I used to just put my stuff into the little pockets in my bag, but have since switched to sort of a pouch which was designed for a phone, but fits everything I need. But where do you put your stuff if you don’t have a bag to put the pouch in? I envy woman for being able to walk around with a bag the size of a phone without looking stupid. Do you always carry a backpack? Or do you put your stuff somewhere else?
About 10 years ago I decided to embrace the idea of the man-bag, I found a handmade leather multi-compartment satchel exactly the right size at a craft-market in Hobart, Tasmania (almost exactly like this one https://kentsaddlery.com.au/products/handbag-henk-berg-solid-leather-small-16x17cm/). I don’t use it every day (I usually have everything in a backpack) but I carry it on weekends and days when I don’t take my backpack. I once had a coworker approach me and she asked where I got it because she wants to buy a nice mens bag exactly like it for her husband.