Everyday carry : do you go light or are you a pack rat?

I've never taken toothpaste or deodorant out with me unless I was having an actual overnight stay somewhere. Why would you suddenly need to brush your teeth during the day?

I only ever have a small crossbody bag. Book, phone, keys, purse, headphones. Sorted.

Oh, why do you need to brush your teeth during the day? I take notes all on my phone using the notes app.

Don't you find it bulky to carry all that? You can read books on your phone. Play games on your phone. I just can't be bothered to have all that weight with me to carry all day!

I used to carry everything. Spare tights. Mini sewing kit. Mini stationery kit incl stapler. As well as Paracetamol. Tissues. Make up. Snacks.

That was for public transport / commute by train.

Now I tend to use pockets only. Key card and phone.
But I think that’s because I have the rest of my stuff in the car.

DH often seems to take the piss because I always carry a bag, although I ought to point out to him he often asks me to put his book or magazine in it if he has one while we're out.

I'm not a massive pack rat, so no toothbrush, but I do always want a bag that will fit phone, wallet, book, small umbrella and ideally a small water bottle and/or snack.

In my small back pack I have.... sunglasses. large old fashioned purse, carrier bags, eye drops, two sets of keys. One is for my original home 150 miles away 🤣🤣 packets of polo mints, and tissues 🤣🤣

Somewhere in between as I need to carry medication and I like having a deodorant to.

As much as possible I go bag free. Hate having to cart around an abundance of ‘stuff’.
Pockets are my friend for phone and keys when needed. Most of the time I could get away without using my phone as I have Apple pay on my watch but I do usually have it with me.

I leave everything in my car. Sunglasses, magsafe phone charger, deodorant and scarf!! I only carry my phone, keys and airpods if I want to listen music whilst walking. Anything else is such a faff. I pay using my iPhone or Apple Watch. I also have water/crisp in my boot, if I get stranded lol and I'm hungry. I keep umbrella in boot, rarely feel the need to use it.

I'd probably carry deodorant if I was going for some time without my car during the day to freshen up, apart from that I wouldn't carry anything.

I take what I need depending on where I am going, so don’t have a standard ‘everyday carry’ - often I just take a phone and keys in my pockets, but I might also want sunglasses, sun cream, umbrella, battery pack, wallet, headphones, lip balm, mints… I wouldn’t carry any of it if I wasn’t expecting to need it though. So I take as little as possible for my requirements.

Phone and keys. That’s it.

Not quite as bad as you but I am someone who likes to ‘be prepared’. Really though I think you just need to logic yourself out of some of these things: instead of toothbrush and paste, carry gum. Instead of a book and magazine, carry a kindle app on your phone. Instead of a stapler… no sorry, you lost me at stapler 😅 but you don’t need a diary and a notebook if you have a smartphone. So that’s already more than half your stuff gone.

I do always* have: phone and battery pack, meds including painkillers, plasters, antihistamines, migraine tabs, antacids, hairbands, pen, credit card pen knife, wallet. Usually a bottle of water, often a breakfast bar.

*I say always but actually if I’m somewhere local, the supermarket or town then I often just have my phone and a trolley pound.

This. Hate bags everyday. Phone, keys, done.

even back in the day it was wallet and keys. If I needed to go light I’d just take credit card, bit of cash and keys

do love a good rucksack though. That does me a long weekend easily.

went long haul with carry on last year 😂

I’m team Go Light. To the point where, unless I’m out for the whole day away from the car, I won’t even take a bag and just rely on pockets.

Me and DS have done extreme day trips to European cities and I only ever take a crossbody there too 😂

no handbag.... just my phone!

I have two handbags, a backpack for work that carries a lot and a smaller one (a few of these which I alternate) that I can just fit my phone, purse, keys and sunglasses in for weekends.

My DM's handbag, aspired to be a skip.

It carried all kinds of items, and rubbish, that not even Mary Poppins would want.

I learned from the knacked shoulder she subsequently suffered with and vowed to travel light.

My own cross body bag is large enough for my purse, phone, packet of travel tissues and my keyring containing 3 keys.

If I go shopping as in browsing with slight intent to buy, I wear a small PE type back pack that contains any bags I may need.

Any other serious shopping will involve taking the car.