Is this the best, most compact lock picking EDC? I think it just might be! 😃👍 What do you think? How does yours differ? Did I miss something? Let me know in the comments!
Excellent selection ! I would just add one thing... an EZ Decoder for combination lock. And eventually comb picks just because they take very little space and can open basic padlocks faster than anything else. My personal EDC is: a pair of Bogotas and the goat wrench. I won’t do as much as with your selection but can still open many locks with tools that fits in my wallet.
@@yom73 I actually have several lol. The 2 from sparrows and the set from southord and the set from southord is alot better cause they have more and there long so they have more leverage
Jack Fox that’s what makes this perfect. You can and and subtract whatever you need for different tasks. It’s a well put together kit with your own option to do as you wish.
Been watching many 100's lockpick videos.. for a year . I havent tried to pick a lock yet. Im like the zen archer who fires an empty / arrowless Bow... at a target for a year.... And i watch only three channels , yours is one of the three. And This video is sooo greatly appreciated ; So logical and practical. Thanks so much for it ! When i finally set up an EDC and begin to pick....i will return to this video. BRILLIANT STUFF, Locknoob ! And by then youll have an updated version. i am a schoolteacher and you have a knack for teaching well.
On the disc detainers - I was at the local market (southern UK) this morning, and the cheap tool stall had two pin tumbler padlocks and seven or eight variations on the disc detainer. At the ‘locking up the shed’ end of the market, I think they’re taking over.
I'd honestly leave the lock disassembly tools out of my EDC kit. I'm not a lock smith and I don't know when I would possibly use them "in the wild". Add a Mini Jim and perhaps some tools for lever locks, jiggler keys and some warded-lock tools. Padlock shims (the black Sparrows/Southord ones) are a must. And a selection of pry bars (Multipick has a nice set). I have an ABUS driver and it only works on ONE lock in my collection - and that lock can be opened easily with just about any other by-pass method available. I'd leave it out (though I keep my in my EDC-kit... just in case, so, nevermind). I bought Sparrows "The Ranger Set" and have added stuff to it. Compact, practical. I could also fit "the tool LPL and BB made" into it as well as the dimple pick tool you have. I forgot one tool - Deviant Ollam, as well as LPL have shown it. It's a spring powered hammer to knock out hinge pins. I've got that one too in my EDC-kit.
Is knowing about locks sort of like knowing about computers? Every time you visit family they want you to “just take a look” at whatever their issue is? I visit family with a bigger tool kit than when I get an emergency call to the data center.
@@coffeegonewrong - I switched exclusively to Linux, over 15 years ago. Sweetness and light, ever since. Possibly the best part is honestly telling friends and family, "I don't do Windows." If they persist, I suggest they turn their computer of and back on again, and if that doesn't work, get someone who knows Windows to reinstall Windows and ensure their anti-virus software is up to date.
Wow I didn't know what those holes were for on the clip tool I've had mine for awhile. Really like that kit you assembled. You covered all the things you need. Nice job sir. Have a great weekend and see you in the next video. 👍🔓🙂
A set put together by a master, can only be a master set,first class THINKING Backed by years of experience, simply looks 1st class to me ,Well done, billbo.
It might sound a little strange, but I keep an insulin syringe with lock lube in it. They are super small and have a plastic screw on cap that makes them air tight. It's definitely come in handy a few times.
@@ts757arse It's pretty common for locks to pick differently in each direction. But you probably know that. So a plug spinner might come in handy if the easiest direction is the wrong rotation. Or if you're uncertain which direction to pick in order to unlock for instance a door and your guess is wrong. You probably knew that to. There are space-efficient spinners out there. How good are they? Don't know. Mine is to big to fit in my EDC, a bit of a bummer, but I usually carry a bag anyway and the spinner goes there. It doesn't weigh much.
@@ts757arse lol I know, but it's true I've done it. You just put the rubber band on your tension tool and hold the tensioner with one hand so it doesn't move yet. The loop the other end of the band around the pencil and stretch the band tightly way beyond the locking point of the lock. Press the pencil eraser against another surface so it doesn't slip around and release the end of the tension tool. The rubber band, if tight enough and positioned correctly, should fling the tensioner past the locking point faster than the pins can fall :)
I think when you say a everyday small kit yours is extremely effective, myself I carry a small kit but I use several small bypass tools in my kit also what I don’t carry in my small kit is any tools for the core. Great video thank You for sharing.
Very well thought out. Obviously a kit focused on picking, not pen testing. Those are really two different orientations, with some overlap. I use a much smaller flashlight with a piece of poly tubing slipped over, for holding in my teeth when necessary. I guess I would consider that a "go bag" kit, rather than an EDC. I think of EDC as something small enough to go along with my wallet, keys (which also has my flashlight and pen knife) and cell phone. Those South Ord picks look awesome... I would consider making dimple tips to go with that. I love the 'ahem' cigar case... very useful storage.
@@LockNoob I bought a cheap pick set cause I wanted the tension wrench and I cut and filed it so one end will fit in any tok and the other end will fit in any bok lol
if it was me, i would find a roll bag with more pockets and throw in regular sized picks and things or a small box with handle, perhaps a pelican box and use that to hold everything i would want to take on the road in case of the zombie apocalypses, global thermal nuclear war, stag party, asteroid collision, Thanos etc....
