

[โ€“] kralk@lemm.ee 9 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Cat, cup of coffee. Sometimes phone if I remember.

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[โ€“] iamericandre@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Secrid card slide wallet

Weed pen

iPhone 13 pro

[โ€“] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

When not in school:

  • Phone with wallet case
  • Keys
  • Wireless headphones

When in school: all the above plus:

  • Yorepek 50L backpack (everything else goes in here)
  • Laptop (notes, actual work) (Debian w/ KDE Plasma)
  • Laptop charger
  • Grandma's laptop from 15 years ago that runs like dog shit (backup, also Debian, can still access my repos and load web pages, decoy if robbed)
  • Tablet (books)
  • Voltmeter (yes all the time)
  • Blank computer paper and pencils (derivations)
  • Guitar picks (Dunlop Gator Grip 2.0mm; for playing death metal, but also makes for a great tool)

Wireless headphones get extra priority because they allow me to control what I hear. For example, instead of getting sensory overload (I'm autistic) at the supermarket, I can replace it with death metal, which is better for some reason.

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[โ€“] Nemo@midwest.social 16 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Literally only my phone. I don't even always wear pants.

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[โ€“] Zak@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

  • Old leather wallet
  • Flashlight (Skilhunt H150)
  • Knife (Spyderco UKPK)
  • Pepper spray (Sabre Red, with a pocket clip from a random flashlight)
  • Phone (Pixel 4A)
  • Keys, and another flashlight (Skilhunt EK1)
  • Flash drive (Sandisk 128gb)
  • 1.38โ‚ฌ

See also !edc@sopuli.xyz

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[โ€“] Cwilliams@beehaw.org 2 points 2 days ago

Always cargo shorts or pants (depending on weather):

  • Phone in upper left pocket (galaxy s22)
  • wallet and keys in lower right pocket
  • ear buds in lower left pocket (soundcore space a40)
  • I find it surprisingly uncomfortable to keep anything in my upper right pocket

Galaxy Watch 4

my backpack (if occasion requires):

  • Laptop (Thinkpad X1 Carbon 6)
  • A jacket or sweatshirt
  • A tech bag (USB-C cable, wireless cavle for my watch, magic anker wall charger)

...and that's about it

[โ€“] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Phone and keys.

I really need to buy one of those id holders for the back of my phone so I can take my id too.

EDIT: oh, and I guess my wristwatch counts too. It's a casio.

[โ€“] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I thought this was a second amendment question. The wording is exactly the same as they would use.

That being said, other than phone, wallet and keys?

Nail clippers.

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