DEINFLUENCING | Unnecessary Everyday Carry Items You Think You Need To Buy (EDC) 

Thank God someone's speaking up on this. EDC has become a culture of grown ass men collecting toys they really want but never play with after a day. We could all use a lot more minimalist mentality in our lives

I fully believe in carrying what matches your lifestyle and skill level. I worked as a mechanic for almost a decade in my 20s and 15 years later I still carry a basic set of tools in my car. I use those tools once a month because I recognize and find experiences to be useful. I don’t tell everyone to haul a set of metric sockets because they wouldn’t know what to do with them. Carry what you know how to use.

Man, everything you said is so accurate. I’m a lifelong tradesman and mechanic by training. A lot of the crap I see people who work white collar jobs carrying around is stuff I would only use occasionally in service of my actual trade job, let alone in life in general. A lot of the reviewers of tools on RU-vid have little experience using them and it’s obvious by watching their videos. Blue collar has become a fad and is romanticized by the white collar. Meanwhile, the focus is on the tools and not the skills to utilize them.

Train and don't carry what you don't use. Know your limits.

You absolutely earned a subscription with this. I’m not new to firearms or that aspect of EDC but I recently discovered this community. I’ve noticed the Ranger eyes, lanyards and beads on everything, useless tools, and the soft gate-keeping within the EDC community. Christ some of those pouches are impossible to get. I’m just trying to put a tool kit together for a fixes/bug out/get home bag specific to my needs

Same could be said for bugout bags/pouches etc... realistically 99% of people will NEVER use them for their purpose and 100% will never use them to get home from the post apocalyptic grocery store run a few miles from their house! None the less... "This is what I have in my get home/bugout bag/pouch" is everywhere! Point is, buy whatever the hell floats your boat! If you use it good on ya, if you don't and you're just a collector, who am I to gaf what you do with your time and money! Don't know why people worry so damn much about what someone else does, there's no rules to edc or what you carry! Solid vid man!!

As a mechanic I carry the knipex, a pocket pry bar, pen, sharpie, tread depth gauge, pocket flashlight and a knife and its because over the years I got tired of walking back to the toolbox constantly. A edc out of necessity!

I used to carry so much shit every day. In my truck, my backpack, my nightstand, etc. Then I realized I had so much shit I don’t ever use and had clutter everywhere. The new rule is, if I haven’t touched it within 2 years I do not need it.

I have lots of EDC gear. Keys, phone, wallet, flashlight, knife, multitool, pen, sharpie, paper, pry tool, and yes, pliers and a driver. My rule is that, if I need it 3 times in a month, and don't have it, I'll give it a try. If I don't use it for a week, it goes on probation. If a month goes by without use, it loses its spot. Oh. Tissues. I go through several packs a week. And a paperclip. I keep finding myself 40 feet up on a lift, needing a driver, or a side cutters, or a pry tool. The one item I haven't figured out how not to carry is a bottle opener/cap lifter. Those things are like roaches. The rest of the stuff you mentioned, not sure what it is. Apparently, the need never arose.

So i will say as a paramedic and handyman, my preferred multitool combo is the small red handled knipex pliers and a SAK pioneer. Can get so many small tasks done with those alone, the knipex jaws are just right for an O2 wrench as well. Also, the pioneer awl can be used to jimmy doors instead of booting them or breaking a window

Agree, I’m an Electrician and I have my trade tools that remain in my work tool bag. My EDC, is simple, and more importantly effective regardless of me being at work, or going to the Grocery Store. Flashlight, multi tool, pen, notebook, knife, wallet, and my phone.

I was at the WTC in 93 and then again 2001.... super storm sandy as a police officer.... Now in retirement I am getting into EDC and emergency boxes in my homes... I now am watching some RU-vidrs that care more about how there kits looks like and color match... A agree with you 100%. Carry what you need and prayer you never need it...

