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Kershaw Recap Bottle Opener + Pry Tool

Kershaw Recap Bottle Opener + Pry Tool
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Kershaw’s bargain-priced pocket tool makes it easy to pop open bottles, pry objects apart, and can also turn some flathead screws. It’s made from durable stainless steel and has a loop for attaching a keychain or lanyard. Weighs just 0.3 oz.

Making an Industrial Machinist’s Chair

Making an Industrial Machinist’s Chair

Maker Neil Paskin returned to his workshop to build another great piece of functional craft. He fabricated this vintage-style industrial chair using hand-cut and bent steel for its legs and support structure and gently curved wood for its back and seat. We love how he made his own plywood from reclaimed floorboards.

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Shark MessMaster Vacuum

Shark MessMaster Vacuum
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Shark’s portable MessMaster vacuum cleaner handles just about any kind of spill with ease. It makes quick work of dirt, dust, and crumbs and can also suck up wet messes like food and drink spills. It won’t lose suction, and its Anybag tech lets use its dirt cup with a small trash bag for quick cleanup. It also self-cleans by vacuuming up a cup of water.

Five EDC Faves from February 2024

Five EDC Faves from February 2024

Everyday Carry’s latest curated collection includes some great new knives, bags, shoes, and headphones for your loadout. We’re big fans of the massive Mission Workshop Mass Transit duffle and the versatile but cleanly designed CIVIVI Sendy flipper knife with its stylish selection of handles.

Skull Tabletop Organizer + Bedside Valet

Skull Tabletop Organizer + Bedside Valet
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You’ll never forget where you put your phone, wallet, and keys if you drop them inside a human skull. Suck UK’s polyresin skull has lost its mind, so there’s plenty of space for holding your everyday accessories. It doubles as a sunglass and headphone holder and comes in bone white, goth black, or flashy gold.

AceStand Phone Stand + Pocket Tool

AceStand Phone Stand + Pocket Tool

This surprisingly versatile gadget puts a phone stand in your pocket, plus a lot more. In addition to holding most phones, the titanium multitool packs a flat-blade screwdriver, 1/4″ and 1/6″ bit drivers, spoke wrenches, a bottle opener, a box cutter, a pry tool, rulers, a hex wrench, and more. It’s also got a hidden compartment in its center for storing a single driver bit.

El Guapo Creole Orgeat

El Guapo Creole Orgeat
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Orgeat syrup is best known for its use in the Trader Vic’s classic Mai Tai. It’s usually made with sugar and almonds, but El Guapo’s special Creole Orgeat switches things up with organic Louisiana pecans. A delicious taste of New Orleans mixed with rum and fruit juice or with whiskey and bitters for a unique Old Fashioned. It’s also tasty in coffee drinks.

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Ouroboros Carabiner Clip

Ouroboros Carabiner Clip
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This versatile clip from Japanese manufacturer Maruhachi Kasei is made from a glass-fiber reinforced resin. Its top carabiner can attach to bags, belt loops, or hanging lines, while its lower clip grips securely and can hold up to 55 pounds It comes in glow-in-the-dark versions, as well as an S-shaped carabiner that can hold twice the weight. Sold in sets of six.

PRY-HEX Pocket Multitool

PRY-HEX Pocket Multitool
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This handy pocket tool from Trixie & Milo combines 18 functions in one piece of stainless steel. In addition to 10 hex wrenches, it has a pry bar, flat head and Phillips screwdrivers, a cutting tool, a nail puller, a short ruler, and the must-have of every multitool – a bottle opener. It also looks like it could be good for self-defense.

UPK-T1 Rocket Tool

UPK-T1 Rocket Tool
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This easy-to-carry pocket tool from UPKnife is shaped like a rocket ship (or a sword). It’s made from hardened stainless tool steel and is handy for turning screws thanks to its #2 Phillip driver tip. Other functions include a bottle opener, nail puller, pry bar, 4mm hex driver, and 1/4″ bit driver. Its body can also hold spare driver bits with the included O-rings.

Leander Leather + Wood Valet Tray

Leander Leather + Wood Valet Tray
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Leander’s premium valet tray is made from hardwood and lined with Italian leather. Its large main space is great for wallets, keys, and eyeglasses, while its side compartment holds a pen, pocket knife, or wristwatch. It comes in black, Pacific Blue, Emerald, or camouflage leather. They also sell a matching desk mat, coaster, and pen holder.

