Show Us Your EDC!
The following people entered in the EDC contest for a $150 Amazon gift certificate simply for showing off their Every Day Carry. The winner of this contest was Vagabond. Congratulations!
Holiday EDC – KG
- Watches – alternate between them. A Gruppo Gamma homage for something dressier, and a Casio protrek PRW-6000 in outdoors.
- Camera – Fuji X10 – it is a holiday anyway.
- Stoper Pepper spray – maximum strength with 8ft range.
- Fenix TK09 – puts out 450lumens for when i need more light, and being a tactical light it can also be used as a weapon in hand to hand.
- Wallet – can’t leave home without it.
- Iain Sinclair card sharp – goes into wallet. At least on a body search by corrupt cops no weapons would be found.
- Eneloop mobile booster power pack – in case my mobile runs out of power.
- On keychain – Fenix E15 backup light that puts out 170 lumens
- Leatherman Squirt PS4
- Mini screwdriver tool
- Nite glowring – contains a tritium tube so i can find my keys in the dark.
Once in awhile I will alternate both the Fenix E15 with a Fenix LD01, and the Leatherman Squirt PS4 with a Victorinox SAK classic 58mm just for a lighter load.
Pocket Dump by Brock
- Wallet: Some Generic wallet I bought 10 years ago.
- Knife: Spyderco Tenacious, great little knife, on occasion I bring a Leatherman Wave or the Coldsteel Recon depending on what I need and if I’m going to school that day.
- Phone: With authentic battle damage in the form of a screen crack.
- Flashlight: On my key chain, the Four Seven Mini which takes AA’s so no annoying cr123‘s or any of that nonsense to deal with. It’s pretty budget focused at $30 so it doubles a weight when I need to chuck something at my roommate.
- Watch: Casio G-Shock something or another. It’s been so long I don’t remember the name
- Carry: Walther PPK, honestly not the most practical carry in both price and weight, but damn, isn’t that the sexiest pistol you’ve ever seen? I carry a Springfield XDM when I’m not going to school.
Purse Dump by Hugabug2
I am Hugabug2 and a 63 year old soon to be grandma. I have an advantage over men because I get to carry a purse, which holds so much more than men’s pockets. When I saw your article I immediately unloaded my purse and took a picture to show what I carry everyday. Yes, I have built up some muscles lugging all this “stuff” around.
- Gun-Tote’n-Mama Purse
- Merle Norman Makeup Bag
- Steve Madden Zipper Wallet
- Rand McNally Texas State Map & Road Atlas from Reader’s Digest
- Apple iPhone 4
- Merle Norman Sunscreen SPF 50 & Mary Kay Hand cream SPF 4
- Merle Norman lipstick in a vintage lipstick holder with mirror
- Tooth Pics
- 5 ink pens, one for each compartment since I can’t ever find one when I need it J
- M Tech Folder Knife – 440 stainless
- Plastic Credit Card Knife
- Alka Seltzer
- Vintage Pill Box containing: Blood Pressure Medicine, Enteric Aspirin, Simply Right Ranitidine (Sam’s) & Allergy Medicine (Walmart)
- Chapstick and Burt’s Beeswax Lip Balm
- Hall’s Lemon Flavored Cough Drops
- Crest Glide Dental Floss
- Strike Anywhere Match and Bic Lighter
- Complimentary Hotel Notepads – 4 (see # 9)
- Classic Ear Plugs
- 8 Band Aids
- Zee 3-in-One Antibiotic Ointment
- Complimentary Hotel Handi Wipes – 7
- Mighty Brights Magnifier with Light (and carrying case)
- Complimentary Hotel Sewing Kit
- Scribe NF00349 Flash Light
- Complimentary Insta Clears for Eye Glasses
- Claritin Allergy Medicine
- 2 Pepper Sprays – one is Punch II M-2, pink one is not marked
- Fresnel Lens
- Complimentary flat eye-shades fits any glasses
- Fox 40 Whistle and Lanyard
- Canniks Model 800 Stun Gun with carrying case
- Keychain holding: Hand cuff key and shim pick, mini flashlight, Army can openers (P-51 & P-38), Gerber 22-01769 Shard, Swiss Army Knife with scissors, nail file and knife blade
Gear List by BrianCO
I rotate my EDC watch between my
- Timex Expedition– with a compass stopwatch, countdown timer, and my Timex standard watch,
- Sypderco Manix 2,
- Thrunight TN12 2014 1, 10, 500, 900, & 1000 lumens setting w/ strobe,
- Blistex
- iPhone 5
- Swiss Army Knife classic
- Leatherman Wave
- For my firearm I rotate depending on the situation between my Ruger LCP .380 6+1 w/ Veridian Green Laser and a Veridan Smart Pocket holster, or my Kimber Ultra Carry II 45 ACP, 7+1 w/ a DeSantis Pocket Tuck holster
- 2 spare Kimber Mags 7 rds
- Aker single stack double mag holster.
