I really hate when someone says a flashlight is a good self defense weapon, but a knife is a horrible one. Yes the best defense is to avoid a physical fight. But if someone is determined to use lethal force on you, a flashlight will NOT deter them, even a knife might not, but maybe it will even the odds. Getting away and avoiding conflict is the best defense, but if you're cornered, use lethal force to defend against lethal force... Not a bright light in their eyes.
Some ppl always look for the best. Honestly, what you have on hand when you need it is the best. I have a bunch of lights but always end up using a keychain one bc its the one i have on hand.
I've got a Maglite Solitaire LED on my keychain. Doesn't cost much, great quality, will not turn on accidentally, simple to use and always with me. I've got other flashlights too but that's the one I mostly use. I also have a Victorinox Classic SD on that same keychain. I use it pretty much daily. Been thinking of switching that to Farmer X Alox for heavier duty scissors.
You’re right, the light I use the most is on my iPhone. I do carry several other nice flashlights in my truck, especially when searching for street signs at night. Drives me nuts that my wife won’t carry a flashlight in her car. She is anti-EDC, anti-prepping, anti-guns, and anti-common sense most of the time. She is a minimalist who hates clutter, while I am the polar bear opposite. I guess she realizes that if she ever needs something then she has me around who has it covered.
Super small thing, but a few zip ties and hair ties. Brownie points for the girls if you have a stretchy hair tie, and they are just super useful and wont dry out like a rubber band. Zip ties are so light, so strong, and so useful it's hard to not throw one or two in the bag. I'm a cyclist and once a chainring bolt came off (one of 5 bolts), so i zip tied it together and it got me home with more peace of mind.
Leatherman Squirt, such a funny name. I miss those smaller tools they used to sell. I regret that I lost the micro one that wasn’t pliers but cutting sheers. Seems like the company has become somewhat expensive and exclusive, i.e $235 for the Edge and $199 for a small ratchet bit driver. Still a fan but these days there are so many low cost alternatives.
I have most of those, in one form or another, on my person as I type this. Hmm I was going to say I don't have a tourniquet, but I do have a survival Slide belt which could be pressed into service as a stopgap. My water tumbler is not actually within reach, took it out at lunchtime, but do have something if I go out. No lighter actually on me, but I do have a BSA Hot-Spark (ferrocerium rod) on my keychain and wallet has a Wazoo fire card and sheet of waxed cloth [Spartan Fire XL EDC Tinder]. Always have a flashlight, etc., often an Arkfeld, Baton, or Perun 2 mini in NW, or something else. Don't actually have a pad on me, but could find a sheet of paper on me. Usually have a pen under my wallet...not actually there, but did not worry about it as I have an Ultem pen-go on my key chain. Usually carry a Fisher Bullet Space Pen under my wallet and at 0.7 oz it weighs the same as the Ultem Embassy Pen from CountyComm. It also takes a Fisher Space Pen refill and I don't know why CountyComm says it won't fit, if they still have that notation. It does need the adapter to give it the Parker G2 refill size. The knife happens to be a fixed blade Lookout from BigiDesign which also makes pens/mechanical pencils I use; along with a Victorinox Farmer X. Sometimes an Otacle Ui from Olight which takes a standard utility blade, i.e. razor blade, or one of my other knives.
The no pocket clip on the Swiss Army knife can be solved in two ways. There’s a clip that slides into the toothpick holder, or a small keychain pocket clip that attaches to the keychain ring.
I am a total pen and knife guy, something worth checking out is the Hide & Drink leather pocket protector. They come in various colors and they look super cool in your chest pocket. Keep a Moleskin notebook with an ink pen. I also put a MARS tube eraser that comes in a pen form holder along with a .9 mechanical pencil. My Leatherman Surge is great but too heavy for EDC, keep it my go bag. Maybe I should have gone with the Wave. Love the really small Zico torch lighter, hard to find the smaller ones these days, not sure why they stopped making that size? As for pocket knives I prefer something on the medium to smaller size, Vosteed makes one I really like these days. I own 50+ pocket knives and albeit I used to carry a Benchmade for many years, however I was always worried about losing such an expensive knife. Since I have to wear glasses these days, a small micro cloth is a must EDC. Keychain clips are useful if I need to give our son our house or mailbox key for a few minutes and I don’t want to shut off my truck or his Mom’s car. I used carry a ton of things on my keychain but now I stick the less used items in the key cubby in my truck. If I feel naked without it then I carry it, otherwise it goes in my truck.
