Everyday Carry (EDC)

2021
EDC stands for “Everyday Carry”. It represents the items that you carry on your person from a day to day
basis. Most people carry an EDC and don’t even know it, which probably includes a phone, wallet, keys, and maybe
a watch. I like to think about my EDC in terms of “Tiers”. Tier 1 includes all of those core EDC items that basically
everyone carries. Tier 2 includes what I refer to as “Prepper Tools”; a knife, flashlight, lighter, etc. Tier 3 includes
any additional items that are more optional, depending on the amount of pocket space I have available with the
clothes that I am wearing on a particular day.

Your EDC is tailor made for your specific needs, region, profession and person preferences. No one should
have identical EDC’s in terms of manufactures and gear model numbers, but the type of items may resemble others
(e.g., most Preppers like to EDC a folding knife if their country allows it). This EDC represents what I am currently
carrying on a day to day basis in my pockets.
 Tier 1
Core EDC Items
TYPE PRODUCT COST COUNTRY COMMENTS
Your smartphone is probably the most
important EDC item in an urban
environment due to the capabilities that it
provides. I recently did a video on my
phone setup, which I titled The Prepper
Phone. In that video I discussed some of
the privacy and security measures that I
put into place, in addition to the Prepper
related apps that I have installed on my
phone. In addition to the OS and App
related configuration, I also store a few
Samsung Galaxy S9 additional items behind the phone case: a
Phone (unlocked) $300 China bandaid and $20 emergency cash.
While most people use their phone for
providing the time, I still like having an old
school watch. There are a lot of more
Prepper appropriate watches out there
that provide awesome capabilities, but
I've been using this Movado watch for the
past several years, which was an birthday
present from my wife, so it has
Watch Movado Watch N/A Switzerland sentimental value.
I haven't made the switch over to one of
those ultra thin wallets, so I am still using
a leather bifold watch that has RFID
blocking capabilities. This one by Himi
blocks at a frequency of 13.56MHz, which
HIMI Genuine is common for some newer credit cards,
Leather RFID ID cards, and drivers licenses. In addition
Blocking Bifold to the typical wallet items, I do store some
Wallet Stylish Walle $15 Ethiopia more Prepper specific items in my wallet.
I store a packet of Steri-Strip Reinforced
skin closures in my wallet to provide
wound support for large gashes. The non-
invasive design helps reduce scarring and
the risk of infection as compared to
3M Steri-Strip sutures and staples, providing less tissue
First Aid Reinforced Skin trauma, better cosmetic outcomes, and is
Bandage Closures $6 USA uses a hypoallergenic adhesive.
3M Health Care Made with a hypoallergenic, latex-free
First Aid 1624W Tegaderm adhesive that is gentle to the skin and
Bandage Film Dressing $16 USA holds dressings in place.
AQUACEL EXTRA wound dressing is
composed of two layers of Hydrofiber
AQUACEL Extra $20 Technology stitched together and is
First Aid Hydrofiber Dressing (box of specifically suited to help manage
Bandage 2" x 2" 10) USA moderate to highly exuding wounds.
 I've been using this keychain suspension
clip for several years to help prevent my
keys from bunching up in the bottom of
my front pants pocket. There are generic
Keychain Tec Accessories P-7 versions available on eBay for a fraction of
Pocket Clip Suspension Clip $15 China the cost.
LEATHERMAN, This keychain tool is tough to find
Brewzer Keychain nowadays, but I still use it mainly as a
Bottle Opener, Built bottle opener and mini pry tool. It is TSA
Keychain Pry in the USA, Stainless Safe and made from heat-treated stainless
Tool Steel $12 USA steel.
NarwhalCo Set of 2
Small Pens (3.35") I store this tiny pen in the spine of my
for Pocket, Wallet, wallet for a quick access writing tool. It is
Planner, Purse or $12 high quality and comes in handy all the
Wallet Pen Passport (2 pens) China time.
I've been carrying this handy stainless
steel credit card size tool for several years
now. I mainly use just the bottle opener
Pocket Monkey and letter opener from it. It is TSA safe
Wallet Tool Wallet Utility Tool $12 USA and Made in 'Merica.
This tiny whistle is high pitch and the
titanium alloy construction is corrosion
resistant. It has a maximum sound
Nitecore NWS10 TC4 intensity of 120 decibels. Used for
Whistle Titanium Whistle $20 China emergency signaling.
 Tier 2
Prepper Tools
TYPE PRODUCT COST COUNTRY COMMENTS
I've been carrying this folding knife for the
majority of this year. It meets all of my
qualifications for an ideal Urban EDC knife: It's
highly rated, the blade length is legal in my
state, it has a strong locking mechanism, the
drop point blade doesn't look overly tactical, it
comes in non-Ninja black to appear less
Benchmade - Bugout threatening in an office setting, it has an ultra
535 EDC Manual deep pocket clip, and it's made in the USA. The
Open Folding Knife Bugout is also super lightweight and made with
Made in USA, Drop- American CPM-S30V steel, which is good for
Knife Point Blade $115 USA edge retention and corrosion resistance.
I am a big fan of Olight Flashlights in general. I
recently upgraded my Baton II for the Baton
Pro, which packs more punch with a maximum
output of 2000 lumens. This might be the
perfect EDC flashlight: it is a great handheld
size, features a high output battery, it’s
OLIGHT Baton Pro rechargeable with the unique Olight magnetic
2000 Lumens charging cable, has good grip, and made by a
Compact company that is highly regarded in the gear
Rechargeable Side- and preparedness community for their
Flashlight Switch LED Flashlight $90 China flashlight quality and design.
This multi-tool is currently discontinued, but
I've been using the Juice S2 for around a decade
now. It's a great, compact size for EDC
purposes and has a wide selection of tools,
including pliers, scissors, a utility blade, bottle
opener, and more. I hope Leatherman re-
Leatherman Juice S2 releases this little masterpiece. You can still
Multi-Tool Multi-Tool $60 USA find them on Ebay.
If you're a Prepper, you should have a method
of starting a fire on you 24/7. The BIC lighter
works everytime, is inexpensive, and compact.
Even though I'm not a smoker, I think it's a
good calling card as a Prepper to have a fire
starting tool on you, whether it be for lighting
birthday candles, incense, or whatever.
Lighters aren't just for smokers. You don't
want to be known as a Prepper and then when
someone asks if you have a lighter, not have
one on you. It happened to me in the past, but
Lighter BIC Lighter $1 USA not anymore.
This is my favorite EDC pen. It's super compact,
Custom writes effortlessly at any angle, it writes in
Engraved/Personaliz extreme temperatures from -30F to 250F, and
ed Fisher Bullet Space can even write if you are ever in space. I own
Pen Ballpoint Pen $30 USA several of them and even picked up this blue
 one with custom engraving to match my blue
folding knife. Highly rated!