For what would I need followers in an EDC? 🤔 As If I would re-pin locks on the go. This kit is a bit overkill for an EDC in my eyes. I'd rather keep it simple and carry less. The southord pen, flashlight and dimple pick are enough for me.
I can’t believe how much this kit has. I love lock picking and I don’t even have like 10% of what is in here😂. You should totally sell this. Well, I mean honestly it would be probably too expensive for people like me but I bet it would be so good for others. This would also be a perfect starter kit for someone looking for a well made kit and wants to invest quite a bit in lock picking.
If you want to fix the squeak on the cigar tube threads, you might want to try lanolin (the pure wool grease type, not the weird lotion). I would use it on movie sets when all my equipment had to be silent. An extremely thin film of it works wonders.
Nice kit. Definitely stick the DD pick in. You could always add a few made up ejector pins to have some different tips for it. As for what I would add: Small pen or pencil and some paper. Warded picks. A bit of mylar. Maybe a handful of pins in the tube if you want to repin something, as you already have everything else. TOK tensioners. Some shims.
The totally awsome 😜 great edc it covers a lot and it's very compact 😊 and I'd definitely add the sparrows dd pick 👍 as a motorbike rider I see more dd locks than any other on all the parked up bikes 😀 but great choice of tools and cool idea 💡😎👍
I would add a set of combs, but that depends on what you what to do with the kit - pick locks, or open locks. But if you pack the bypass drivers, you might as well pack some combs. Also, I would like some pry bars, but that's a personal preference. I C ED a pocket knife pick, a SouthOrd clone. Then I have a SouthOrd case in which I keep a couple of picks, most notably the SSDev trio, and a lot of tensioners. I like (or I did, before all this corona sh!t) to pick during my commute, so I don't carry any tools to disassemble locks.
My EDC is a Sparrows Dark Shift pick set with the extension set. I added a set of warded picks, a few extra tension wrenches and a homemade decoder. My idea on an EDC kit is the minimum kit I would need to handle at least 90% of the locks encounter. Virtually all the locks I encounter on a daily basis that I might need to pick are either pin tumbler or wafer locks. Where I work, if I have to pick a lock I have no need to gut them. I just replace them. Most of them are pretty cheap locks too, so I don’t need more specialized tools. I usually end up picking cabinet locks, door locks or padlocks. Nothing high security.
@@LockNoob Very impressive setup by the way! I'm new to all this and have yet to get my first set of picks but am so excited to. Love your channel as it's shown me a ton of awesome things!
My EDC is super simple the SouthOrd pick pen round cap for discretion and a full set of danger field TOK's and that's it keeps in the pockets thanks to there respective case / clip and have never let me down so simple so discreet and always on me. 🥃cheers🍻
Here in Aus its quite frowned upon to have an EDC but if i did i would add at set of jigglers like the sparrows coffin set or a warded set once again sparrows comes to mind
I don't include lock dismantling tools in my EDC kit - too bulky ! Nice selection otherwise though...I have a few more TOK wrenches personally. I notice quite a few 'cylindrical objects' in your set - you could make it all more compact if you could have fewer, more multi - purpose cylinders. Can't remember whether you own a lathe - you could do some 'editing' if so, maybe... Just brainstorming here :o)
@@LockNoob You wouldn't regret it ! You could make your own design of multi - pick handles then, and countless other handy items, plus with a milling attachment (vertical slide) you can put a 'flat' on a round thing with ease. etc...Knurling is a minute's work :o)
You did mention shims, which are useful and would fit easily. What about the Peterson knife or similar? A magnet would be useful. And while I like that style of torch/flashlight, one with a gooseneck or angled frame might make aiming the beam easier since both hands will probably be occupied. Perhaps a durable headlamp would be better?
I would design a version of the 2 bypass with the base for the flag handle, and stuff them in the cigar case, and then have space for the disc pick and the ultra decoder for combo locks.
Well thought out. I'd add small and powerful neodimiym magnets for electronic locks. I make at the moment pen testing device based on raspberry pi zero w and arduino uno. But it's too nerdy in terms of getting right electronics components and programming , as it's too much extensive in what it does. Similar to "Flipper" that's made and collected 4 mid usd in crowdfunding. :)
I think the neodymium magnets need their own space for 2 reasons. for 1 if you add multiple magnets to the kit they're already attracted to eachother let alone any other magenetically sensitive types of metals which most lockpicking tools would contain. And 2 for travelling and signal interference. Still a great idea to have them along, just not actually in the pack itself.
@@alleycatlordoflunes9689 , right. :) However , I've got few magnetic keys for interactive lock elements or fully magnetic locks , like EVVA MCS , and , it is impressive how much tiny , powerful magnets they managed to pack into key blade. :) And they use small plastic sleeves to keep them out from metal parts and other keys from being attracted to everything that contain iron inside. And the sleeves do perfect job at doing it. Also , picking tools are mostly from stainless steel which is also weak at attracting magnets. :) To confirm it , just tested it against my watch , which is 316L (there's also 316H) marine grade steel. Tho , I'm not sure how marine grade steel would perform as pick material as they seem not to be very strong. But , making feeler gauge from them might be very expensive as they are expensive too. Tho , my watch took too many dings with no scratches at all , so , combining these two might be winning combo. :)
@@s0men00bb Oh Absolutly, Just that the focus of this was compactness. You can take very thin yet powerfull magnets either as or shaped into tools and sleeve them. Just that the sleeve is then added space. Up to the users obviously where and how they wish to assemble a kit. My response was mainly focussed on my personal situation and my personal feelings on how I go about these things. So just saying I tend to keep my magnets / electronic surge or electronic material in seperate kits (basically 3 different packs), Due to how I find they space and interact. And yeah stainless steel is weak, yet I never end up having just 1 kind of metal material, just like you also mentioned marine grade steel amongst all my tools. especially the makeshift stuff, tends to quickly change in materials, like copper(just conductive of power not exactly magnetic) or Iron etc.
