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Show Us What's in Your Pockets
Posted by Adam Pash at 2:00 AM on October 12, 2007
After taking a close look at everything you carry in your go bags, it's time to pare things down and see exactly what the pockets-only crowd deem worthy of their coveted lint-space. From the entirely minimal to the surprisingly bulky to (*gulp*) handguns, hit the jump to take a closer look at what Lifehacker readers are carrying in their pockets.
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As always, some highlights:
- Saw a few of this previously mentioned credit card survival tool.
- Steve Jobs would be thrilled with the sheer number of iPods and iPhones. For real. Those things are popular.
- One of you has monster pockets.
- A fun DIY wallet.
- A few hipster PDAs.
- A ninja remote (lets you take control of any TV).
- An old stick of RAM used as a keychain.
- One of you even had tabasco sauce.
- One of you carries a handgun (eek!).
- And only one of you had a condom.
As always, thanks to everyone who submitted.
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DietHacks.com
Posted 5:03 PM 11/10/07
I enjoy these "Show and tell" posts here at Lifehacker, but it's obvious from the comments that not everyone does. If you're into this type of thing be sure to visit Every Day Carry forums [edcforums.com]
DietHacks.com
Zundfolge
Posted 4:38 PM 11/10/07
@Jory: Not any more it doesn't :D
Zundfolge
Troy F.
Posted 3:05 PM 11/10/07
@Craig: Picking the average household lock is easy enough that it would hardly be worth it to try and reproduce a key from a photo.
Troy F.
Jory
Posted 2:34 PM 11/10/07
@Zundfolge: Sucks to be you!
Jory
Posco Grubb
Posted 2:30 PM 11/10/07
iPhone, schmiphone. Meh. That's all I have to say. Except that some of you carry around way too much stuff.
Posco Grubb
Zundfolge
Posted 2:05 PM 11/10/07
@Jory:
People that prefer disarmed victims aren't cool.
Having been a disarmed victim once, I can say that BEING a disarmed victim isn't cool either.
Zundfolge
Craig
Posted 2:00 PM 11/10/07
I see at least one person was smart enough to blur out their key edges. The rest better hope they have "what was in your house" photos handy.
Craig
hypnotik_jello
Posted 1:59 PM 11/10/07
What about "Show us what's in your medicine cabinet", "Show us what's under your sink"
"Show us what's under your bed"
etc. etc.
hypnotik_jello
Troy F.
Posted 1:59 PM 11/10/07
Condom in the pocket is bad news.
Troy F.
Shoeb Ahmed
Posted 1:54 PM 11/10/07
@edythemighty: heh, I don't even wanna start thinking.
Shoeb Ahmed
edythemighty
Posted 1:50 PM 11/10/07
@discounteggroll: Let's request a "Show us what's in your date pants". Surely there we will see the full range! As well as breath mints, bubble gum...and yeah probably more self-defense items. There's a lot of craaaazy people out there looking for more than just a date....and not in the good way.
edythemighty
AlexPDL
Posted 1:50 PM 11/10/07
@hypnotik_jello:
"Only" three i-Phones? Three too many... LOL.
AlexPDL
Shade
Posted 1:48 PM 11/10/07
As the person who had the only condom in the whole post. I feel kind of weird. And am I one of the few women who HATES carrying around a purse?
Weird.
Shade
edythemighty
Posted 1:46 PM 11/10/07
@Shoeb Ahmed: But this IS Show us what's in your pants...unless you mean deeper in....in which case, it would basically those who go commando, vs those who use Hanes or Boxers :P
edythemighty
eatOsha
Posted 1:36 PM 11/10/07
Hmm. I guess the dearth of women is due to the fact that women carry purses...?
eatOsha
Shoeb Ahmed
Posted 1:34 PM 11/10/07
I hope to God that this is the last one of the "Show us Your" series.
Can't imagine what could be next other than "Show us what's in your pants".
Please stop the overkill.
Shoeb Ahmed
spoindexter
Posted 1:29 PM 11/10/07
Next up, show us your trunk space! Or junk drawer! Or ... um ... toy collection! Yeah! Lame. Also lame I took the time to post this, I know.
spoindexter
Spaceboy
Posted 1:28 PM 11/10/07
I have a cue and some balls.
Spaceboy
lettuce
Posted 1:24 PM 11/10/07
To the guy (or gal) whose contents are in the main photo.
Go Big Blue!!
lettuce
Jory
Posted 1:23 PM 11/10/07
Guns are not cool
Jory
Cooper
Posted 1:22 PM 11/10/07
Please stop putting the entirety of images for these types of posts in the RSS feed.
