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crazy eights
Aug 23, 2015

by Lowtax
some tactical things would actually be a good way to keep your pens and thoughts organized. whats wrong with that? too afraid of looking like a "sperg"?

take this for example.



looks like a good way to organize your stuff for the day to have a good efficient day. Are you really going to flip out that its a man purse?

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Chinatown
Sep 11, 2001

by Fluffdaddy
Fun Shoe
i keep a few road flares in my car in case of some emergency at night or whatever but i will probably light them when real drunk one of these days

lonesomedwarf
Mar 22, 2010

yes i am going to flip out, literally

Isaac
Aug 3, 2006

Fun Shoe
I got some little bolt cutters, a wrecking bar and a shovel in my car boot . It looks like im a criminal but they all come in handy except the shovel.

ghosTTy
Sep 22, 2008

it makes you look like a tryhard

Isaac
Aug 3, 2006

Fun Shoe
How come they never have a handkerchief. Thats just about the most versatile thing you could carry ie to stop a runny nose in a tactical situation

TacticalUrbanHomo
Aug 17, 2011

by Lowtax

crazy eights posted:

some tactical things would actually be a good way to keep your pens and thoughts organized. whats wrong with that? too afraid of looking like a "sperg"?

take this for example.



looks like a good way to organize your stuff for the day to have a good efficient day. Are you really going to flip out that its a man purse?

I have one of those or something extremely similar but it's just filled with first aid supplies to keep in my car. I figure a first aid kit is the kind of thing you don't want everything to fall out of when you open it, you know.

texasmed
May 27, 2004
I have something like this but it's because I'm a geologist

Isaac
Aug 3, 2006

Fun Shoe
I did a red cross first aid course and got a first aid kit i keep in my car. In a first aid situation i dont remember poo poo and im not helping sorry.

Hobohemian
Sep 30, 2005

by XyloJW
Nice purse loser.

plain blue jacket
Jan 13, 2014

IT DOESN'T STOP
IT NEVER STOPS

texasmed posted:

I have something like this but it's because I'm a geologist

Tactical geology sounds kinda cool

guidoanselmi
Feb 6, 2008

I thought my ideas were so clear. I wanted to make an honest post. No lies whatsoever.

i have an m1a2 abrams which is useful in traffic jams

Heath
Apr 30, 2008

🍂🎃🏞️💦
Some tactical stuff looks alright. Most of it would probably be great on a camping trip. The waterproof notebooks and pens and stuff. And it's perfectly normal to carry a Leatherman or some other pocket knife or multi tool thing esp if you open a lot of shipping containers at your job. The thing is when these threads get made someone will always chime in with "hey I carry x and I use it all the time" and mistake that impulse to use the thing you have for the thing itself being particularly useful. That is to say if you have a tool you will look for excuses to use it to exercise its utility and justify its eating up space in your pocket. Hence why all these gun toting idiots are just drooling for a shootout

autism ZX spectrum
Feb 8, 2007

by Lowtax
Fun Shoe
There's a guy I work with that has something like that. He saw all the gear I was carrying (I'm an IT field tech specialist) and thought he could one-up me. The fat fucker didn't know what hit him next time we were out on assignment. While he was fumbling through his little nancy-boy trapper keeper thing I had everything at the ready in the only thing I trust enough to get me through a day: cargo pants. This is my typical loadout:



BAM! Everything needed for a day's work and I don't have to fumble with some limp-wristed satchel thing. I'll lead you through my loadout, starting at the top left.

Compass, map, whistle: To mark down the nearest gas stations/coffee shops and so I don't lose my bearings while running cable. Rape whistle is to scare minorities away from the car at intersections

Tactical knife: strip insulation, kill a man

Altoids tin: There are more electronics packed in here than in Ahmed's suitcase [s]bomb[/b] clock.

