Everyday Carry. What essentials do you carry on a daily basis?

I carry a Leatherman Rebar when I know I'll need a few more tools in my pocket. It's only a few times a month but when I do it's indispensable.

The size is both small enough to fit comfortably in my pocket while be substantial enough to feel like a real tool. The tools I use the most are the pliers, Philips screw driver, and wire cutters.

This model locks the tools while they are open which I prefer but it lacks scissors, a replaceable bit driver and has, in my opinion, a light duty knife.

I've had this Zippo since early 2011. According to the markings it was made in August of 2010.

I don't always carry it but when I know I'm going to need a lighter it's what I use. I have other lighters around the house, for candles/starting the grill, but when I go out this one is in my pocket.

It was originally the matte black model but after more than a decade I decided to use acetone to remove the coating. It's now raw brass which I do like.

The only downside of this lighter is that the original insert will lose fluid over a few days. I did add a small piece of this plastic over the bottom of the insert to act as a gasket. It does improve the time it takes for the fluid to evaporate by about double.

I know there are flame and torch inserts but I prefer the simple mechanism of this. I've had other torch lighters in the past and they always seem to break. If something on this Zippo ever breaks I know I can repair it with a repair kit. I don't mind disposable lighters since they work well and serve a purpose but I enjoy the permanence of a Zippo.

I’m looking for recommendations for a backpack that will be used for commuting to work. What I’m looking for would have one large compartment that I could put a shirt and a pair of pants in, a Bluetooth speaker, a large Contigo water bottle and maybe some miscellaneous stuff. I don’t want a hundred pockets and compartments (internal or external). All I seem to be able to find are laptop backpacks or hiking backpacks that are just too “busy” with features that would just get in the way or waste storage space. I really don’t want to have to resort to buying a laptop backpack and then cutting out all the internal compartments with a razor blade. That’s just dumb, and I worry that what’s left after cutting would start to fray and fall apart. Durability and and convenience are top priority but price isn’t a huge issue (within reason).

TIA.

Update 1: Since there have been several positive comments re. JanSport bags… That’s what I’ve decided to try. I pulled the trigger on this bag. It’s a bit fancier (suede parts) than what I was originally planning but it ticks all the boxes. The fact that they have a Canadian store and free shipping is icing on the cake.

Update 2: Bag just arrived today. It’s nice, really nice. I almost feel bad about the abuse it’s going to take. The canvas is quite thick and has a very high quality feel to it. Same for the suede. Doesn’t feel cheap at all. It’s just the right size for my needs. At first glance the external water bottle pocket looked too small to fit any kind of reusable bottles but I tried forcing it a bit and found it has a very strong elastic band that holds the pocket folded against the main body of the bag. We’ll see how long that elastic band holds up. The zippers feel nice but I don’t know what brand they are as they have a stylized “JS” on the zipper pulls. It does have a laptop sleeve that I was kinda hoping to avoid but the way they’ve done it is very nice. It’s a zippered full length pocket not accessible from within the main compartment. It’s kinda hidden between the top mounting points of the shoulder straps and the upper flap that covers the main compartment zipper. Overall I’m very happy with this bag and I think the price is about right for the quality of the materials and construction of the bag.

Thanks everyone for your input.

I recently made myself a Midori inspired notebook. It's 5 oz veg tan leather that I dyed.

Been wanting a prybar to go with my copper EDC stuff for a while but I was worried copper wouldn't be strong enough. Found this old wrench on ebay for $10 and modified it for my needs. Left one of the wrench jaws on there so there's two ways to use it as a prybar. The spike end is rounded enough to probably not tear through a pocket but tapered enough to splice rope or tighten knots. Ended up being 5 1/2" which is a nice size.

1Tb backup disk, 512Gb Ventoy & tool disk, assortment of av/rescue/security usb's, usb adapters, sd/sim readers, 4€ screwdriver set, sim adapters, tools...

From left to right and reasons why I carry it.

[Nixon Regulus] it has a timer, (which is really great for cycle times on the mill and you gotta use the can) 2 chronographs, 3 alarms and most importantly tells the time. The reason why I chose this watch is that I wanted a simple watch with a few feature and ABSOLUTELY DO NOT want a smartwatch because of privacy and how useless they are without a phone connected, I originally thought about buying a Casio gshock but wasn’t thrilled at how it looked, although I have heard some pretty crazy stories of them surviving.

