I just stick everything in my jean pockets, wallet in my back right, keys, chapstick and headphones in my front left and iPhone and  sometimes a pen in my front right. If I have any papers or to-do lists I stick them in my back left.
Depending on what the bag looked like you could get away with carrying one around but personally I just would never want to deal with having to carry something around all the time.

Someone mentioned the inhaler-- yikes. It's also got a diffuser on it to make it extra clunky. Don't have worry about it til juniper season. Maybe will need a bag of some type.

--Jay

When my pockets aren't enough I use one of these:
http://www.google.hu/imgres?imgurl=http://www.goker.hu/images/item_image/original/9153.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.goker.hu/item/springer-ovtaska-23-x-15-x-8-cm-2-liter&h=294&w=339&sz=15&tbnid=Ui-3yPaLtb-n0M:&tbnh=108&tbnw=124&prev=/search%3Fq%3Deastpak%2B%25C3%25B6vt%25C3%25A1ska%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=eastpak+%C3%B6vt%C3%A1ska&usg=__RtXzqK6Yikfh28fGEeDqp7eeIAM=&docid=tQGSvqEvJsihWM&hl=hu&sa=X&ei=0TT4UO6uE4vTsgbaiYHYCQ&ved=0CD8Q9QEwBA&dur=482

I usually haul a backpack around, as i need to carry a few books to and from work. Other than that, jacket pockets will do during the winter. In the summer I may run out of pockets. Planning to get me a messenger bag to use when a backpack would be overkill. Not worried about it seeming girly or whatever, they are very common with guys of all ages here.

@Jared, I have a waist pack, and waist packs are androgynous, but I don't see a lot of guys wearing them. Though they are clearly marketed to both. You see them in REI in a clearly androgynous area with things like glasses carriers and money clips.

BTW, stopped calling these "fanny" packs when I went to the UK.

--Jay

Quote from: aleon515 on January 17, 2013, 03:24:35 PM
@Jared, I have a waist pack, and waist packs are androgynous, but I don't see a lot of guys wearing them. Though they are clearly marketed to both. You see them in REI in a clearly androgynous area with things like glasses carriers and money clips.

BTW, stopped calling these "fanny" packs when I went to the UK.

--Jay

Yup they're definitely not "fanny packs" over here... although I'm not too sure whether "bum bag" is the best name for them either.

Quote from: aleon515 on January 17, 2013, 03:24:35 PM
@Jared, I have a waist pack, and waist packs are androgynous, but I don't see a lot of guys wearing them. Though they are clearly marketed to both. You see them in REI in a clearly androgynous area with things like glasses carriers and money clips.

BTW, stopped calling these "fanny" packs when I went to the UK.

--Jay

I don't know what's going on in the USA but where I live many guys are wearing them. Girls too, that's true.

In the US fanny packs are for elderly people and really, REALLY bad losers.  Like not even cool hipster losers, just plain losers.

I'll keep that in mind if I ever get there 

As a guy, my belt looked like a Batman utility belt:

(to the right, from the buckle (which was aligned with the pants zipper)) :

1. Cell phone pouch (yes, I wore a pouch...it's great until you're fixing your car and roll on your side);
2. LED flashlight (I often work at night)
3. Spare magazine pouch (9mm x 2)
(those 3 items were all clustered on the very side)
4. Small "ditty" bag, rt side kidney area (for wallet, keys, etc; about 3" x 4")
5. "Leatherman" knife in pouch (Lt side kidney area)
6. 9mm compact pistol, double-retention holster

I would wear a lightweight "BDU" style jacket over everything.

No purse for me...just a mini-cassette player with two songs: "Batman" and "Ride of the Valkeries"

(ok, I'm kidding about the tape player....)

Quote from: Devin87 on January 17, 2013, 05:06:41 PM
In the US fanny packs are for elderly people and really, REALLY bad losers.  Like not even cool hipster losers, just plain losers.

A fanny pack in the US is a subtle way of letting the cops know you have a gun...

Quote from: Devin87 on January 17, 2013, 05:06:41 PM
In the US fanny packs are for elderly people and really, REALLY bad losers.  Like not even cool hipster losers, just plain losers.

For losers? That escalated quickly for an accessory. 

No, fanny packs aren't in style. I think the only time I see people using them is when I go somewhere that is a tourist location.

I wouldn't be caught dead wearing a fanny pack. I just have a orange and grey North Face backpack that I carry when I need to.