Awesome video! I love seeing kits that are so well thought out 👍 I’d definitely appreciate some links too if at all possible. Especially for the drawer liner stuff. What a awesome idea! I have just about everything else (or equivalent) but not that.
This is brilliant... Personally I'd have found room for a good folding multitool with pliers, just because life is unpredictable and you can get by with them for so many tasks especially if you get a good make
Yeah, it would be a tough fit in a pocket for warmer weather... Could go in a jacket pocket maybe, but I'm thinking of it more like a travel kit than EDC like what he was saying at the end about taking it to a meetup... I keep nearly all my picks in a tool roll, though it's a bit bulkier, but easy to throw in my work bag 🍻🌇
Nice kit! Id definitely make one myself. Thats why im here! Still trying to figure out the disk detainer pick myself. I will say LPL and Bosnian Bill made an awesome tool! I love it even if I cant use it yet. That will change tho. Id throw in an angle grinder and half pound of thermite :)
Please, please, sell it, doesn't matter the price, so many people would be happy, or make a liste of all the tools for People to buy it by themselves... but, I'd be more confident by buying it from you, I love this channel, I find that pretty perfect and I trust you ! Again, please, please, please !
I always follow your channel, but that's the first comment I send because I'm so excited. Or... and that is a quite bold (and that something I'm ashame of), could you make one for me, and I'd pay you the price you need, or order some items complicated to find ? Pleaaaase
What an awesome kit!! I need one of those Southord pen pick sets (and I'm still waiting for the next batch of the disc pick LPL&BB made). There are some lever lock picks/tensioners missing though (which I don't really need anyway).
I'm new to lock sport myself, but I often think that there's not enough attention given to lever locks, particularly of the curtained type. Brummie Lock Picker has demonstrated making some excellent lever lock wires and quirky tension tools for very little cost (although the wires may be too long to include in this EDC).
Thing with lever locks is that there are so, so many different types I’d need a whole other roll case to get close to a ‘universal’ set. I suppose a few tensioners and picks wouldn’t hurt though!
Maybe just wires and the wire holder ring I showed from an O ring. That wouldn't take space. Maybe bend the wires on the spot if needed. Tensioners in all sizes might not be needed then.
I already carry a pocket flashlight and a Gerber multitool as part of my pocket EDC in my 5.11 tacticool pants. I carry a couple of Sparrows Tuxedo flat cases with a nice complement of picks and tension wrenches, and they fit perfectly in my right pants pocket, in inner pockets with my cell phone in the outer pocket. I'm mostly prepared for pin tumbler, wafer locks and tubular locks with the goat wrench... heavy on bypass and raking. It's kinda sad what passes for security for most of the US. I have a grab-and-go kit if I know I'm going to be doing this sort of thing. It has picks with comfortable handles, a wider assortment of tension tools, a small plug spinner, etc., in a maxed out Soarrows Sherman case. I'm not currently set up for disassembling and re-pinning locks, but I might supplement my grab-and-go kit.
Maybe in your description you could have put a shopping list of parts with links so these items are easy to find. Like the case for example. Overall a great choice of parts and like others have said here, include lever lock picks.
The problem with lever locks is id need a case the same size for even a basic set since there is so much variation. I’ll try and add some links too later tomorrow
Great idea, but I'd add the sparrows ultra decoder and swap the cheap dimple pick with the multipick dimple set that are better quality and much smaller so you can put more tips in the tiny container they come with.
Lock Noob That is true, but I’d be willing to bet the hex key would fit nicely into your cigar case. Would be interested to know if it does. Thank you for your great content.
Love the idea, I think you put a lot of good thought into a compact kit, if your looking for another idea of a similar ilk, put together an EDC kit that gets you through the most number of locks in the least amount of time in a near pocket sized case. Think going to an escape room and ruin everyone's experience. (But don't that's would be a jerk thing to do!)
Yeah, I’d go with the 80% estimate. Maybe a z wrench with different widths each side. Find them a lot easier for dimple locks than standard tension tools. Maybe a couple of 15 or 18’s just for those narrow key ways. From what I recall, that southord pen is in 24. Pretty damn good kit though. I might have to come up with my own...
The problem with the DD Tool is that Sparrows is still sold out, and they have been telling me next month, every month, since 8th of April and still no inventory.
I was distracted by morning coffee. Did you include nano-plastic and lock core shims? Always handy. I would also include a tiny container of penetrating oil. Perhaps in a 1ml syringe or something.
