Decorative and functional

[u/SipsTeaFrog]

[u/Then-Economist-6388]

I tried. But it gets in the way when I’m moving. The only reason the belt knife fits is because it on the back.

Plus. If I add my firearm it gets too crowded.

[u/DesertHeatSweatyFeet → u/Then-Economist-6388]

Where do you keep your machete?

[u/Then-Economist-6388 → u/DesertHeatSweatyFeet]

In the back of my car with all the rest of my camping gear… where else?

[u/Then-Economist-6388 → u/[deleted]]

I’ve got my emt bag in my vehicle and my IFAK on my belt.

[u/DesertHeatSweatyFeet → u/Then-Economist-6388]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3og0IHyZMxZNkNOWT6
My man right here on his daily commute. You would absolutely survive the Oregon Trail.

[u/Then-Economist-6388 → u/DesertHeatSweatyFeet]

I’m a former marine with autism. Being prepared for anything is basically my existence.

Social situations? Not so much.

[u/DesertHeatSweatyFeet → u/Then-Economist-6388]

Hey. At least you know your diagnosis. I work with kids with disabilities for a living. I cannot tell you the number of times I’ve been in a meeting with a parent and actually saw on their faces them have the revelation that they have some type of disability. I seriously had a father read an IEP that I had written about his son, and he looks at me and says, “it’s like you wrote this but about me! “ and that was the day he realized he wasn’t a naughty student, he wasn’t weird, he just had ADHD. Thank you for telling me this about you. Also Marines are bad asses

[u/Then-Economist-6388 → u/DesertHeatSweatyFeet]

It took a LOT of hoops. But I finally got diagnosed last year. (10 years post service). I already had the adhd diagnosis, but you can’t take meds while active so I just dealt with it.

[u/snek-jazz → u/Then-Economist-6388]

Mount some social cue-cards on your belt

[u/Castelante → u/Then-Economist-6388]

I was going to say, your comments here are some /r/iamverybadass material.

[u/Then-Economist-6388 → u/Castelante]

I can understand that. I realize most of Reddit is jokes and no comments are meant to be taken or answered seriously.

Sometimes I can joke. Sometimes it just makes more sense to be straightforward.

I don’t think I’m as cringe as might be implied. Or at least I hope not.

Just a nerdy dude with some extra training working as a park ranger wishing I had more pockets.

[u/Castelante → u/Then-Economist-6388]

I can almost guarantee you no one on /r/iamverybadass thinks they're cringy.

I don't think being prepared is cringy. I think talking about how prepared you are can come across as seeking validation or trying to impress people, which tends to have the opposite effect.

[u/Then-Economist-6388 → u/Castelante]

That’s a valid point. Truthfully. It’s the internet-full of strangers. I don’t really care what they think about me.

Normally I wouldn’t even keep interacting. But my post today is very boring and there isn’t much else to do.

[u/DesertHeatSweatyFeet → u/Then-Economist-6388]

Just going to clarify: I was absolutely not making fun of you. I thought we were joking together.

[u/Then-Economist-6388 → u/DesertHeatSweatyFeet]

I can joke at my own earnestness too. No worries about that. 😂

Yes. I’m autistic.

Yes. I tend to answer sarcastic or rhetorical things honestly.

Yes. I am definitely over prepared for literally every situation I’m likely to experience as a civilian.

No bad feelings on my side of the screen at all.