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Corallis \|	Who here carries their gear on a regular basis? < on 5/21/2005 6:51 AM >

	I'm not sure if I'm alone on this one, or if anyone else does this as well... but who here carries almost all, if not all, of their UEing gear with them on a regular basis? You'll never find me anywhere (with a few exceptions, such as formal gatherings) without my basic exploration equipment. This includes my Leatherman Charge multitool, Inova T2 flashlight, Byrd Cara Cara folding knife, lockpicks, and of course my cellphone and wallet. On regular exploration trips, the only additional things I bring are a camera and depending on the location, a P100 filter half-face respirator. Not only does this allow me to take advantage of any "now or never" exploration opportunities that may come my way, but the equipment I carry comes in handy very much for regular day to day tasks. Does anyone else carry around this much stuff with them on a daily basis? Lock Pick Reviews

drainpunk \|	Re: Who here carries their gear on a regular basis? <Reply # 1 on 5/21/2005 7:00 AM >

	I don't usually carry stuff unless I have especially planned going to urban explore. Couple of times it has been annoying that I haven't had the camera with me or stuff like that, when I have found some interesting while not especially planned UEing. Therefore it would be useful to have the stuff always with me, but I'm too lazy. I usually carry my stuff in backpack. I don't have much; flash light, rubber boots (if going to some watery place), orange draining gloves (that actually aren't meant for that, but they look cool) and camera. As well, sometimes it can be that I have just the flash light. Or nothing.

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Re: Who here carries their gear on a regular basis?
<Reply # 2 on 5/21/2005 11:01 AM >

I generally have my maglite and water bottle in my bag at all times, and quite often my camera. it's allowed for a few impromptu explorations in the past.

atomx location: Brighton, ON Gender: Male \| \|	Re: Who here carries their gear on a regular basis? <Reply # 3 on 5/21/2005 11:16 AM >

	I'm ussually carying my gear with me in the car, it ussually stays there cause I have my maps and my camera (wich I always want with me) in my pack. "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." - Richard Cook

McBain location: Kingston Ontario Gender: Male "My Ferrari! I had to do awful things to pay for her." \| \|	Re: Who here carries their gear on a regular basis? <Reply # 4 on 5/21/2005 2:01 PM >

	These items are always carried in my vehicle at all times. I am not too worried about some stealing most of these, except for the Hydration Pack, but it is a pain to bring stuff back and forth from the vehicle to the house every night. -Hydration Pack -Tripod -Change of Clothing -Change of Footwear -Maps -First Aid Kit The items I store inside are usually my more valuable items, and items that have to recharge. -Flashlights -Canon Powershot A95 Camera with 512 card, and 32 card for backup. -FRS -Cell Phone -Wallet My Basic Exploring Kit would be -Flashlight -Canon Powershot A95 with both memory cards -Cell Phone -Hydration Pack -Wallet -First Aid Kit Anything else not on the list I do carry from time to time, but it all depends on the location, and how lazy I am that day. McBain My new film is a mixture of action and comedy. It's called McBain: Let's Get Silly." "The film is just me in front of a brick wall for an hour and a half. It cost eighty million dollars."

SinisterMessiah location: South Portland, ME Gender: Male \| \|	Re: Who here carries their gear on a regular basis? <Reply # 5 on 5/21/2005 2:50 PM >

