Realistic edc (uk) - this is what I carry and it's fine.
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- This pretty minimal amount of gear is realistically plenty enough for most of my needs in urban uk - I don't need to be weighed down with heavy pockets, but what do u think: is this not enough gear for day-to-day use?
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Like all edc enthusiasts we started small and minimal but in time you’ll just become one of us, -beyond help, laugh while you still can bro sooner or later you will caught the disease becomes one of us, ONE OF US!!!
No, that’s my whole point though - I used to be one of the fully laden down dudes with tons of stuff that I came to realise I don’t actually need very often and have now arrived at this relatively minimalist carry - can’t be doing with bulging heavy pocketfuls of stuff anymore. Sure there’s plenty of times u need other tools but in urban environments or if you KNOW you’ll need other tools you can get them or have them with u in those cases, so I much prefer nowadays to just carry enough stuff to get me by 👍✌️🤘 Different strokes for different folks tho intit. And I know from experience it’s verrrrrry easy to get lost down the rabbit hole! 🤪
A nice simple edc and so refreshing to see a down to earth video. Thanks for sharing⚜️
Thank you, Sir! Of course there’s times you need more but this covers my basics for general day-to-day stuff in town 👍✌️
I like the minimal concept. I'm a maximalist and I won't be carrying so little, but I like the concept. Obviously it is working for you, and that's great. We don't all have the same needs and wants. Your gear (kit?) choices are all good or great. I do love a Casio wristwatch and a nice SAK (or two). I don't think I could get by with only 55 lumens though. Although in the old days before LEDs, I had a Maglite solitaire with an incandescent bulb. That was about 8 lumens and we thought they were awesome back then.
Ha ha, yeah I remember the days of those old little halogen bulb mag lights! I’ve actually changed to a much ‘better’ flashlight now - Rovyvon a8 or Nitecore Tini 2 is now carried on a neck lanyard - much better way to carry for me 👍
I’ve also tried ditching the Knipex Mini: I’ll still pop them in my pocket if I genuinely think I’m going to need them but for general pootling about I havent really missed them. Have to vary your kit on what you’re doing I suppose don’t you 👍
@@accoutrements4469 Definitely one does. I don't carry a full-on multitool to go the office but I put a Roxon KS-1 in my pocket if I'm going outside (use the scissors to prune) and a Leatherman if I'm going to help someone with a household chore. I once had to take apart a bed platform with 4" Knipex Cobra and surprisingly it was all I ended up needing.
I'm in the UK and use a very similar set up. I use a True Utility multi tool - quite small and only about £10:00 from Go Outdoors, my small SAK which I've had before EDC was actually a thing plus a very small flashlight that I got from Amazon for about £11. I do keep a bigger kit. in my camper van and always a first aid kit in my bag the size of which will vary depending on where I am and what I'm doing. I have a very minimalistic Leather wallet from Amazon for about £10 with my debit card, driving licence, travel card and a bit of cash. I wear a watch and carry a phone too but that's about it and all you need for an urban setting.
That’s great! And yeah I don’t think you need to spend a fortune to have good usable gear! Xx
Thank you for thew real world down to earth EDC video!
The whole EDC thing has gotten our of hand and ridiculous overkill. Like you, I am mostly a city dweller with trips out to go camping/hiking/traveling. So far a small Swiss Army knife has done me well. A 58mm classic on my keyring, and a larger one for troops out of the urban area. One small fglahlight and a few odds and ends is enough. What are they planning to survive, the end of the world? Keep it simple!
Thank you, Sir! Yeah, its very easy to get carried away with the idea of always having everything you need on you for 'just in case' but it can get a bit silly, & in the real world for most people i don't think you need to carry much to be able to get by in day-to-day situations. The apocalypse might be a different matter... but not just in normal daily life!
I hope you won’t mind me becoming a copy cat but I love your set up. It’s truly sensible EDC. You’ve got your small blade, screwdriver, scissors, pen and light on one mini carabiner. Handy pliers and a well stocked grab bag within reach when needed. Brilliant! Most of the stuff I have on hand including the Manager. Today I ordered from amazon the 4 inch Knipex pliers. Thank you sir. Rock on!
