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At the end of a typical work day, weigh yourself with everything, clothes, vests, shoes, wallet, shades, pens, knives, keys, CCW and mags, communication gear, etc. Not so much what you wield in hand like chains saws, Jaws of Life, briefcases, pizza warmers, laptops, video cameras, etc. Then strip nekkid, weigh yourself, subtract and post the difference. It'd be interesting to see what we all bear on a typical day. I suspect police officers, EMT's and firemen might take the heavy load honors, and retired folks the low end. OK to post photos of yourself in gear, or the gear itself in a pile on the floor, but, please, no nekkid selfies. I'll try to remember to do this at end of today to participate. ____________________ | ||
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semi-reformed sailor |
When I was a policeman, it was 30 pounds of gear...uniform, boots, vest, belt, gun etc... Now it’s wallet, watch, phone, knife, my clothes and a Glock 19 "Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.” Robert A. Heinlein “You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020 “A single round of buckshot to the torso almost always results in an immediate change of behavior.” Chris Baker | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
I try to carry very little stuff. My shoes are undoubtedly my heaviest item. Three or four pounds depending on the shoes? The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower  |
Would you be wearing only one, or the both of 'em? | |||
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His Royal Hiney |
I travel light. Togas don't come with pockets. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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Wait, what? |
About 25 extra pounds or thereabouts at work. “Remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from a virus they got vaccinated against because you’re not vaccinated.” - author unknown | |||
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Just did the reverse. Weighed myself on waking up - then again after getting dressed. 14 pounds This is where my signature goes. | |||
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My going out the door rig is about 5 pounds. End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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35 lbs with helmet and uniform. It feels so good when I get home and strip it off. | |||
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delicately calloused |
Well I’m a pr0n star so…. You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | |||
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| Muzzle flash aficionado  |
I don't have a scale, but shirt, jeans, socks and shoes--maybe 2-5 pounds. I don't think this thread was intended for folks like me, though. flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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Fighting the good fight |
When I was working in uniform, it was probably around 25ish pounds. Now that I'm working plainclothes, it's much less. Usually just a holstered handgun, badge, spare mag, cuffs, knife, and light, plus wallet, keys, and 2 phones. So probably 5 pounds or less. I don't have a scale with which to weigh myself. | |||
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Well, all ready for work I'm 28 lbs heavier. When I weighed myself naked, my wife said "for God's sake, put some clothes on!"  | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine |
I mostly hop. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine |
Boom chicka wow wow. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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In the past as an active firefighter between 50 and 70 pounds of gear (helmet, hood, coat, gloves, pants, boots, hand tools and short length of rope in gear pockets and an air pack) or more on fire calls. When I started in the mid 80s we were still using steel bottles for our self contained breathing apparatus. As we moved into the 90s and beyond some of our equipment got lighter. I tried carrying the Jaws Of Life in my pocket but the Chief would not let me  The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. As ratified by the States and authenticated by Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State NRA Life Member | |||
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| Short. Fat. Bald. Costanzaesque.  |
So I'm in the operating room all day, so basically pajamas, Merrells, two pens, and a name badge. What's that, like 2 pounds? ___________________________ He looked like an accountant or a serial-killer type. Definitely one of the service industries. | |||
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| Edge seeking Sharp blade! |
Including the hernia truss? | |||
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What the heck is this???? Get a real job!!!! I appreciate all you medical people and what you do. When I need medical attention, I don't care what you have on or off! | |||
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I am in pretty much the same boat. I do also routinely carry a knife and flashlight When not in the OR I like the carhart scrubs with the cargo pockets. When I change to the OR scrubs then the other stuff stays in the locker. But then wearing that lead apron when we use fluoro can get heavy and hot after a couple hours | |||
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