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ac7ss
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Posted: 08/11/08 12:07 PM
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Does anybody here have a suggestion for an arm or back of hand ID holder that can stand up to riding?
I need to have an RFID badge to get in and out of the garage at work. So far, I have tried slipping it in the back of my left glove (too sweaty / slips over knuckles), slipping it into the cheek pad in my helmet (still sweaty and not comfortable), and stopping to drop it in my pocket of my chaps (too hard to get out.)
Has anybody else attacked this task? And what solutions have you found.
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figtide
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Posted: 08/11/08 01:10 PM
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Look at some of the riding gear for military bases. A lot of the mil-spec gear has badge holders of some type for easy access. I have a mil-spec vest that has a badge holder that velcros to the left breast.
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Posted: 08/11/08 01:28 PM
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I put my ID in a snap pocket on the outside of my jacket. I can work the snap with one hand, even with gloves on.
RFID means you don't even have to get it out. So sew a pocket into the liner of your jacket sleeve. Then you can just wave your arm near the reader.
Another possibility would be riding gauntlets instead of gloves. The kind of gauntlet that has an outside pocket in the cuff, to stow the fancy rain covers. If the card is zipped inside the gauntlet pocket, it should work just fine.
regards, joe
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ac7ss
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Posted: 08/11/08 03:50 PM
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Thanks, I will check out the mil-surplus for armband holders. The gauntlet idea would be fine for the winter, but too warm for the summer months. I was toying with putting it in the armor pocket, but it sits at the 6:00 position on the arm and doesn't work well for sweeping in front of the reader.
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ac7ss
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Posted: 09/01/08 03:17 PM
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Well, I found a cheap and easy solution. I took a "stretch book cover" folded it lengthwise in thirds, took it to the sewing machine, sewed across it in the narrow direction in thirds and sewed the ends together. I can invert it (S profile) and place my card in the center of the spiral, turn it back out (G profile) with the card held in the center. Place it on my left forearm and I can get it close enough to the reader to gain access without taking my hand off of the clutch.
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