What a nice kit - do you have any details on that pen light? I thought of adding the bending tool with your flat stock. I followed your video to make my selfie stick followers as well
Perfect kit not much you couldn't do with that everyday kit ..But the sparrows disc detainer lock pick is almost impossible to buy sparrows have been over six month and still waiting for the second roll out would be nice to get one before CHRISTMAS but with this covid shit everything is so slow but sparrows are really dragging it out if they don't make a move someone will copy and mow there grass to slow miss the boat
Nothing for lever locks? I have been under the impression that they're still prevalent enough in the UK that it would make sense to carry some tools for those.
@@JohnLeePettimoreIII I've looked online, but the ones I could find were leather, for two or three cigars. The one metal tube I could find didn't have a screw cap, like this one.
Wow...we think alike. I have almost everything you put in there (still waiting for a sparrows disk detained tool "thanx Bill and LPL") but I would add a few paperclips and bobby pins just because they are so small and might be useful, and a small vial full of pins and springs. It makes no sense to gut it if you can't alter it. Also consider one or two of those tiny needle files that have no handles. A multitool is a good idea but too bulky for the kit, I would just carry one separately. It's in my nature to always carry some kind of multitool as I am a Mr. Fixit sort of guy. Addendum: Sparrows make some nice small rubber pinning mats. I didn't quite catch the name of the company selling those foil followers. Was it HPC, HVC, ?
It’s missing Duct Tape. Honestly, a trick that @deviantollam uses is great, take an old gift card or hotel keycard than wrap a few layers on it. Or if you want to keep your roll up nice, put some around the cigar tube. You never know when you’ll need it.
Is this the best, most compact lock picking EDC? I think it just might be! 😃👍 What do you think? How does yours differ? Did I miss something? Let me know in the comments!
Where did you get the roll case?
Gonna offer something similar for sale? I'd buy it. If not, can you list contact info for suppliers of the contents & case?
Excellent selection ! I would just add one thing... an EZ Decoder for combination lock. And eventually comb picks just because they take very little space and can open basic padlocks faster than anything else.
My personal EDC is: a pair of Bogotas and the goat wrench. I won’t do as much as with your selection but can still open many locks with tools that fits in my wallet.
@@yom73 comb picks is a great idea! I'm gonna do that now before I forget lol!
@@yom73 I actually have several lol. The 2 from sparrows and the set from southord and the set from southord is alot better cause they have more and there long so they have more leverage
Pure genius! And I'm too lazy to assemble one myself-just sell us the darn thing already!
Lol, I think it would be pretty expensive all in all!
@@LockNoob thats alright.
“Ahem, cigar case…” Haha! Great collection of tools buddy.
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@@LockNoob a “cigar” is exactly what I need after stabbing and twisting away at an old Abus for 45 minutes hahaha! 😂
Great EDC kit. The only thing I see missing is a decoder knife for combination padlocks. 👍🦊
Good point!
Jack Fox that’s what makes this perfect. You can and and subtract whatever you need for different tasks. It’s a well put together kit with your own option to do as you wish.
I bet Locknoob could do an updated version of best EDC every year ! Things change, needs change, etc.
Been watching many 100's lockpick videos.. for a year .
I havent tried to pick a lock yet.
Im like the zen archer who fires an empty / arrowless Bow... at a target for a year....
And i watch only three channels , yours is one of the three. And
This video is sooo greatly appreciated ; So logical and practical. Thanks so much for it ! When i finally set up an EDC and begin to pick....i will return to this video. BRILLIANT STUFF, Locknoob ! And by then youll have an updated version. i am a schoolteacher and you have a knack for teaching well.
Thanks for the great comment 👍😀
so happy to see SouthOrd get some love.great company that seems to be overlooked often.
also, perfect kit!
Yeah, I need to feature them more!
On the disc detainers - I was at the local market (southern UK) this morning, and the cheap tool stall had two pin tumbler padlocks and seven or eight variations on the disc detainer. At the ‘locking up the shed’ end of the market, I think they’re taking over.
Interesting!
I can tell you put in a lot of work on this one. Cheers!
Thanks 🙏
Brilliant, sir! A very complete set. You gave me the idea for making the concentric follower set out of a selfie stick, so I made some.
Cool!
I'd honestly leave the lock disassembly tools out of my EDC kit. I'm not a lock smith and I don't know when I would possibly use them "in the wild". Add a Mini Jim and perhaps some tools for lever locks, jiggler keys and some warded-lock tools. Padlock shims (the black Sparrows/Southord ones) are a must. And a selection of pry bars (Multipick has a nice set). I have an ABUS driver and it only works on ONE lock in my collection - and that lock can be opened easily with just about any other by-pass method available. I'd leave it out (though I keep my in my EDC-kit... just in case, so, nevermind).
I bought Sparrows "The Ranger Set" and have added stuff to it. Compact, practical. I could also fit "the tool LPL and BB made" into it as well as the dimple pick tool you have.
I forgot one tool - Deviant Ollam, as well as LPL have shown it. It's a spring powered hammer to knock out hinge pins. I've got that one too in my EDC-kit.
I agree these tool kits are very personal but it sounds like ours are similar, aimed toward efficient entry.
Is knowing about locks sort of like knowing about computers? Every time you visit family they want you to “just take a look” at whatever their issue is? I visit family with a bigger tool kit than when I get an emergency call to the data center.
