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A Vic, A Bic and A Buck: My Go-To Daily Carry
I've been carrying these three items on me at minimum the last couple of years. Depending on where I'm going and what I'm doing I might carry more but never less. I might not always carry the same brands and designs but the basic setup remains the same. A large locking folder (usually a Buck 110) a Bic lighter and a Victorinox SAK (usually a huntsman). If I'm going into town this is usually what I carry and I might also carry a stockman or whittler pattern slip joint in the pocket opposite the Vic. If I'm going much farther than the neighboring town I might pocket a cheap fire steel as well. On top of those items that I keep on my person I always carry a medium size fanny pack with extra lighters, a flashlight, pen and paper, pipe, tobacco and smoking accoutrements, matches, a Gerber Legend multitool, fire kit with can opener, jute twine/0000 steel wool and ferro rod, an extra knife, and various other knick-knacks. This stays in the car quite often but I usually carry it slung across my shoulder like a small haversack when I'm going someplace I think I might need a smoke or other items in the pack. When I'm working on a job somewhere I replace the 110 on my belt with a Leatherman Super Tool and pocket a large Bantam to fill the large folder role. I also always carry a Buck 301 in my right pocket at work as I've found the sheep foot blade to be indispensable on the job site.
In the woods, again, depending on what I plan on doing, I usually step up to a fixed blade Buck knife (or sometimes a Russell Green River knife) and a hatchet or light axe. I also like to carry a Case CV knife (trapper or large stockman) in a leather belt sheath hung around my neck when I'm in the woods. I got that idea from watching all those bushcraft guys wearing Moras around their necks and thought it would be a good idea since carrying a carbon steel knife in my pocket usually results in a rusty blade especially in the summer months because I tend to sweat through my clothes. It also keeps the space in my pockets free for other things I might need. My favorite axes/hatchets are my Estwings, an Italian carpenter's axe that I got from Baryonyx Knives and a Vaughn half-hatchet. I also have a Council Tool Hudson Bay axe that was shipped to me with a dangerously loose head. I expect I'll continue using it once I've re-hung the head and put my Estwing camper's axe in the trunk of my car or behind the seat of my truck.
So if any of you all have a similar (or radically different) daily/woods carry feel free to speak up and let us know how and why you carry the items you carry on your person on a given day.
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