# Guys, how do you carry your "accessories"?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-do-you-carry-your-accessories/370660>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 29, 2006, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-do-you-carry-your-accessories/370660 "2006-08-29T13:54:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-do-you-carry-your-accessories/370660/21 "2006-08-29T23:57:53Z")

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For everyday, I use a messenger bag by Timbuk2.

On rare occasions, such as when I’ve worn a sarong out to a club, I carried a small purse by dickies.

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**Author:** ![Corporate\_Hippie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/65b543/32.png) [@Corporate\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corporate_Hippie)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2006, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-do-you-carry-your-accessories/370660/22 "2006-08-30T00:08:04Z")

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Keys with thumbdrive keychain in right pants pocket, any secondary thing I might be carrying in the left. Cell phone tucked snugly in one of those mini-pockets most jeans have on the right side (so I can keep it on vibrate and always feel it ringing). Wallet in the back right pocket. Sunglasses either on my face or hanging on my collar.

If I’ve got a lot to carry or I’m out to buy something which I’d have to carry back, I’ll bring my Israeli paratrooper messenger bag thing.

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**Author:** ![Emilio\_Lizardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2006, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-do-you-carry-your-accessories/370660/23 "2006-08-30T12:03:43Z")

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I have [a bag like this](http://www.eaglecreek.com/accessories/pouches_waistpacks/Check-Out-Pouch-40327/) which is great for day trips, or evenings out, but not so much day-to-day. The value of say, a pocket knife, is directly proportional to its proximity. If you need a knife it’s not much help knowing you have one in a bag hanging on the back of the chair in your office.

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**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2006, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-how-do-you-carry-your-accessories/370660/24 "2006-08-30T12:14:05Z")

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One of Middlebro’s nicknames is Tools Man or Pockets Man, because he always carries so much stuff; he bought his first Men’s Handbag about 12 years ago, when they were still a novelty, because he’d reached the point where his cargo pants needed extra pockets. I helped Lilbro shop for one a few months back; they’re perfectly mainstream nowadays.

These bags are about 8"x6"x2", hung from a shoulderstrap. They’re a lot smaller than school backpacks or laptop bags. I think the existence of these have helped a lot in making the smaller bags commonplace. Back when Middlebro got one, he had to just select a small woman’s handbag that wasn’t too… femaleish; now they’ve got decorations and colors that are absolutely man-geared.

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