[USB Toolkit] USB-C to USB-C cable (quick charging and data in a pinch)

USB-C to Lightning (for that one friend that insists on owning an iPhone)

USB-C to Micro (for them crusty old devices)

USB-C to A (for when USB c isn’t available)

USB-C male to USB-A Female (for when you need to plug something USB-C into USB A)

USB-C to micro SD card (for when you need to save a file or need a Linux live environment)

[Wallet] it was a gift, have no idea what brand it is, It’s made out of canvas and has a neat little pocket to hold my USB-C stuff.

[Leatherman skeletool] I have always like having a screwdriver and pliers multitool, I in the past carried a Gerber center drive and loved it. Except for how bulky and heavy it was, it also did not fit in my watch pocket/coin pocket. I also have used the Gerber Dime, which I really liked because of how pocketable it was. However, I used the pliers on it and it broke :/. So I settled on a Leatherman Skeletool, I don’t like it has proprietary bits, but it’s really lightweight and fits perfect in my coin pocket. The main reason I like having a pair of pliers in my pocket is at my job I do a lot of cutoffs and there are hot metal chips that make the pliers very useful when u need to move them

[Atom Tech Power Bank] it has 1 USB-C (in and out) 1 USB A port it’s 3000mAh which isn’t that big but I only use it for a hop up on charge as I rarely use my phone and my earbuds have big batteries

[extra mentions] I also have a pair of Sony xm3’s i daily for music and junk, and they work pretty well, and sound great. They are kinda big case and earbud wise, however I’m fine with some chunk.

I received a new watch as a Christmas gift.

It's the Vaer S5 Tradition which originally came with a silicone and khaki nylon strap. Since I prefer nato straps, I swapped it for my old watch strap. It's a 40 mm case with sapphire crystal and screwdown crown. The lume is honestly better than I expected.

I've finally found a bag which nicely fits almost everything I want to carry every day, and alos makes everything easily accessible - it is about the same size as what I used to carry, but now I no longer need to dump everything out to find what I neede, even with some lose parts still in there.

Contents:

Center:

• 4 empty 64 microSD with SD adapter
• one rpi 2040 with USB-A interface
• headphones
• bag of female jumper cables, with male-male adapters
• a collection of the most used NFC keyfobs

Left side:

• USB-C cable with attached USB-A adapter (USB3, missing on picture)
• two USB-C to headphone adapters
• satechi USB-C power meter
• headphone splitter
• USB-C to SATA adapter
• USB-C smartcart reader
• VGA to HDMI
• USB Ninja (USB-C)
• proxmark3 with battery/bt
• collection of NFC magic cards

Right side:

• USB-C hub with charging port
• miniDP to HDMI
• small USB-C dock
• USB-C to whatever adapters (mini, micro, B, HDMI, ..)
• Chameleon ultra
• MPP pen
• Ninja USB remote
• USB-C to serial, connected via jumper cables

• Bellroy wallet and key holder
• FiiO M5 and JBL earbuds
• Casio Baby-G watch (worn, not in bag ofc)
• Light Phone 2
• Kobo Libra H2O (sometimes replaced by a paperback)
• A7 daily planner, notebook, pen
• Handkerchief
• Cheap torch

Often also carry the camera used to take the picture, Olympus TG6 Tough

• Notabag
• Memobottle A6
• Wallet
• Tiny Swiss Army Knife
• Loop Engage Earplugs
• Pill box for my meds
• Casio watch
• Lipbalm
• Hankies
• Ereader

Anyone else watch the new Ghibli movie and want the knife?

@edc

Studio Ghibli's new movie, The Boy and the Heron, prominently places quite a few traditional Japanese knives, including kitchen knives, a sword, and the boy's pocket knife, a Higonokami. They're a carbon steel friction folder. I just thought it was a vibe seeing it in the movie.

If you want to buy one, fuck Amazon and Chinese copies, go directly to the source!
Edit: higonokami-knife.com may be less legit than others. See comment

Keys - Jeep Gladiator with Threedom Key Fob Mod, Gerber Shard, Random Keychain Spinner

Wallet - Ridge Carbon Fiber 3k

Vape Pen - Boulder Rock, currently running Bad Drips Drooly

Watch - Perpetual movement with exposed interior. No clue the brand, no markings or indications anywhere and it was a gift

Knife - Kershaw Scallion with Fossilized Mammoth Tooth Handle

Fidget - Dual Gear Bike Chain Spinner

Before you ask "isn't it super to be every day carry, yuk, yuk?", I'm just gonna jump out ahead of it:

Well, technically speaking, every day is inclusive of today. I may very well carry these items with me at all times, with no deviation, and would still be correct by submitting a new post with the title Today's Every Day Carry.

I interpret Every Day Carry to mean that we all carry basically the same stuff every day. But what do you have today.