That’s great to hear! Did u get the Knipex pliers? They’re so well made and sturdy in my experience 👍
And the little Manager is so fantastic! I’ve got dozens of pocket knives/tools and like swapping around which I carry depending on what I think I’ll be doing but the Manager is plenty for general small stuff - definitely one of my favourites. Thank you for your comments! 🙂👍
Yes, Amazon promptly delivered the Knipex pliers and I put them right to work disassembling an old bed frame. Handled the job like a champ! Thanks for your brilliant EDC advice. I enjoy all your RUclips videos.
Thank you so much! And so good to hear you like the Knipex - bloody brilliant! 👍👍
My EDC consists of a Mini Champ in my pants pocket, a Compact in my jacket pocket, my iPhone 13 mini, my Apple Watch Series 6 (in a case that holds 6 cards so no wallet needed) a basic money clip with @$30, and my keys.
Sounds good to me! It’s so easy to get carried away with gear and gadgets but simpler is often better imho 👍
I'd definitely upgrade the torch/flashlight. There are so many small and vastly better options out there. For the rest of your gear, I'm convinced.
such as?
I'm a big fan of the Rovyvon A8 (650 lumens on your keychain), but there are great options from Olight and Lumintop too. Depends on your use case, of course.@@dudN8R
@@dudN8Rolight i1R2 pro, smaller and better torch.
Rovyvon A8 is what I carry on my key ring. Rechargeable and brighter at close to the same weight.
Thanks for the comments! I do have numerous other torches, and you’re quite right: I was hanging on to the Tube as I love its user interface and it smallness but it’s very long in the tooth now & I’ve swapped it out of either my Aurora A8 or Nitecore Tini 2, depending on how I feel that day - actually I’ve made a neck lanyard for them and been carrying my flashlight that way for the last few week - works really well for quick access and some decent hands free use if needed 👍
My EDC:
Victorinox Spartan, phone, Apple Watch and a Fenix torch.
All you need for the basics!
Minimal UK compliant urban EDC sounds good.
My EDC in London used to include an A-Z map and a button compass for dull or night nav.
Since my kidney stones, always at least 250cc of water.
My med/boo boo kit might be a few plasters, indigestion rennies and paracetamol, dental floss.
A bit of string or paracord, a cotton hankerchief and £1 coin or token for supermarket trolly.
Sounds like a good set up u have there. Oh yeah, I always have a trolley/locker token on my car keys too - I neglected to talk about my car key setup in this vid, but that’s as minimal as possible too 👍
For me it's a pre SD Victorinox Classic, OLIGHT I1R 2 Pro torch, wallet, card holder, wrist-watch, smartphone, and my keys. I do not need a wrench, nor bottle and can openers, soft drinks are ring-pull or screw-top. I have professional tools at home and work, I do not need them out-and-about, especially toy-tools.
Yeah I agree - some folks carry so much bulky stuff on them, but for me edc tools are about getting you by until you can access your proper tools for any real work needed, so a little pocket knife and maybe a few other bits is realistically more than enough for most folks in the real world, surely! ✌️
I use the Victorinox manager on my keyring, my phone and wallet. Thats all. For hiking I use a Victorinox Huntsman. I never missed anything since then. But I own plenty of stuff I like to have and to test.
I like the knipex. Maybe I should get one of these and see if it comes in handy...
Great to hear this! I use the Huntsman for out in the woods too - it’s a great outdoors knife 🙂
The small Knipex really are wonderful. I don’t use pliers all the time, but I do use them often and they’re so small that it’s no burden carrying them tucked away.
Finally a realistic EDC. I love all the EDC kit but would never take any of it out. For me My Iphone works as a wallet, note book and flashlight, a Victorinox Farmer knife and a watch. Can’t remember when i wish a had pry bar,bigger knife, more powerful torch or even a first aid kit. If im out cycling then a bit more kit might be required but even then less than some seem to take out everyday
Yeah, it’s so easy to get carried away with gear and gadgets isn’t it! It’s taken me years to realise simpler is usually better, depending on the situation, obviously 👍👍
I carry an alpaca zip pouch pro that holds a small flashlight and my knipex a small lighter and band aids and some duct tape . And a pocket knife back right pocket sometimes a Swiss compact
They all sound like very sensible choices to me! 👍✌️👌
As a keen carrier of EDC before it was a thing, unless going into a specific environment, I cannot see the need for fire starting equipment (or water purification) in any urban setting.