Quote from: Devin87 on January 17, 2013, 05:06:41 PM
In the US fanny packs are for elderly people and really, REALLY bad losers.  Like not even cool hipster losers, just plain losers.

You can't forget all the tourists- usually when I see fanny pack, I think tourist.

Quote from: Simon on January 17, 2013, 05:28:22 PM
For losers? That escalated quickly for an accessory. 

No, fanny packs aren't in style. I think the only time I see people using them is when I go somewhere that is a tourist location.

I wouldn't be caught dead wearing a fanny pack. I just have a orange and grey North Face backpack that I carry when I need to.

Got myself a fanny pack, they were havin a sale down at the Gap, spend my nights with a roll of bubble wrap, pop pop hope no one sees me, get freaky, I'm nerdy in the extreme and whiter than sour cream, I was in AV club and glee club and even the chess team, only question I ever thought was hard was do I like Kirk or do I like Picard, spend every weekend at the Renaissance fair, got my name on my underwear.

I've never worn a fanny pack, way too 80s. I think it'd only come in handy jogging though (for me), but I use the FuelBelt which has a tiny little pocket to put in your house or car key and your ID. If I was a tourist someplace, I don't think a fanny pack would do it for me, I'd like to have a bigger bag to keep water in and my camera when not in use.

Quote from: Beth Andrea on January 17, 2013, 05:25:22 PM
As a guy, my belt looked like a Batman utility belt:

(to the right, from the buckle (which was aligned with the pants zipper)) :

1. Cell phone pouch (yes, I wore a pouch...it's great until you're fixing your car and roll on your side);
2. LED flashlight (I often work at night)
3. Spare magazine pouch (9mm x 2)
(those 3 items were all clustered on the very side)
4. Small "ditty" bag, rt side kidney area (for wallet, keys, etc; about 3" x 4")
5. "Leatherman" knife in pouch (Lt side kidney area)
6. 9mm compact pistol, double-retention holster

I would wear a lightweight "BDU" style jacket over everything.

No purse for me...just a mini-cassette player with two songs: "Batman" and "Ride of the Valkeries"

(ok, I'm kidding about the tape player....)

Beth, you sound like a total badass.

Quote from: Devin87 on January 17, 2013, 08:30:22 PM
Got myself a fanny pack, they were havin a sale down at the Gap, spend my nights with a roll of bubble wrap, pop pop hope no one sees me, get freaky, I'm nerdy in the extreme and whiter than sour cream, I was in AV club and glee club and even the chess team, only question I ever thought was hard was do I like Kirk or do I like Picard, spend every weekend at the Renaissance fair, got my name on my underwear.

You just made my day. I love that song.

Quote from: Beth Andrea on January 17, 2013, 05:26:57 PM
A fanny pack in the US is a subtle way of letting the cops know you have a gun...

When I presented female, I always had one. No one thought I had a gun.
I don't consider them for losers but I guess I am older and don't worry about that sort of image. I just don't like that they are not so male. Maybe if I were traveling.

--Jay

I can't stand having stuff in my pockets... messenger bag all the way. This is my main one:

http://bimg2.mlstatic.com/mochilas-american-eagle-outfitters-messenger-khaki-dvn_MLM-F-2860448106_072012.jpg

That's pretty much the type I want, preferably in charcoal.


I wear a fanny pack at work, we all do. There's some stuff we're supposed to have on us at all times, and that's the most practicall way. I also have one for short hikes where I want to bring a bottle of water, something to nibble on, my inhaler and a paperlight jacket.

Quote from: Devin87 on January 17, 2013, 08:30:22 PM
Got myself a fanny pack, they were havin a sale down at the Gap, spend my nights with a roll of bubble wrap, pop pop hope no one sees me, get freaky, I'm nerdy in the extreme and whiter than sour cream, I was in AV club and glee club and even the chess team, only question I ever thought was hard was do I like Kirk or do I like Picard, spend every weekend at the Renaissance fair, got my name on my underwear.

Dude, you are just too white and nerdy...but that song does communicate the general opinion of society about "fanny packs." 

Had a chiropractor fuss at me for putting my wallet in my back pocket.  When you sit, it mis-aligns your spine, she said. 

Guy mode = wallet in front right pocket, house keys on a belt clip, phone and van key (Dodge, so it's a block, not metal key) in front left pocket.