Freeze Dried MREs and a lock pick kit: Ever get locked out of the break room at lunch? I did, once

Tactical reflective kneepads: Pretty much self explanatory

Passport and takeout menu: I get carded on the days when I shave, this pocket doesn't really count

Keys: Some are decoys, one of them is for the toilet paper dispenser

Granola Bar: My blood sugar gets low around 3 pm every day, it's genetic

Flares, whistle #2, tweezers, monitoring bracelet: Someone planted files on my computer a few years back and I've got 9 more months of wearing this loving thing

Skull sweatband: doubles as a gas mask when soaked in urine

Hobohemian
Sep 30, 2005

by XyloJW

Nubile Hillock posted:

There's a guy I work with that has something like that. He saw all the gear I was carrying (I'm an IT field tech specialist) and thought he could one-up me. The fat fucker didn't know what hit him next time we were out on assignment. While he was fumbling through his little nancy-boy trapper keeper thing I had everything at the ready in the only thing I trust enough to get me through a day: cargo pants. This is my typical loadout:



BAM! Everything needed for a day's work and I don't have to fumble with some limp-wristed satchel thing. I'll lead you through my loadout, starting at the top left.

Compass, map, whistle: To mark down the nearest gas stations/coffee shops and so I don't lose my bearings while running cable. Rape whistle is to scare minorities away from the car at intersections

Tactical knife: strip insulation, kill a man

Altoids tin: There are more electronics packed in here than in Ahmed's suitcase [s]bomb[/b] clock.

Freeze Dried MREs and a lock pick kit: Ever get locked out of the break room at lunch? I did, once

Tactical reflective kneepads: Pretty much self explanatory

Passport and takeout menu: I get carded on the days when I shave, this pocket doesn't really count

Keys: Some are decoys, one of them is for the toilet paper dispenser

Granola Bar: My blood sugar gets low around 3 pm every day, it's genetic

Flares, whistle #2, tweezers, monitoring bracelet: Someone planted files on my computer a few years back and I've got 9 more months of wearing this loving thing

Skull sweatband: doubles as a gas mask when soaked in urine

Wow, that was a long walk for a joke with a punchline that was only sort of amusing.

naem
May 29, 2011

:agreed:

old-timey newspaper gal
Feb 23, 2005
I bet I could outmaneuver one of you goons using Google Maps with me using a topo map up on a mountain.

Kuato
Feb 25, 2005

"I CAN'T BELIEVE I ATE THE WHOLE THING"
Buglord
All tactical stuff looks and is useful. Grew up on Rob Liefelds Cable and consequently saw the utility of having a lot of pockets and pouches. I have no less than 20 pockets available at any given time FYI

Harrower
Nov 30, 2002

Isaac posted:

I did a red cross first aid course and got a first aid kit i keep in my car. In a first aid situation i dont remember poo poo and im not helping sorry.

I'd probably ask them if they were ok then call emergency services but lol at touching some one covered in blood/puke/poo poo that's why we pay taxes.

Isaac
Aug 3, 2006

Fun Shoe
I got out of it that if you dont have a defibrillator then they will prob die

plain blue jacket
Jan 13, 2014

IT DOESN'T STOP
IT NEVER STOPS

guidoanselmi posted:

i have an m1a2 abrams which is useful in traffic jams

Except you have to pay for at least three parking spaces every day so check and mate tank haver :colbert:

Casimir Radon
Aug 2, 2008


I own a couple pairs of 5.11 pants because they're comfortable and durable for outdoorsy stuff. Then I discovered Prana's Stretch Zion pants which are about as comfortable as wearing sweats and don't have tons of crazy pockets that will never get used. I like them better.

FlimFlam Imam
Mar 1, 2007

Standing on a hill in my mountain of dreams
I carry a gas mask at all times for when I run into a goon.

Al Borland
Oct 29, 2006

by XyloJW
My bug out bag consists of an empty backpack that sometimes I put my school books in

Berious
Nov 13, 2005

Hobohemian posted:

Wow, that was a long walk for a joke with a punchline that was only sort of amusing.

