(Guys) What's in your wallet...I mean pockets

[AcmeNews]

pocket

Money clip
Wallet
Handkerchief
Keys
Knife
Gun (although it's usually in my waistband, but kinda counts as pocket stuff).

 

["Doc" Devereux]

Today it was:

Wallet
Leather money bag
Keys
Ray-Ban Clubmasters
Cross fountain pen
Fisher Space Pen
Notebook
PDA
Cigarettes
Ronson Varaflame lighter
Handerchief
Listerine strips

But there was also a pile of stuff in the laptop bag:

Laptop (oddly enough!)
Spare batteries
Spare smokes
Large notebook
A4 pad
The book I'm currently reading
Gerber multitool
Columbia River KISS Knife
Memory stick
Earphones (for music while I work)
Small LED flashlight

Novella, I'm another one of the people who will occasionally produce a paperback from a jacket pocket. But only when I'm not carrying a bag, and not wearing any of the nicer suits. I try to work on the theory of determining how much the jacket can hold, then packing no more than 75% of that.

 

[Willi_Goat]

Right now, not necessarily in order:
Wallet
Pen
Coin Purse
Lip Balm
Money Clip with a few bills
two sets of keys
Benchmade knife
Surefire E1e flashlight
Dell Axim
Cell phone and wireless ear piece

Geez, I have too much junk here.

 

[RadioHead]

The usual suspects.

Today (at work)

Shirt pocket- mechanical pencil
Collar- I.D. card.

Trouser pockets:

Left front- Wallet

Right front- Car/house keys, loose change (an absolute inevitability in Canada, due to the 1 dollar coin (the "Loony") and the 2 dollar coin (the "Toonie"... which I call a "dubloon" and wish everyone did... ).

Left rear- Cotton handkerchief
Right rear- Plastic comb.

Usually I also carry in my right front pocket- Money clip (from "North Hill Bowl" in Minot, North Dakota), 1972 Eisenhower 1-Dollar US coin, exceedingly well-worn by my late father-in-law from whom it was inherited.

Always, on belt, cellphone. However, if I'm not actually expecting a call or if I don't need to make a call myself, it's OFF.

'Sall.

"RadioHead"

 

[carebear]

Pants

front left
Cash (usually $100-$150)
business cards
ID - need a money clip or some kind of holder for all 3 above

front right
Pocket knife (Benchmade)
Unit challenge coin (USMC 4th Recon)

waistband/belt
gun & spare mag (LW Commander, usually)
cell phone
access card on lanyard (mortgage company office)

Jacket

various pockets
lighter (Colibri butane)
flashlight (Surefire Executive II)
pen (Fisher space)
handkerchief
small pepper spray canister
Moleskine (graph paper)

 

[newspapercowboy]

pocket

Wallet tobacco pouch money clip pipe, pipe tool, wooden matches, jack knife

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Back then: a Swiss Army knife, a key to the Toyota, and a packet of Trojans.

Right now: a pipe tamper, a key to the PT Cruiser, and not a single Trojan.


.

 

[carebear]

How do you all carry your pipes? I dislike having the pipe loose in a pocket.

 

[Hemingway Jones]

How do you all carry your pipes? I dislike having the pipe loose in a pocket.

There are cases for them. There are many nice vintage ones as well.
I have a pipe and it is usually floating around in my suit jacket pocket

 

[carebear]

The hard cases at the shop always seem so bulky.

I guess I can't have it both ways, if I'm going to carry a non-travel pipe I'm either going to have larger bulges or ashy pockets that smell really nice.

 

[Shaul-Ike Cohen]

How do you all carry your pipes? I dislike having the pipe loose in a pocket.

I hate ashes in my jacket pocket, but I love carrying my pipe there. It's a dilemma.

Usually, I take a small soft case. It's actually meant for two pipes, so it's good for a pipe, a box of pipe matches, some cleaners, a tamper and a foldable stand. A typical tin of flake tobacco fits in too, a round standard-sized tin doesn't. It doesn't have a loop handle, at least. (Disclaimer: This is not about concepts of manliness or about sexual orientation, it's about ponciness as a style.)

