As someone who carries a pry bar every day, I use my pry bar every day especially in public where I would rather not open a knife. I open a lot of packaging and shrink wrap and people don’t bat an eye but the second you open a knife for that same purpose people internally react differently.

Excellent topic! I'm happy to throw in my two cents: I consider EDC prybars as nice objects where some people may appreciate the design, fit and finish, materials, brand etc. From a utility perspective, they offer very little over the flathead driver on my 91mm SAK. For me, I keep them on my office desk as something nice to look at and fidget with. The nail puller-type pry bars I use as a glorified staple remover. For pry bars with straight pry edges, I use them as scrapers to scrape gunk such as sticker goo. They also make decent paperweights. In short, I buy them as nice office desk toys. I never EDC one.

I had a prybar in my EDC pouch for a two years and I never used it, it only added weight so I sold it few months back. Since then I still didn't have a need to use one. Everything I need (opening cans, removing smaller nails,...) I can do with my Leatherman Surge or Wave (surge for work, wave for EDC).

My unpopular opinion is that for everyday tasks a pry bar is more useful than a knife. I pull out my pry bar more often than my knife. I have a lot of expensive knives and they are cool but I rarely want to do any tough or dirty work. Pry is easy to clean, handle, it basically can’t break. Can use as a knife for cardboard, tape, a scraper, a chisel, opening things that require small fingers. Cheap, legal to carry everywhere including accidentally in my airplane carry on…

I should also mention that I work in a knife shop at Bass Pro, and I see so many knives with broken tips because they were used as pry tools. I mostly vote to have a flathead/pry tool integrated in the design.

I never understood pry bars and how people lose their minds over them. Not to mention how insanely expensive they are. I could think of ten other things I could use as a pry bar before I’m gonna pay $125 for a tiny piece of titanium.

My thoughts echo yours exactly. They seem almost useful enough to be part of an edc, but not quite. On your property or on a job, you’re going to have something way bigger and more useful around, and outside the house you can usually get by with a multitool to do the job that a mini pry would do.

I have a small Kershaw pry tool that I carry in my pocket at work. it's about the size of a small sak. I work in a custom manufacturing shop and it comes in handy for many things through my day. Paint cans primarily but also light scraping and prying. That's all I carry it for usually on weekends I don't carry it because I don't find I use it. Great video 👍

I’ve got a WE Ti one, I keep it in my daily pouch but, I don’t pocket it unless I’m doing some heavy work. It has definitely kept me from putting my pocket knife into stupid places. I have a van, work in a bike shop, run a couple businesses from home, honey do lists… they’re handy for me.

I can use my Knipex Cobra XS for pretty much all of those prying tasks, plus I can open bottles with it, use it as a wrench, and even with a small bit extender use it as a bit wrench if I need torque. It's forged not machined from bar or plate so far stronger than any of those pry bars. For a bag carry, a small Hultafors prybar, which is really a crowbar, is a good piece of equipment for serious SHTF tasks.

I carry a Boker Plus Tango pry-bar on my belt & have an Anso/Vox pry tool on my keychain. I work in the Auto' Parts industry and they both come in handy almost on a daily basis.

I own two EDC pry bars. One is small enough and light enough to carry on my primary keys (car keys, house keys), the second stays on my keys that stay home (safe keys, keys to things at home). I am a painter so I use my primary pry bar all the time to open buckets of paint, scrape paint, etc. So it really depends on what you do day to day. Some people may have a use for it on the daily, some dont. Some people may just like having it on their persons, just to have it. Either way, good conversation, Dirk!

As someone with weak fingernails, I always have a Doohickey of some sort on my keychain and use it multiple times a week, if not daily. Mostly for pull tabs on cans (soup, soda, whatever). Anything bigger than a Doohickey doesn't really add utility to me, but some people like to have something that's not a knife to fidget with. I get that.

Honestly, I like having nice nails- I also work with my hands. I need a tool that is easy to carry and can do the things people would just do with their nails- peeling up labels being a big one. These tools are also good for opening boxes- which I do a lot of. Bigger tasks have dedicated tools at work and home, but these tools save my nails- is it a vain and niche reason, sure. Doohikey and mighty bar are the tools I keep in my bag or pocket.