Cooper
hypnotik_jello
Posted 1:01 PM 11/10/07
only 3 iphone users? that's weak!
hypnotik_jello
fmerenda
Posted 12:59 PM 11/10/07
Pockets? I'm not even wearing pants!
just kidding..... :)
fmerenda
hypnotik_jello
Posted 12:59 PM 11/10/07
@swpoison: Man purse? You mean it's european?
hypnotik_jello
synth7
Posted 12:57 PM 11/10/07
@ discounteggroll: one guy had a trojan...
Also, I'm stoked a submission of mine finally made the Show Us Your series.
synth7
swpoison
Posted 12:55 PM 11/10/07
There is a condom is one of them. It even has a number on it. How do you participate in these things. I'm a nube to this blog just started reading it do to several links from almost every other blogs I read.
These guys with one or two things in there pockets freak me out. I never have enough pockets for all the stuff I carry, and I to sadly have a man purse :-(.
swpoison
enine
Posted 12:46 PM 11/10/07
(*gulp*) handguns? Just because someone carries a tool doesn't make them someon to be feared.
BTW, usually a go bag is something for emergancies, the stuff you carry in a bag or pockets is EDC or every day carry.
enine
Don Roberto
Posted 12:45 PM 11/10/07
I'm with Metastable on this one. Enough with the fluff. Although it's a good way to attract many readers without much effort.
Don Roberto
discounteggroll
Posted 12:37 PM 11/10/07
not a single condom...sad
discounteggroll
metastable
Posted 12:23 PM 11/10/07
Please take the 'show us your ...' series out of the 'Top RSS Feed'. It was cute the first time, but now its getting a little old, and is really not 'top'.
Lifehacker is one of my fav blogs, keep up the great work.
metastable
yolakayak
Posted 9:30 AM 12/10/07
See what happens when you open up the comments to the wanktards?
Rock on, LH.
yolakayak
vinylkemist
Posted 11:37 PM 11/10/07
Next poll should be:
Should Lifehacker do any more "Show us your..."
A. Yes please, these posts definitely help me streamline my life.
B. Ehh, I browse them, but don't care either way.
C. NO, PLEASE, STOP THE MADNESS!!! YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR WITH SHOW US YOUR POCKETSESS.
vinylkemist
loquaciousmusic
Posted 9:32 PM 11/10/07
This is really cool. I posted mine on my blog only to showcase my ViewSlimmy front-pocket wallet. That thing is da bomb.
loquaciousmusic
Dooga
Posted 8:20 PM 11/10/07
@smokeybehr:
Luckily, in good ol Kanadia here, the worst you get is someone not saying sorry after they accidentally walk into you.
Dooga
Zundfolge
Posted 6:44 PM 11/10/07
@Mithun: Osvaldo Fernandez has a pack of Lucky Strikes :(
[lifehacker.com]
(and I did see a few lighters)
Zundfolge
Mithun
Posted 5:39 PM 11/10/07
no one's carrying a pack of cigarettes ... we have a bunch of healthy readers ...
Mithun
Paladin2
Posted 4:58 PM 11/10/07
That's a really nice billfold in the bottom right hand corner. Does anyone know who makes it or where one could get it from?
Thanks.
Paladin2
dimo414
Posted 3:18 PM 12/10/07
Only one person has a condom /in their pocket/ - most lifehacker users are smart enough to keep their condoms armed and ready - you never know when a bikini clad sex-starved superstar actress will jump out and demand immediate gratification.
dimo414
Nightwalker
Posted 8:21 AM 12/10/07
Yup! I suggest the next one to be "show us what's in your attic" :)
Nightwalker
discounteggroll
Posted 10:23 PM 11/10/07
@Troy F.:@synth7:@edythemighty touché
@swpoison: my deepest apologies that I have a life outside of posting;
@edythemighty: I agree, there are many whacky folks out there *hold your breath* even crazier than me. To be safe, make sure YOU are the one opening YOUR water and drinking YOUR beverage " end /23 Y.O speech that should be heard from someone older>
discounteggroll
notatoad
Posted 8:47 PM 11/10/07
i'm not going to send in a picture, but i'll share anyways. i carry a bic rollerball pen. thats it.
sometimes i have my wallet or keys, often just my debit card, but probably 75% of the time all i have on me is a pen.
notatoad
simmo
Posted 7:12 PM 11/10/07
Wow, so many people have the 4gb sansdisk. looks like I made the right choice in buying it.
simmo
DietHacks.com
Posted 5:11 PM 12/10/07
Anyways, that link in the main article that is meant to go to the Go bag post links back to this same article.
BTW, I really enjoyed this show and tell series of pics (go bags, pockets). If you're interested in more of these types of pics, be sure to google "every day carry", which is the commonly used term for this type of stuff...
DietHacks.com