This is lightweight alternative to the traditional

box cutter, and because it accepts standard
utility blades, you will always have a sharp
knife handy. I use it for opening up packages
Gerber EAB Pocket and other minor utility tasks. I use the Lennox
Utility Knife Knife $14 China Razor Blades, which are made in the USA.
I've been using these Mini Medi's as an
individual first aid kit for minor wounds that
can fit in your pocket. I previously used a
different storage bag for them, but these
Manhattan Portage coin purses have been the
most durable that I have found yet. I include a
variety of modern wound dressings and
First Aid Kit Mini Medi N/A N/A bandaids in this Mini Medi.
These little coin purses have been working
perfectly for the Mini Modules of my EDC. They
Manhattan Portage come in a wide variety of colors and are built
Mini Module Coin Purse $10 Taiwan with High-Quality CORDURA Plus Nylon fabric.
Several years ago I decided to make myself an
Altoids Smalls EDC Kit, which uses the very
tiny Altoids Smalls peppermint breath mints
tin as a storage case. This tin is so small that it
can fit in the watch pocket of your jeans, so it
Urban Altoids Smalls makes for a great method of carrying
Altoids Kit EDC Kit N/A N/A additional knick-knacks with your regular EDC.

NOTE: I don’t feature firearms in my videos for privacy reasons, but this is where you would have it included, as it is also a tool.
 Tier 3
Extra EDC Items
TYPE PRODUCT COST COUNTRY COMMENTS

I carry a small, microfiber glasses cleaning

MagicFiber Microfiber cloth to wipe off any smudges that I get on
Cloth Cleaning Cloth $1 China my glasses.
When I have the pocket space, I have been
using this faraday bag to go digitally off-
grid from time to time. I'm not a fan of all
of the tracking going on with phones
nowadays, and while I can't stop that
100% efficiently, I can make myself a little
more annoying in that regard. This
faraday bag blocks all signals from
reaching my phone and shields against a
variety of things such as RFID, WIFI,
Bluetooth, NFC, EMP, Solar Flare, Cellular,
GPS, and Radio. It is super sleek in
appearance and I also store a few small
cables in the pocket for charging and data
Faraday Silent Pocket Faraday Bag transfer. If I can't carry it on me, I will
Bag Smartphone Sleeve $70 N/A carry it in my EDC backpack.
I prefer using wired headsets. These ones
aren't the most expensive but sound good
overall with a frequency response
between 4–24,000Hz. These ones have
Sony MDRXB50AP Extra nice sounding bass and has an integrated
Headphon Bass Earbud Headphones microphone for use when making hands
es (with Mic) $40 Thailand free telephone calls.
I’ve been carrying a small notebook for
taking notes during the way. Most of the
Moleskine Classic notes are related to the work that I do on
Notebook, Hard Cover, my channel in addition to emergency
Pocket (3.5" x 5.5") preparedness planning. It’s nice having
Notebook Ruled/Lined $12 China paper handy for EDC purposes.
I keep a cloth facemask in my pocket for
Custom Cloth Facemask occasions that it is required for business
with Logo (handmade in entry. This one has my logo on it, so I can
Facemask the USA) $24 USA at least help promote my channel.