So glad you said it man. I’ve been seeing these more and more and I’ve been asking myself the same thing. How often am I or anyone else going to use these? I’d just go get my actual tools. What situation is this intended for?

I used to carry a gerber shard for years and occasionally used it for a bottle opener or screwdriver but rarely to pry. I only stopped because I don’t really need to carry keys anymore and my swiss army knife bottle opener does the job just fine. I just picked up a nite ize doohikey and it’s come in handy for scraping up stickers and whatnot at work, mostly just because I don’t have to open and close anything. Overall I think little pry bars good to have on you so you don’t snap any knife tips or dull an edge you don’t need to but the current craze for “high end” pry tools feels like a “I have expensive knives now so my prybar should be too” pocket jewellery kinda thing.

if you ride motorcycle or bicycle with air inflated tires, you absolutely need a pry bar to fix that tires, that's why I carry my prybar everyday, it a tougher knife too.

Well, I came to this video to try to figure out why there are so many options for something that I can't conceive of a good reason to EDC. Like you, I occasionally need to pry something at work as an electrician. Most things will open a bottle.

Thank you for this video. Seriously. I’m a journeyman lineman and almost always have a skinning knife(for wire, not animals) in my pocket and I couldn’t figure out what these were for. I had to youtube these things. I consider my hands pretty darn strong, but how in the hell can I actually pry anything with such little leverage? Not trying to yuck someone’s yum… They’re not even as useful as the “multi-tool” metal credit card thing my wife bought me six years ago that I’ve still never used. She’s a sweetheart for thinking of me though.

In the beginning I thought it was a silly thing to carry. I've since gotten a Vero pry and it's changed my mind. I find myself using it more than I ever thought I would. I EDC it and feel nekkid without it.

I was helping a friend and edc type of nail puller helped me to disassemble a wardrobe's back. It was compact and easy to use for this specific job.

I edc a Gerber Shard on my keychain - the best quality of it is that it gets through airport security with no issues. For flying with no luggage, I haven't found nothing better!

If I didn't have a swiss army knife. And if I had to open boxes often but couldnt have a knife or blade, maybe I could see having a pry bar mainly as a safe / legal every where box opening option. Glad I went with other edc stuff instead

I carry one every day. While it isn’t the absolute most used object in my EDC (that honor goes to my flashlight) but I use it most days of the week for short periods of time. In the military, you need to pry some shit sometimes. The cover on the intake for a HMMWV often gets stuck. Opening the battery pack of a DAGR (anybody who’s used one will know). I also use it to scrape things my kids get on my table. Things like Play-Doh, food, whatever it may be. I also use it to open cans because I keep my nails short. And, of course, beer bottles. I also carry it because Casey Lynch makes an amazing pry bar that just looks awesome. 😊

I work in media production and I use mine (Big Idea Design Pry) for the bigger flat head screws on camera equipment and the like more than anything (almost exclusively tbh). Faster to pull it out, use it, put it back in my pocket than my SAK or Leatherman and less bulky than carrying a regular screwdriver.

I ordered 3 recently. A Teale Design breacher bar for my car. I realized I could more easily get my console apart to access my radio if I had one. Then I bought a Ti-Breaker as a tool that will fit in the pocket easier. I also got one for my keys that I'll probably use as a scraper.

I wish that I had got one a long time ago. I have the open door policy from Lynch now I use mine almost every day for work these are great for breaking into houses now yes I can go to the truck to get a big prybar and I still need to drill deadbolts but if it's not locked I'm in the house in a couple seconds on a lot of homes. I'm legally breaking into foreclosed homes I'm not a thief lol. If I didn't need it for work I wouldn't carry one otherwise. Always great vids Dirk.

As someone who gets paid to test the physical security of buildings, I can tell you that pry bars can be used to bypass many locks.

Ok, So I find the Vero pry with the bits is very handy. I also used it at work to access a panel without my tool kit. Also was able to get into a locked bathroom in an emergency.

I use them purely for prying soda tabs and similar since I keep my nails super short. About it.

