Long kitchen shifts and a city commute. This is what I actually carry every day.
Knives stay at work — this is everything else.
Bag
• Bellroy Tokyo Tote (2nd Gen, 15L)
Easy access, holds its shape, and doesn’t look out of place after hours (wine bar, errands, heading home).
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Main Compartment
• Toiletries pouch (deodorant, cologne decant, moisturiser, lip balm, sanitiser, tissues, painkillers, nail tool)
• A6 notebook (service notes)
Stored in the internal side slip pocket next to the bottle sleeve
• A5 diary
• Pens clipped to internal pockets (including a Sharpie and a bolt-action pen)
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Laptop Sleeve
• iPad 15
• Sunglasses case
• Spare cap
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Tech Pouch
• 20,000 mAh power bank
• Short USB-C / Lightning cables
• USB stick
• Victorinox Spartan SAK
• Opinel No.10 folding knife
• Raymay Fujii titanium pen scissors
• Sofirn SR12 torch
• Titanium folding spork (staff meals / takeaway)
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Side Pocket
• Orbitkey foldable tote
Used for overflow, groceries, or carrying dirty chef whites home after a shift
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Hydration
• Stanley IceFlow bottle
• OYOY electrolyte bottle + sachets
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Small Stuff
• Daily meds
• AirTag
• Gum / mints
• Spare keys
• Work badge
• Snacks
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Quick-Access Waist Pack
• Wallet + keys
• Zippo lighter
• Cigarettes
• Lip balm + gum
• Lightweight power bank
• Earbuds
• Hidden zip: smell-proof pouch (prescription meds + accessories)
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Nothing “just in case” — everything gets used.
Always interested to see how people running physical jobs set up their EDC.
by thelatchman
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Item list (make / model):
Bag
• Bellroy Tokyo Tote (2nd Gen, 15 L)
Main compartment
• Bellroy Toiletries Pouch
• A6 notebook
• A5 diary
• Sharpie (black)
• Bolt-action pen (EDC style)
Laptop sleeve
• Apple iPad 15
• Oliver Peoples Gregory Peck sunglasses
• Aimé Leon Dore baseball cap
Tech pouch
• Tomtoc tech pouch
• Belkin 20,000 mAh power bank
• USB-C / Lightning cables
• USB flash drive
• Victorinox Spartan Swiss Army Knife
• Opinel No.10 folding knife
• Raymay Fujii titanium-coated pen scissors
• Sofirn SR12 flashlight
• Boundless Voyage titanium folding spork
Side pocket
• Orbitkey Foldable Tote
Hydration
• Stanley IceFlow bottle
• OYOY bottle (electrolytes)
Waist pack
• Carhartt waist pack
• Zippo lighter
• INIU lightweight power bank
• Soundcore Space A40 earbuds
• FIREDOG smell-proof pouch (prescription medication + accessories)