EDC saturation happens to all of us. Then one day we realize: how many of these amazing, expensive tactical folding knives do I need? My sock drawer had like $2K in covetable Emerson or Benchmade or whoever’s wonder tool in it. “My ‘stash.” I eventually started giving all my stuff away to good people at graduation events. I have one favorite tactical folder that I like that goes everywhere with me. Done. Surefire and Pelican duke it out for my current EDC flashlight. But I carry only one with a few backups in the truck or at home. I am equipped, I am trained and I am confident in what I got. As a Veteran I demonstrate a lot of RESTRAINT daily, for many things and on many fronts. Yes, it is cool, yes, I like it, no, I don’t need it, no, it’s not better than what I already have, yes, it’s a great price, but I will pass now, thank you. If it was truly better kit than I might look at if for a second or two longer, but I probably don’t need it anyway. Great video my dude. All our EDC starts off “too extra” and then we streamline to what truly must be carried. RESTRAINT is the word of the day. 😎✌️

100% disagree on the Knipex Cobra. They have been my favorite pliers for 15+ years. Nothing beats them. I love them because they work really well and I use them. I’ve tried just about every other plier and have yet to find anything close in quality and functionality.

I've got a small knipex pliers wrench in my travel EDC. Honestly, all it gets used for is taking off showerheads in hotels so I can pull out the flow restrictor if the water pressure sucks. Actually makes a huge difference sometimes, especially if the filter is also full of junk and needs cleaning. But definitely not especially necessary haha

lol thank you for your honesty. I got into the whole EDC thing recently-ish, so watched a lot of you you-tube guys, but I used all the info to make informed decisions on what I NEEDED to carry for ME, so I am right there with you on basically all this. appreciate your content!!

Very well thought out…we all walk a different path and need or want different things to get us through our days. For anyone that watched this entire video I feel they should have gotten the true meaning of it! Great job X 🤍

As a Marine as well Semper Fi brother. Finally someone on here talking sense of this stuff. Carry what you use the rest is window dressing!

Most of the edc stuff is only useful at work since I can't carry a tool box into the plant everyday. The knipex and flash light comes in handy a lot. The $25 multi tool covers basically everything else. When not at work a large one hand opening SAK is more than enough.

I agree with your sentiment. I have a titanium pry bar that has 0 use, while my regular inexpensive Gerber mullet gets used all the time. I do like titanium stuff, but I also don't worry about paying rent because I bought stuff I don't need. I think it's even dangerous for people to buy stuff just because it feels good...

LOVE THIS! The best video I have seen in years! Kinippix, Get a pair of real channel locks. Same goes for Leatherman and the imitators, get a real pair of plyers/screw driver.. Titanium knives, I've been carrying the same knife for 50 years. Carbon steel, Delrin scales, with lanyard. The lanyard is a loop of rawhide bootlace that just fits over my hand and onto my wrist so I can use both hands and still have the knife dangling at hand. Safety Nazis shut up. Just because your uncoordinated and fearful don't mean the rest of us are. No fancy beads, knots, colored twine. And yes the knife gets used to open gain sacks, cut rope, string, sticks, meat, peal potato's, apples, spread peanut butter, clean battery terminals, clean game and fish, etc., etc., etc., it hasn't killed me yet. A good knife and a P38 on your keyring or in your wallet and your pretty damn well set.

I carry a full set of titanium eatin utensils in my bag everyday. They're wrapped in a hank held together with a ranger band, I use em twice if not three times a week minimum, they weigh less than if they were stainless and that's important for something I carry every day in my bag. Straw for saving the turtles, chopsticks cause they're more useful than a fork, and spoon. It's the best use for titanium.

On the go bit driver. True. Makes no sense. Generally, a thumb-tightening does the job until you get home. It's one thing if you're out in the field or camping, it's another when you're 15 minutes from home.

I just started building my own edc a few weeks ago, but I've been doing it specifically for work purposes so I need an actual large variety of tools that fit into a small form factor that I won't feel like gets in my way. I've been buying niche tools that fit my specific needs for like $2-20 at the most the majority of the time and then I discovered these edc channels and almost spit out my coffee at the prices these people were paying, and for products I see as less versatile and compact as the cheap stuff I bought. You are the first edc creator that's aligned with my sentiments so far, functionality is king.

A lot of people need to hear this.