I enjoyed it. Nice change of pace

Fat-Lip-Sum-41.mp3
Nov 15, 2003

Nubile Hillock posted:

There's a guy I work with that has something like that. He saw all the gear I was carrying (I'm an IT field tech specialist) and thought he could one-up me. The fat fucker didn't know what hit him next time we were out on assignment. While he was fumbling through his little nancy-boy trapper keeper thing I had everything at the ready in the only thing I trust enough to get me through a day: cargo pants. This is my typical loadout:




with the kneepads those aren't bad snowboarding pants for a beginner. are they waterproof?

Uncle Enzo
Apr 28, 2008

I always wanted to be a Wizard
I carry a couple things of oil in my cars in case they need oil

I carry needlenose pliers in car #1, but mostly cause you need them to pop the hood

social vegan
Nov 7, 2014



ya like this

VectorSigma
Jan 20, 2004

Transform
and
Freak Out



i use strategy instead of tactics for my every day carry. i'd show you my strategic pen, but it's strategically placed in my desk because i don't need it right now.

Pneub
Mar 12, 2007

I'M THE DEVIL, AND I WILL WASH OVER THE EARTH AND THE SEAS WILL RUN RED WITH THE BLOOD OF ALL THE SINNERS

I AM REBORN
You can tow a goddamn semi-truck with one of these belts:

http://www.511tactical.com/tdu-belt-175-plastic-buckle.html

Verily I Shat
May 24, 2015

by Smythe
My EDC separates from my BOB for easy carry and i have a VBOB and various caches on the way to my BOL in case INCH

WTSHTF Im ready for the WROL after TEOTWAWKI

soy
Jul 7, 2003

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
I got a thing from here: http://www.tacticalnotebookcovers.com/

It is a good thing.

Booblord Zagats
Oct 30, 2011


Pork Pro

soy posted:

I got a thing from here: http://www.tacticalnotebookcovers.com/

It is a good thing.

Kinda surprised none of them are MOLLE'd up

my bony fealty
Oct 1, 2008

i have some tactical paracord bracelet things and one day, they might save my life

or if a shoelace breaks in "the field" they would be good for replacing that, too

Moridin920
Nov 15, 2007

by FactsAreUseless
Why do you need that much poo poo day to day? like why are you even carrying pens and sharpies that need to be organized?

I have my wallet, phone, keys.

Robo Reagan
Feb 12, 2012

by Fluffdaddy

Moridin920 posted:

Why do you need that much poo poo day to day? like why are you even carrying pens and sharpies that need to be organized?

I have my wallet, phone, keys.

i could kind of get carrying a pocket first aid kit and a pocket knife but besides that and wallet/keys/phone there's no reason to keep any of that poo poo on hand unless you're invading a country

though tactical stuff can be useful because more often than not those nerds also have a CC license so you know to stay the gently caress away from them in case a car backfires and they go on a rampage

Applesnots
Oct 22, 2010

MERRY YOBMAS

I keep a brick of bottle rockets in the trunk of my car, you know, just in case something needs a bottle rocketing.

Casimir Radon
Aug 2, 2008


LegoPirateNinja posted:

with the kneepads those aren't bad snowboarding pants for a beginner. are they waterproof?
I think they're scotchguarded, so they'd probably work alright with some long underwear. Seems like actual snowpants might be better for that though.

SLOSifl
Aug 10, 2002


Nothing in your life involves "tactics" so I don't even know what you're doing searching for tactical gear let alone not just buying a normal pen holder or whatever those shits are called.

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Robo Reagan
Feb 12, 2012

by Fluffdaddy
if i need to carry a pen from one spot to another but also keep my hands free i use a tactical device known as blue jean pocket you should look in to it because they have a lot of utility in day to day activities as well as emergency situations

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