> I prefer carrying mine around in a portable weapon (Pelican
> case )

...do you ever have the urge to shave your head, put on a suit and Ray-Bans and walk around downtown with it hand-cuffed to your wrist?

If I had a crisis of gear-totage, I'd just go find a nice nondescript (read: so ppl won't mistake me for staging a Himalayan ascent) backpack or book-bag (which was suddenly the rage on campus a few years ago, semi-popularized by the quazi-cool bike-courier culture).

Those docker pants are a great idea until you have to visit the men's room stall while fully encumbered.