GearPatrol: 15 Essential Everyday Carry (EDC) Items Under $25

H. Clay Aalders
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Your everyday carry (EDC) could consist of everything from pocket knives to cardholder wallets; pens and writing pads to flashlights and battery packs; your trusty phone to your favorite water bottle. Needless to say, it is a massive category of gear that, even if you’re unaware of the concept, you probably participate in.

OK.  It is a listicle. But it is a phenomenal one. Or at least I was blown away at how many of these I have. Opinel 8, SAK Classic, Gerber Shard, Field Note book, and SOG Key Knife. All of which are products I endorse fully. The SOG Key knife is unexpectedly good. I have had several over the years. Even reviewed it at TTAK.

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H. Clay Aalders

H. Clay Aalders is a lifelong edged tool user. He spent the past 20 years as a woodworker and fishing guide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Tennessee. While guiding in Idaho, Clay worked part-time writing for a local newspaper, and upon moving to Tennessee began writing for the blog The Truth About Knives - spending his last 5 years there as Managing Editor. His background is in fixed-blade hunting and bushcraft knives, but has jumped into the world of vintage slipjoint collecting with both feet since coming to work at Knife Magazine. Clay’s primary role is as Digital Editor, curating and creating new content for our website and blog, as well as maintaining the Knife Magazine social media accounts (FB/IG: @theknifemag, Twitter: @knifemagazine). He is also a contributor and Associate Editor of the print magazine.

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  1. “Hocky’s 15+ Essential EDC” on the body; and, in the F150 ($5 or less or “free”): All items may have been bought at a thrift store, yard sale or public auction . . . “Classic” SAK; “Swiss Tech” key multi-tool; Inova flashlight; Leatherman “Squirt” PS4; No. 2 pencils ( . . numerous lengths, a consumable multi-tool!); Assortment of ink pens . . . the clear tubular kind, e.g. Pentel R.S.V.P. and BIC Stik, when empty of ink are useful as straws, etc.; Wind up alarm clock with glow-in-the-dark hands and “hours” (vintage Westclox); Self-propelled flashlights . . . Shake’em style!; “Sharpies”; “Magna-Doodle”; 6-inch prybar; Zippo lighter with fuel can; Sometimes, a BIC lighter; Scribble paper . . . nothing fancy; Quarterstaff OAL-about 68 inches, Diameter-1.75 inches; . . .

    This was fun.

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  2. i carry shard for the phillips aspect, zippo converted to butane, have saks, but i no longer carry them (one lives in van).
    much different wallet, torch, pocket tool, folder, carabiner, pen and note pad.
    nobody ever lists their 4″ adjustable wrench. i used to carry a leatherman squirt but the pliers were too anemic (broke two).

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  3. I have 5 from the list, and swap out Timex for the Casio watch and a Kershaw Cinder for the key knife (though I always have a SAK Classic SD on me).

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