I used to serve in the infantry corps in my country, and due to having lots of spare, dead time to burn, my DS Lite loaded with Pokémon Black 2 was, at a certain part of my service, my best friend (well... Not really, but it did save me from dying out of sheer boredom). However, due to my tendency to misplace and lose stuff, I adapted a tried-and-true military method into my gaming life: securing your equipment.
See, in combat units, you learn early in basic training that everything you have on you must be attached in some way or another to, well, you, because when you're carrying tons of stuff, you tend to lose some, especially during nighttime, during combat, etc. So you attach the binoculars to the front of your vest, you tie your hat to your shoulder strap, you connect your earplugs to the inside of your helmet, you secure your reflex sight to the weapon with a specialist cord in case it falls, and so on. And you make all those securings by hand, so it broadens your skill and creativity.
So, I took a lengthy piece of military-grade cord, strong enough to hold a few dozen kilograms, and tied one end to the little notch intended for the wrist strap, and the other end to a strong plastic clasp. Then, I burned off the knots on both sides to make sure they won't get undone. Afterwards, I could go anywhere with my DS in my pocket, secured to my belt loop, without any fear of losing it. Heck, I found it so useful, that when I got a 3DS XL after finishing my service, I had some military friend still in serco get me the same materials, so I could outfit it with the same securing too, although I'm pretty sure you can get the cord and clasp in any travelers' shop, or maybe a military surplus.
You should try it, it's certainly more useful than the wrist strap intended for that notch. Here, see for yourself how it looks like:
I used that notch to tie the thump strap from my DS Phat to my 3DS. I don't use the thumb strap, but it just seemed to be a way of "passing the baton" between generations.
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Yeah, but it can't really be attached to anything... You really find yourself using the wrist strap, by the way? I tried it for a few weeks, and I didn't really find myself, well... Actually using it.
Yeah, but it can't really be attached to anything... You really find yourself using the wrist strap, by the way? I tried it for a few weeks, and I didn't really find myself, well... Actually using it.
I've only used it a few times. If I'm carrying it around, it's in my pocket, so I don't really need a strap to connect to my clothes or bag or anything.
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I used to serve in the infantry corps in my country, and due to having lots of spare, dead time to burn, my DS Lite loaded with Pokémon Black 2 was, at a certain part of my service, my best friend (well... Not really, but it did save me from dying out of sheer boredom). However, due to my tendency to misplace and lose stuff, I adapted a tried-and-true military method into my gaming life: securing your equipment.
See, in combat units, you learn early in basic training that everything you have on you must be attached in some way or another to, well, you, because when you're carrying tons of stuff, you tend to lose some, especially during nighttime, during combat, etc. So you attach the binoculars to the front of your vest, you tie your hat to your shoulder strap, you connect your earplugs to the inside of your helmet, you secure your reflex sight to the weapon with a specialist cord in case it falls, and so on. And you make all those securings by hand, so it broadens your skill and creativity.
So, I took a lengthy piece of military-grade cord, strong enough to hold a few dozen kilograms, and tied one end to the little notch intended for the wrist strap, and the other end to a strong plastic clasp. Then, I burned off the knots on both sides to make sure they won't get undone. Afterwards, I could go anywhere with my DS in my pocket, secured to my belt loop, without any fear of losing it. Heck, I found it so useful, that when I got a 3DS XL after finishing my service, I had some military friend still in serco get me the same materials, so I could outfit it with the same securing too, although I'm pretty sure you can get the cord and clasp in any travelers' shop, or maybe a military surplus.
You should try it, it's certainly more useful than the wrist strap intended for that notch. Here, see for yourself how it looks like:
Ooooooh, cool man. My dad was in basic training, but he never talked about how you secured your equipment. This is awesome, I'll have to do this. Thanks!
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