You’re probably right about the water purification, especially in urban settings - I keep the little tablets as they weigh virtually nothing and take up virtually no space whatsoever: never had to use them and probably never will. Fire starting: sometimes useful to have a lighter if nothing else I think. And in terms of ‘preparedness’ the point is those small items are just there in case something bad happens. Most likely never will. But, again, the items I carry are so small and light it’s really no penalty whatsoever having them stashed away in a bag 🤷♂️
I love minimalism. Wish I could reduce the EDC to so few items.
I always carry cash and use it as much as possible, primarily for the privacy aspect and odd very odd occasion card machines aren’t working somewhere. Also I don’t like relying on one item for multiple important things.
I carry quite a bit a stuff haha but 99% of it gets used everyday at work. On a non working day I can comfortably reduce it to 3 or 4 tools instead of 7
Yeah I think carry what you're going to need - I mean, I'll carry more if I'm going to need it for a job or whatever, I just try to not haul too much about if I'm not doing something specific. And I agree there's valid reasons to carry cash, I just find myself using it less and less all the time. Don't want it to disappear though! ✌️✌️
@@accoutrements4469 👍🏻👍🏻 100% no point lugging all the work related stuff when I’m not working haha
Good man, glad to hear you don’t want cash to disappear 🙏🏻👍🏻
Yup, while it’s fun to build a little kit of useful stuff and gizmos, the reality is that most of it won’t be necessary to have on your person. At least not most of the time.
I think what you have is sensible, and you’ll always have it because it’s not a faff to carry. I saw one guy keep a spare bank note and a couple of plasters between his phone and the case, so perhaps those are worth adding that wouldn’t make a noticeable difference in size or weight.
@@TW-rd5ubthanks, Sir! I literally always have these items with me and they come in useful multiple times daily - if I do need more I can get it in urban situations.
The bank note and couple of plasters is a good idea… unfortunately I don’t even like the extra added bulk of a phone case on the phone in my pocket so I don’t use one! 😂
@@accoutrements4469 No phone case? 🤯😂 you must be incredibly careful with phone 😉
This is basically what my EDC looks like, I wear a vintage Casio (w780) on the daily and carry a small torch (olight i3t). A swiss army knife covers most tasks nicely. I'm not into the whole American maximalism style of EDC.
Same here - at one time I found myself carrying far too much stuff that was just not realistically needed. Depends what you’re doing and where you’re going doesn’t it but for average daily around town carry this is plenty. I don’t even carry the little Knipex pliers now a lot of the time 🤷♂️
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Thank you, Sir!
I work as a Field Engineer. My wife bought me a Gerber Armbar Drive last Christmas and I love it. I carry it along with a Brass Kaweco Pen, Nebo Torchy 2K (love a good bright pocket torch), Secrid Wallet and my 2 Phones. Sometimes I add a cheap pen as a disposable (lending or giving to people). For a watch I used to wear cheap Casios but then moved a Garmin VivoActive3 as it was cheap and I like its features.
They sounds like solid choices to me! I’ve not had an armbar- looks cool but the locking blade is a no-go for me in the uk.
I’ve got a brass kaweco - the fountain pen version: it’s really great! Good idea about having a shit pen on you to lend to other people! 👍👍
SAK climber- olight i3 and cobra xs go pretty much everywhere with me - love the vid thx
That’s a good setup I reckon - will cover you for a ton of tasks and situations 👍👌
Nobody seems to mention what environment you are actually using edc (urban also varies) and what you personally need.
Some need medicines, id cards etc. There are hundreds of videos on edc and apart from a knife everybody has their own preferences and needs.
Still interesting video. I just like seeing what others need.
Thank you for the comments. Yeah I guess I could’ve gone into more specific detail. This was just showing what general stuff I carry day to day, but then that’s always changing & it depends on what I think I’ll be doing on a particular day. Since doing this vid my edc has changed & I think it’s always evolving 🤷♂️
Probably not uk legal but a sog power pint with one slotted/Philips leatherman flat bit can handle most around the house and town edc situations one might encounter
Yeah have looked at the PowerPont many times but not got one as it’s illegal due to the lock 🤷♂️ Shame
I love the Manager… but the Bantam, which slides right into my Big Skinny wallet, serves me well for urban carry… slicing a sandwich, apple, avocado, etc for lunch. The wee Manager won’t quite manage that.