My EDC is: phone, keys, wallet, watch, knife, fidget, vape, guitar pick. Sharing the variations of our own EDC is what makes this interesting and fun. It provides some personal insight into another individual that you'll probably never meet, who could be living anywhere in the world, living a life completely differently from your own.

• Otis Club 100
• Titanium Tweezer
• Air Island Metal Comb
• Mr. Green Ultra Thin Nail Clipper
• Elephant Wallet P Wallet
• Fisher Space Pen
• Leatherman Wave
• Keysmart Vegan Leather AirTag Compact Keyholder
• Olight I1R 2 Pro Eos
• Stainless steel rattlesnake clip
• iPhone 14 Pro
• Apple Watch
• AirPods Pro

My favorite part is the way my grooming kit and pen fit into my minimalist wallet. Always handy to have a nail clipper, comb, and pen in your back pocket taking up as little space as few credit cards.

Colubmia CSS110-118 Watch

CRKT Thero EDC Carbon Fiber Folding Pocket Knife

Boulder Rock Vape Pen - Currently running Bad Drips Laffy

3-Plate Haptic Slider

Ridge Carbon Fiber 3k Wallet

Jeep Gladiator key modded case by Threedom

Gerber Shard

Random Key Ring Spinner

Shady Rays Allure Aster Tortoise

I made the same post on !pensandpaper@lemmy.ml

I'm looking for a high quality pen. I currently have a rotring 600, twsbi ballpoint, and trcpc bolt action pen. I would like to try more high quality machined pens. I exclusively use parker iso g2 refills so that is a requirement.

Citizen Chronograph CA0649-4E - By far my favorite watch, love the EcoDrive

Kershaw Scallion w/ Fossilized Mammoth Tooth Handle

Boulder Rock Vape Pen - Currently running Bad Drips Laffy

Ace of Spades Fidget Slider

Ridge Carbon Fiber 3k Wallet

Dunlop .96mm Guitar Pick

Jeep Gladiator key modded case by Threedom

Gerber Shard

Random Key Ring Spinner

Flashlight: O-Light Baton 3

Knife: Benchmade Barrage Mini

Watch: Casio AE1200WH-1A aka "The Royale"

Keys: some Kershaw keychain knife I can't remember the name of, phillips and flathead screwdrivers, guitar pick, sim tool, handcuff key

Wallet: a big rubber band from some broccoli

Bracelet: vegetarian leather studded wrist cuff from Studs and Spikes

Not pictured: Motorola Edge+ 5G smartphone

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/6449093

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The Kizer Varatas is pretty astounding for my first titanium framelock. Dangling from the Alpaka Modular Sling is a Fidget Things Switch. As the name implies, it houses a mechanical keyboard switch for fidgeting. The sling is pretty great for a compact carry off body.

phone: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

pen: Pilot G-2 .07

earbuds: Tozo T6

USB drives: Samsung USB-C 64GB and 256GB

knife: Gerber EAB Exchange a blade

wallet: Chums Surfshort Wallet

The 64GB drive is setup with Ventoy and has a ton of bootable ISO files on it.

The 256GB drive is encrypted and has a copy all of my files. (not including files that could be easily reproduced, like movies and music)

The Leatherman nylon sheath with pockets is absolutely perfect for my needs, but I can't stand that you have to feed a belt through it.

Has anyone found a way to convert the belt loop to a clip?

I just browsed through the top 100 posts or so here and you guys have amazong stuff that I've often didn't ever seen in my life but nobody has a phone or a USB drive. I feel like this community is from 50 years ago. Or is there an actual reason?

I've been carrying a little packet of cough lozenges in my pocket for a while, because I will need them at the randomest times, but the package is getting a little beat up now. I'm worried it might rip open at some point.

What do you use to carry them around?

Nothing particularly original, but it's mine, so here goes.

• Earfun Free 2: good for listening to podcasts on the go.
• House keys: well, duh.
• Olight imini: handy and really tiny flashlight.
• Mini push dagger: oldest thing in there, got it more than 20 years ago. Says "United" & "Taiwan" on the sheath, so it likely is from United Cutlery.
• Kershaw Launch 11: my current all-time favorite pocket knife. Small enough to fit in a 5th pocket (but not "deep-carry"), yet handles really well with my not-too-meaty hands.
• Bellroy Card Sleeve Black: small enough to keep credit cards and such in regular pants' front pockets.
• Zippo Lighter Spectrum: really a fidget toy for me since I do not smoke, so pretty though !
• Kleenex mini pocket tissues: the runny nose unwavering companion.

Not on picture: Samsung Galaxy S20 with a Spigen Tough Armor case.