In the front two exterior pockets, the sewing kit fits in on the left and the Knipex fits in the right.

It’s basically a mini commonly used hardware and medication pouch. I use fishing line for sewing in situations where I need strong thread, and I have various size needles in there too. The Altoids Smalls tin has a few of my most commonly used medication for me and my family. The Rolaids are for my heartburn unfortunately.

  • tiredofsametab@kbin.social
    72·
    10 months ago

    I have some of that stuff in my bike’s pannier, but I don’t know why I’d want it on my person. Today it’s just keys, phone, wallet, a surgical mask, and a hand towel (Tokyo be sweaty and humid)

    • WestwardWind@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      10 months ago

      I actually just got back from buying an incredible hand towel in Tokyo. Never thought I’d carry a handkerchief but you’re not lying it is WET here

    • tonystark29@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      5·
      10 months ago

      I use mine for bending sheet metal and holding objects while I saw them/work with them. I like to build things in my spare time, so I use them frequently for gripping, crunching, crimping, or wrenching sometimes.

    • merde alors@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      apart from all the plying, I took out many splinters with it (it’s a relatively precise finish). It helps with kids’ shoelaces when they make a mess of it. Handles are good enough for prying. Forgotten staples on things… list goes on and on. It’s much lighter than a multi-tool. You forget about it until you need it (a multi-tool reminds you that it’s there in your pocket, they are hefty

  • Thisfox@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    21·
    10 months ago

    That steel wire is lovely. I keep seeing people with pliers, thinking “why?” then ending up in a situation that could be fixed with pliers… My scissors usually suffice though.

      • tonystark29@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        3·
        10 months ago

        It’s just picture frame type wire which is super cheap and super strong. I have a lot of it at home, and I’ve had to replace it a few times now. If I didn’t already have a lot of it though, I wouldn’t go out of my way to carry it because strong paracord or thin rope could be just as effective.

      • constantokra@lemmy.oneEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        I carry galvanized wire, the kind that’s just a single strand, in my vehicle’s tool bag. Along with some pliers it can do a whole lot more than rope or string. Binds things super tight. I can fix a fence, animal carrier, tons of things on a vehicle or structure… it’s obviously not the best fix for most things, but it’s adequate to solve an astonishing amount of problems, especially if you carry a couple screws. Harbor freight sells it in convenient little rolls for around a dollar.