@@coffeegonewrong - I switched exclusively to Linux, over 15 years ago. Sweetness and light, ever since. Possibly the best part is honestly telling friends and family, "I don't do Windows." If they persist, I suggest they turn their computer of and back on again, and if that doesn't work, get someone who knows Windows to reinstall Windows and ensure their anti-virus software is up to date.
What tools in this video are considered disassemble tools? Im focused on fast and efficient entry?
@@Liberty4Ever what tools in this video are considered disassembly tools?
👍🏻 I love how you made your own tools
Wow I didn't know what those holes were for on the clip tool I've had mine for awhile. Really like that kit you assembled. You covered all the things you need. Nice job sir. Have a great weekend and see you in the next video. 👍🔓🙂
Thanks, you too!
nice kit lock noob thanks for the cigar cases idea and thanks for sharing
Thanks!
A set put together by a master, can only be a master set,first class THINKING
Backed by years of experience, simply looks 1st class to me ,Well done, billbo.
Thanks 😊
Pretty neat solution using those pen picks, really saves a lot of space!
Thanks 🙏
Brilliant bit of kit! I find old phone cases, the ones with the magnetic clip front make great pick holders.
Yeah, nice hack
It might sound a little strange, but I keep an insulin syringe with lock lube in it. They are super small and have a plastic screw on cap that makes them air tight. It's definitely come in handy a few times.
Cool!
I would think that a plug spinner would also be a handy thing to have in an EDC kit. YMMV
Agreed.
@@ts757arse It's pretty common for locks to pick differently in each direction. But you probably know that. So a plug spinner might come in handy if the easiest direction is the wrong rotation. Or if you're uncertain which direction to pick in order to unlock for instance a door and your guess is wrong. You probably knew that to. There are space-efficient spinners out there. How good are they? Don't know. Mine is to big to fit in my EDC, a bit of a bummer, but I usually carry a bag anyway and the spinner goes there. It doesn't weigh much.
@@ts757arse you can spin a plug with a rubber band, pencil, and whatever tension tool you used to pick it.
@@ts757arse lol I know, but it's true I've done it. You just put the rubber band on your tension tool and hold the tensioner with one hand so it doesn't move yet. The loop the other end of the band around the pencil and stretch the band tightly way beyond the locking point of the lock. Press the pencil eraser against another surface so it doesn't slip around and release the end of the tension tool. The rubber band, if tight enough and positioned correctly, should fling the tensioner past the locking point faster than the pins can fall :)
Awesome, definitely the perfect EDC kit. 👍
Have a great weekend.
Thanks Daz, you too mate!
Nicely done 👍
Thanks 🙏
I think when you say a everyday small kit yours is extremely effective, myself I carry a small kit but I use several small bypass tools in my kit also what I don’t carry in my small kit is any tools for the core.
Great video thank You for sharing.
Very well thought out. Obviously a kit focused on picking, not pen testing. Those are really two different orientations, with some overlap. I use a much smaller flashlight with a piece of poly tubing slipped over, for holding in my teeth when necessary.
I guess I would consider that a "go bag" kit, rather than an EDC. I think of EDC as something small enough to go along with my wallet, keys (which also has my flashlight and pen knife) and cell phone. Those South Ord picks look awesome... I would consider making dimple tips to go with that. I love the 'ahem' cigar case... very useful storage.
Yes, very much not pen testing - I thinks there would be a few more gadgets than I have here
Multipick ELITE 39 „Lock Noob’s“ Essential Selection Kit, WOW!!!!!
Yeah, it's a good one!
I love the southord pick pen! I use it quite often and I also made a few tension wrenches to keep inside
I added a couple more too!
@@LockNoob I bought a cheap pick set cause I wanted the tension wrench and I cut and filed it so one end will fit in any tok and the other end will fit in any bok lol
@@LockNoob that tensioner has come in handy a shit load of times already bud!!
no you didn't
if it was me, i would find a roll bag with more pockets and throw in regular sized picks and things or a small box with handle, perhaps a pelican box and use that to hold everything i would want to take on the road in case of the zombie apocalypses, global thermal nuclear war, stag party, asteroid collision, Thanos etc....
Sounds wise!
For what would I need followers in an EDC? 🤔 As If I would re-pin locks on the go. This kit is a bit overkill for an EDC in my eyes. I'd rather keep it simple and carry less. The southord pen, flashlight and dimple pick are enough for me.
Decoding probe
Nice idea
I would add a broken key extractor.
Great kit
Yeah, good idea
Great set up
I can’t believe how much this kit has. I love lock picking and I don’t even have like 10% of what is in here😂. You should totally sell this. Well, I mean honestly it would be probably too expensive for people like me but I bet it would be so good for others. This would also be a perfect starter kit for someone looking for a well made kit and wants to invest quite a bit in lock picking.
Glad you like it!
Really nice! Maybe would add a mini jim and some jigglers maybe
Not bad ideas💡
If you want to fix the squeak on the cigar tube threads, you might want to try lanolin (the pure wool grease type, not the weird lotion). I would use it on movie sets when all my equipment had to be silent. An extremely thin film of it works wonders.
Nice kit. Definitely stick the DD pick in. You could always add a few made up ejector pins to have some different tips for it. As for what I would add:
Small pen or pencil and some paper.
Warded picks.