True Plasma Lighter XR

True Plasma Lighter XR
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This unique lighter features an extendible gooseneck that puts more distance between your hand and the fires it starts. It uses a high-voltage plasma spark to light fires and works in winds up to 80 mph. When closed, its rubberized ABS body provides IPX6-rated water resistance and can float on water if you drop it.

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Leather Pencil Case

Leather Pencil Case
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Keep your pens, pencils, and other skinny pocket tools neat and organized with Ewittco’s nicely-structured full-grain leather cases. They come in a variety of colors, and can be personalized with an engraved name or logo graphic. Measures 7.7″ x 3.7″ closed, 7.7″ x 7.7″ open.

Viperade VE12 EDC Organizer Pouch

Viperade VE12 EDC Organizer Pouch
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This tri-fold pouch is perfect for carrying tools, knives, survival gear, and other everyday items. It’s made from wear-resistant 1000D Nylon and has multiple pockets and elastic bands inside. It holds closed with Velcro, plus it has a Velcro patch area and MOLLE-compatible webbing. Available in black or black camo.

Toolux Open Tool Tote

Toolux Open Tool Tote
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This heavy-duty tote has a large main compartment for hand tools flanked by zippered pockets for accessories. It’s covered with durable 1680D fabric and has a removable leather flap. A padded main handle and detachable shoulder strap provide carrying options, and a hard-shell bottom keeps it stable and protects its contents.

Waxed Canvas Bedroll Carrier

Waxed Canvas Bedroll Carrier
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This bedroll carrier from Tallman Outdoors is handmade from 10 oz. waxed canvas and stitched with rot-resistant thread. It also has several utility pockets, so it can be used to organize gear if you hang it up. Flip it over, and its bright orange canvas liner doubles as an emergency signal for aircraft overhead. Bedroll and hanging dowel not included.

Twisted Goat Industrial Twist Ties

Twisted Goat Industrial Twist Ties
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These reusable, heavy-duty ties can bundle, strap, and carry items. Inside of their 1″ wide high-grip exterior is a three-wire braid, which is both flexible and strong. Each strap provides a tensile strength of 500 pounds. Available in 3-foot, 6-foot, and 10-foot lengths in 2-, 3-, and 4-packs.

The New Prepper’s Survival Bible

The New Prepper’s Survival Bible
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The “extreme edition” of Joseph D. Connelly’s comprehensive survival guide covers 13 topical areas, from prepping your pantry to creating a sustainable garden to building a bomb shelter. It’s packed with practical techniques for urban and wilderness survival. Available as a 261-page paperback or a Kindle digital edition.

Nemo Tensor All-Season Insulated Sleeping Pad

Nemo Tensor All-Season Insulated Sleeping Pad
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Nemo’s top four-seasons camping pad – the comfy, quiet Tensor All-Season Insulated Sleeping Pad – is now warmer without adding weight, and the valves are easier to open and close. Each baffle has two suspended layers of ultra-thin, metallized Thermal Mirror film to reflect body heat and add to the pad’s 5.4 R-value.

Klein Tools Reversible Impact Driver

Klein Tools Reversible Impact Driver
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This handheld driver from Klein Tools helps turn rusted, frozen, and other stubborn screws. It has an internal spring-loaded mechanism that produces a hammer-like blow of up to 200 ft-lb. of shock torque. The tool includes a 3/8″ square drive adapter and four hex screwdriver bits.

Roark Revival Backpack

Roark Revival Backpack
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Roark’s substantial Revival backpack carries all your everyday gear and is big enough for a weekend’s worth of clothes. Features include a magnetic roll-top, an externally accessible padded 16″ laptop sleeve, an internal mesh accessory pocket, two zippered exterior pockets, expandable mesh pockets for water bottles, and a hidden passport pocket.

Binepad Aluminum Dump Trays

Binepad Aluminum Dump Trays
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These stackable metal trays are great for holding small items like screws, coins, or paper clips. Each 2.9″ square tray is CNC milled from solid aluminum with a sandblasted and powder-coated finish. They’re available in black, silver, rose gold, or grey and are sold in sets of two or four.

How to Travel with EDC Gear

How to Travel with EDC Gear

Air travel poses some challenges when it comes to carrying gear and toiletries. In this episode of Everyday Carry’s Carried Away podcast, hosts Bernard and Mikey chat about what you can or can’t bring through TSA checkpoints. Along the way they talk about their travel load-outs and suggest some alternatives to pocket knives and other prohibited tools.

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