I have many (10+) and I would say I'm collecting them (jewels for pockets). Some of these are used regularly to help me open stuff (i.e. bottles for e-juice, disassemble furniture, don't touch dirty/non hygienic buttons in WC, elevators...) and scraping. Do I need them? no. Do I like them? hell yeah!

Been carrying a pry bar for a longgggg time. Only pried once or twice.🤪

I've tried a few different EDC prybar designs and the only one that has stuck with me is the Vero Engineering Fulcrum/Fulcrum Mini. I have carried a full sized Fulcrum almost since I got one. But the reason I find it so useful isn't because it is a prybar, it's the bit driver part.

Thanks for the video Dirk. My rule of thumb for any EDC item is it better do more than one thing. The only exception is a knife. I know a lot of folks don't mind loading up their pockets with all sorts of stuff but that ain't me so although I can see that a prybar might come in handy, it needs to come on a tool that offers other functions. Everything nowadays comes with a bottle opener and in a world of twist off caps (at least for beer) I don't find myself using one regularly so meh... I generally carry a Pioneers X, a small flashlight and Lever Gear tool card in my wallet. With this stuff I'm pretty much able to tackle little things that come my way and I'm fine with that. Anything more and I'll look to something more dedicated or generally heavier like a Leatherman. Sorry that was a lot of words to just say that I just don't do a lot of prying! Cheers

Opening boxes, paint tins etc so you don't break your keys and also save your knife blade......use in certain countries so people don't get scared by a small knife blade in and also get you. arrested

Im here with a halfbreed irt in my backpack for whatever reason pops up

I got a Gerber prybrid only because it had a discount. I EDC it in my watch pocket and use it more than my knife. It's sturdy and can pry, scrape, cut, pull nails, open bottles and probably more than I can think of.

I have one of the Kershaw K tools in my wallet. I picked it because it's small, cheap and flat to fit in the wallet. In the years I've had it I've only used it a handful of times but I have used it. I'm in places where I can't always have my gear/gear bag with me so it's been handy a couple of times. I have handed it to people when they've asked to borrow my knife and when asked what for it was to pry something. I don't drink beer so I don't use the bottle opener for myself but I've been to some gatherings where my K tool was the only opener in the house. So it was handy there. If I have my multi tool or gear bag then it's just redundant, but as I said, I can't always have that with me. It's not something everyone has a use for it. I don't NEED it but it's been handy enough that it just lives in my wallet taking up very little space. Buying a high dollar one for "cool" factor isn't my jam. Some of them look cool though. Too many of them have too thick of an end to be useful for things I would need to open.

Outside of work, I almost never need a pry bar. At work though? Daily. And all the pry bars laying around are usually WAY too big or too blunt to do the job. I usually resort to starting the pry my knife which I hate doing because I carry nice knives, and then slipping a flat head screw driving underneath. This is why I started shopping for smaller, sharper, prybar I can just throw in my pocket.

As an edc maybe not , however I now am back at the office and help run the warehouse. Blade on my gerber prybrid was dull and just ended up using the prybar part for opening boxes , breaking straps, and taking out those large staples. So I can see one of these being pretty useful. Work edc I'd say for me, absolutely. Outside of that I'm not too sure

My thoughts are: if you need a multi-tool, then by a multi-tool. If you need a pry bar, then by an actual pry bar (a 25 cms. Stanley Fatmax will do the trick, and it is not expensive at all).

I'll say that the EDC phenomenon stems from preppers. Being prepared for what comes at you. How many tool have bottle openers? How many more bottle openers do you need to carry for one day? We all carry different means of prying without carrying two more ounces in your loadout. Mini prybars will never be used for a task that would destroy your other means.

Knife is the best pry bar because you can actually stick it under what you’re trying to pry. I carry a small prying tool carabiner thing that can never get in where I want it to, so I usually use a nail filer

I found this video trying to find a nice edc pry bar. I would say almost every oilfield worker and possibly mechanic has ruined or broken a knife using it to pry something off/open, scratch dirt or grease off of something, or wedge something open while inserting a tool or something else.

The answer was kind of in the question. You kept mentioning that they are somewhat useless because you already have a bunch of tools that do the same thing they do. However, if you think about it… why have all those individual tools when you can just have one pry bar that does the small tasks of many tools?

