[Closed] How to carry a phone that's not in your pocket

Just accept the lameness, and get a fanny pack.

Batman style utility belt?

Yah a big bum bag, you stow get phone, pasties, maps and backup battery in there with room for a lightweight jacket ;-).

I still have my big red Nike Makalu II triathlon pack from the 90's, would still use it for biking and hiking except the waist strap seems to have shortened over time.

Whatabout a belt-bag? 8)

Something by Maxpedition? Bit overkill but I use one for a survey bag at work and I have the impression it will outlast me.

There are various EDC cases which you can put a phone, keys, iPod, cables, SD cards, etc in, but you still have to carry the thing around with you, so, unless you have a larger bag you can put it in, you'll still look like girl carrying a clutch bag. 😉

Small Alpkit drybag with over the shoulder strap?

Tactical waistcoat? All the pockets you could ever need!

Any suggestions for a tiny manbag type thing that would fit a phone and I guess wallet/keys etc?.....

Yes, there are loads.

.....That's not lame?

None.

Small backpack.

Anything else is a bit Vauxhall Mocca really, isn't it?

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I suppose it would be possible to have it on a neck lanyard, but that could get annoying even though it's a light phone.

This is for when I'm skiving off work but still need to be reachable, which isn't very often. So would be casual.

I'm not wearing a bumbag ffs 😉

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This type of thing would work but the camo print makes it look like a kid's toy.

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Bumbag for me.

Only use the big backpack if I need to take a change of clothes or a big drink. It's been a revelation this summer. Need to get a better one though, paid less than 2 quid for one off ebay and it's a bit small and the strap is fraying, won't last much longer. Some decent ones in the tresspass shop for £8

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Camo combats - look a bit common, but lots of pockets and don't show the dirt. As a bonus no-one will think you're working.

What other decent bag companies are there? Looked at Golla, Crumpler.. I forgot all the other ones I liked from when I was looking at camera bags.

[i]This is for when I'm skiving off work but still need to be reachable, which isn't very often. So would be casual.[/i]

You can use something called a bluetooth headset or earphone which gives you the ability to answer the phone without it being at your ear 🙂

Do you need to carry a wallet, would a card and a few notes not do?

How is bluetooth headset going to help me carry an extra phone?

Taking a card and notes fills me with fear because every time I've done this I end up leaving it somewhere other than my wallet so when I next go out the card's not in my wallet.

I could maybe get a super thin wallet though.. since the phone is also quite thin and could cohabit in a pocket.. hmm..

Ah right I missed the bit where you said it was an 'extra phone', why do you need to carry two phones?

Put one phone on divert to the other.

One phone has a work sim, it's android so can use the work email and IM app which is what I really need.

In the past you had to have a work sim to use the app but that may no longer be the case - if so, I should've gone android for my personal phone and done both but it's too late now. I use my personal phone for work calls anyway.

Could you divert your personal phone to your work phone then?

There's a company called Fabric Horse that make 'utility belts' for cyclists, specific loops, pouches etc. for bike bits, including a u lock.

Only you will know if they are 'lame', if you can get one and resist putting a batman symbol buckle on it you're a better man than me!

lowe apline compact camera bag. they have loops, thin clippy type ones and also big velco ones, so you can easily attach them to a belt.

i am the same - i have to carry multiple phones as well .... our company does not allow call forwarding on the mobile phones and ill be damned if im paying for call forwarding on my personal phone.

personal phone/house phone and my work phone and occasionally a foreign country mobile for in country stuff. i ended up just using my small timbuk 2 courier bag when abroad.

work phone i got the smallest shittiest nokia i could get for work - dont notice it in my pocket - with the added bonus of not having emails etc.

i choose to carry 2 phones so i can switch work off/leave it at home out of hours or not on call - as if i use my work phone as my personal phone - folks call it "on the off chance" you will answer.

tempting to adopt the daimler model for holiday emails also - your email has not been forwarded and will be deleted - email someone who cares.

not a fan of the manbag though - looks more than a little camp.

In the brim of a sombrero?

Or a moahoosive manly rucksack, mostly filled with bubblewrap

how about a tri bag mounted on the frame? (one of those little bags that sits by the stem)

[i]how about a tri bag mounted on the frame?[/i]

I assumed this was for non biking activities.

[url= http://www.beerbabe.co.uk/ourshop/cat_740271-Bicycle-Tube-Products.html ]Beerbabe[/url]

I assumed this was for non biking activities

Action slacks?

I use a small one of these:

https://www.alpkit.com/products/fuel-pod

It sits on the top tube tucked just behind the stem and has room for my house key, wallet and phone.

Could you divert your personal phone to your work phone then?

Well, given that it won't be that frequent, that's not actually a bad idea. Does that work for texts too?

if you can't fit 2 phones a wallet and keys in your pockets stop wearing your sister's jeans

Hah.. like I'm some kind of hipster... I can't fit two phones in one pocket, no. If I put a phone in my back pocket it'll get crushed if I sit down.

with the added bonus of not having emails etc.

I need the emails - this is for when I'm supposed to be at work but am not - the opposite situation to the one most people describe it seems 🙂

Most Americans I work with have a phone holder that sits on their belt for their cell phones....

I think what you want is a bandolier. Plus you can save time on laundry and shaving:
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Most Americans I work with have a phone holder that sits on their belt for their cell phones....

