Awesome Edc

This folding utility knife from Excel Blades is ideal for opening packages, cutting foam boards, and hobby and craft projects. It has a large finger hole at its pivot point that not only improves control but is great for fidgeters. It also has a built-in pocket clip, and its blade is easily replaceable.

If you don’t carry a multitool in your everyday bag, you need to buy one. But how do you pick the right tool for your needs? Check with our pals at Everyday Carry, where you can find a list of 19 of the best multitools for every purpose and budget. We’re particular to the Leatherman Signal with its survival tools and available Cerakote handles.

This teensy keychain flashlight has a streamlined titanium body and connects to your keychain with a small length of aircraft cable. Its 15-lumen LED light source is sufficient for bedtime reading, lighting up door locks, or rifling through your bag in the dark. It’s also available with an etched cloud pattern.

This tiny and minimal keychain tool is more versatile than it looks. The 3″ long Rhino Bar is machined from a solid stainless steel bar, has grip indentations, and won’t bend or break under pressure. Use it to pry apart things, remove staples, open packages, and scrape paint or glue. It can also turn flat-blade screws.

Here’s another sweet-looking piece of gear from Dango’s Ultem collection. This compact compass is perfect on a keychain or in your pants’ fifth pocket. It features a CNC-machined body fabricated from durable, heat-resistant plastic in translucent gold. The liquid-filled compass will last for years and help guide your way no matter where life takes you.

This small but useful EDC accessory keeps keychains, carabiner clips, and other hanging items from tangling. It’s made from durable Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy with a smooth-spinning 360º swivel joint. Sold in a 2-pack in a natural or black finish. It also works for hanging planters, wind chimes, or other small home decor items.

This palm-sized light from MecArmy features a TC4 titanium body and is IPX8-rated waterproof. Its CREE XP-G2 LED light source produces a 130-lumen maximum brightness, which is good for a light of its size. It charges in as little as an hour via a standard USB charger. Choose from polished, sandblasted, or blue finishes.

We carry our everyday pills in a metal cache on our keychain. Ainhue’s A24 cache offers not only a waterproof container for small pills, but it’s also got a built-in box opener. It’s made from durable, lightweight titanium and has a quick-release coupling for fast access to its blade.

This inexpensive and basic steel tool from Leatherman doesn’t try to overdo things. It combines three useful functions: a carabiner clip for your keychain, a 1/4″ hex driver, and a bottle opener. The perfect little addition to your belt loop or backpack.

This palm-size flashlight can run on a single AA battery but outputs up to 550 lumens with the included 14500 rechargeable battery. Its Nichia 219F LED produces a 90+ CRI with a neutral 5000K color temperature. Its 3.73″ long case is CNC machined from aluminum alloy, and IP68 rated waterproof.

This small, fixed-blade knife from Civivi features a sheepsfoot blade with a sharp and tough 14C28N steel blade. It’s good for light-duty tasks like opening packages and cutting paper and includes a Kydex sheath with both a bead chain and a lanyard cord. It’s available with a natural stainless or black blade.

A miniature take on bolt-action tactical pens, the TACRAY Mini Pen measures just 3.5″ long. It’s made from tough grade 5 titanium, and its grenade-inspired body provides a confident gripping texture. Perfect for a keychain, pendant, or hanging from a zipper pull.

This slimline folding pocket knife features a screwless design and is small enough to fit in the coin/condom pocket in your jeans. Its 2.2″ blade is protected by dual blade guards and is replaceable. The stainless steel tool also functions as a bottle opener and can tab opener.

Made in Germany, these 4″ long slip-joint pliers Knipex are small enough to carry in your pants pocket but strong enough for serious work in the field. They offer one-handed adjustment and lock firmly onto pipes, nuts, and other objects you need to grab up to 1″ in diameter. For bigger jobs, they come in sizes from 5″ to 22″.

The Japanese-made Master-Piece carabiner keychain clips securely to your belt loop or bag using a custom-made steel and brass clip. Its key loop and split rings are made from brass, and attached to the carabiner with a vegetable-tanned leather strap. Available with beige or chocolate leather.

This economical folding knife offers everyday convenience for opening boxes but could also save your life in a car crash. Its serrated and gut-hook blade edges can cut cardboard and rope and quickly saw through seatbelt webbing. It’s got a non-slip nylon fiberglass handle and a built-in key clip. Price shown is for a 2-pack.

Ketalon Gear is touting the shockproof abilities of its overbuilt bolt-action pen, but it’s the grippy, grenade-inspired texture that has us sold. The 4″ long pen fits neatly in pockets or bag webbing and its aircraft-grade aluminum and stainless steel construction will last a lifetime. It accepts easy-to-find Lamy M22 refills.

The Cybertool M is a 32-in-1 pocket tool from the exclusive maker of Swiss Army knives. It packs blades, bit wrenches, hex sockets, torx, hex, pozidriv bits, screwdrivers, a pen, pliers, and wire tools, making it the perfect EDC for anyone who works on electronics. It also has tweezers, a toothpick, and a key ring.

Tame your mane on the go with this folding metal comb from Stinger Tools. It has a balisong-style mechanism, so it flips open with the flick of your wrist. The comb is made from stainless steel, while its body is aircraft-grade aluminum. It’s also got a built-in emergency glass breaker.

MecArmy’s compact stainless steel flashlight can blast out a beam of up to 2000 lumens. It’s got four bright CREE XP-G3 LEDs, runs for as long as 60 hours in low mode, and can recharge in 2.5 hours. It’s IPX7-rated waterproof, and its case has an anti-roll design with a grippy, textured body. Choose from a polished, sandblasted, or stonewashed finish.

This substantial folding knife features carbon fiber liners and spacers to reduce weight. SOG’s XR mechanism ensures confident locking, and its 3″ tanto-style blade is made from CRYO CTS XHP steel for corrosion resistance and edge retention. Available in Orange G10 + graphite and Blackout Micarta + graphite.

Designed by Joe Wu for CRKT, this handy tool is perfect for maintaining knives or other items that use Torx screws. The compact aluminum driver fits comfortably in your hand, grips confidently, and stores six bits in its handle. It comes with T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, and T15 driver bits.

Pocket knives come in all kinds of shapes and sizes. Beyond looks, how do you decide on the correct type of blade to buy? Everyday Carry put together this concise guide to blade shapes, and what kind of work they are best suited to. So, if you ever wondered what the difference was between a Wharncliffe and a Hawkbill, they’ve got you covered.