Wested Survival Kit

Indiana · Post by **Indiana** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:03 pm

Being the owner of a new Wested now, I often think of keeping it safe, so it will last me as long as possible. What are a few good things to ALWAYS keep in your jacket pockets? So far I have:

A small disposable rain poncho (keep it dry in a downpour)
Small container of Pecards

What else do you guys keep in your jacket pockets?

J_Weaver · Post by **J_Weaver** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:08 pm

What type of leather is it?

My lucky charm lighter once I get one.

Honestly, nothing.

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:10 pm

you guy's are going to laugh but , a plastic bag for my hat just in case it rains hard.

Indiana · Post by **Indiana** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:12 pm

J_Weaver wrote:What type of leather is it?

My lucky charm lighter once I get one.

Honestly, nothing.

A Raiders Goat

J_Weaver · Post by **J_Weaver** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:13 pm

Didn't you know that you shouldn't pull a plastic bag over you head?

Indiana · Post by **Indiana** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:16 pm

J_Weaver wrote:Didn't you know that you shouldn't pull a plastic bag over you head?

Oh yeah, I also stuff a few dollars in the inner pocket--just in case. As well as my zippo.

PS (Off topic) Does LuckyLighter still make the zippo badges?

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:23 pm

Same type that I've got. You don't have to worry about it. Goats are known not only for the toughness (I've fallen off a moving vehicle with mine) but their rain-resistance as well. If it gets rained on, don't worry. It won't melt. Just put a coat of pecards on it after it's been hanging up for a couple hours. :junior: -IJ

J_Weaver · Post by **J_Weaver** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:30 pm

Yea, my Wested is a goat also. It can really take a lot of rain. It has to be exposed to a downpour for a decent amount of time before it starts to absorb any water.

zeus36 · Post by **zeus36** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:01 am

QUOTE "What else do you guys keep in your jacket pockets?"

Keys,
small knife,
condom,
lighter,
pen,
small notebook,
dental floss,
LED flashlight,
Chapstick

Zach R. · Post by **Zach R.** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 2:33 am

Since I really have 6 pockets on my wested with the extra inner, who knows what I could fit in that thing(maybe a sandwich or two).

Seriously, this is what I plan to carry in it:

Small Pocketknife
Wallet(see Wested Security thread)
Moleskine notebook
Lucky Lighter(with an LED insert)
Paperback novel

Do you really floss, btw? I didn't think anyone actually did.

zeus36 · Post by **zeus36** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:43 am

Zach R. wrote:
Do you really floss, btw? I didn't think anyone actually did.

Yes, I really floss! I carry the tiny round sampler floss the dentist gives out after a visit. That's my backup to the Denta-Tape at home.

Didn't you see Austin Powers?

Flossing gets gets 90% of the stuff and a toothbrush gets the other 10%. (I use a Sonicare)

Are you saying that you DON'T floss ?

Mola Ram · Post by **Mola Ram** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:13 am

----The inside pocket uasualy has,
Chopsticks,
Knife,
Snakewhip,
shoelaces (mine always seem to break)
Leather Bound Script journal
A wad of cash(when zipped)
---Cargo pockets
pen,
Indy Knife,
Relic Raider lighter with Led insert,
cell phone,

During school I could have anything from a book to a Mini bull in my pocket.

Indiana wrote:
PS (Off topic) Does LuckyLighter still make the zippo badges?

Relic Raider Makes Fantastic ones. I have a set of them and they seem to be holding up very well.

-Adam

Forrestal · Post by **Forrestal** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:31 pm

Package of matches from the Tadich Grill in San Francisco

Prof. Indiana Jones business cards from Barnet College

Moleskin notebook with a flat carpenters pencil inside

Regards,
Forrestal

DanielJones · Post by **DanielJones** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 3:54 pm

Chopsticks?

Interesting, very interesting Grasshopper...

Cheers!

Dan

randystokes · Post by **randystokes** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 4:34 pm

Forrestal wrote:
Prof. Indiana Jones business cards from Barnet College

l

And where, pray tell, did you get those? Mind scanning one so we can see it?

Randy

(Still in search of a proper nickname -- I'm in Arizona, so maybe Arizona Jones, Indyzona Jones, Arizona Stokes, etc. -- maybe I should take a poll -- name the newbie!)

zeus36 · Post by **zeus36** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 1:30 am

I'd like to carry chopsticks, but I've broken two sets so far and one was brought from Japan.

I'd like to find a collapsable set but the ones I've seen at REI and the Net look really cheap.

Gotta do the sushi thing once a week!

IndyK · Post by **IndyK** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 4:18 am

randystokes wrote: (Still in search of a proper nickname -- I'm in Arizona, so maybe Arizona Jones, Indyzona Jones, Arizona Stokes, etc. -- maybe I should take a poll -- name the newbie!)

Randyana ?

Cheers
Indy-K