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.

  • StillNoLeftLeft [none/use name, she/her]
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    11 hours ago

    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