	I carry alot of different gear in my trunk. In fact I have so much stuff I had to make a custom gear rack and storage. It isn't all UE stuff though, I'm Military Police in the National Guard so I keep alot of military equipment in there too. For UE Equipment, I carry in my vehicle. . . Bottled Water (Very important) Gear Vest (To carry all my stuff) MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat) Flashlights (2 White LED, Blue LED, Green LED, Red Headlamp) Waterproof Hiking Boots (Wet feet suck) Change of Clothes (Wet clothes suck) Waterproof Puncture Resistant Gloves (Nails + Hand = Bad) Lighter (Backup light, warmth if lost in woods) Cellphone (Gateway to the real world) Sony Cybershot P93 (Pictures tell stories that words cannot) Tripod (If I can be casual about picture taking) Region Maps (Getting lost is no fun!) Compass (See above) Light Sticks (Extra lightsource) Flare Gun (Don't usually carry it, unless dangerous location) Utility Knife (Comes in handy) Lockpicks (Very rarely carry them with me, legal reasons) Combat Knife (Again, rarely carry with me, unless area is bad, Self Defense) Tazer (Same as above, self defense, rarely carry it) Binoculars (I see you) There are a few other trinkets I sometimes carry along. I usually pack pretty light, but like I said all this is just stuff I keep in my vehicle, I pick and choose based on where I'm going. Some people might think alot of this stuff is just useless gear that would slow one down, or they never really need. Believe me, there is a situation where alot of this stuff could come in handy, I've been in situations where I could have almost needed multiple of these items. As for the tactical vest, alot of people find that not needed, or that it is something that will draw attention. True, it could. It is the type of vest that covers everything completely, so in terms of getting caught on something, or getting snagged up because of my "bulky gear" it won't happen, it's not bulky at all. I'm just one of those people that want to be 100% prepared for any situation. It's just something I learned in the military I guess, so I carry it over. I've run into a few people while carrying alot of gear, they all figured I was a photographer carrying alot of gear, which is partially true, 60% of what I carry is film equipment alot of the times!

Random location: Richmond, Virginia Gender: Male Partially Retired \| \|	Re: Who here carries their gear on a regular basis? <Reply # 6 on 5/21/2005 6:15 PM >

	All of my gear stays in the trunk of my car. I usually carry my mini-mag with me in my pocket. Just in case.

Explorer Zero \| \|	Re: Who here carries their gear on a regular basis? <Reply # 7 on 5/21/2005 7:22 PM >

	always in my weekday car: camera check flashlight(s) check rubber boots (in my weekend truck) check

Duke Noble Donor location: Awww-shitby, Ontario Gender: Male Move it or lose it \|	Re: Who here carries their gear on a regular basis? <Reply # 8 on 5/24/2005 8:13 AM >

	I have an LED Flashlight on my keychain, and a camera in my phone, so I guess yes, i do carry my gear at all times : D Basic stuff anyway Contrary to popular belief, death isn't just for dead people. I know I was surprised too! It can happen to anybody! Horses, fiddler crabs, even a potato can die! - Tick

cavemonkey location: berthoud,Colorado Gender: Male \| \|	Re: Who here carries their gear on a regular basis? <Reply # 9 on 5/24/2005 8:53 AM >

	i carry my camera and maglight in my truck, never know when you find an inviting mine or such. my camera bag is my gear, extra batterys, plenty of film, and usually gloves. I also have my leatherman just about everywhere i go, except i always end up loosing it in my garage working on the car. having the gear in the truck is really nice, i can go into anything i might find wheeling or just driving around.

SinisterMessiah location: South Portland, ME Gender: Male \| \|	Re: Who here carries their gear on a regular basis? <Reply # 10 on 5/24/2005 5:49 PM >

	I used to carry a leatherman, untill I got all the tools on one half of it extended, and I can't close them again. I can't figure those things out lol. Leathermans are great tools to carry though, I recommend it to anyone. Just don't get all the tools extended like I did.

RevSM location: South Central Texas \| \|	Re: Who here carries their gear on a regular basis? <Reply # 11 on 5/24/2005 7:45 PM >

	Yeah, I take my camera bag everywhere I go and the contents of that bag include nearly all of my UE gear. Whatever is not in there is usually in the trunk of my car. Tetanus for Breakfast! http://www.shatteredshutter.com

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Re: Who here carries their gear on a regular basis?
<Reply # 12 on 5/24/2005 10:02 PM >

Posted by 2Xtreme
always in my weekday car:

camera check
flashlight(s) check
rubber boots (in my weekend truck) check

forgot about binocs not my best pair but ok for the car they come in real handy

unicycler location: Arlington, Tx Gender: Male \| \|	Re: Who here carries their gear on a regular basis? <Reply # 13 on 5/24/2005 11:18 PM >

	I always have a flashlight lock-pick set and utility knife on hand... very rarely do I even use anything other then that.

