Everyday carry
Everyday Carry (EDC)
These items are what I normally carry on a daily basis. Your needs may be vastly different, but I emphasize functionality and practicality over fashion.
CLOTHING (I tend to stick with the "gray man" look of one solid color; in my case, black):
- T-shirt
- Cargo pants
- Boots (usually Bates with the side zipper)
- Cell phone belt case
- Either a CWU-45P flight jacket or a M-65 "vintage army" jacket
- MOLLE (MOdular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment) backpack/pouches
Backpack:
My main backpack is the NOOLA Military Tactical MOLLE Backpack in black. The backpack part alone has a 50L capacity, and it comes with a small bottle holder, a small dump pouch, and a fanny pack with detatchable belt. That belt is what I use for other carry stuff. If you're going to get a backpack, I recommend getting something MOLLE compatible, and I really recommend the aforementioned one. I also recommend getting extra pouches, like the Mission Darkness Dry Shield MOLLE Faraday Pouch. It's a great way to store your electronics if you're going into a major retailer that uses tracking devices to monitor your cell phone and bombard you with ads. Another couple of things I recommend getting are polymer straps and D-rings. Both are compatible with the MOLLE system and can attach more stuff to your backpack.
When it's impractical for me to use my backpack, I put the fanny pack's belt on with a large bottle holder and a separate dump pouch. One such pouch is large enough to hold my 7th generation iPad.
When I'm riding my bicycle (Schwinn Loop folding bike), I'm putting 4 MOLLE pouches on it. The pouches are as follows:
- 2 dump pouches, one of which is holding my chain
- The fanny pack, daisy chained to the dump pouch holding my chain
- Large bottle holder
OTHER GEAR:
- Google Pixel 8 Pro (personal phone)
- Google Pixel 6a (work phone)
- iPad 7th Generation (multimedia device; when taking mass transit)
- Bluetooth speaker (bicycle only)
- Credit card sized MicroSD card holder
- 256GB thumb drive
- USB-A to USB-C adapter
- Gerber utility tool
- Kubotan attached to my keychain
- RFID-blocking wallet
- Casio wristwatch - currently the AE-2000W with a NATO strap, but I have a F-91W I plan on modding soon
- USB-C headphones
- 2oz bottle of Purell
- Anker 10000mAh power bank
- USB-A to USB-C cable
- USB-A to Lightning cable
- USB-A Charging bricks
- USB-A Data blocker
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