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Hey folks, its been a while
since I last wrote about EDC. Most of the time I’m doing videos about it
instead, but its time for a written post. Check the video below as well if you
do have the time for it.
As I hope you all know by
know, too often what you have on you is all you’ll have during an emergency,
and if you don’t get into the habit of having it with you at all times, chances
are it wont be there either when its badly needed. You have something with you 90% of the time,
but the day you forget it, for some reason that’s the day you need it the most.
It also happens to be the all this gear come in handy on day to day basis. If
you trust me on this, give it a try and go 7 days a week on a basic EDC setup,
I promise a month from now you’ll wonder how you ever got by without it before.
Besides your wallet and
cellphone for obvious reasons, I think you should never be without a good
amount of emergency cash in your wallet, a knife, a LED flashlight, a
multitool, a lighter or fire starter, and where legal to do so, a gun. These will
allow you to deal much better with most emergencies you are likely to encounter
and even some more serious ones. Wallet, phone, knife, multitool, LED light and
lighter. There’s plenty of compact
alternatives of all of them so there’s no excuse. Don’t leave home
without it!
Here’s what I’m having on me
lately:
1)A bright yellow Quicksilver wallet.
2)Samsung Galaxy Note 2, in
an Otterbox Defender Case.
3)EagleTac D25C, with
lanyard and whistle cord end.
4)Boker Trance 42 folding
knife.
5)Victorinox German Army
Knife, military version of the Safari Trooper.
6)Wiley X Revolver shades.
8)Car keys with Vox Titanium Prybar and a generic button LED light.
9)House keys with Victorinox Minichamp, Fenix LD01 Light, Ironkey USBdrive, Pico prybar.
When I can (hiking,
working, camping, around the house) I’ll leave being the small Boker 42 and include:
This is a fantastic setup
that provides plenty quality, versatile tools.
As always, gear changes,
sometimes there’s upgrades and improvements that cant and shouldn’t be ignored
so when I find something better that’s truly worth it I’ll test it and maybe
include it in my setup or upgrade to it. This is mostly the case of LED
flashlight technology and of course smartphones, but other gear too.
If you want to share your EDC, send a pic to my email (check right colum for email) or comment on what you're carrying or make suggestions, I'd love to read them!
Nothing is set on stone and
being flexible, evolving is part of the modern survival mentality as well.
Take care people!
FerFAL
8 comments:
Interesting how the Victorinox Minichamp has stuck with you all this time, whatever other EDC gear you add!
1) What about a Global Rescue
membership?
https://www.globalrescue.com/benefits.cfm?view=security
2) Or the phone number of a good lawyer? Plus a calling card that lets you make multiple calls from pay phones (instead of your cell phone.)
3) Or local map showing locations of nearest pay phones, police stations, hospitals and banks.
Also, can your Galaxy smartphone
read data from your USB drive? If not, then how about a device that lets it do so through the microSD port?
http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/reviews/item/Mobidapter.php
More commonly, there are also microSD to USB adapters that let your microSD card (in the Galaxy) be read on a laptop through a USB port.
1) Finally, you might have a sheet of paper containing random numbers that let you send a message to Mrs Ferfal (or receive one) in unbreakable One Time Key pad encryption .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-time_pad
No, do not store the random number list on the smartphone and Yes, do the encryption manually before typing the encrypted text into the phone's email.
Phonewise, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active seems like a good upgrade what with it being IP67-classed and all.
A few things that I find myself needing often enough that I'll probably start edc-ing:
-small prybar
-tiny prybar/ pick (eyeglass screwdriver)
-pliers (could be covered by multitool) & wire cutters (need less often)
-safety pin (dig out splinters and poke holes where holes need to be poked)
-pencil and paper
-small caliper or ruler. I made inch and cm marks on the edges of my library card, but it's not very precise
-small bag (breast milk bags are awesome, as you know)
I carry a bandanna, but only because that's what I use to tie back my long hair.
I'm pretty slow when it comes to upgrading flashlights. I'm still fond of my old Dorcy 1-watt, and I'll probably edc my Fenix E11 (thanks for the recommendation) for years to come.
A serious question: What kind of pockets do you have??
There is on way I could fit all this gear into a regular pair of pants. Do you wear a small backpack all the time, or what's the deal?
Thanks!
Great video on EDC carry; thank you!
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