MrMusik location: Meridian, MS Gender: Male \| \| \|	Re: Who here carries their gear on a regular basis? <Reply # 14 on 5/24/2005 11:46 PM >

	On my person at any given time (with the exception of formal gatherings) is the following: Gerber Multi-Tool Kershaw Vapor folding knife Kershaw Vapor II folding knife Mag Lite Mini-Mag Streamlight Scorpion at least one pen at least one sharpie notepad Nextel mobile phone Palm Tungsten E Palm Pilot with 1GB memory card wallet and in the backpack that I usually have either in my vehicle or with me is the following: Fujifilm S3000 digital camera with a 128MB card, and a backup 16MB card AA batteries Laptop computer Compaq Evo Streamlight Twin-Task flashlight Sennheiser HD280Pro headphones more pens and sharpies another notepad or two Shure Quiet Spot 3 mobile phone headset (the best EVER!) Shure E2c earphones WiFi card for computer (802.11G) misc. cables and adaptors for the computer and in my vehicle there is usually the following: 4D Maglite 2D Maglite 12VDC spotlight shovel 4' crow bar 18" pipe wrench 24" pipe wrench 18" adjustable wrench large bolt cutters tractor jack umbrella 3 fold up chairs 2 sets of jumper cables tool kit (full of hand tools, screw drivers, nut drivers, wrenches, sockets, hammer, cordless drill) 300 watt power inverter heavy duty extension cords 100' 5/8" braided nylon rope 30' 1/2" braided nylon rope I usually have a 7-11 X-treme Gulp with something in it, either soda or water and that pretty much covers it. Soon I am going to get Nextel's Packetstream added to my plan and get a wireless card for my PC so I can be online wherever I may be. "She ain't no Cinderella when she's gettin' undressed, 'cause she rocks it like the naughty Wicked Witch of the West!" -Nickelback -Shakin' Hands- "What makes bad kids bad? What makes them do the things they do? BOOZE, BABES, & BAD GUYS!" -Scum of the Earth -I Am The Scum-

Corallis

Re: Who here carries their gear on a regular basis?
<Reply # 15 on 5/25/2005 12:11 AM >

Posted by MrMusik
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Just a word of advice... having bolt cutters in your car with you at all times might not be the best idea. I don't know if you are aware of this, but if you are pulled over with them and the cops find them, they are a burglary tool. Even if you have no intent to use them as a burglary tool, they are considered a burglary tool. You are better off being arrested and having lockpicks found on your person than you are having bolt cutters in your car, because at least then they have to prove that you had intent to use them in a malicious manner. Perhaps things are treated a bit differently where you live, but I know that where I am from in Massachusetts this is the way things are handled.

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Duke Noble Donor location: Awww-shitby, Ontario Gender: Male Move it or lose it \|	Re: Who here carries their gear on a regular basis? <Reply # 16 on 5/25/2005 8:51 AM >

	Corallis: I dunno about that, lockpicks would scream B&E a little louder than a very common tool available in ANY hardware store Contrary to popular belief, death isn't just for dead people. I know I was surprised too! It can happen to anybody! Horses, fiddler crabs, even a potato can die! - Tick

The Bean location: Austin TX Gender: Male Some dude with a camera \| \|	Re: Who here carries their gear on a regular basis? <Reply # 17 on 5/25/2005 11:58 AM >

	I don't carry a ton of stuff with me all the time, but my car always has this stuff as a minimum: Steel toe boots + socks At least one flashlight First aid kit Tripod Cellphone Usually some kind of camera (it goes inside with me, but I take one everywhere) Usually a change of clothes

SinisterMessiah location: South Portland, ME Gender: Male \| \|	Re: Who here carries their gear on a regular basis? <Reply # 18 on 5/25/2005 1:45 PM >

	Since we are on the topic of gear, what kind of pants to you guys carry with you? I've been trying to find a good, durable pair of pants that doesn't make that annoying "swish" when you walk. What material is good for that?

grit1 location: University Campus - Minneapolis, MN Gender: Male Got Shear Line? \| \|	Re: Who here carries their gear on a regular basis? <Reply # 19 on 5/25/2005 3:16 PM >

	Dark - that's all I'm really concerned with personally ... I'm not really a jeans guy, and wear slacks most of the time, so I end up exploring in slacks frequently ... sure I have my "work slacks" which are more like pants a mechanic would wear, but I have explored in my work clothes lol ...

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