For years you guys have asked Antonio what is your everyday carry? and I've resisted
this question because I felt my everyday carry was pretty darn boring and I changed it up
quite a bit.
But over the last six months traveling the world, I found that there were items I carried
with me all the time.
So finally, I'm going to be able to put this video out.
Gentlemen, in today's video: my every day carry.
So the first item on my everyday carry is about $200 to $500 in cash.
I usually got a mix of bills and it depends on what country I'm traveling through as to
how much cash I'm going to carry.
But understand outside the United States, outside of Canada, outside of Australia,
a lot of countries they depend on cash.
Everything is done in cash.
If fact if you try to use cards, it's going to be difficult.
So another thing I want to talk about with the cash I carry.
I always make sure I have unmarked, new bills that are crisp and clean with no tears.
Because I can tell you I still got this $100 bill which I don't know how it made it out
of the country with me.
But I could not get anyone in Thailand or Ukraine to actually exchange this money.
For some reason this was toxic.
Now I'm back here in the US.
I'll just walk through a bank.
I will get a nice, crisp, clean new one.
But I always make sure depending on what country I'm going to I got cash because cash is king.
Next stop on my everyday carry three credit cards: 2 business, 1 personal.
They're all chips card.
Now one thing about chip cars you need to be careful about those RFID readers.
I can tell you the wallet that I used has an RFID shield that protects me so that no
one can actually hijack my information.
Item #3 on my everyday carry two forms of identification.
If I'm outside the country I'll take my passport and my driver's license.
Inside the United States, I'm actually going to have my driver's license along with a military
ID.
Now this isn't the normal military ID.
This is actually my VA card.
But what's interesting about this anyone that is eligible for one should get one because
you can actually get discounts at hotels.
Any place that gives a military discount, you just flash your VA card and boom you get
a big discount.
So I used it quite a bit.
Item #4 on my everyday carry is the watch that I wore around the world for the last
six months.
That is made by Vincero.
This is their Chrono S. I've talked about this watch before.
This watch you know I loved.
Why? I got some pretty good stories.
It's functional.
It actually serves a purpose of keeping time consistently despite the fact it actually
ended up in the washing machine, twice, and it survived.
It made it through.
But also this is simply it's a great looking watch at an affordable prize.
Guys, Vincero is the paid sponsor of this video.
But I'm happy to have them as a sponsor because watch enthusiast founded this company.
They're like let's get the best watch out there at an affordable price, something when
people see it they're going to say wow.
It looks like it cost ten times more than what it actually did.
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The sapphire coated mineral crystal glass.
Basically it's scratch resistant.
Look at the leather band that's genuine Italian leather.
It's about 22mm wide.
Also the dimensions of the casing it's 43mm in diameter.
Thickness about 10.5mm.
They got worldwide shipping for free.
Gentlemen, as you can tell I loved Vincero.
They're a great sponsor and a great company whose product I loved.
I'm going to link to them down the description.
There's also going to be a discount code down there.
Use that link to get the best deal.
All right, guys, let's go on to the next point.
Item #5 on my everyday carry is my simple iPhone5c.
I know it's an older iPhone.
I'm not necessarily up-to-date.
I used this as a work tool.
So let's talk about the apps here on this phone.
I have Evernote.
I have the RMRS app.
If you haven't grabbed that, you better.
I have Receipt Bank.
I have Audible.
I have Personal Capital, Facebook which I used for business.
I promise I mostly use for business.
I have Expedia, Skype.
I have Uber and that's about it.
Now I also take a charging cable and I usually have a battery that I traveled with me.
I also take a pair of headphones.
Like I mentioned I have audible.
I listen to podcast on my iPhone.
Guys, never waste a dead moment.
So if you can be listening and educating yourself listening to the audio books or great podcast
make sure you're doing that.
Next on my every day carry a simple ballpoint pen.
I want something that's retractable.
Something that if I lose it I'm not going to cry about.
Something that my daughter can take which is often does and she likes to draw with these.
Now I do like Uniball and they're beautiful pens.
I started using when I was in Marine Corps.
I loved them but here's the problem with these is that these can break, these can leak.
So I want to go with something that's going to be I think more durable and again if I
lose it I'm not upset.
Two more items on my everyday carry.
Small packages of wet wipes, very useful when you have kids with sticky hands, and tissues
for all other messes.
I got a daughter.
She gets blood noses.
My son and I both have allergies, and we sneeze quite a bit so very useful right here.
So you may have noticed in my everyday carry I wasn't carrying any knives or any type of
weapons.
Well, I'm going in and out of airports.
I'm in countries which they don't encourage you to carry weapons with you.
This was kind frowned upon but sometimes you do need a tool to be able to solve some quick
problems.
So what was the tool that I choose to take with me, one that could get through airport
security, have no issue?
Guys, a heavy duty paperclip.
Yes.
I'm serious.
This is actually what I took with me.
I can tell you multiple situations.
So as it is this is a great stabbing tool.
You got a plastic.
We had some meat that my daughter really wanted.
It's in this plastic container.
I was able to pierce it.
Use it almost as a knife.
Whenever we were going in and out of different countries
needing to get our sim cards taken out.
Boom. Right there.
Be able to pull it out.
So how did I carry my everyday carry?
How did bring it all together?
Okay.
So if I'm inside the United States, often times I'm with my vehicle so I can take things
out of my pocket, put them to the side and I simply would take an RFID blocking wallet
and often times a front pocket wallet that I can carry in my front pocket.
Just less likely to get physically pick pocketed and the RFID protection actually protects
my credit cards from RFID readers.
Outside the United States though, I'm often carrying multiple passports.
Not just one passport but six passports.
I got a big family.
Plus, everything I talked about you got to multiply it times two or three especially
the wet wipes.
So how do I carry it all?
Well, I have a very small and masculine looking satchel that I took with me and this thing
was awesome.
I know a lot of you guys considered these purses or they're man bag or whatever you
want to call them.
Definitely find one that works for you if you're going to be traveling especially with
the family.
It's nice to have one bag that is just a go to where everything is at.
So guys that is my everyday carry.
Hopefully you found that interesting.
Now it's your turn.
I want to hear from you down the comments.
Not only which watch would you like from the sponsor of this video Vincero which I got
some extras and I would love to send your way.
But also let me know.
What did I miss on the everyday carry?
What would you have added to this list?
What would have made it more complete?
I love hearing from you guys, love learning from you and hopefully you enjoy this video.
I know it's been a long time coming.
Gentlemen, that's it.
Take care.
I'll see you in the next video.
Bye.