The concept of the Preparenator is awesome. It could become a returning thing for conventions. For the next iteration it would be cool to add a few tasks like igniting something, saw/cut through a pvc pipe, remove/cut a nail, pierce a hole in something in a kind of precise way.
@@zacinthewildI love this interaction.... this... Banter! What size was that hex? I suppose I could have gotten it with pliers or Vice Grip. However , I frequently work with, on, and or around vehicles and EDC a 7, 8, 10 mm and a 13mm deep.
Yo this was so much fun!!! I’m Lane, I was so happy to meet you Zac, definitely my favorite knife guy on RU-vid. Also, happy news!!! I found my flashlight that I had lost 😂🎉
Loved how the last guy was the only one to complete the entire challenge!! Taylor's wife came in clutch with that idea! Props to everyone that didn't mind dulling their blades!
More examples of people using their stuff. This was awesome! Loved watching the different tools, techniques and methods people used to do the same job. Again, that was awesome!
I don't normally carry torx, but I just received my Leatherman Arc yesterday, so with the mini bit kit it comes with I'll have a few torx bits on me. So far, I LOVE the Arc. Awesome video idea gentlemen. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I think I'd have been able to get through each of those challenges with my Cary Commission bum bag full of goodies.
Here is a list of 10 items to add (posted 2 days ago but apparently censored for some unknown reason so I will try again) 1. Make 3 cuts on galvanized chain link fence wire to prove you could cut your way out (many tools fail after 1 cut) 2. Candle: light it 3. Can opener: save some empty clean food cans and cut a couple of inches open on the bottom. 4. Clean small dab of honey off of board to simulate bad day in toilet that had no Toilet Paper. 5. Show dressing you would use to cover large knife wound on shoulder. 6. Spork test: bring small cooler with dry ice and have them take a scoop of hard frozen ice cream out of container into a small dixie cup and eat it without making a mess (no cheap plastic spoons need apply) 7. Spare battery/cables: start recharging your phone 8. Cordage test: show what you would use to tie up your quarter panel on your car to get home if someone hit it in the parking lot and it was rubbing on your tire. 9. Credit card failure: show at least $100 emergency cash 10. Point in the direction of North (compass test)
Fantastic, I love this, please do it more often, I will watch every one you make. I was so entertained by this and can't believe I haven't seen it done before.
Best blade show video out there. The best moment for me was when George pulled out his literal lightsaber from his pocket and blinded everyone around 😂
Zac , I’m loving this content 😊 Stuff is awesome 👏 and maybe try to convince Ben into making a Knaf folder in Magnacut 😅 🤫… that , will be my first Magnacut knife 🔪…
I'd have passed with flying colors. Always carry the Milwaukee 1505, Leatherman Charge TTI, Knipex 4", Sharpie and or pen and a small flashlight. This was a cool idea guys, great video collaboration!
Taylor has a whole video with some crazy challengers as well! Check it out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--fAp_vBFuwM.htmlsi=SNGSYbQ6x0wloPxH
Nuts guys; sick, and damn cool! Loved the idea, plus the presentation rocked. Well done. I think the principle could be expanded to include to test other important items. SCISSORS (rounding the corners of a 3"×5" index card while holding it in the air [because we can't always utilize a flat service to aid in cutting tasks].) LASHING MATERIALS (two dowels to be lashed together with paracord, zip ties, etc [also note here knot-making efficiency; timed, and scored also on security of knots].) FIRE (1. working lighter, or 2. tools adequate to throw sparks, plus tinder material on possession) FILE (Round the sharp corner on a piece of metal.) SAW (Saw through 1/2" dowel) AWL (Bore a clean hole through a 1/2 sheet of wood.) DRINKING CONTAINER, 16oz min. POWER BANK with cableing. NOTE-TAKING CAPACITY. (Pad of paper, etc.) A MARKER (Test on wax paper) 1 LITER EXTRA CARRY CAPACITY (Any means of hands free storage capacity of a 1 liter item [as in extra room in a sling bag, etc].) TWEEZERS (Pluck a pellet out of a hole too narrow for pliers) INSET RATCHET NUT (most common sized nut very snugly tightened, PLUS inset, thus too awkwardly for pliers; rewards those carrying a mini ratchet set.) These are just a few ideas, I'm sure innumerable other ideas exist. Finally, weight all tasks numerically based on difficulty (maybe totalling 100), so that each contestant achieves a ranking based on their grand total. Whether or not you choose include with the swag of prizes a leather bound, signed "Preparonator Certificate of Excellence" for those scoring over, say, 75 points, is completely up to you. :-)
This was a great idea and a brilliant video. Epic collaboration! And I would have been ready for everything except the T6 and T8 screws. After all, Zac is right; it's weird to carry those every day. Other than that, a Leatherman Free P4, flashlight, pen, and Knipex are always on me, and could totally handle the Preparonator 3000!
