Submitted by Ivan Romero to Kevin Kelly's Cool Tools: A notebook, pens & essentials holder
I had seen these small pouches before, but didn’t pay close attention
until I saw photo of a fully-loaded one on Flickr. When I don't want to
carry my whole gear bag, these are great for the bare essentials. Even
when I do need my gear bag, the BDU is compact enough I just slide it
right in, as is. It really helps keep my stuff organized. I fit five
pens, including the previously-reviewed 0.18 mm pen,
a Moleskine
planner, Sony
Clie PDA,
ID and credit card, pocket knife and a small flashlight. You open up
the wallet and it has slots for pens/pencils with a pouch behind that
section that fits a pocket Moleskine perfectly. On the inside right,
there’s a flap with a clear plastic pocket for ID stashing. It can also
fit a small portable music player.
Behind that is another pocket where I store my small LED flashlight and
pocket knife (removed easily for air travel, of course). On the back
are attachment straps that can be used as a belt mount – if you prefer
a larger version of the Handyman Belt
Organizer -- or to mount the wallet to another bag or gear. I am in
the process of putting together a bug out bag
with a small first aid/survival kit. I’ll likely buy another BDU wallet
just for that. After I started searching, I found there are various
manufacturers (BlackHawk and Spec-Ops) and styles to choose from (some
don't have the flap that can cost $18 to $30. I ended up getting mine
for less from a surplus store on eBay.
-- Ivan Romero
BDU Pocket Field Organizer/Wallet
$8
Available from Arvada
Surplus
http://www.arvadasurplus.com
or $10 from County
Comm
http://www.countycomm.com
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