Finally, someone is honest and speaks the truth! Outstanding video and spot on! Thank you!

Very refreshing. I teach bushcraft for a living and only carry 3 or 4 things depending what I am doing.

Actually I am in a wheelchair and the Pliers you are making fun of are straight up perfect. I use those pliers to adjust my detachable wheels axles on my Titanium ultralight wheelchair. So yup yup some of us seriously use and need to carry the pliers. The ones in your thumbnail are seriously perfect for a wheelchair. I am most definitely using those pliers. Just saying

This is such a good discussion. I feel like this discussion could be boiled down to, need what you carry and carry what you need. I'm constantly adding and removing things from my EDC because I like the idea of it but then I don't use it and then after a while it gets dumped, and the process repeats. I need to get away from that behaviour and just carry what I need.

I've slowly been carrying less over the years. The realisation that I actually never used most of it was a key moment. I now have a little table near my door. Depending on the circumstances of my day, I'll take what I think I might need. It's rarely more than a Swiss army knife and, if it's dark, a torch. My bit set, my defence pen, my pry bar, first aid kit, my waterproof notebook, my survival credit card etc, gather dust.

When I was a lot younger I had what I called The Margaritaville Tool Kit. It is a butter knife, a roll of duck tape and a pair of pliers. The rule is ‘if you can’t fix it with that get a new one or do without it’. Notice that 2/3 of it comes from a thrift store!

Couldn’t agree more, I’m an electrician, I own multiple sizes of cobras and pliers wrenches from knives. They stay in my work bag, in my work van. I can count on one hand the amount of times I was out of the house for personal reasons and thought my cobras would help a situation. I’m not into the whole edc thing, I just have my phone, wallet, keys, and a small leather man and flashlight on me and didn’t realize edc was a thing, but when my buddy who works a desk job showed me he brings a pair of cobras with him everywhere he goes i just couldn’t understand why!

So refreshing. Realest EDC RU-vid video I’ve seen.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again and I stick by it… Most EDC guys are just F-in weirdo hoarders who moved from action figures to obscenely overpriced grown-man gear toys. I’m a knife hoarder. Guilty as charged. I collect knives. I collect them, I don’t need them at all. I need maybe 3. One for my pocket, one for my truck, one for the toolbox. But if I have one in my pocket, I don’t really need the other two now do I? I use them to open boxes and packages, cut random normal stuff, fidget with, and that’s it. In reality, most EDC stuff is just pretty damn stupid. I’m already sick of titanium everything. Especially smooth titanium with no nothing. No milling, no color, no nothing. Great… your very expensive knife looks like a freaking gray crayon. Yawn. Who the F carries pliers? Plumbers. Pliers! GTFO here with that noise! I’ve NEVER once carried pliers in my life. And never once was in a situation where I thought, “damn if I only had some EDC pliers I could tighten this here widget and save the day!” Lanyards are ridiculous. Lanyard beads are way more ridiculouser. Ultem is the ugliest crap I’ve ever seen! Reminds me of BakeLite from the 70s (Google it). I’ll never have Ultem anything. Titanium Tactical pens! Seriously? Get a pack of Pentel EnerGel Metal Tips for your writing needs. $20 for 5. Great pens. Smooth. Ahhh so nice. Get a 9mm for your tactical needs. You’re never going to stab anybody in the throat with your Titanium Tactical pen and then use it to fill out a police report. NEVER! Just stop already! (You had a ninja throwing star back in the day didn’t you?!) Pry bars. Really? Because dudes just pry stuff all day. Honestly can’t remember the last time I had to pry something… and I’m old AF! Needing stuff for your job is one thing. Carrying rando crap for no reason is altogether different. Buying rando crap because some bobblehead on social media had it sent to him for free, and then lauded it as the greatest thing ever, is just next-level sheepleness. Resist groupthink. Do not comply. Every knife is not the greatest. Pliers are for plumbers. Titanium Tactical Pens are for mall ninjas. Pry bars are not super ultra useful. Lanyards are dorky. Ultem is ugly. That is all. Good video, brother! 👊🏻

I'm glad someone said it. I carry a sack farmer and a bic lighter and a plastic card magnifier every day. If I need some cordage or bigger tools or something else I don't carry on my body I go to my truck. That being said I do like watching videos because someone may carry something that I may find useful. And I actually would use a tiny set of knipex pliers. I broke my 4" channel locks but they would again stay in the truck. Good video man.