I never knew of pocket-size multi-tools! The Leatherman is pricier than other brands out there so I'll do my research and see which one fits my Budget.
Good vid! I usually carry a small RovyVon style torch, V/NOX Swiss Manager in a small leather pouch, NexTool Mini Sailor, Bluetooth earbuds (the type that connect with a cord for running and is great for taking calls), cotton handkerchief/bandana, Life Venture RFID wallet with a small slim collapsible Zebra pen (which they stopped making) and my iPhone SE 2020 which is in a battery case charger!
Great video Tim, the basics will always be important, cannot tell you how many times my Olight i3 came in handy in the warehouse where I work, keep up the great work 👍🤙🤙🤙
Full steel asp baton. EDC blades are cool but in an urban setting carry an asp. Most encounters don’t require a blade or gun and most dangerous encounters you have a gun and baton for distance. I know I carry mine and I feel safer with it. I have once in each of my cars too haha
Excellent suggestion. Easier to use and more effective than a knife. Especially if you are not trained in knife fighting techniques. I carry a 16” collapsible baton on my belt every day. I have a 12” baton in the jeep (close quarters). And I keep a 21” baton at home.
Major Andrew ogle Said his ranger school instructor told him to always carry a snack , a cutting tool and a way to make fire. I definitely agree . Great video.
Wallet , keys and phone are just part of life. I don’t consider those anymore EDC than shoes and pants. I never leave the house without 3 things: knife , flashlight , lighter . These three things get me through 90% of the obstacles I go through daily . The only tools on a multi tool I ever used was the pliers and screwdrivers. Multi tool pliers suck and multi tool screwdrivers are worse. So I went with the 5” Knipex pliers and …. Holy crap ….. no multi tool pliers can come close to this and the knipex weighs a fraction of a multi tool. And a small bit driving screwdriver. Had room in a leather credit card pouch for the pliers , a screwdriver , razor knife ,mini pry bar and folding scissors . Sits flat in my pocket and weighs less than a multi tool. Way better for me to bring individual tools in a credit card pouch than a multi tool. Just options. Love your video
Light? how about reading a menu in a dark place? 🙂 Olight in moonlight mode works wonders Knife? Ontario RAT 2 in D2 steel or a SAK (my SAK has pliers) Rite in the Rain? of course, a no brainer. Writing implement? a Pencil Water Filtration, or water carry? Yeah in my Get home bag, but not on person IFAK, In my get home bag, but not on my person Tools? yeah in my get home bag, in An EDC Maxpedition pouch.
Great screw driver! Using a multi tool as a screw driver sucks. I also carry some 1.75 inch bandaids. Much better for scraped elbows and knees. And many big first aid kits don’t have them.
Great breakdown of slim edc. Have a 80+% analogous loadout. Pack most of it in the SERE pouch from Helikon. Weighs very little, transfers from outfit to outfit, gets easily tossed in/on a pack and is always there when I need it. Admittedly, the boo-boo kit was only added once my son started to learn to ride a bicycle. Prost!
@@Frank-uw5xq I've quite a bit of their offerings, from clothing to gear to accessories. Never disappointed. Their E&E pouches and Wolfhound jackets are the bees knees. Can't recommend Helikon enough. A little pricey, but worth it.
The problem with your odd colored water bottles is now everybody is going to think it's a great idea and buy the same color. Sometimes you just can't win. I'm a cyclist so I always have to carry gear especially food and water along with bike repair tools
@@EverydayTacticalVids That is what brought me to to this video. The thumb-nail image caught my eye. That is really cool. I assume your channel is doing better, than when I sent you that long message a couple months ago. I can see it in your eyes that you are content, happy, looking forward to the future, and that someone is doing a great job on your laundry. _John_ (-,-)
I agree for the most part but see it more as categories. Most people have a flashlight on their phone. A tourniquet should only be carried by people with medical training and is absolutely not for amateurs. I think in the outdoors, but sometimes also in the city, a loud whistle carried on your person is more important.