Just bougjt giffin xl. I love it alot. I carry different hamans pry bar which i like. But griffin surely a solid choice as well.

Small. Light weight, must have a pocket clip. I don't EDC one, but in a few instances... I have used mine. I think it depends on the individual. I don't have a job or a lifestyle where I need one for EDC.

I have one that was given to me a couple of years ago. It's still sitting in the drawer where I put it 2 years ago

Yeah carrying a mini pry bar is a little Bit of a stretch for me. I have never been in a situation while out in about where I needed to pull a nail. If I’m in that situation I am at my home or a buddies home and we will be working on a project where we already have tools out. Seems very pointless to me. Just pocket trash.

I need to carry a prybar... I snapped the tip off of a three day old Manix2, years ago, but it still happened. The lynch all access looks interesting... but the thin neck seems like it would snap. I would take the Rogue. If... you get the prybar in the sprinkled donut motif... I'll be jealous... and I'll have to find a way to get one.

I keep a small prybar on my keys and so very rarely. And would it be useful for any sort of emergency, no. I like the idea of having something I can scrape with, and not having to carry a victorinox every day. And the bottle openers on them completely ruin them for me, as they add sharp edges and it’s already a prybar that I could use to open a bottle lol. I like the concept and can see why a lot of guys would want them, but I use mine rarely which is why I carry such a small Ti one only on my keys.

Yes, because what you actually want is a sharp chissel.😀 EDC sellers:"Now we are back in the game." I thing Leatherman has a chissel in a multitool. Dediacated prybar is BS unless you open paint cans all day long. Some people are hoarding EDC because it's metal. It's shiny. But yeah, give me a sharp prybar that is 70 HRC or more hard and I'll carry it too. Or carbide as hard as an insert for a lathe. There's something magical about something that can cut steel and glass

i snapped the tip off of one of my nice spydercos and wish i'd had a prybar. now i carry a pry bar at work instead of a pocket knife lol.

Were I a first responder I'd carry a much larger one in my truck which always has tools, but while they are adorable bro jewelry those little toys don't belong in my pocket. The EDC fetish and practical use do not always overlap. I'm a lifelong mechanic and if I want one I can machiner or forget it, but get vastly better use out of large multitools. If I've got scraping etc to do I get somethine suitable from my truck. I love toolkits but I don't try to wear them all. Proper prybars and multibit screwdrivers and scrapers are cheap but any job implies some time to react. I make plenty of flat scrapers from old files (using an angle grinder with zip disc and flap disc as needed) which are longer to apply more force and a traditional gasket scraper/machinist scraper for well over a century.

I’m hyped I got a cool flytanium prybar for free but I don’t know what to use it for😂

i have a pry bar and carry it all the time. yes they are cool but i dont use mine too often

I honestly just had to look these up to see what the use was for. I just don't get it. That and the lanyard beads. Is that just for decoration? I just don't get decorating a knife. And if i need to pull nails, i simply would get a pry bar or cat paw whatever. Then the coins, that just to carry?

First thing: hobbys cost money and also men wanna have a beautiful gadget for fun or for using it in dirt.. We are humans. We want things. Yo can also try beeing a minimalist and... No, having tools isnt minimalistic😂. And... No i dont use a pry bar but i use a marlinspike for same reasons. Its my iron fingernail. Its useful for my work ( textils, rubber, leather) and camping trips. I get a better hold on earth/sand hills with a heavy backpack on my shoulders. If its cold, than its heavy solving knotes and ropes from the tent, with cold hands. The bottle opener.. Is optional. Its steel.. No bottle can resist🤺. I would carry a mini pry bar but.. The spike is much more useful for me.. And i look also for the shiny stuff. If you searching it.. You would see another tool universe😅. I think, the middle one and the mini pry above, could be useful.

I carry a plastic panel pry tool. I'd rather have one of these nicer ones. I pry templates when using a router, pulling panels apart, scraping, etc. My edc knife is just Milwaukee utility. These look like a nice upgrade as often as I use mine.