100% agreeable. If you don't have a use for it, don't waste your money (which is getting in shorter supply anyway). Said by the guy who buys too many flashlights, but then I COLLECT them, and have since I was maybe 8 or 10. I have bit drivers in my tool bag, but not in my EDC. Titanium gives me no benefit worth its price. I don't have any Knipex. I hadn't heard of Ultem. Lanyards are most often a space-wasting, gangly irritant.

Bravo - Finally someone who is prepared to not follow the crowd - Most of the EDC tool reviews on RU-vid are driven by what seems like genius concepts but practically don't work. Just because something is expensive or well marketed doesn't means it's the silver bullet. I agree with you - Spending crazy money on Titanium or Ultem on a proper daily use item that could get misplaced is just bad economics. If you buy it to look cooler than everybody else and don't really use your tools, then go ahead and make somebody else rich. All that said, if you just like to collect stuff and get pleasure from flexing - nothing wrong with that. BTW - love the Joe Roganesk vibe you use in your messaging. Your production quality is good - keep up the great work.

You're asking people to think rational and think for them selves. Pfff come on!? We don't that these days. 🤨

Function is all I care about. Thanks for making me aware of tools over the years. Field service engineer here. your channel has helped me fine tune my travel tools.

I carry knipex pliers at work, and they're fantastic. The design is excellent with the way they cam in tighter the harder you turn them, and the materials are great - 61 hrc teeth never wear out so they end up cheaper over a few years if you use them a lot. My large pair are used every day for the last 20 years and still work just as well as they did when they were new. I have a small pair in my work trousers pocket and I love them. I never ever carry them outside of work, even though I own them, when do I need to tighten plumbing unions outside of work or the home? They'd be very useful on a motorcycle I suppose but otherwise if you can't do it with a sak and a flashlight you should be using proper tools! Prybars are the same. The one on my work keys gets used, the one on my car keys just looks cool and never gets used...

I’ve never even heard of the last thing. I think it was fun in the beginning but then you realize eventually that you just want to carry what you actually use because all the rest just takes up space.

I felt personally attacked when you said Knipex... 🤣 But seriously, I do use the pliers on whatever Leatherman I have on me all the time. I keep telling myself the Knipex is going to be that much better, but usually its in my bag, and a Leatherman is in my pocket, so it gets used first.

I’m a fire alarm tech and love Knipex, have 6 pairs of cobras on my work truck and guess what, they all stay on the work truck.

As someone that carries quite a bit of the things you've mentioned I do get your point. If it serves a purpose it's not a bad thing to carry. If you occasionally use it put it in an extended EDC pouch of some sort and keep it in your bag or car and don't act like you pocket carry it. And if you're buying it for the hype and only use it for pictures you're doing it wrong.

The Knipex pliers wrench is amazing for bikes. I ride for exercise and you can slip those in your pocket and barely notice they're there. The nuts on a bike cant be gettin torn up so normal pliers dont work. The adjustable wrenches tend to round off the nut as well. The knipex is kinda the perfect tool in that way.

Good words said! I always carry redundancies except I do carrry a sharpening stone and a leatherman for basic repairs

Bro..100% agree..I always go against the grain..what the herd buys I don’t..great video..love it..speak the truth

Thank you! So much of what I see people carrying comes off as insecurity and bragging.

I’m an HVAC technician by trade and I can tell you that carrying around Knipex pliers and a Swiss Army knife every day with you is silly. If anyone is doing real work with there two tools, I can almost guarantee it takes you 4x as long to make your repairs then someone with a tool bag full of actual tools. I get that it’s handy in a pinch but you don’t need to carry these around with you every day of the week.

