Been carrying these for about 3 years now. Love them. I've carried other lights, pens and knives but this is my most functional yet light setup.

• Fisher Space Pen, blue fine.
• Spyderco UKPK.
• Maker E02.

I've had my GOAT multitool for a couple weeks now. It's big feature is swapping the tools, but it has other advantages as well. The spring-loaded pliers are great and they use a "frame-based" spring that should hold up to heavy use. The bit driver will hold every type of bit (standard, double-ended, Leatherman, etc.) reliably and is somewhat offset toward the center, similar to the Gerber Center-Drive. One end of the tool is flat and reinforced to act as a light-use hammer. All tools can be removed, which means you can adjust the GOAT with the built-in Allen wrench and sharpen it with the built-in metal file. It includes a replaceable-blade X-Acto tool.

An inobvious, but potentially huge innovation, is making the tool and scale templates open source. Anyone can produce additional tool implements that will work in the GOAT. That could be a game changer if it catches on. Think about specialty toolsets for different professions, for example. Likewise, optional scales can be produced in any material or design.

The downside is that the current GOAT is clearly a first-generation tool. The tools clump badly. The "tool removal levers" clump with the tools, which can be a real problem. The pivots have to be carefully adjusted so the "springs" (the frame backs) will hold them all inside properly without being too stiff to fold out. The lock release mechanisms are awkward.

I would not have been comfortable carrying mine as it came out of the box. Fortunately, most of the issues can be fixed, or at least improved, with very little effort. Maxlvledc did a wonderful video on YouTube that talks about the issues and provides suggestions on how to address them. It was a big help to me and I recommend everyone with a GOAT watch it.

The things I did to "fix" mine were fairly simple. I added a thin shim washer (5x8x0.2mm) between each of the "tool removal levers" and the other tools. I re-arranged which tools were where and removed the washer next to the wood saw. Finally, I loosened the pivots a bit to help hold the tools inside the frame. (It seems like that should work the other way, but the pivots need to be somewhat loose to let the "springs" do their jobs.) Now it works quite well.

What do the rest of you think about the GOAT?

Looks like Leatherman posted a preview video for the Arc multitool ahead of the imminent launch. Are any of you thinking of buying one of these to EDC? It looks good, but not sure if it is that much better than my Charge+ TTi.

If I can't fit it in my wallet I'll forget it and then it won't be EDC.

List

• Victorinox huntsman SAK
• Fenix E18RV2 flashlight
• Knipex Cobra XS

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/2164702

bose quietcomfort ii earphones, tactile turn pen, vero engineering pry bar, mark mont crease, floppylinksfidgets fidget, homemade begleri

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/2142837

clipper lighter, aroundsquare zircuti sigma begleri, stimagz fidget, and floppylinksfidgets fidget

• Peña X-Series Raptor XL
• Reaver Arms Citadel
• Nottingham Tactical TiButton YKnott

Just broke my Gerber Prybrid utility knife from use, but hadn't used the prybar once. Wondering what you all use your mini prybars for!

Found this EDC pouch on cheap online Chinese dollarstore site Temu. Anyone use this or something simila? How do you carry your core EDC items "fashionably"? As someone that doesn't always have pocket space, I ordered and can't wait to get it!

Here's where I found it https://share.temu.com/8IilwA6TlnA

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/1860724

tactile turn pen, leatherman style ps, acedc mechanic ring, aroundsquare commons begleri

I found a very good - albeit not perfect because of the bead-blasted finish - match for my Reylight Pineapple Mini Ti! Such a small, light and useful package, and in my eyes really beautiful! What do you think?

Follow up from this post: https://lemmy.world/post/1378724

Leather wallet

• Has a pocket in the back to hold a field notes book.
• Pen compartment
• Lighter pocket
• Swisscard Lite tools in a 3d printed card

3D printed pocket organizer

• Victorinox Huntsman
• Fenix E18R V2

LTR: Byrna, Boker, IKEA, Sabre, Jin Hao, Rot Ring, Jin Hao. Proper writing instruments are always required.

I've noticed these communities aren't that big here so I decided to give them a little bump here.

!knives@sopuli.xyz

!balisongs@reddthat.com

Been trying to get the most utility out of my keys for a while. It's a bit bulkier than I'd like, but overall pretty happy with it!

From right to left:

• Keysmart key organizer
• Rovyvon A3 mini flashlight (this thing packs a punch!)
• Leatherman Squirt PS4 (wish they still made these)
• Civivi Tac-n-tweeze tweezers

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/1673469

leatherman ps style, tactileturn pen, homemade begleri, floppylinksfidgets fidget

As you know, r/EDC has been down for a while now and I don't know if it will ever come back. If only the users from that sub knew about this Lemmy community, I bet we could make this our new home.

Fuck Reddit. I really enjoyed that subreddit.

Any ideas?

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/1627193

floppylinksfidgets fidget, mark mont crease, aroundsquare zircuti sigma begleri, metal toyz top b pei model (ironically not metal)

I was gifted a SAK a while ago. Originally the scales were camo, which made it hard to find when dropped in grass. I didn't use it much for fear of losing it.

So gave it new yellow scales, the plus ones that add the pen slot, then added the pen, a red pin and and corkscrew screwdriver.

Put it on a hi-vis nylon cord for good measure.

This is gonna be my new camping companion!

I learned a long time ago to stick a few band-aids (plasters if you live in the U.K.) in my wallet. They take virtually no space and get used surprisingly often, either for you or for someone else.

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/1588971

hobotactical pouch, aroundsquare knucklebones, homemade begleri, mark mont crease, tactile turn pen, and key tag from packconfig

Citizen Garrison Eco-Drive Benchmade 940 Osborne