My grandchildren have gone to the Stop the bleed course. They are offered all over the country. Learning tourniquet deployment/use is pretty easy to learn.
@@bernardbarr2354 Learning how to use a tourniquet is pretty easy. The difficult part is learning WHEN to use it and when there are alternative ways to stop a bleeding. A tourniquet is designed to cut off all blood flow to the limb and can result in amputation where a pressure bandage can do the same without the risk of amputation. Kinda sucks if they have to amputate a leg because some amateur put on a tourniquet when not absolutely neccesary to save a life.
@@StevanOutdoor you won't find many amputations coming from tourniquet use according to recent medical science reports. They used to tell us that in the Army years ago. Have you seen or used the training limbs for training and certification? You are correct about when to use one as opposed to pressure dressings. All that is covered well in these trauma classes. We are all amateurs until we have learned and done it. Are you prior service? What time frame?
@@bernardbarr2354 I'm former police officer, Army officer but also have been a survival instructor since 1986. So I basically had medical first aid training all my life. I agree that modern tourniquets have come a long way from preventing any blood flow to the limb reducing the chances of amputation as to the 'old methods' actually cutting off all blood flow. But still it's a last resort. I'm fine with people learning the technique and application as long as they also learn when other options are available. So if this training includes that I'm fine with it. But what you see on the internet now is that every amateur (mainly in the US) is talking about carrying one or more tourniquettes obviously without any medical training and that worries me.
A water container is not edc. Bag carry yes, but not edc. Same for tools. If it's not going on a plane in your pocket, it's not really edc. And if edc includes your bag..... then loo roll is surely top of the list?
This is a bit much. Yeah, I have all those things but not on my person. Actual EDC ON PERSON: 1) Keys, Wallet, Phone - The Holy Trinity. 2) Knife 50% 3) Firearm 100% 4) Less-than-Lethal: OC Spray, Baton, etc. 100% Everything else is situational and is in a vehicle, bag (on/off body) or on location (home, office, etc).
@@papimaximus95 looks like we have a little boy that knows exactly what everyone should edc even though different people have different needs and priorities I would think even someone as dumb as u could even understand that guess not.
Why don't I see partially serrated knives being promoted for EDC? Thats what I've been carrying for over 15 years. Spring assisted Tanto woth a rear serration.
If you are around firearms or carry a firearm daily you likely want a tourniquet on the off chance you take a bullet to an extremity. Any folks that work with power tools like circular saws or chain saws... again a being able to stop a bleed could save your life. The same applies to nearly anyone that an extreme bleeding wound to extremities is feasible for any reason. I carried a tourniquet for awhile when I worked day shifts... because I had friends and coworkers that worked with band saws. As a night shift worker I no longer do... as the possibility of dismemberment is no longer an issue.
A small flashlight can be "hands free" because you can hold it in your mouth, clip it to the brim of a ball cap, or tuck it in a headband... unlike a cell phone. The light on a cell phone also isn't very useful to light your path while making a phone call... unless you use speakerphone so everyone can hear your call. Using your cell as a light also uses up battery life that could be used towards its main purpose as a communication device.
I lost a lot of pocket space EDC’ing a flashlight that I almost never used. Then I found the compact offerings from RovyVon. The A3 costs about $20 and disappears in a coin pocket with room to spare. No reason not to have it now (for those moments when I drop something or can’t find a lock with a key at night).
@@brawndothethirstmutilator9848 "No reason not to have it now (for those moments when I drop something or can’t find a lock with a key at night)." Or just use your phone.
Wow, where do you live and what do people like you do for a living that you think you need to lug around all this crap all the time? I carry a pocket knife and occasionally a small flashlight. It's plenty.
I dont think you can use liquid skin to close a wound. It's more of a liquid bandage and not a wound closure aid. There are medical grade super glues or just regular super glue that dries instantly and will keep a cut or laceration closed.