I thought this was just going to be a clickbait video, but honestly it's spot on. To much hype chasing and carrying for no reason. I carry a pair of Knipex pliers wrench (or some slip joints or linesmen if I want a change of pace for a day or two), I use them almost every single day; working on cars, bikes, gardening equiptment/power tools, or doing the most mundane shit like bending metal, prying stapes/working on fences, or just holding things. And I completely agree, most people don't really need to carry them, or the cobras. There just isn't the need. Something else I don't see the need for (I don't have one, but thought about it, and could probably make use of) is a prybar, especially the titanium ones. I always see pictures of peoples EDC, unused prybars, shiny as the day they came out of the box. I can understand wanting nice expensive toys, but really what is the point of carrying it if you don't use it. It's nonsense. I do frequent use of screwdrivers, have phillips, flathead/slotted, and what not dotted all around my house, and in my backpack, but honestly, why the fuck would you carry them for longer than you're doing the job? There is really no need, and it is weird. But the thing I detest the most, lanyards, in the very vast majority of cases, it's useless bulk that does nothing except cause trouble. Oh it's wet where you are working? Now the lanyard is soaked and sits in your pocket wet. Muddy? Yep, coat the inside of your pockets with mud and sticks into the lanyard. Sometimes blocks the knife from opening and closing, doesn't aid pulling it out of your pocket, and is annoying. Most useless gimmick in the entire EDC community.

I’m guessing some of these guys were huge Batman fans. But I can at least say Batman used his tools not show them off as pocket jewelry.

I couldn't have said it better. What I find funny about all the EDC bullshit that's on RU-vid will be the fact some chair jockey will sit in front of his computer and rub one out looking at some $450 lockblade knife they have zero need or use for just because their favorite RU-vidr said it'll make you look cool and you'll be the next Bear Grylls without ever leaving your mom's basement. Back in the day EDC used to mainly cover what firearm, magazines, holsters, mag or speedloader carriers, knives, watches etc. Gear basically. Now it's some club that programers and offcie workers and people that hardly ever go outside much less get into a dangerous situration other than the line at Starbucks in the morning. LOL I think it's great myself. Thanks for sharing. Someone needed to say those things you talked about.

Hell yes! This video earned a sub. More need to speak up about this. EDC was always about being as prepared as possible with the minimum amount of crap in your pockets. It now feels like a bunch of grown boys, not men, who love to collect toys.

This is awesome!!!! I have a basic back pack with some shit in it that stays in my truck, having said that. I've had people ask why I don't carry a multi tool...I have 27 pack out boxes with damn near every tool in it to build a house in my truck at all times. What the hell I need a multi tool for. Lol. Good stuff brother..keep it coming!!!!!

Why hasn't anybody done this video before? I carry one of my SAK's and a one-handed knife everywhere I go. That's it. So far, I've never wished I had a bit driver or a pair of pliers.. If I do, I can walk whatever distance it is to my car and get what I need out of the tool tote thali ves in the trunk. You, sir, have performed a great service to humanity.

Some of these EDC pics need to include the carpenter's trousers you'd have to wear to carry them! If anyone ever mentions "curating" this stuff they aren't actually worried about being prepared, they're just using nicely made things as masculine jewellery.

About seven years ago I got swept up into the edc thing, especially knives, bug out bags, flashlights, etc. Spent over $40k. Over 200 knives that just stayed in cases and I'd fiddle with them now and then. Finally woke up, sold 140 knives and have only bought a couple in the last two years.

I’m agreeing with a lot, but the knipex cobra is a good tool to have, it has a better grip than an leatherman and i replaced a heavier wrench that i used to have in my backpack that i used sometimes on my bicycle :) an SAK with a knipex is a good combination for me and you cannot change my mind on that.

I carry a toolcheck+ from wera on a daily basis as a teacher. I really don't need it often. But if I need this, i am so glad to have this on hand. The battery of your balance died and it's secured by a screw? Fear not! Your bike needs some adjustment? This got you covered! The benches on the schoolyard are loose? You can tighten them! I also bring a Knipex Plier Pair and some chirurgic pliers from Ebay for a few bucks... This brought me as far as you can go without hurting my back too much.

