EDC Bag Materials, Designs, Etc

I’ve been spending way too much time fiddling around thinking about a new every day carry bag, but not a lot of time actually doing anything about it.  I’ve got piles of notes, lots of links, sketches, and product photos.  Here’s a lot of them:

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My notes and brainstorming are also rather extensive:

  1. Different Potential Uses
    1. Work (laptop, charger), day trips (water bottle), hiking (water bottle, clothing, snacks), running errands / tech / game nights / art
  2. EDC Items
    1. An EDC Bag should be able to accommodate things that I’d be likely to carry about 80% of the time.
    2. Mask, sanitizer, tissue, handkerchief, wipes, plastic baggie
    3. Cell phone, bluetooth pocket, charger pouch, sunglasses, pens, small pad of paper, ¼ A4, Kindle
    4. Keys on interior carabiner, ring whistle loop/loud whistle, lanyards
    5. Interior lining for wallet with RFID blocking, zip ties, carabiner (in pocket?) for keys
    6. On outside, hotel key, BART card
  3. Design Requirements / Goals
    1. When empty, it should be as flat as possible
    2. Wide straps for comfort if carrying something heavy, plus good for stowing a cell phone
    3. Pull rings, paracord top grip handle (also this guide), quick access pockets
    4. Bidirectional, so the main features can be worn over either shoulder
    5. Reduction of metal, heavy parts
    6. Outside straps which can be keep an umbrella, roll of material, or jacket
    7. Outside zippered pouch on the inside (against the body) to make it less likely to be pick pocketed, internal loops for clipping / hooking keys, rings, lanyards
    8. Reinforced corners, grommets
    9. Laptop pouch inside which is higher, area for charger to fall lower
    10. Pouches and pockets near the top
    11. How many pockets, pouches, zippered, velcro, etc?
  4. Materials
    1. Heavy nylon or similar
    2. Internal lining with fleece, ripstop nylon
    3. TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) or PU (polyurethane) coatings
    4. Foam for padding
    5. Paracord for draw strings, grip wraps
    6. Zippers
Custom Every Day Carry Bag
  1. My Ultimate Bag
  2. Custom Every Day Carry (EDC) Bag
  3. Sewing Practice
  4. EDC Bag Materials, Designs, Etc