So much of EDC seems to be centered around either surviving alone in the woods for days or alternatively using your tactical pen to stab a terrorist to death and John McClane the building. I'm John Suburban and my EDC includes a gun, a ferrorod and a tacpen with built in seatbelt slicer and window breaker (none of which I ever trained to use, but am assured will use competently after a flip over car crash into a body of water).
Which is a shame, because I think EDC stuff is cool. Little nifty tools! What do the denizens of this here website chapo.chat like for non chud EDC applications?
I'll start off with some favourites,
- a small AA-powered flashlight by EOLite (self-explanatory I think)
- a Gerber Dime (basically one of those small swiss army knives but the pliers are a nice touch for a lot of things, like not touching the garbage juice)
- a keychain presta-to-schrader adapter to reinflate my bicycle tyres at any given gas station, should the need arise
Currently also building a bicycle EDC-Pouch where space isn't limited to pocket size, would love to hear what other people use.
My work is very mobile so I have a lot of stuff with me, but the essentials are: Backback with laptop, water bottle, pen, post-its, paper, snacks like nuts/trailmix, masks, disposable gloves, hair brush, chargers and their wires, a nose insert thingy that masks smells.
Pockets have: Keys and id card in my neurodiversity lanyard, phone, home keys
Lib balm
Pastilles (xylitol)
Nasal spray
A CPR mouth cover in my keychain
Pack of handkerchiefs
Bluetooth ear buds
A reflector or many in my clothes in the dark months