To be fair, the Knipex XS is the part of my EDC that I use the least. However, every few days I need to tighten or grab something, and I am always glad to have them on my person. They are wrench, pliers, and tweezers in one. I absolutely love them and use them all the time.

Facts bro! I remember back when I started EDCing 15yrs ago I only carried what I needed and used daily, nowadays you got all these new people who barely discovered EDC and now buying the most expensive things only not to use it and influencing others to do the same thing. The EDC world is getting outta hand with these people who just want to set trends of having the most expensive tools.

As a maintenance tech in a factory the knipex 5 inch pliers are my edc. They are extremely useful with the large amount of nuts and bolts i deal with.

I use channel locks, flashlights, and screwdriverd every day. Went to menards, bought a pair of knipex channel locks because the teeth are phenomenal and are the some of most durable you can find and that groove cut out makes it easier to get a grip on allen key bolts and stuff. Factory work is fun as hell

I’m a knife maker & I don’t carry half the crap I see people posting. As for a prybar, I made a simple Ti one for a guy because his wife brought his broken knife to me via my wife because they worked together. Asked me to repair the tip because he pried with it. I fixed it then grabbed some scrap Ti & made a simple keychain prybar & told him to never pry with his knife again.

This is in the top 10 best videos I’ve ever seen on YT. Well said

So true! Carry what you need and need what you carry.

I've been running the same EDC loadout for at least 4 or 5 years now, maybe longer. Kershaw Barricade folder, Leatherman Wingman multitool, and a Wowtac A1S flashlight. It's not the latest and greatest equipment, but it works, and I can handle pretty much any tasks I normally deal with

I think "EDC" is a silly craze...but those Knipex wrench plyers are the second most used tool in my tool belt at work right after my 11 in 1 Klein screwdriver! I would never cary it around all the time, it lives in my tool belt and I put that on when I need to go fix stuff at work. I flickin LOVE those Knipex wrench plyers!

Broooooo 🙌 Thank you for calling ALL of this crap out. Real dudes who are just doing everyday shit, don’t care about lanyards, baby pliers, etc.

Don't hate on the old Gen X dude, but today's EDC reminds me of stereo gear back in the 80s. You had to have the biggest and baddest speakers and pre-amps and Kenwood this and that! Seems EDC is going that same route. You've got to be cool with the latest trendiest stuff.

To me EDC is. Wallet, Keys, knife (if its a multitool knife thats up to you) and yeah. Thats.. thats about it. And if you like it concealed carry.

💯 correct. Not once in 10 years of edc did I need a pry bar or pair of pliers when I’m not at work. If I’m doing construction, I have tools in a bag. For work I have a bag of tools. All I keep is a knife, small MT, and that’s it. Never needed anything extra.

I was guilty of many of those things mentioned then about 5 years ago I took a hard look at myself in a very critical way. One of the things that I asked myself was, do I need all of this stuff hanging off my belt and in my pocket when I'm just going around town? No I didn't. All I need was a small knife like a normal Delica, a small flashlight and lip balm. I use those three things enough that it's worth carrying them. No prybars. No bit drivers. No multi-tool. No Ti anything. No fancy nail clippers. No fancy small tape measure. No pouches on my belt. If I'm out somewhere and I need a tool I have small toolbox in my truck with a few things and in the last 4 years I've used those tools only a few times. I do like my Knipex but they are in my shop at home and at work and none get carried on me.

I agree, the few EDC vids i've seen are sales pitches for pieces that don't seem very useful. But then again I carry a bunch of crap that gets used daily-weekly for my activities. So to each their own.

Nice to see someone actually calling out all the posers that have ruined the culture of EDC by turning into fads/ fashion shows instead of its true purpose......functionality. finally.a channel worth subscribing to instead of frauds like Taylor.

Owning a car from 1930 as daily driver, finally got me to buy some edc stuff like the cobra xs, and a lightweight ratchet driver. I'm tired of running to and searching through my tool box just to fasten a screw that gotten loose on the road quickly. Also the many times i have to search in drawers to find a screw driver at home or the shed, if i just had one in my pocket, would save me so much frustration.

