Nice. Well, I tend to always have a safety pin on me. I've carried one in my wallet, in my MT sheath, and more recently in my PFAK ( personal first aid kit ). Neodymium magnet. Its about the size of a watch battery. For a short time I was carrying a mini Bic but stopped. I did just fill my Zippo so maybe I'll carry that.
Cool topic idea, Matt!Aside from the main full size MT and light, I carry the following:A second full size MT w/ blunted pliers.SAK(Explorer usually).Folding knife w/ plain edge blade.Folding knife w/ serrated blade.12' Stanley metal-case measuring tape.Gel ink pen.Mechanical pencil.Permanent marker.Zippo lighter.BIC lighter for backup.A few zip ties.A smaller roll of rigid galvanized bailing wire.10x jeweler's loupe.
Quote from: gerleatherberman on June 09, 2018, 08:19:16 AMCool topic idea, Matt!Aside from the main full size MT and light, I carry the following:A second full size MT w/ blunted pliers.SAK(Explorer usually).Folding knife w/ plain edge blade.Folding knife w/ serrated blade.12' Stanley metal-case measuring tape.Gel ink pen.Mechanical pencil.Permanent marker.Zippo lighter.BIC lighter for backup.A few zip ties.A smaller roll of rigid galvanized bailing wire.10x jeweler's loupe. sounds like a heavy duty suppliment of tools there! If MTO had a SWAT unit you'd definitely be support/cover fire and Aloha would be the field medic
If I show all my auxiliary edc items even you people would think I am weird.
sounds like a heavy duty suppliment of tools there! If MTO had a SWAT unit you'd definitely be support/cover fire and Aloha would be the field medic
Quote from: _MattGyver_ on June 09, 2018, 08:54:40 AM sounds like a heavy duty suppliment of tools there! If MTO had a SWAT unit you'd definitely be support/cover fire and Aloha would be the field medic Thank you, sir! I have a mad reason for so much redundancy. I have to balance weight near equally on each side of my belt.
Quote from: gerleatherberman on June 10, 2018, 05:37:54 AMQuote from: _MattGyver_ on June 09, 2018, 08:54:40 AM sounds like a heavy duty suppliment of tools there! If MTO had a SWAT unit you'd definitely be support/cover fire and Aloha would be the field medic Thank you, sir! I have a mad reason for so much redundancy. I have to balance weight near equally on each side of my belt. Wait, you belt carry? I'd love to see how this is accomplished.
Quote from: Aloha007 on June 10, 2018, 07:21:17 AMQuote from: gerleatherberman on June 10, 2018, 05:37:54 AMQuote from: _MattGyver_ on June 09, 2018, 08:54:40 AM sounds like a heavy duty suppliment of tools there! If MTO had a SWAT unit you'd definitely be support/cover fire and Aloha would be the field medic Thank you, sir! I have a mad reason for so much redundancy. I have to balance weight near equally on each side of my belt. Wait, you belt carry? I'd love to see how this is accomplished. You assume weight on belt means belt sheath carry, but that is incorrect. My belt ultimately disperses the weight of belt sheaths and pocket items.A typical non-challenge carry for me may go something like this:Left hip with Surge in a sheath, bitkit in a smaller sheath, and AAA mini maglite in the only other sheath. Left front pocket has cell phone in bottom and secondary blade clipped inside. Left back pocket has SAK and box cutter. Right front pocket has second MT in bottom, 12' Stanley chrome measure & main folding knife clipped inside the pocket. Watch pocket has loupe and little roll of wire. Heavy keyring clipped to belt loop on right side. Back right pocket has wallet, BIC lighter, and zip ties in bottom. My shirt pocket will have pack of smokes, zippo, pen, pencil, and marker in it. Free or clipped.I hope this clears things up.
As I prepare to head out later today. Here are my auxiliary items. PFAK. This is about as minimal as I care to make it. I will tend to carry a mini sharpie as my Manager has a pen. The older I get the smaller the print on some items seems to get so the fresnel lens is mandatory. I keep it in my wallet. Hand sanitizer is a must as well. A lot of places offer it now but I like to carry some with my when I'm headed out. The neodymium magnet I can attach to anything. Not sure why or when I began to carry it.
I too spread the weight as equally as possible and I generally like to have (almost) free pockets, so SAK, Light, MT and other things go in different sized pouches on my belt(Image removed from quote.)front, back, side, both sides, whatever I feel more comfortable with (Image removed from quote.)
Quote from: Aloha007 on June 10, 2018, 04:55:12 PMAs I prepare to head out later today. Here are my auxiliary items. PFAK. This is about as minimal as I care to make it. I will tend to carry a mini sharpie as my Manager has a pen. The older I get the smaller the print on some items seems to get so the fresnel lens is mandatory. I keep it in my wallet. Hand sanitizer is a must as well. A lot of places offer it now but I like to carry some with my when I'm headed out. The neodymium magnet I can attach to anything. Not sure why or when I began to carry it. I like the magnifier idea. Been thinking about carrying a horseshoe magnet just prank the hotel clerks when they ask me if I'm carrying anything magentic when a room key is broken. I'd pull it out of my pocket like, "Is this magnetic!??"
Quote from: ThePeacent on June 10, 2018, 04:49:43 PMI too spread the weight as equally as possible and I generally like to have (almost) free pockets, so SAK, Light, MT and other things go in different sized pouches on my belt(Image removed from quote.)front, back, side, both sides, whatever I feel more comfortable with (Image removed from quote.)That is some serious sheath right there!Do you have trouble finding decent belts? For me; even good belts get a slight sag at the point I have the heavily-loaded Surge sheath and two smaller ones.
Thank you, TP! I have had some issues with my belts sagging and what-not. I have work pants with extra loops, but my belt is a traditional 1.5" in height using only one buckle hole row. I'll look for a parallel buckle hole belt to use. It makes sense after you explained it