I joined this subreddit a long time ago. Then, it was similar to the other every day carry /kit out subreddits- heavily male, heavily tech and gear oriented. Since then it’s changed a lot! A majority of the posts are from (seemingly) a younger, more female, crowd. So neat to see a different portion of the population than what I normally see posted. Here’s my bag:
Bag: Horizontal zip duck bag from Baggu. If they made a larger cargo bag id be all over it. This is my favorite product of theirs. 2 or 3 years of daily use, it’s holding up swell.
In the main compartment, I keep:
-NAR TQ. I like this to always be available and grab-able.
-Luden’s Wild Cherry. I know they don’t actually do anything. I’m addicted to them.
-Bag Organizer. It was a gift, and makes this bag usable as a daily- I don’t have shit knocking around.
-Noshinku hand sanitizer spray. Again I like this to be quick access.
In the bag organizer’s side pockets:
-Pens. I’ve stopped carrying my nice metal pens out of the house. I’m tired of having them stolen. Instead, I try to carry a .5, .7, and .10 in black and blue.
-Notebook. I always carry a little journal. Normally it’s from Field Notes, but this cheap one has taken that spot.
-Playing cards. Literally never used these. Should ditch them.
-Sunglasses and lens cleaner
-Microtech Ultratech. This goes from the bag to my back pocket when I’m going somewhere I can’t take the bag.
-POM pepper spray. The good stuff. I know, I know, I should carry this on body, I just hate having shit in my pockets. When jacket weather arrives I’ll carry it there more consistently, for now it lives in the bag. I’m pretty quick to deploy it, I’ve trained a little but not enough.
-Bic loaner lighter
-Custom Zippo from Psychic Circle Oddities w/ butane torch insert
-Skillhunt H04 RC. I go between flashlights a lot. I own many. I like this one because I can keep the headband strap in my car and just have the one flashlight that’s always with me- I don’t like leaving lithium batteries for a dedicated headlamp in my car.
-G19 Magazine with Federal HST 147gr.
-Victorinox Pioneer X
-NARCAN
-Nail clippers
-Charger
-Soundpeats earbuds these are my fav earbuds ever. Thanks to the guy on /g/ who recommended them years ago
-Sharpies of varying thicknesses for vandalism.
-Tushé TP foam IYKYK
-Odor eliminator (I have IBS and like to be conscientious).
-Mio it sucks I accidentally got the one without caffeine. What a waste.
In the organizer’s big compartment:
-Toys. I cycle between them. I like something to keep my hands busy. I have hacky sacks and Rubik’s cubes and all sorts of squishies. The only constant is this little metal slider I was gifted. It keeps me from playing with my knife.
-Herschel card holder. This goes in my pocket if I’m leaving the bag behind. It’s sooo not cute. Gonna try dyeing it.
- Ziploc bag of meds -band aids, liquid styptic, inhaler, nasal spray, spare contact lenses, eyedrops, gas x, Imodium, DayQuil, ibuprofe, Tylenol, Benadryl, Zyrtec, burn cream, pepto bismol tablets, nasal strips, kleenex, Zofran. glasses wipes.
In the zip pocket: this is where I keep cosmetic stuff.
-Aquaphor lip repair (the GOAT.)
-B&BW scented hand sanitizer (I go thru a lot.)
-Blue de Chanel decant from ZeeFrags
-Drugstore concealer i mostly stopped wearing makeup after getting into skincare, but sometimes I’m very chopped and you gotta do what you gotta do.