I'm glad someone finally said something. I get the feeling that in 10 years time there's going to be a whole lot of people with a load of worthless edc gear on their hands wondering what on earth they were thinking to get suckered into buying all this stuff.... Meanwhile I shall continue to laugh my ass off at folks who know nothing about metallurgy banging on about different kinds of blade steel. It's all about making money.

Brother, truer words have never been spoken. I feel like youre saying what ive been thinking for the last 3-5 years in regards to all this goofball edc gear. Not that i dont have tons of this goofy stuff, i definitely do, but ive learned that a multi tool, a knife and my firearm is all i need, i dont need a precision driver with three different 2"-4" 'prybars' and yadda yadda yadda, the basics are enough. Good content my guy, keep up the good work!

I agree with your deinfluencing influence. Overconsumption to minimalism, keep it simple & train

One of THE BEST videos I've ever seen on RU-vid... spit'n straight TRUTH! And did I miss the memo about *carrying* Knipex pliers as an actual, EDC component? Are you kidding me? You mean to tell me I've had these in my toolbag, and I haven't been trending by carrying these? Talking about lost opportunities. Also, I would love to get my third Leatherman, and get the $200 ARC model. But, I don't use the two I have. I work in an office. I'm a mall ninja at best.

The only thing I use my Roxon's M2 mini tiny bit driver for on the go is messing with my kids toys, battery compartments and such... Pliers came in handy a few times on a playground, tighten a bolt on a swingset etc... So yeah - 90% of the stuff we do carry is on a want and not a need basis, let's face it. Recently downgraded my EDC to just a couple items that actually get used, very rewarding both mentally and practically - I reach into the pouch and no fuss, no mess - everything is where i need it

Dude, you're absolutely right. If you are not going to do the work, then do not carry the tool with you. Otherwise, you will create in a situation where you want to use your super EDC kit. Or just show off, lol. On the other hand, I have seen people who did not think to put the minimum tools required for repairs on their car, and it almost cost them their lives. They could simply freeze to death right on the road.

I don't hear "go pound sand" enough anymore. I'm bringing this back to my daily vocabulary. Thanks for the reminder 😆

Love the message, man. If you want it, need it, then no one is stopping you from getting it. But it was a good reminder for me personally to check myself, and not get caught up with the herd mentality and buy things I dont need, nor will realitically use on any consistent basis.

Thank you for saying what I was thinking! I have been needing to scale down my edc this video helped me validate my decision.

As someone who's just started peeking into this scene, it surprised me the amount of _stuff_ people are carrying around with them. I couldn't do that. I don't like having a lot of crap in my pockets. Knife, wallet, and that's about it. Keys clipped on a belt loop, watch on my wrist. I don't have to accessorize past that. It seems that's what a lot of it is, stylized accessorizing.

I only carry what i need. I work at a high school as a metals shop teacher. I use a flashlight, multi tool, sak, cut resistant gloves, bandaids,sharpie, pen,orange paint marker because i use it almost daily to fix or work.

saying what we've all been thinking for a long time. this is a much needed video.

I do own a knipex, though it was part of a downsizing process. I ended up switching to a pouch with one, and a bit kit, since those were the two most used tools on the multitool pliers I used to carry all the time. Less overall weight, and much easier to use for their specific tasks for my job. Toss in a cheap pocket prybar, and my pocket knife, and I'm good

The Knipex Cobra is must to me, i use it every day. Not the "toy" 100mm version, the 125mm or the 150mm. The 160mm CoBolt is also great, maybe not to carry in the pockets, but to leave it on a small toolkit. I see more utility in the Knipex Cobra than paracords, knifes, Leatherman multitools, mini pry-bars and many other gimmicks that does not make sense on urban environments.

Yeah i agree, and some guys just carry bunch of redundant things like they already had a lighter and they carry another fire producing stuff like what are you gonna do? You're not gonnna camp in the woods, you're just going to work everyday

Respect on this segment. I see people, including myself getting sucked down this trap in the beginning of their journey. Thanks for bringing light to the subject.