Other than daily prying tasks which I do not, they really are just a nerd keychain item, but bulky. But if you need to EDC thru security checks often, its a knife workaround. I do not carry mine FYI as I rather carry my leatherman.

I know this vid is a few months old at this point but I'll leave my comment anyway, I carry a lynchnw prybar, and I'll admit its partly for the status/stupid pocket jewelry/collectors piece aspect, and partly for functionality... I'm not gonna sit here and say its been the most used thing in my edc but I make a point of using it when I can and I find it pretty handy for random obscure tasks... but by no means are they for everyone or even all that useful in the grand scheme of things... I just like carrying it and sometimes use it

Gerber shard has been on my EDC keyring for years, along with the Night Ize DoohicKey. That being said my multi-tool gets waaaaaay more use...

I have the Olight Opry. I have a fanny pack. Let's see an EDC fanny pack edition. I have always wanted a good quality pry bar. Got the Olight Opry and I'm glad I have it with the extras it has. I now will have a bottle opener for me and other when I'm out & about. That's useful and could spark a conversation. A new friend or channel subscriber could happen from this. When it comes in handy then we'll know. Oooo 😳. Good idea for a video for this weekend. Thanks

I have a use for one at my job. I used the prybar on my leatherman wave a few months ago and ended up snapping it in half. Luckily it has a warranty but a dedicated pry bar is useful for me.

I bought a gerber chonk. I find myself using my knife as a prybar, so I figured it would be a good idea to get one. I hate chipping or breaking knives

T just ordered the Olight Otackle 2. Mainly just for the looks or like a just in case pocket tool. Tho i am planning to keep it on my person. in my EDC pouch. that just my take on the topic.

Maybe a painter and decorator for opening tins of paint other than that their too small

I came here wondering the same question. For my normal everyday carry i dont see me using one, and for my more mischivious edc (stuff like lockpicks, flipper zero, and other penetration stuff, well inwould just rather have a regular small prybbar. They are way bigfer than this but arent so big i cant fit it nicely in a bag that most of my other stuff would fit in. I see these mostly as a "Dad gift" thing. Though i am sure people like painters would love a little pry bar at a moments notice.

The Rogue Pocket Tool looks like the only one strong enough to actually pry. If anything, I’d get that one. And if you’re not using those tweezers, maybe pass it on to a friendly viewer…. 🙏

I have Victorinox German army knife (Soldier) that has a very beefy screwdriver that they actually call a prybar. For me that's enough for EDC, though I can't remember ever prying with it. Adam Savage has a great video on prybars. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/faeTebVkkqmsiIU.html He builds models. You would think that if anyone were to harp on the subject of mini prybars it would be him. The shortest in his collection is at least 12" long. Size really does matter, because the longer the bar the more leverage is applied. I look at EDC mini prybars, and I don't see tools, I see toys. They might be well designed and made from the best materials, but they are still toys.

Ya know how they market those X number of functions on a tool, and you say "WHAT?! How?!" Then the image with all the tools and the indicator lines reach to the spot on the thing touch the tool you just counted as something else, and makes you scratch your head and say, "I don't see it." How the screwdriver is a pry bar, and nail puller and a box cutter and a fire starter....and so on and so on, and you look it over, and think, "Naaaahh!". I was about to get among others, that pocket griffin - and I pumped the brakes, and thought how would I engineer that, and what about that design isn't useful for me - and I started counting the number of tools on the thing I will never use - because the sheer additional size of the whole EDC tool will surely get in the way of using it correctly, comfortably, and efficiently - and all I need is a small, light, sharp edge to open the box, and bottle cap. So, I got the biggest key blank I could find, and I filed out an opener, and a chisel-filed the edge for opening boxes. Fits on my keychain, no more additional bulk, works in correct orientation to my hand, everything stays out of the way. And HEX bits? - We're not using the Metric System!

I bougbt my flamed titanium pry bar knowing full well id probably not use it much but after getting it there def a few uses i can think of. Mainly its just a lovely machined lovely looking tool and looks good on my edc pouch lol

A prybar needs leverage, which none of those offer. At best some of them can be used to open a paint can, but that isn't anything special.

