What's in your pocket?

Wenger Giant Swiss Army Knife - 87 implements, 141 functions. My pocket is not big enough to hold it or the money necessary to buy it.
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A few reviews from 26 pages of them at Amazon.

-This tool is great, we are an active family and are out and about somewhere every weekend. With this knife we never have to worry about not having the right tool at hand when need presents itself. I almost gave it 5 stars. However, we are a family of 5, and the knife has only 4 cup holders. The constant fighting over the cup holders is pretty unnerving. Hence only 4 stars.

-If you open up all the attachments in the right order and align them at the proper angles, you can actually hold it up to your eye and view the elusive Higgs Boson particle.

-Pros- I bought this knife for the awl. So far the awl has met - and indeed exceeded - my expectations. It has made proper holes in everything I have awled so far. I would buy it again.
Cons - No lanyard hole, and the included awl won't reach around to make one.

-I had it in my hip pocket, then I fell down. When I got up, I was dead. Other than that, it's ok

-I tried to file my nails, but in the process I accidentally fixed a small engine that was near by. Which was nice.

-The telescoping fishing rod was useful. I pulled it out and used it to catch a sailfish enroute to Grand Cayman :smile:

-This thing is really big. Dropped it on my foot the day it arrived. As it doesn't have a bone splint attachment, had to go and get more tequila for the pain. Wait a minute- that's why I dropped it on my foot in the first place- hmmmm....

-Can it core a apple?
(It was required that I add 15 more words in order to post my review.)
 
I used to carry a gold pocketwatch that belonged to my great uncle, until the day I dropped it and had to get a LOT of work done on it to restore it to working condition......stopped carrying it after that and have it displayed in my office now.

Currently? I have a Swiss Army knife, the Master version, in my right pocket.....and in my left I have a small felt pouch containing a gold medallion with the Ten Commandments, my 27 year AA coin, and a silver coin given to me by my wife on the tenth anniversary of my sobering up.....and also in my left pocket, I have my Spyderco Enduro folding knife.


oh....and various guitar picks just in case I run into an impromptu jam session.
 
oh....and various guitar picks just in case I run into an impromptu jam session.
I knew I was forgetting something! The keychain on the house keys (i.e. not the ring with the bullet) has a little leather pouch for my picks. I only carry my pocket watch anymore if I'm wearing a vest, but it has my great-grandfather's fob on it, which is a very large (nearly an inch across) Apache tear.

For many years, I only carried a pocket watch because I can't wear battery-powered wrist watches; batteries die after a mere two weeks for some reason, but the ones in pocket watches survived just fine. When I was old enough to afford automatics I started wearing wrist watches, so even all these years later I love that I'm able to and don't bother with my pocket watch as much anymore.

I also didn't count the things not technically in my pockets, because that wasn't really the question and because I don't always carry them: the Leatherman on my belt, the knife on my back, the three throwing knives on each wrist under my shirt cuffs, the knife in each boot... hmm, there seems to be a pattern here.
 
Some of these lists sound like the emergency kit Slim Pickens had in Dr, Strangelove.
For various reasons I can't wear a wrist watch anymore so I use a pocket watch. Started with my grand-dads until I mashed it, then switched to the Chinese made hunter style watches you could get at Wal-Mart for $10....
On the chain then - small swiss army knife (two blades, nail file and scissor), and then for a long time souvenir saint medals from every church I visited...best one was St. Michael from St. Michael's on the island in France. The other was a St. Christopher with John Paul on the other side - I think the gypsy who sold it to me was making some kind of a joke. Then followed by a Verdun medal, Gettysburg 100th anniversary medal....
Well I developed a distinct list to the right (that's where I kept this stuff) so it's down to St. Michael, Verdun and the knife. Can't go anywhere w/o a knife.
 
Pocket knife, iPhone 4s with all my family photos and work email. A ACW book of some sort is in every room including my office at work.
 
AHH, well I carry a bit of lotion in my pocket
for the times when my skin becomes white as snow.
I preffer Aquafor for the relief for eczema.
I used to carry my repop Rosa Americana.
I also used to carry my mom's basic training coin
she recieved from "Fort lost in the woods "
 
I am female and always follow Gibb's Rule #9 - never go anywhere without a knife. I used to live near the late great Bill Moran - he'd sharpen my knife for me. If you don't know who Bill Moran was, google him and see some of his work. He had a few personality issues as far as I'm concerned, but he may have been the best knife maker the country has ever known.

I knew Bill well.
 
Case - stockman in amber stone.Expired Image Removed
I carry my keys, many keys, my college ring on a carabiner, a bottle opener, and a tiny dragon made of pewter - my hometown team's mascot. The bottle opener comes in handy at times. I also have a folded two dollar bill that my grandfather gave me years ago.
 
In Bibs. Key ring small Vise grips, Soapstone. Pocket watch. billfold, Shop billfold , Handkerchief, scribe, Electricans pocket knife for rough work, lock blade sharp knife for cutting, and a didgital caliper. Use them all every day.
Can't loose a poor knife, sooner or later I loose a good knife, but you can't do any thing with a poor knife.
 
Wenger Giant Swiss Army Knife - 87 implements, 141 functions. My pocket is not big enough to hold it or the money necessary to buy it.
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A few reviews from 26 pages of them at Amazon.

-This tool is great, we are an active family and are out and about somewhere every weekend. With this knife we never have to worry about not having the right tool at hand when need presents itself. I almost gave it 5 stars. However, we are a family of 5, and the knife has only 4 cup holders. The constant fighting over the cup holders is pretty unnerving. Hence only 4 stars.

-If you open up all the attachments in the right order and align them at the proper angles, you can actually hold it up to your eye and view the elusive Higgs Boson particle.

-Pros- I bought this knife for the awl. So far the awl has met - and indeed exceeded - my expectations. It has made proper holes in everything I have awled so far. I would buy it again.
Cons - No lanyard hole, and the included awl won't reach around to make one.

-I had it in my hip pocket, then I fell down. When I got up, I was dead. Other than that, it's ok

-I tried to file my nails, but in the process I accidentally fixed a small engine that was near by. Which was nice.

-The telescoping fishing rod was useful. I pulled it out and used it to catch a sailfish enroute to Grand Cayman :smile:

-This thing is really big. Dropped it on my foot the day it arrived. As it doesn't have a bone splint attachment, had to go and get more tequila for the pain. Wait a minute- that's why I dropped it on my foot in the first place- hmmmm....

-Can it core a apple?
(It was required that I add 15 more words in order to post my review.)

This looks like a bad internet hoax.
 
Private Watkins: I thought I was the only one who did this!
I have for some years carried in my left pocket a good repro Federal Eagle Sack Coat Button. Not so much because it's "Federal" but Confederate Uniforms have been found with them sewn on also. It's a way to touch a reminder of the conflict. I have a great repro Georgia State Button I carry on occasion in place of the Eagle button.
I used to carry a repro Minnie ball, or a .66" cal Round Ball, but those items were heavy! The button(s) work fine!

Kevin Dally

I used to carry a cw bullet. 58 cal i think. I screwed an eye hook into the back, ran some leather through it and make a key chain out of it. Sadly the bullet being lead got deformed in my pocket and all the white from being a dug bullet wore off. Cool at the time. Fortunately I have more so ruining one as a dumb kid did not set me back. Of course i also marked all my baseball card doubles. Sure dropped the value of my Willie Mays card. Oh well. I think i am smarter now.
 
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