In my pocket I only carry a small, very thin Victorinox twin blade, a three inch prybar, and a 1 1/2 inch metal pick. I use these all the time for one thing or another. In the truck I have a pouch with a few assorted general use tools. Another pouch with a few tools for my 'geology" hobby. And when backpacking I carry a Leatherman Squirt only.

I 100% agree. Too many people have a lot of stuff on them and call it "EDC". I carry wallet, cell, keys, knife, flashlight and a LTC kit. I work at a car dealer as a back counterman, but I also double as a parts delivery driver, so I decided to learn some medical in case of accidents, which are a common occurrence because people can't drive for anything. My secondary job is on call, as a computer tech, so I do have a bit driver set, because all those damn screws are different sizes. I don't normally carry it on me, but its in my car for when I need it.

"If you're butthurt over my opinions, pound sand" - best advice ever!

As someone who is a peasant: I use my pliers on a daily basis and I bought the 4 inch cobras thinking I'd carry them in my pocket everywhere and I'd be prepared anytime a nut or screw crosses my path. Save me time walking back to the truck when I forget the 8 inch channel locks. Well I left them shits at home because my pocket already holds a phone, wallet, keys, vape and utility knife. So I thought "hey, I'ma grab one of those edc pouches." Now I can carry my little screwdriver and my cobras, and why not get a bolt action pen and some pocket notebooks to write on. Now I got a cute little pouch. But now I'm thinking the 4 inch cobras look kinda small in that 5.5 inch pouch. Kinda useless when I always got bigger pliers when I'm doing a job. And since my 6 inch cobras don't fit in the pouch, let me just waste my money on some 5 inch cobras. I may never use them but that's gonna look so much better next to my 5 inch bit driver. Plus now I own half the collection. Only thing I'm missing now is the $85 titanium pry bar. It won't get used either but it's got that cool fidget thingy. I only buy new toys when I'm trying to fill a void in my life. This is how poor people spend their money. Can't cop a house or a Mercedes but I got a $5000 shoe collection type shit. My tools are worth 1k. Don't got a 401k but I got plenty of shit I don't use.

Haha you’re killing me with the Knippix. I love them, but I have one size up and I keep it in the front pocket of my sling pack, because I’m currently renovating 4 apartments (and managing 4 more. Doing construction or repairs alone I always need another hand. But I feel you, this is more about “don’t feel like you need to buy all this stuff if you truly won’t use it all the time”. I personally use construction stuff a whole lot more than my self defense, survival, medical stuff. - For me a mini ratcheting driver/socket kit, box knife, sharpies, tape measure, graph notebook, external charger, flashlight, duct tape/painters tape, hex/torq key sets, lock pick kit, pry bar, torch, east wing hammer, knipex cobra, knipex needle nose, knipex nippers, bolt cutters, channel lock’s adj. slim jaw wrench (my slim jaw homie). Gotta have the go-bag for power tools too- Milwaukee impact driver, hackzall.. I know I’m forgetting shit but who cares. But that’s my EDC based on my current life situation. When our life changes - so should our kit. And this whole long-ass comment just to say: Your EDC kit should be catered to you and not influenced by seeing what other people have in their coool little pocket drop pics. If ain’t gonna help you 10 times a day - you probably shouldn’t buy it, and if you did, maybe stop carrying it around everyday. Nobody likes unnecessary BS jabbing you in the pocket all day. Writing this down was actually helpful, cuz I definitely need a better tool organizer with a little spot where everything goes.

I don’t necessarily agree with the items (everyone will have their own preferences) but that’s the point. The “de-influencer” idea is spot-on. Get what works for you and discard the bandwagon “influencer” trash.

My EDC consists of: * pocket knife * wallet with money, a few cards, and Victorinox SwissCard * keys * keychain flashlight This is it. You don't need all that funky crap like a pry bar or screwdriver with bits. Repeat with me: I need no crap in my pockets.

Coming from a survivalist kinda prepper person, having a 550 or titancord lanyard is a huge relief cause if I’m in a place I can’t take my bugout bag or anything I still have cordage, but for the love of God stop doing it to post on IG or snap, nobody really cares about the knot, or your beads. If you are gonna do one of these things justify it