A bit of mylar.
Maybe a handful of pins in the tube if you want to repin something, as you already have everything else.
TOK tensioners.
Some shims.
Some good ideas there, thanks!
I would buy one without hesitation and I already have everything in it.
By far the best.
The totally awsome 😜 great edc it covers a lot and it's very compact 😊 and I'd definitely add the sparrows dd pick 👍 as a motorbike rider I see more dd locks than any other on all the parked up bikes 😀 but great choice of tools and cool idea 💡😎👍
I would add a set of combs, but that depends on what you what to do with the kit - pick locks, or open locks. But if you pack the bypass drivers, you might as well pack some combs.
Also, I would like some pry bars, but that's a personal preference.
I C ED a pocket knife pick, a SouthOrd clone. Then I have a SouthOrd case in which I keep a couple of picks, most notably the SSDev trio, and a lot of tensioners.
I like (or I did, before all this corona sh!t) to pick during my commute, so I don't carry any tools to disassemble locks.
I find any lock a comb works on I can often just pick (mostly), but a couple wouldn’t hurt!
Sparrows makes a nice set that combine combs with a TOK tensioner. I’m happy with mine so far
My EDC is a Sparrows Dark Shift pick set with the extension set. I added a set of warded picks, a few extra tension wrenches and a homemade decoder. My idea on an EDC kit is the minimum kit I would need to handle at least 90% of the locks encounter. Virtually all the locks I encounter on a daily basis that I might need to pick are either pin tumbler or wafer locks. Where I work, if I have to pick a lock I have no need to gut them. I just replace them. Most of them are pretty cheap locks too, so I don’t need more specialized tools. I usually end up picking cabinet locks, door locks or padlocks. Nothing high security.
Sounds like a good kit!
Good kit set up. I personally would add a travellers hook and a mini slim jim as I don’t mess with pins in locks yet
Good ideas
A great bit of kit Ash mate nice review🤟🇬🇧😎😊👊👍
Thanks Leon!
Very cool my friend nicely done. 😎
Thanks 🙏
Excellent!
Thanks 🙏
good way to use obsolete torches and screwdrivers that youve lots the tips for. Everything can be a pick holder.
True!
Was literally watching your channel when this notification came through. :)
Awesome!
@@LockNoob Very impressive setup by the way! I'm new to all this and have yet to get my first set of picks but am so excited to. Love your channel as it's shown me a ton of awesome things!
My EDC is super simple the SouthOrd pick pen round cap for discretion and a full set of danger field TOK's and that's it keeps in the pockets thanks to there respective case / clip and have never let me down so simple so discreet and always on me.
🥃cheers🍻
Cheers!
Nice stuff. I’d add some well placed small magnets could help hold things together too.
Thank you for this and love every video you’ve made and products you’ve helped design I really appreciate everything you guys do/make ❤️
Here in Aus its quite frowned upon to have an EDC but if i did i would add at set of jigglers like the sparrows coffin set or a warded set once again sparrows comes to mind
I donn’t actually carry one myself, ironically, but I would travel with this
I don't include lock dismantling tools in my EDC kit - too bulky ! Nice selection otherwise though...I have a few more TOK wrenches personally. I notice quite a few 'cylindrical objects' in your set - you could make it all more compact if you could have fewer, more multi - purpose cylinders. Can't remember whether you own a lathe - you could do some 'editing' if so, maybe... Just brainstorming here :o)
I’d really like a lathe!
@@LockNoob You wouldn't regret it ! You could make your own design of multi - pick handles then, and countless other handy items, plus with a milling attachment (vertical slide) you can put a 'flat' on a round thing with ease. etc...Knurling is a minute's work :o)
You did mention shims, which are useful and would fit easily. What about the Peterson knife or similar? A magnet would be useful. And while I like that style of torch/flashlight, one with a gooseneck or angled frame might make aiming the beam easier since both hands will probably be occupied. Perhaps a durable headlamp would be better?
All good ideas!
I would design a version of the 2 bypass with the base for the flag handle, and stuff them in the cigar case, and then have space for the disc pick and the ultra decoder for combo locks.
Good idea!
Well thought out. I'd add small and powerful neodimiym magnets for electronic locks.
I make at the moment pen testing device based on raspberry pi zero w and arduino uno. But it's too nerdy in terms of getting right electronics components and programming , as it's too much extensive in what it does. Similar to "Flipper" that's made and collected 4 mid usd in crowdfunding. :)
Nice idea!
I think the neodymium magnets need their own space for 2 reasons. for 1 if you add multiple magnets to the kit they're already attracted to eachother let alone any other magenetically sensitive types of metals which most lockpicking tools would contain. And 2 for travelling and signal interference. Still a great idea to have them along, just not actually in the pack itself.
@@alleycatlordoflunes9689 , right. :) However , I've got few magnetic keys for interactive lock elements or fully magnetic locks , like EVVA MCS , and , it is impressive how much tiny , powerful magnets they managed to pack into key blade. :) And they use small plastic sleeves to keep them out from metal parts and other keys from being attracted to everything that contain iron inside. And the sleeves do perfect job at doing it. Also , picking tools are mostly from stainless steel which is also weak at attracting magnets. :) To confirm it , just tested it against my watch , which is 316L (there's also 316H) marine grade steel. Tho , I'm not sure how marine grade steel would perform as pick material as they seem not to be very strong. But , making feeler gauge from them might be very expensive as they are expensive too. Tho , my watch took too many dings with no scratches at all , so , combining these two might be winning combo. :)
@@s0men00bb Oh Absolutly, Just that the focus of this was compactness. You can take very thin yet powerfull magnets either as or shaped into tools and sleeve them. Just that the sleeve is then added space. Up to the users obviously where and how they wish to assemble a kit.
