What is your favorite gear?

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I'll admit that I am a bit of a gear whore. I love little gadgets and my gear. It might be tough to say what's my favorite piece of gear, but if I had to choose just one item it would be my Milspec Monkey Adapt a Pack.

MSM Adapt Pack - MIL-SPEC MONKEY STORE

This thing stays in my truck at all times and I keep a few Basic Essentials in there such as my blowout kit, my rat 5 knife, plus a few other things. But I also keep my work laptop and other things I need for work. So this goes with me wherever I go in the city.

If it were a shtf scenario this would be more valuable than my battle belt or plate carrier because I can obviously carry a lot of stuff in it that I would need.

So, what's your favorite gear item that you have?
 
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Ah, a watch. I'm in need of a new watch myself. That could be a good threa all by himself.
 
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Protrek watch from Casio. Has a compass, barometer, measures altitude, high tide readings, different time zones, moon cycle, normal watch functions, solar powered.
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I have basically the same one, just battery powered. Wife asked about it last year, but I didn't pay attention to what she was saying because it was a very specific model. Come to find out, she picked out basically the exact one, except not solar powered. I'd say she did good, but I'll probably upgrade it eventually.
 
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I'll list my watch, I love it.

I also love my new battery pack I got before this trip. Aukey 20,000 mAh capacity with Quick Charge. I have a Note 4, so the battery is huge, this thing charges it really fast and a lot. If I had a USB flashlight, this would be perfect for keeping it going. I just need a solid solar charger to pair with it that actually works in a day.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B645YYK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

My last would be my flashlight collection, I love em. Out of all of them, my favorite is a cheap little LED I got as a gift a few years ago, it's a 7w Amazon/Cree special. One little lithium 14500 battery and it lasts good and long.

https://smile.amazon.com/CREE-Lumen...8019443&sr=1-5&keywords=cree+7w+aa+flashlight

My new Princeton Tec headlamp, which I bought to replace my old PT one, gets an honorable mention. It's pretty nice.

https://smile.amazon.com/Princeton-...19475&sr=1-2&keywords=princeton+tec+vizz&th=1
 
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Celt said:
I'll admit that I am a bit of a gear whore. I love little gadgets and my gear. It might be tough to say what's my favorite piece of gear, but if I had to choose just one item it would be my Milspec Monkey Adapt a Pack.

MSM Adapt Pack - MIL-SPEC MONKEY STORE

This thing stays in my truck at all times and I keep a few Basic Essentials in there such as my blowout kit, my rat 5 knife, plus a few other things. But I also keep my work laptop and other things I need for work. So this goes with me wherever I go in the city.

If it were a shtf scenario this would be more valuable than my battle belt or plate carrier because I can obviously carry a lot of stuff in it that I would need.

So, what's your favorite gear item that you have?
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Thanks a lot!!! All I need is another freaken bag. Gonna order this one tonight!
 
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My knife, ZT 0562. This thing is a beast, Elmax blade and it flips nearly as well as some knives that cost twice as much.
 
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Every man should love his watch. It's the only jewelry we can wear. :(

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I always enjoy whatever Zippo I have that day. I'm up to 130-150 or something like that now. Right now I have a polished chrome slim with slashes in my pocket. My first ever. I usually have my 1937 replica on me.
 
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For watches I like Bulova Diver or Marine. Keeps good time no extra buttons or functions. Very waterproof, somewhat robust. Bulova still has offices in Queens where they used to be made, mostly by disabled vets.
 
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My favorite gear is a good knife. With it I can make a lot of what I might need, including other weapons like bow, arrows, spears, etc. Well, these days, for me, a good hammock would be a big priority.
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I love my 1911. I will some day have a nice one. Some day. Probably 2 years. I love the Cabot s103.
 
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My Fenix TK-15 flashlight is my overall favorite piece of gear...has been for a long time.
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But I also love my Suunto Core...great for everything from hiking/camping to surfcasting to shooting. I love how it records changes in barometric pressure and has a "storm alert" warning, which happens to be pretty accurate!
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The core is a nice watch. I have a Suunto as well, but I want a nice analog solar watch that's why I'm looking at that seiko.
 
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I love the core...has slowly become my favorite "gadget" type watch. But I definitely like that Seiko Prospex...solar is always a bonus and it's beefy.
 
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My debit card.
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Well if you're allowed to say that answer, even though your money won't be accessible, I'm gonna give my real $$ answer..and thats all the 1gram .999 swiss gold tabs I've been collecting my favorite is the gold "Credit Card" It cost couple grans, but it's never gonna depreciate Barter Economy: 50g Gold and Silver CombiBar Can Snap into 1g Micro Bars | Truth is Treason awesome for breaking off 50$ at a time..even though when SHTF a gram sure as shit will be alot more then 50$! After that, my fav gear would be the ALICE pack I just acquired, it fit everything and with the frame, I've now freed up both hands for holding a rifle and walking lol
 
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Nissan stainless-steel thermos. I bought it 21 years ago and use it almost every weekend. It keeps the contents hot for 24 hours, warm for 48 hours. It's unbelievable. I compared it side by side to Stanley glass thermos, which is supposed to be top of the line. Poured boiled water into both and Nissan held the heat much longer.

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mickw said:
But I also love my Suunto Core...great for everything from hiking/camping to surfcasting to shooting. I love how it records changes in barometric pressure and has a "storm alert" warning, which happens to be pretty accurate!
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My watch does the same thing, I love the feature, it is helpful to know for those times when pressure changes before the clouds or sky indicates it. Only thing I don't like is that the barometer is affected by my body temp. If I want an accurate reading, I have to take it off and lay it out. Next watch will hopefully work better.

I want a GPS watch, but I hate their battery times. They don't run long enough for me yet.
 
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