I have to ask myself what for? I and I cannot think of a time that I would use one over what I already had on me or in my tool kit. I carry a Huntsman SAK in my pocket and most anything that can be done with one of these small prybars can be done with it. In my tool kit I carried 2 nail bars that if anything I would wish was bigger.

I am torn as well. While I tend to get a pry that matches my carry I have used them less than expected but I have used them. I however dont see a reason to really EDC one on a practicality use 🤷‍♂️

Love the rule #9 token.

Hmm I think I'd rather buy a 'budget knife' and after it gets dull just use it as a prybar, it'll save some money and work pretty close to as well as these. It's probably just me but for some reason I enjoy 'cheap knife' abuse. It gives you a better idea of what your pricey knives could actually do if they had to.

I EDC one from Toor knives. It's beat up now. Saved me alot of grieve.

I used to carry a sprybar from CJ Glasenhardt. It was beautifully made and a solid piece of kit but very expensive plus shipping from the US to the UK and I never used it! Haha! I now have the bottle opener thingy on my Keybar, which could be used for light prying but I’ve never used for anything.

I dont think you need to go crazy with fancy bars, that cost a ton of money. I do carry a Gerber Prybrid on me every day. it serves two purposes, the pry saves my other carry toolsfrom damage when i do need a small pry tool, it also saves my primary blade when i am cutting something that would damage my good knife edge.

These are neat but I wouldn’t pry with these. I find myself using my knife, flashlight, and bottle opener. These multi tool pry bars might be useful for something like camping where you may not need need it and you don’t want to bring a bunch of tools.

I carry one around my neck on a stainless steel necklace. Why your finger nails. Which pry? The Mighty Bar. Have a Swiss knife as well. You never know plus our world is going to Heck in a hand bag!!!

I am going to get one just to save my knife from getting misused and dulled

None of these tools look anywhere near as useful or capable as a Swiss Army knife. I've had a Doohickey on a keyring and used it for opening boxes, but honestly, for all-round EDC utility, I'm happy with a SAK, which I actually do carry and use every day.

i just don't know what are the use case scenarios in using the PRY BARS

For my facilities/maintenance job I carry a Gerber Center-drive and a Leatherman Wave. I use the tiny pry bar on the Gerber from time to time but do not want to break it as I've heard some say it's prone to doing. Definitely plan to try a larger dedicated pry bar that I can keep in pocket or sheath. Primarily use small pry bars for removing stripped screws, gently removing or loosening stuck or rusted metal parts,, etc.. Have plenty of bigger pry bars in my office but don't typically carry them with me when walking through my apartment building.

I been looking to buy one but changed my Mind after watching your video. I carry leatherman wave and I don’t think I need it at all

I use mine, since I have some problems with my hands and fingers. I think, mostly for tasks a healthy person would use their fingers / nails.

In all of my years on Earth, I've never needed more pry bar than my SAK bottle opener in my daily life.

Curious why you left off vero fulcrum ? Are they not like the Rolex submariner EDC prybars? I believe they are interesting choice by not including them

I have the nite ize Doohikey and i only use the sharpened corner to open packaging, i dont pry much in my lift. I wouldnt carry a sturdy pry bar.

As a guy who fixes stuff, outdoor stuff there is a place for a pry bar. That being said many edc pry bars fail to get things right that normal walmart prybars do. Especially when they attempt to have a philips bit built in them. Many don't have the right steel to hold up. Just frustrating.

They call them EDC, but I feel like they're targeting preppers for their "EDC kit", get home/bugout bags, etc....not practical, true every day EDC.

Would rather carry a multi tool

Im thinking about one for tsa and trips so i dont HAVE to check my bag with my knife. Knife mostly never comes out during the trip and neither would this but would fool me into feeling like ive got my knife.... then if i meed to open something it probably could serve that need. Its definitely a thinker.... i just sent my wife a link to one, saying nothing and going to talk about it tomorrow..

Rule number 9? Gibbs rules? Never go anywhere without a knife?

I've always used my Victorinox or Leatherman. Pocket prybars are a waste of time and money. Everything has a bottle opener!

I use mine more then my knives or light

Good for splitting tape.

I carry a WINKLER belt knife most days so if I have to scrape or pry anything I will use thhat