Note to the viewing public. The 2 most common torx sockets are T15 and T25. I don't edc those, but I have a 100pc security bit kit in one of my tool bags. Those are the ones that get the most action. The T6 and T8 are very, very tiny.
that's cool,looks fun too. torx all day every day [LM bit kit and Kershaw TX Tool]. i would have completed all the tasks with my EDC :-] that last dude reminds me of my buddy Tony
I really love this concept, maybe have a suggestions post/video for the next version, obviously don’t announce which tests will be included. Making a connection for a wiring circuit, crimping a connector, removing a nut/bolt with limited access, opening/closing a bleed valve. Showing a selection of materials and asking (for example) how would you make a sawzall handle with your edc? Show the tools they would use and describe method. It’s alright having tools but can you solve problems with them? Deduct points if they have titanium, They don’t have duct tape on them, colour matched tools, anything that has tactical in its name, anyone who says loadout who cannot prove he/she is (ex) military, pointless lanyards, fidget toys, any toys at all, patches on their pouches or bags, instantly disqualified if they say I usually carry … damn I rotated that out of my edc.
On the Swiss Army knife, if they had used the bottle cap opener, the large blade, and the Swiss body simultaneously, they could have cut that wire like butter without damaging the blade.
Im the knife guy at work. I trim trees and have to sharpen, fix pivots or knife centering everyday. A torx kit is a necessity. I could have ran the gambit.
Honestly with that load out you’d be ready for 99% of what life might throw at you on the go😁. Of course knowing how to do/fix stuff makes it more useful.
I really enjoyed seeing some real-world tool usage. I am honestly surprised at how many people didn't pass this. I mean you don't have to carry much to have those basics covered. More of this!
Such a good idea guys, I love it. I probably wouldn’t have gotten very far at all if I were there at the show, I would have left most tools at home to make more room for carrying knives.😂
This is the best EDC type video I've seen in such a long time. I love what Zac in the Wild is producing! I'm burnt out of the typical "knife review" type videos. You should grab a couple sponsors and put together your own booth next year!
Watching the guy with the CS tinker made me drive back to my parents house to find my 25 year old CS fieldmaster. It needed a little bit of love but such a great tool
I love this idea! You could maybe even add a precision task and a heavy duty task. Like something minuscule you have to manipulate and then pulling a 16 penny nail. And a first aid task😂
I could literally do all of that stuff. I have a Charge + TTi in my pocket and a Wave+ in my hip pack. I carry an electronic screwdriver set primarily to tighten knives and tools. With two pliers, I can easily do the nuts and bolts.
That was a fun challenge! Wish I'd been there to participate! I would have been more than prepared with just what I carry every day. Just my little Leatherman Micra would have taken care of most of that!
This was perfect! Love this. I would have failed the nut/bolt combo. Also I do not have torx on body carry. My bit kit would've been in my go bag which would've been in my Jeep for the event
Very cool video! I would have had them all except for the nut/bolt combination. Even the torx! I actually just added those to my EDC yesterday. Have had the bits for a while but hadn't reworked the tool pouch to include them until yesterday. If I'd happened to carry two multi-tools then maybe the nut/bolts could have happened but I don't usually carry two.
hmmm... I take that back. I might have been able to do the nut/bolt thing. My pry tool has a spot for using as a wrench. So if it were the right size and I used that plus the pliers on my multi-tool I think maybe I'd get them all!
If I were at that show my normal edc would be a SAK super Tinker, I would also have my alpaca pouch with my cobra xs, fisher space pen and Fast back 1505, rovyvon A7. So I would be covered on the whole board. This episode was a ton of fun
I want to come to one of these shows and bump into you guys! I would love to walk around a building with all these amazing people! Love the EDC community
So I'm watching this video with a cat in my lap and my kid next to me watching a show on TV, and I kid you not, she asks me if we can cut some ribbon off a balloon she has in her hands. I reach over to my bag on the floor which has my Leatherman Wave in it, pull out the scissors, which I have probably never used on my multi-tool, and we are able to cut the ribbon without disturbing the cat on my lap. 🤣