My response was mainly focussed on my personal situation and my personal feelings on how I go about these things. So just saying I tend to keep my magnets / electronic surge or electronic material in seperate kits (basically 3 different packs), Due to how I find they space and interact. And yeah stainless steel is weak, yet I never end up having just 1 kind of metal material, just like you also mentioned marine grade steel amongst all my tools. especially the makeshift stuff, tends to quickly change in materials, like copper(just conductive of power not exactly magnetic) or Iron etc.
Looks great, but I'd have added a combination lock decoder shim.
Good add!
Looks good to me , just about everything except the vice. Maybe the vice could fit into a Victorian style top hat 😂. All in all an impressive kit.👍
Lol 😆
Awesome video! I love seeing kits that are so well thought out 👍 I’d definitely appreciate some links too if at all possible. Especially for the drawer liner stuff. What a awesome idea! I have just about everything else (or equivalent) but not that.
Great vid. It's a real stretch to call it an EDC.
This is brilliant... Personally I'd have found room for a good folding multitool with pliers, just because life is unpredictable and you can get by with them for so many tasks especially if you get a good make
Nice idea!
In England we have a lot of mortise locks.
mortice cylinder and lever
Cigar case is genius
Lots of goodies crammed in there. Yeah, throw in the dd pick too. It's a good emergency kit, not sure if it's EDC but still a great kit.
Yeah, it would be a tough fit in a pocket for warmer weather... Could go in a jacket pocket maybe, but I'm thinking of it more like a travel kit than EDC like what he was saying at the end about taking it to a meetup... I keep nearly all my picks in a tool roll, though it's a bit bulkier, but easy to throw in my work bag 🍻🌇
@@sunsebb I'm gonna get the big Peterson case and take as much as I can when planning to pick.
Thanks!
Nice kit! Id definitely make one myself. Thats why im here! Still trying to figure out the disk detainer pick myself. I will say LPL and Bosnian Bill made an awesome tool! I love it even if I cant use it yet. That will change tho. Id throw in an angle grinder and half pound of thermite :)
Lol
Please, please, sell it, doesn't matter the price, so many people would be happy, or make a liste of all the tools for People to buy it by themselves... but, I'd be more confident by buying it from you, I love this channel, I find that pretty perfect and I trust you ! Again, please, please, please !
I always follow your channel, but that's the first comment I send because I'm so excited. Or... and that is a quite bold (and that something I'm ashame of), could you make one for me, and I'd pay you the price you need, or order some items complicated to find ? Pleaaaase
What an awesome kit!!
I need one of those Southord pen pick sets (and I'm still waiting for the next batch of the disc pick LPL&BB made).
There are some lever lock picks/tensioners missing though (which I don't really need anyway).
Yes, a few people have said about lever locks!
I'm new to lock sport myself, but I often think that there's not enough attention given to lever locks, particularly of the curtained type. Brummie Lock Picker has demonstrated making some excellent lever lock wires and quirky tension tools for very little cost (although the wires may be too long to include in this EDC).
Thing with lever locks is that there are so, so many different types I’d need a whole other roll case to get close to a ‘universal’ set. I suppose a few tensioners and picks wouldn’t hurt though!
Maybe just wires and the wire holder ring I showed from an O ring. That wouldn't take space. Maybe bend the wires on the spot if needed. Tensioners in all sizes might not be needed then.
I already carry a pocket flashlight and a Gerber multitool as part of my pocket EDC in my 5.11 tacticool pants. I carry a couple of Sparrows Tuxedo flat cases with a nice complement of picks and tension wrenches, and they fit perfectly in my right pants pocket, in inner pockets with my cell phone in the outer pocket. I'm mostly prepared for pin tumbler, wafer locks and tubular locks with the goat wrench... heavy on bypass and raking. It's kinda sad what passes for security for most of the US.
I have a grab-and-go kit if I know I'm going to be doing this sort of thing. It has picks with comfortable handles, a wider assortment of tension tools, a small plug spinner, etc., in a maxed out Soarrows Sherman case. I'm not currently set up for disassembling and re-pinning locks, but I might supplement my grab-and-go kit.
Cool!
Luv it
Thanks 😀👍
Keying attachment 😁
Maybe in your description you could have put a shopping list of parts with links so these items are easy to find. Like the case for example. Overall a great choice of parts and like others have said here, include lever lock picks.
The problem with lever locks is id need a case the same size for even a basic set since there is so much variation. I’ll try and add some links too later tomorrow
@@LockNoob Very much obliged and very much thankful sir : )
Can you make a list of all the tools you showed in the video and where to perches them please
Very nice kit, but I'd also throw in some Fire Brigade keys
Not for me, but not a bad idea
nice kit
Leatherman Multitool is the only thing I can think of at the moment.
Good choice!
