And NEVER forget you towel!
(Well there is also an iphone-app for this http://itunes.apple.com/app/towel/id327064452?mt=8 )
- Utility
- SD Ultra II Plus 1GB (SD card with USB connector built-in) in its own slim keychain case. Much better than carrying a USB stick.
I use a flashlight app on my iPhone 4.
- Utilikey
(Correction to above post.)
I’ve recently found Utilikeys at Staples!
Mac…
Buck Folding Hunter knife on the belt in plain sight.
Bad guys take one look and figure I’m too hard a target…
I’m all about minimizing stuff in my pockets. When doors can all be opened with an RFID chip, I’m ditching my keys and having one implanted in my arm.
Has anyone seen a droid case that also doubles as a wallet?
I’ve also used the carabiner approach for a long time, and can’t do without it. However, I really like the one you’re using, so I’ve added it to my Amazon shopping list!
As far as USB keys go, I also always have one, but I literally love the one that I use, which goes so far as to look like a key. the advantage is that it lies flush with the rest of my keys, and minimizes as much bulk as possible. http://amzn.to/dhskTC
The form factor of a knife in a smart phone might be problematic, but why not replace your keys with your smart phone?
It wouldn’t be hard to build a door handle with bluetooth and an OTP generator. Hold your phone up to the door and it lets you in. If the idea catches on, car manufacturers could add an OTP module to the steering column.
68 comments and none mention for a condom?
Among other things
http://www.supertalent.com/products/stt_usb_detail.php?type=Pico#
really tiny usb drive.
http://www.trueutility.com/pocket-tools-store/true-utility-tu45-keyring-system.html key organizer. Works great I like the bit that holds your keys flat against each other, keeps them small in your pocket and it has easy disconnects for other things. They have some other cool stuff on the website too like a cash stash for attaching emergency money onto your keys.
Good choice with the Leatherman tool. I’ve gone through three in past few years.
I think it’s very important to grab a tiny USB flash drive:
And install Ubuntu on it.
Unbootable computer? Need to repartition, copy some data or do a backup, maybe some quick hacking or general work but all you’ve got are crappy Windows machines? You can fit a very usable desktop and development environment that is quick to boot in that tiny usb flash drive.
I have a small shoulder bag. In it I keep keyring (with house keys, dont own a car), phone and wallet.
I always carry the sadly retired Leatherman Mini-Tool:
http://www.leatherman.com/product/Mini_Tool
(Yes, I have “donated” at least one to the TSA when I forgot I had it on me. The last one I just gave to someone coming through security the other way rather than give it to the TSA goons.)
In the pocket is a Benchmade 527:
http://www.benchmade.com/products/527
(I can deploy it, cut open a box and put it back in my pocket one handed in less than 2 seconds. AXIS lock is the only way to go.)
I have always wondered why Victorinox hasn’t pushed a few button cells under the plastic casing on their knives and installed a decent LED for lighting. While they are at it, a refillable butane lighter with piezo ignition on the other side would be nice too.
The one thing that I DONT carry is keys, except for my car. Everything else unlocks with a code or a combo. But that Utilikey look like an interesting concept. Is it sold at any retailers?
Wow, it always amazes me how many things people carry around. Sure, when I was a teenager I actually carried bolt cutters and lots of other tools in my backpack but I had “good” reasons for it…
These days I make a distinction between what I carry on my person and what I carry in my bag (courier bag).
On me at all times is:
- Keychain with just keys
- Lighter + cigarettes
(* Wallet if going to a club or bar)
In my bag I tend to have:
- Wallet (when it’s not necessary to keep it on me)
- Small sketchbook
- Pens and pencils
- iPhone
Anything else is stuff I bring if I think I may need it, although over many years of crazy penniless trips over long distances I seem to have learned how to survive most situations without bringing more than the bare minimum (e.g. “bare minimum” for a camping trip would be a sleeping bag, food for a day or two and the clothes on your back, not “GPS, Two tents just in case, self-inflating mattress, porta-potty, cellphone…”).
I am rarely seen away from home without my backpack. This gets “packed to order”. Though, the resident devices are: notebook, pen, reuseable shopping bag, phone battery booster and torch.
Thanks for sharing. After having office jobs for a while then being a programmer for many years, I decided I needed to get become more active when I’m not working so I became a search and rescue volunteer. This work requires me to be ready for an activation at all times. The gear that I carry with me me fills the back of my Durango. The benefit is that our team has saved lives. That’s more exhilarating than conquering a nasty part of code can ever have.
Thanks for continuing posting here and in between posts, think about getting outside. 
Testicles, Spectacles, Wallet and Watch.
My Swiss Army Knife with USB goes everywhere I go. The little pen comes in handy all the time. And yes, I do use the scissors 
I got one of those utility key things as a promo from Sony many many moons ago, it sure seems handy, but the edges of it are sharp, it’s actually cut holes in some of my Levis pockets. I’m assuming the one I got was a knock-off, are the “real” ones any less sharp when closed?
I’m surprised nobody has mentioned anything about fake flash drives. If you buy a 32GB flash drive, make sure it actually holds 32GB of data by using a program (e.g. h2testw for Windows) that fills the drive with pseudorandom bytes and verifies them. If you buy flash memory from eBay (which I do not recommend), google the seller’s name before placing a bid. SOSFakeFlash. Spread the word.
Also, in the interest of having a “utility belt” pen drive, make sure the one you’re getting supports USB 1.1 in addition to high-speed USB. I bought a couple 16GB Super Talent pen drives a year ago, but they don’t work at all on computers with USB 1.1 . If I were me, but with more money, I would probably buy a 32GB pen drive supporting all of USB 1.1/2.0/3.0 .