Those two alone does me well the majority of the time. A minority of the time adding the Knipex is clutch. 😎😄
Yeah the Bantam is a superb minimalist knife! I just wish it had a keychain loop - I'm too scared i'll lose it if i pocket carry it, although putting it in a wallet is obviously a good idea :o)
The Knipex i don't use constantly but they're so small I just tuck them away in a separate pocket at very little weight/bulk penalty. They're sooooooo useful when i do actually need them though.
This is almost my setup. I EDC: Knipex XS, Victorinox Climber, RovyVon Aurora A5, a Casio (A168 or Royale), my keys, and my phone. Done. And I usually curry my Knipex in my bug instead of my pocket.
I’ve got an Aurora A5 too - great little torch! Have started carrying that again in the last few weeks now it’s dark here so much of the time 👍
My edc at home is iPhone 8 Plus leatherman free p4 and king g-shock and at work Gerber suspension nxt and gerber chonk pri tool a victorinox spartan iPhone 13 mini and still got the king g-shock
Sounds like pretty solid choices to me! 👍
Lets be even more realistic and say that you probably don’t even need the fashion knipex either if you just fuck around the town. I myself am also a minimalist like you and carry small stuff like keychain knife only. In addition though I need big and bulky flashlight (in the jacket pocket) because the sub zero weather drains phones and little batteries in no time. It also gives little sense of security when you walk in dark areas and want to be seen. I pay mostly with card and also phone but like to carry cash because more than often the connections are out and it’s cash only.
Thank you for the useful comments 👍 You’re right about the Knipex- Ive gone without them for the last few weeks and not really missed not having them, although when you DO need pliers there’s really nothing else that will do the job in their place . These ones are so small and light it’s really no hassle carrying them though.
SD Victorinox variant key chain 👍
Mini higonokami in fifth pocket, works for me. Thought about using edc pouch but having the lot bunched together seems clumsy and if you lose it then it's all gone 😢 thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing! Great to hear about what other folks use ✌️
Thanks for your reply 😊
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Great system!
Thank you. This just works for me in normal urban life 🙂
You don’t need a torch, you have a phone. Or a watch, you have a phone.
Yes on both counts. BUT phone as torch is just quite poor - I mean it’s ok for close up stuff and would be fine for most common situations: I just like having a small dedicated torch that’s better than my phone.
And whilst using phone as watch is just fine I definitely prefer having a watch - much easier and quicker, especially for me at work when I need to write the time multiple times whilst working. But yes you’re quite right and technically I could ditch both the torch and watch… that would be the logical minimalist’s choice I guess. 👍
I’m a minimalist so I like carrying as little as possible Tier 1..great idea for a video..
I hate carrying needless excess bulk! 👍
so how do you lock your door on the way out if you don't carry any keys?
Ah yeah of course - I forgot to include keys! Doh!! 😖 Hmmm, I think it’s because I see them as a separate entity - like they’ll be carried separately and they’re not what I consider tools of choice: they’re obviously an absolute necessity so you’re forced to carry them. I think that’s why I hadn’t considered including them in this vid - all the items discussed are optional choices, whereas carrying your keys is not, you HAVE to take your keys with you. Praps I’ll do an update of just car/house key carry 🤷♂️ as these items are still edc I suppose aren’t they.
I will say, though: my keys keyring consists of just 1 car key, and 1 front and 1 back door key, which can be unclipped/separated if I don’t need to take my car key out with me. And maybe an Alox Classic clipped to the car key too 🙂✌️
Having watched so many EDC/ Gadget (and other categories) videos from the US and some from here in the UK, there comes a point where RUclips contributors tip over from informative to obligatory to chase the likes and subscriptions, so devaluing the content, at which point I unsubscribe and move on.
My video was made as a kind of reply/alternative to the OTT massive grab-bags many ‘edc’ videos seem to promote. I’m sorry if you didn’t like it, but this is typically all I need 🤷♂️