No, that’s my whole point though - I used to be one of the fully laden down dudes with tons of stuff that I came to realise I don’t actually need very often and have now arrived at this relatively minimalist carry - can’t be doing with bulging heavy pocketfuls of stuff anymore. Sure there’s plenty of times u need other tools but in urban environments or if you KNOW you’ll need other tools you can get them or have them with u in those cases, so I much prefer nowadays to just carry enough stuff to get me by 👍✌️🤘 Different strokes for different folks tho intit. And I know from experience it’s verrrrrry easy to get lost down the rabbit hole! 🤪

Thank you, Sir! Of course there’s times you need more but this covers my basics for general day-to-day stuff in town 👍✌️

Ha ha, yeah I remember the days of those old little halogen bulb mag lights! I’ve actually changed to a much ‘better’ flashlight now - Rovyvon a8 or Nitecore Tini 2 is now carried on a neck lanyard - much better way to carry for me 👍 I’ve also tried ditching the Knipex Mini: I’ll still pop them in my pocket if I genuinely think I’m going to need them but for general pootling about I havent really missed them. Have to vary your kit on what you’re doing I suppose don’t you 👍

@@accoutrements4469 Definitely one does. I don't carry a full-on multitool to go the office but I put a Roxon KS-1 in my pocket if I'm going outside (use the scissors to prune) and a Leatherman if I'm going to help someone with a household chore. I once had to take apart a bed platform with 4" Knipex Cobra and surprisingly it was all I ended up needing.

That’s great! And yeah I don’t think you need to spend a fortune to have good usable gear! Xx

Sounds good to me! It’s so easy to get carried away with gear and gadgets but simpler is often better imho 👍

Thank you, Sir! Yeah, its very easy to get carried away with the idea of always having everything you need on you for 'just in case' but it can get a bit silly, & in the real world for most people i don't think you need to carry much to be able to get by in day-to-day situations. The apocalypse might be a different matter... but not just in normal daily life!

All you need for the basics!

That’s great to hear! Did u get the Knipex pliers? They’re so well made and sturdy in my experience 👍 And the little Manager is so fantastic! I’ve got dozens of pocket knives/tools and like swapping around which I carry depending on what I think I’ll be doing but the Manager is plenty for general small stuff - definitely one of my favourites. Thank you for your comments! 🙂👍

Yes, Amazon promptly delivered the Knipex pliers and I put them right to work disassembling an old bed frame. Handled the job like a champ! Thanks for your brilliant EDC advice. I enjoy all your KZfaq videos.

Thank you so much! And so good to hear you like the Knipex - bloody brilliant! 👍👍

That’s a good setup I reckon - will cover you for a ton of tasks and situations 👍👌

Thank you. This just works for me in normal urban life 🙂

Sounds like a good set up u have there. Oh yeah, I always have a trolley/locker token on my car keys too - I neglected to talk about my car key setup in this vid, but that’s as minimal as possible too 👍

Great to hear this! I use the Huntsman for out in the woods too - it’s a great outdoors knife 🙂 The small Knipex really are wonderful. I don’t use pliers all the time, but I do use them often and they’re so small that it’s no burden carrying them tucked away.

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I'm a big fan of the Rovyvon A8 (650 lumens on your keychain), but there are great options from Olight and Lumintop too. Depends on your use case, of course.@@dudN8R

​@@dudN8Rolight i1R2 pro, smaller and better torch.

Rovyvon A8 is what I carry on my key ring. Rechargeable and brighter at close to the same weight.

Thanks for the comments! I do have numerous other torches, and you’re quite right: I was hanging on to the Tube as I love its user interface and it smallness but it’s very long in the tooth now & I’ve swapped it out of either my Aurora A8 or Nitecore Tini 2, depending on how I feel that day - actually I’ve made a neck lanyard for them and been carrying my flashlight that way for the last few week - works really well for quick access and some decent hands free use if needed 👍

They all sound like very sensible choices to me! 👍✌️👌

Yeah I agree - some folks carry so much bulky stuff on them, but for me edc tools are about getting you by until you can access your proper tools for any real work needed, so a little pocket knife and maybe a few other bits is realistically more than enough for most folks in the real world, surely! ✌️

You’re probably right about the water purification, especially in urban settings - I keep the little tablets as they weigh virtually nothing and take up virtually no space whatsoever: never had to use them and probably never will. Fire starting: sometimes useful to have a lighter if nothing else I think. And in terms of ‘preparedness’ the point is those small items are just there in case something bad happens. Most likely never will. But, again, the items I carry are so small and light it’s really no penalty whatsoever having them stashed away in a bag 🤷‍♂️

Thank you, Sir!