Gear List by Vagabond
- Wallet by Dickies, It can include a wallet chain in less desirable areas.
- Maui Jim sunglasses
- Button compass
- Gerber Paraframe knife
- Glock 19, used with a Hot Shots holster (not pictured)
- Keys to the Bug out Jeep
- ResQMe car escape tool and seat-belt cutter
- Klarus Mi10 flashlight (AAA batt). This thing is bright and has taken a beating without issue
- Peanut Lighter
- Nebo Tactical flashlight
- Trusty Zippo lighter
- Leatherman Rebar, I keep a Swedish Fire-steel in the holster
- ESEE-3 fixed blade knife
- Skystorm Leatherworks custom sheath designed for scout carry on my search and rescue deployments. Contains another attached fire-steel.
- Shemagh or standard bandanna
- Silver Eagles, just in case…
Kodiak EDC
- Standard 550 paracord bracelet with shackle clasp.
- Nokia Lumia smartphone
- Bic Lighter
- Bushnell TRKR T225L flashlight
- Backup Duracell AAA
- Cash
- Camillus Les Stroud S.K. Desert folding knife (includes ferro rod)
- First aid kit
- Handmade leather EDC kit.
Simplified EDC
Here’s my stripped down 365 day a year carry:
- Kahr CW 380, buffalo bore +p lead free in main mag then 100 grain flat nose in spare (great value and smallest well built pocket pistol i could find).
- Metal pen: Elite Tactical with a glass break (cheap and does the job).
- Usually a pen style flash light, but i lost it gardening (waiting on the new one to arrive).
- Knife is a Kershaw Emerson 6014TBLK (cheap, reliable open, sturdy), retired my Spyderco Matriarch for the Emerson when i moved to Michigan as the laws are “messed up”.
- Watch: Seiko Premier Kinetic: Haven’t taken this off in 8 years, sapphire crystal display, no battery, keeps accurate time and seriously strong (slid down asphalt, been in sand, ocean, lakes rivers, motor oil, constantly banged on items and never scratched the glass or broken).
- Wallet: Trayvax – very well made, rfid blocking, metal, light weight, built in bottle opener, it is allowed on planes, its just fabulous.
- Black hawk riggers belt 2″, may be subbed for a Galco dress belt depending on the occasion.
- And not pictured is my phone a Nokia Lumina Icon, 2 days of charge, a great camera and good gps strength.
I some times carry more and go through lots of small gear items but these are the loyal few. Feel free to re-word / edit etc as necessary.
