RE: Some of my EDC gear that I've got with me today! What are you all carrying?

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Some of my EDC gear that I've got with me today! What are you all carrying?

in life •  7 years ago  (edited)

That is my problem. I need to increase my EDC budget to get some cool stuff worth posting. I'm going to buy that Svord peasant knife that you reviewed awhile back. I like the copper or brass version.

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What other kind of stuff are you interested in? I could recommend some nice quality fountain pens, watches, multi tools, prybars, flashlights, and handkerchiefs that are all $25 or under. I started out with a small budget for my gear and really slowly worked my way up over the years, so I know where you're coming from.

I work in an office environment. Would like to carry wallet, phone, small pocket knife, pen, and handkerchief. Wouldn't mind keeping a nice multi tool and small flashlight in my car center console.

Would you prefer the multi tool have pliers on it? Or, do you not really care either way?

For a nice fountain pen, I've really been loving my Pilot Metropolitan pen, anything Pilot brand is good to go. The Lamy Safari is another nice fountain pen that is trustworthy as well for EDC.

If you're looking for a new wallet and don't need a leather one, Maxpedition makes a great wallet called the Spartan that I used for a few years. I switched when my girlfriend got me a new leather wallet that has Godzilla tooled on it because I'm a giant nerd, lol. But, I still highly recommend the spartan.

Besides the Svord Peasant Micro, you could check out the Spyderco Stainless Steel Bug as well. I bought one for my friends keyring and he really liked it. They're very cheap, coming in at around $12. But, it's also super, super tiny, lol. They make a few larger models that are also still small called the Honeybee and Grasshopper as well.

I could recommend several hankie makers to you, it would depend if you want just a plain design with nothing fancy on it, or if you want any certain types of patterns or fabrics.

Also, for flashlights, check out the Streamlight Stylus Pro light. I bought one for my friend and he is still using it after 3 years. It's a great light at a fairly cheap price, right around $19. A few other options are the Fenix E12 which I carried for a few years and still do sometimes, I absolutely loved the thing until I upgraded about a year ago. The flashlight I switched to has become a favorite due to it's size and lumen output, as well as the fact it's made from titanium, the Thrunite Ti CW.

Thanks so much for all the advice. I will check them all out and let you know what I buy. I'm not sure I care either way on the multi tool.

As far as multi tools go, I only trust one company personally which is Leatherman. I've been using a Leatherman Wingman for probably 3 or 4 years and love it, they're around $25. Another good one is the Leatherman Skeletool, though you'd have to catch it on sale which it does go on occasionally to get it for under $40-50. The Leatherman Squirt is another highly recommended model to look at, it's like $32-33 if I recall correctly. There's also the Leatherman 831207/831488, each one is different depending on if you want scissors or pliers but they're both around $25. And, one more option if you're wanting something small for your keychain would be the Leatherman Micra. I bought one for my girlfriend and she's used it quite a bit and it's held up.

Lamy Safaris are very nice pens. I use them quite often!