Yeah, it’s so easy to get carried away with gear and gadgets isn’t it! It’s taken me years to realise simpler is usually better, depending on the situation, obviously 👍👍

Thanks for sharing! Great to hear about what other folks use ✌️

Thanks for your reply 😊

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Sounds like pretty solid choices to me! 👍

Yeah the Bantam is a superb minimalist knife! I just wish it had a keychain loop - I'm too scared i'll lose it if i pocket carry it, although putting it in a wallet is obviously a good idea :o) The Knipex i don't use constantly but they're so small I just tuck them away in a separate pocket at very little weight/bulk penalty. They're sooooooo useful when i do actually need them though.

I’ve got an Aurora A5 too - great little torch! Have started carrying that again in the last few weeks now it’s dark here so much of the time 👍

Yeah I think carry what you're going to need - I mean, I'll carry more if I'm going to need it for a job or whatever, I just try to not haul too much about if I'm not doing something specific. And I agree there's valid reasons to carry cash, I just find myself using it less and less all the time. Don't want it to disappear though! ✌️✌️

@@accoutrements4469 👍🏻👍🏻 100% no point lugging all the work related stuff when I’m not working haha Good man, glad to hear you don’t want cash to disappear 🙏🏻👍🏻

Yup, while it’s fun to build a little kit of useful stuff and gizmos, the reality is that most of it won’t be necessary to have on your person. At least not most of the time. I think what you have is sensible, and you’ll always have it because it’s not a faff to carry. I saw one guy keep a spare bank note and a couple of plasters between his phone and the case, so perhaps those are worth adding that wouldn’t make a noticeable difference in size or weight.

@@TW-rd5ubthanks, Sir! I literally always have these items with me and they come in useful multiple times daily - if I do need more I can get it in urban situations. The bank note and couple of plasters is a good idea… unfortunately I don’t even like the extra added bulk of a phone case on the phone in my pocket so I don’t use one! 😂

@@accoutrements4469 No phone case? 🤯😂 you must be incredibly careful with phone 😉

Thank you for the useful comments 👍 You’re right about the Knipex- Ive gone without them for the last few weeks and not really missed not having them, although when you DO need pliers there’s really nothing else that will do the job in their place . These ones are so small and light it’s really no hassle carrying them though.

Thank you for the comments. Yeah I guess I could’ve gone into more specific detail. This was just showing what general stuff I carry day to day, but then that’s always changing & it depends on what I think I’ll be doing on a particular day. Since doing this vid my edc has changed & I think it’s always evolving 🤷‍♂️

I hate carrying needless excess bulk! 👍

Ah yeah of course - I forgot to include keys! Doh!! 😖 Hmmm, I think it’s because I see them as a separate entity - like they’ll be carried separately and they’re not what I consider tools of choice: they’re obviously an absolute necessity so you’re forced to carry them. I think that’s why I hadn’t considered including them in this vid - all the items discussed are optional choices, whereas carrying your keys is not, you HAVE to take your keys with you. Praps I’ll do an update of just car/house key carry 🤷‍♂️ as these items are still edc I suppose aren’t they. I will say, though: my keys keyring consists of just 1 car key, and 1 front and 1 back door key, which can be unclipped/separated if I don’t need to take my car key out with me. And maybe an Alox Classic clipped to the car key too 🙂✌️

Yes on both counts. BUT phone as torch is just quite poor - I mean it’s ok for close up stuff and would be fine for most common situations: I just like having a small dedicated torch that’s better than my phone. And whilst using phone as watch is just fine I definitely prefer having a watch - much easier and quicker, especially for me at work when I need to write the time multiple times whilst working. But yes you’re quite right and technically I could ditch both the torch and watch… that would be the logical minimalist’s choice I guess. 👍

They sounds like solid choices to me! I’ve not had an armbar- looks cool but the locking blade is a no-go for me in the uk. I’ve got a brass kaweco - the fountain pen version: it’s really great! Good idea about having a shit pen on you to lend to other people! 👍👍

My video was made as a kind of reply/alternative to the OTT massive grab-bags many ‘edc’ videos seem to promote. I’m sorry if you didn’t like it, but this is typically all I need 🤷‍♂️