Madison Preppers EDC
- Wallet with DL, CCW permit, Retired Law Enforcement ID and Badge
- Ruger LCR .357 Mag with 5 rounds of Hornady Critical Defense .357 Mag 125 gr. FTX
- Blackhawk CQC leather holster
- Tuff QuickStrip with 5 rounds of Hornady Critical Defense .357 Mag 125 gr. FTX
- International Handgun Leather speed strip pouch
- LG Optimus F7 Smartphone
- Casio 3230 G Shock watch
- Sabre pepper spray
- Paracord bracelet
- Zebra 701 stainless steel pen
- County Comm A&P key ring
- ResQMe car escape tool and seat-belt cutter
- House key
- USB drive
- Uncle Bill’s Sliver Gripper Tweezers
- Cuff key
- Mini light
- Vehicle key fob
- Vehicle key
- Streamlight PT 2L Flashlight
- SOG Aegis assisted opening folding knife
- CPR face shield
- Sterling Eco knife sharpener
- Gerber EAB razor knife with emergency cash in clip
- Adventurer Survival whistle on paracord necklace
- SurvivalBeltKit- heavy metal tin and black nylon belt pouch
- Randall’s Adventure & Training Survival card
- SOL mini rescue flash signal mirror
- County Comm black Delrin AAA battery locker with extra battery and mini compass in lid
- Potable Aqua tabs (2)
- SOL fire tinder (4)
- Large safety pins (2)
- Mini fishing kit
- Derma-Safe razor knife
- Large needle under duct tape on the lid of tin
- Gerber Curve mini tool
- County Comm Maratac AAA flashlight
- Band-Aid strips (2)
- County Comm mini Widgy pry bar
- County Comm stainless steel peanut lighter
The Traveling Auditor – EDC
- Glock 22 – Loaded with Federal Hollowpoint in a Glocktech MIC holster
- Spyderco Perrin Street Bowie
- Victorinox Waiter – Secret Order of Swiss Army Knives
- Brass K&M Matchcase – Made in Idaho
- Titanium spork and chopsticks
- AB First Aid “1010 Fogg First Aid Kit” – modified
- SOL 2 person survival blanket
- GOAL ZERO Nomad 7 Solar Panel and AA/AAA Battery Charger
- Quartet Green Laser Presentation Pointer
- Custom Marlin Spike
- County Comm Bit Driver
- Sea to Summit – Soap Leaves
- Assorted tools – magnetic probe, mini vice grip, pocket pry bar, sewing kit, gorilla tape, Bic lighter, super glue, can opener, hex bit extension, tape measure, 33 feet of Para cord, micro light
- Assorted first aid – CPR barrier, lip balm, ear plugs, antihistamines, Tums, Skyn condom
- Other – USB jump drive (x2), business cards, tide stick, lotion, comb, sharpie, assorted charger cables, 3 Eagle Creek Quarter Cube Pack-its
- Saddleback Leather Briefcase
Canadian EDC
- Rothco neck gaiter
- Misc. keys with Maglite LED Solaire
- Rothco survival bracelet
- iPhone 5s with Magpul Bump case
- SOG Escape folding knife
- Leather wallet
- Smith and Wesson tactical pen with Stylus tip
- Streamlight Polytac LED flashlight
- Leatherman MUT multi-tool
- Luminox 3001 Original Navy Seal Dive Watch
- Silver cross necklace and pendant
Bama Girl’s EDC
- Maxpedition Jumbo Versipack
- Plastic mini waterproof case with Tylenol packet, antibiotic creme, 3 Curad butterfly strips and 2 alcohol pads
- EMT assisted opening rescue pocket knife by Ridge Runner
- Aluminum pill capsule with 3 days meds
- UST Waterproof Notebook
- UST Survival Whistle
- Dental Floss
- Mini Sewing Kit from Dollar General
- 2 Xpect First Aid Adhesive strips
- Maxpedition Mini Pocket Organizer
- 2 Purell Sanitizing wipes
- 1 army can opener (P51)
- Purple Bic Lighter
- Pencil for notebook
- Colgate mini toothbrush/pick
- Mini roll of duct tape
- Leatherman Wingman multitool
- Fenix PD22UE 510 Lumens Flashlight
Source:theprepperjournal.com
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