Oh, two pipes - I confess I occasionally clean, refill and relight a pipe after it has hardly cooled off, though connaisseurs claim you should always let it rest at least for a day, and rather carry several pipes along.

 

[funneman]

What's in my pockets? Nothing.

What's in my wallet? Cell phone, credit cards, driver's license, pics of the kids and my car keys. It's a zippered man purse type thing.

The idea is that I can't drive away and leave my wallet anywhere, because I can't DRIVE AWAY!

Usually, it works.

 

[prof500]

Great topic

Left rear: Wallet
Right rear: Handkerchief
Left front: Pens and mechanical pencil, leather glass band, scraps of paper with notes on them.
Right front: Keys, spare handkerchief, comb.

 

[Dinerman]

back right pocket- wallet (business cards, student ID, money, library card)
front right pocket- pocket watch
front left pocket- ipod nano and occasionally a pocket knife
jacket pockets are full of random junk that changes day to day

 

[Canadave]

?

Left rear: Wallet
Right rear: Handkerchief
Left front: Pens and mechanical pencil, leather glass band, scraps of paper with notes on them.
Right front: Keys, spare handkerchief, comb.

What's a "leather glass band"?

David

 

[FedoraGent]

What I Carry...

Here is what I carry:

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Hat Sweatband: Two business cards, one for hat identification and a last resort card when out of them from my pocket.

Topcoat:

Left Pocket: Deco Cigarette Case, loaded with either Djarum Cloves or Lucky Strike. (Never know when a lady might ask for a smoke.) I gave it up, but you never know.

Right Pocket: Car Key.

Lining Pocket: Moleskine and sometimes extra ink for my Fountain Pen

Suit Coat:

Left Pocket: Handkerchief (Just in Case)

Right Pocket: Professional Business Cards

Slacks:

Left Pocket: Emergency Inhaler and Mobile Phone Headset

Right Pocket: My ever-so trust Waterman Phileas, Strike Anywhere Matches, Listerine Breath Slips (Mint)

Left Rear Pocket: Wallet

Right Rear Pocket: Mobile Phone

Shirt Pocket: Usually received business cards and dollars, fivers or tenners that have come from change.

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And that's what I carry normally.

Jon

 

[happyfilmluvguy]

Left- pocket watch (it's a stopwatch from radioshack, but it does the job )
Right- Hacky sack (there's never a better time while you're in line to hack the sack)

Rear Left - Wallet
Rear Right- little composite notebook

I have carried things in my pant pockets since I was in Elementary School. I carried my homework, lots of paper in those pockets, as well as other things. I used to wear a wallet chain, most days my pants were falling down, even with a belt. So learn to carry the least amount of weight as possible! Even with suspenders or a belt, you'll notice.

 

[SinatraStyle]

The contents vary slightly depending on the occasion and what I am wearing: suit, business clothing, casual, etc. I don't like to have too many things riding around in my pockets, especially bulky items, so I try to keep it simple. Here is a general list, give or take a few items:

wallet with money clip containing cash, credit card, and driver's license
Single key
pen
business card holder
notepad
pocket watch

Never loose change...drives me crazy!

 

[raiderrescuer]

Carry...

Not at Work:
Sunglasses - When needed
G-Shock Watch
Fingernail Clipper
Money & Change
Pen
Cell Phone with Ear Piece sometimes
Jeep Key & Remote w/ Whistle, Mini-light, House Key, Coast Guard issued Titanium Wingnut Wrench/Bottle Opener - all on a clip
Wallet - (Retiree Military ID, Prison ID, Driver's License, First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor Card, Insurance Cards, Debt Card, Costco Card, Safeway Card, Conceal Handgun Permit)

At Work:
All the above except Cell Phone Plus Brick Radio with Mic, CPR Shield, Band-Aids, Search Gloves, Prison Keys, Name Tag and extra Key Chits (All on Duty Belt with Keepers)

 

[prof500]

What's a "leather glass band"?

David

Sorry, that's the shorthand I use. I guess the technical name is an "eyeglass cord" -- something to hold your glasses around your neck, when not needing them for the moment. I don't actually use it much, but my motto is "be prepared."