And chinos, a polo shirt (with company logo) tucked in, and a moustache?

Not sure if they do a packet of lego Americans yet ...

The next one has a baseball cap, checked shirt, jeans and a pickup, complete with gun rack.

I see a market...

http://www.spibelt.com/

No, don't think you can divert texts.

Could you just use your hand to hold the extra phone, or will your hands be otherwise engaged?

If you just mooching about, lanyard for work phone?

Stick it in a blob and bung it up your arse, maybe?

Or, if it's work's, put it in whatever pocket and say sorry when you sit on it

Well, given that it won't be that frequent, that's not actually a bad idea. Does that work for texts too?

No, that's why I end up with two phones. Though it could be argued I can getaway without text from the work phone, I then have to run a container for my work email and calendaring on my phone, which uses my data allowance alarmingly quickly... so I've gone back to two phones and just don't carry the work one if I've no reason too.

No no! You need one of these...

[url= http://www.heinnie.com/civilian-lab-covert-loader-rg ]http://www.heinnie.com/civilian-lab-covert-loader-rg[/url]

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What about an arm band? The type that runners use for their phones - lots of variety on eBay and Amazon for not much money.

Tape it top your body like a drug mule. May sting a bit when removed.

I reckon I'll keep my eyes open for a very small messenger bag, aka manbag, like the TNF one I posted above. Maybe even get one that can take my camera too, kill some more birds.

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Tape it top your body like a drug mule.

No, tape it to your frame (body) like enduro.

[quote=Gary_M said]No, don't think you can divert texts.
Could you just use your hand to hold the extra phone, or will your hands be otherwise engaged?

Lots of apps which will forward txts from one phone to another, via Email or sms.

hang on...

ohh now then, what is that under my desk that's got all my shit in it, what [i]are[/i] those things called...

see, we are more organised than boys. [looks for smug emoty]

You have a bag full of crap, I (normally) have a phone, wallet and keys. Who's more organised? 🙂

I'd have to agree with Molly on this one. There are times when my wife is not able to find her mobile phone in her [s]big bag full of crap[/s] handbag, whereas, because mine is in my left front pocket (always left front), I can find mine in a jiffy, possibly quicker.

On the other hand, I do think that it should be possible to fit a couple of phones in a pocket Mol. Maybe just tailor the pockets on your trousers to fit two? You could sew in a replacement liner made from a rugby sock or something.

What about a bra? - two pockets, easy to reach and access, coversation piece?

says the man who wants to get a bag

I don't have a bag full of crap, my bag is full of my "shit" (not the same thing)

obvs. 🙄

Edit, I use my bra all the time for my phone when I'm out. You could do that Molly 😉

I can physically fit two phones in there yes, but due to my muscular Hoy-esque thighs it's not very comfortable.

I use my bra all the time for my phone when I'm out. You could do that Molly

Well that's a very kind offer, and certainly quite exciting, but I doubt it'd work out conveniently for both of us.

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I've seen some guys carry off man-bags. But not many.

Lots of US men seem to favour the 'clip it on my belt' approach. OK with an athletic figure. Less so with a 'spread' figure. If you're Batman give it a go.

If it's for on the bike, and around about then pop it in a backpack or Camelbak.

If it's more for mooching then get a coat with pockets. Any old coat. Just put it in the pocket.

The SPI belts made me smile. I can't imagine finding one of those any more useful than a pocket.

Those Heinnie Haynes Civilian Lab Covert Loader things. Really? Not sure I'd have the confidence to wear one of those outside a CosPlay event. Still, strangely appealing... And some of the other stuff on the site is neat.

Fabric Horse seems interesting. Etsy...again!

Or, just leave it in the drawer and claim you were working on something that needed absolute concentration and that's why you ignored the 'phone. Texts get lost in the ether all the time so forget them anyway. iMessages are different.

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When I had a motorbike for some reason I took to carrying all my stuff around in an old tescos carrier bag, I really don't know why.

Get yourself a record bag and be one of the cool kids.

Hah.. like I'm some kind of hipster... I can't fit two phones in one pocket, no. If I put a phone in my back pocket it'll get crushed if I sit down.

Something like this musette bag, perhaps? Cycling orientated, but better quality:
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/gilles-berthoud-gilles-berthoud-musette-bag-prod19496/
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I use one of these to carry my stuff 😀

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/161019984283?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=108&device=t&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0-L&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108

Only in work mind...

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if you can't fit 2 phones a wallet and keys in your pockets stop wearing your sister's jeans

[url= http://www.rapha.cc/gb/en/shop/small-shoulder-bag/product/SBG02 ]Rapha do a small bag if that's your sort of thing[/url]

"I reckon I'll keep my eyes open for a very small messenger bag"

I know eastpak do one - jansport too.

How about strapping your work phone to your ankle instead?

Or a moahoosive manly rucksack, mostly filled with bubblewrap

This is the best idea so far, only bettered by doing similar with one of these:

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Trakke Bairn.

http://www.trakke.co.uk/shop/bairn-harris_tweed

Thought I'd kick this back into life after seeing this:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jayyoo/bolstr-the-ultimate-edc-bag-minimal-and-perfectly
Might be just what Molly is looking for.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Leather-Shoulder-Travel-Organiser-Camera/dp/B003N3HCU2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1408584658&sr=8-2&keywords=mens+small+leather+bag

Has several different pockets, very useful for airport duties.

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