Great idea, but I'd add the sparrows ultra decoder and swap the cheap dimple pick with the multipick dimple set that are better quality and much smaller so you can put more tips in the tiny container they come with.
Hmm maybe regarding the Multipick - but you need the hex key too
Lock Noob That is true, but I’d be willing to bet the hex key would fit nicely into your cigar case. Would be interested to know if it does. Thank you for your great content.
TOK tensioners can be added. I have a flashlight rechargeable less than 1/5 of that, not too pricey.
Nice ideas!
I think your EDC kit is very well thought out but a lockpickers kit is personal
and no one kit is the same.
Very true!
What Ash said!
Love the idea, I think you put a lot of good thought into a compact kit, if your looking for another idea of a similar ilk, put together an EDC kit that gets you through the most number of locks in the least amount of time in a near pocket sized case. Think going to an escape room and ruin everyone's experience. (But don't that's would be a jerk thing to do!)
i needed so much it but in brasil have no this kit
Nothing available in Brazil?
Yeah, I’d go with the 80% estimate. Maybe a z wrench with different widths each side. Find them a lot easier for dimple locks than standard tension tools. Maybe a couple of 15 or 18’s just for those narrow key ways. From what I recall, that southord pen is in 24.
Pretty damn good kit though. I might have to come up with my own...
Thanks 🙏
How would you change this three years later, take out or add stuff?
Oooh maybe I’ll have to do a video on it
Love this! Any change u have the link for thr roll, everything I find is too big! Cheers!
Excellent, a strong magnet could be useful.
Maybe a bit big?
The problem with the DD Tool is that Sparrows is still sold out, and they have been telling me next month, every month, since 8th of April and still no inventory.
Soon I hope!
I was distracted by morning coffee. Did you include nano-plastic and lock core shims? Always handy.
I would also include a tiny container of penetrating oil. Perhaps in a 1ml syringe or something.
Nic ideas!
What a nice kit - do you have any details on that pen light? I thought of adding the bending tool with your flat stock. I followed your video to make my selfie stick followers as well
It was just a cheap one ooff Amazon, I can’t remember which
Perfect kit not much you couldn't do with that everyday kit ..But the sparrows disc detainer lock pick is almost impossible to buy sparrows have been over six month and still waiting for the second roll out would be nice to get one before CHRISTMAS but with this covid shit everything is so slow but sparrows are really dragging it out if they don't make a move someone will copy and mow there grass to slow miss the boat
I hope they re-stock soon!
Nothing for lever locks? I have been under the impression that they're still prevalent enough in the UK that it would make sense to carry some tools for those.
Good call
Problem is that you're talking about curtain locks too, then you need more bulky tools to defeat them.
that is a smart little kit I'd be interested to know where that case is from
eBay canvas pencil roll
a petersons just pick set five profiles , two hooks one city rake one snakerake a small diamond and some tension tools.
pretty cool send it to me and I'll have one too lol
Lol 😆
@@LockNoob Thanks bro
Where did you buy the case? A link would be quite helpful. Thanks for the video.
eBay - product not available now, but plenty of other pencil rolls to choose from :-)
That is a nice little set up how much would something like this do you to put together in us $
Good question... around $100-150 depending on what you put in i’d say. The SouthOrd pen and the Sparrows items are the bulk of the cost
Also, do you think you could drop some links? I've been looking for a tool roll like that, and that cigar case looks handy.
For cigar tubes, visit a tobacco shop.
The exact name,the reference of the plastic "tray" would indeed be great.
@@JohnLeePettimoreIII I've looked online, but the ones I could find were leather, for two or three cigars. The one metal tube I could find didn't have a screw cap, like this one.
Cigar case not available but multiple similar ones out there
Definitely should be a kit available for sale.
Where did you buy the case ??? Can you leave a link ???
It was on ebay, but not available now. Only a canvas pencil roll though
Where did you get the canvas tool wrap from? I can’t find this thing anywhere 😖
It was on ebay - its a canvas pencil/pen role
Wow...we think alike.
I have almost everything you put in there (still waiting for a sparrows disk detained tool "thanx Bill and LPL") but I would add a few paperclips and bobby pins just because they are so small and might be useful, and a small vial full of pins and springs. It makes no sense to gut it if you can't alter it. Also consider one or two of those tiny needle files that have no handles.
A multitool is a good idea but too bulky for the kit, I would just carry one separately. It's in my nature to always carry some kind of multitool as I am a Mr. Fixit sort of guy.
Addendum: Sparrows make some nice small rubber pinning mats.
I didn't quite catch the name of the company selling those foil followers.
Was it HPC, HVC, ?
Some good thoughts, thanks!
What was the name of the place that sells those telescopic foil followers?
ParaPick Tog HPC sell a set but I made these ones th-cam.com/video/jwWgHrPWAbw/w-d-xo.html
Been watching alot of your vids i rely on your reviews and you tube vids yours bosnian bill lock pickin laywer
Are you selling your circlip tools? And the roll case?
No, sorry!
I think the only thing better would be a case with every lishi tool
It’s an idea for sure
It’s missing Duct Tape. Honestly, a trick that @deviantollam uses is great, take an old gift card or hotel keycard than wrap a few layers on it. Or if you want to keep your roll up nice, put some around the cigar tube.
You never know when you’ll need it.
Nice idea!