Great choices. In 1973 as a medical student first going on the wards, both nurses and residents told men told me to always have a scissors with me. I can't tell you how often it was used for mostly routine but sometimes urgent problems, along with the SAK always in my pocket.. Anyone working in a hospital should have a scissors, especially since pulling out a usable knife is now frowned upon! The pen is interesting, now that most things are entered by computer, a pen like this would work. Always having a light is also useful for examining pupils, mouths and throats, etc. The Leatherman scissors grip can be used as a percussion hammer (reflexes)the pin for neurologic exam (if sterilized before and after each use), the magnifier for examining skin lesions, etc. This is a very versatile selection for medical personnel!!
Wow, that's a great comment! I hadn't considered some of these uses! This would be a great gift for medical students, or nursing students! Thanks so much for the great ideas!!
I'm hoping it's real, looks like something Victorinox would actually come up with. While I find plenty of uses for the secondary blade and can opener, many find them useless and would like something else. This could work well paired with one of my Leathermans that already has a can opener. Most of the 85mm Delemont knives gave you a nail file instead of secondary blade. Seems now they're being discontinued, leaving a gaping hole in the market, and it should be easy for Victorinox to put a nail file from their 84mm models into a 91mm. Pretty sure the 84mm nail file and the standard small blade are cross-compatible. The package opener is economically designed, just taking a partially finished can opener and grinding it a little differently. At the moment the closest thing we have to this is the hawkbill blade on the Harvester and Pioneer Pruner, but those hooked blades can be rather dangerous when the strong back spring can cause them to violently snap down and bite deep into a finger (speaking from experience). I think maybe Victorinox has deliberately made those hawkbill models a bit obscure, that way it's mostly just the responsible enthusiasts that know to buy them. "Swiss Army 7" is a lot less marketable than "Harvester", and maybe that's the point. I like the wood scales but I'm not sure what the design is. I interpreted the top "cat" area as a bird's eye view of a small section of a town, with something like a fountain square between two rows of houses. And then past that, maybe some form of bells?
Hi, just found your channel thanks to IsraelEDC and I did your edc and as someone who lives with a progressive, life threatening illness and spent over a hundred days hospitalized in the past year and a half - thank you for what you do. Subscribed
Hi Will! Thank you for your comment and your frankness on your situation. It has to be helpful for others in similar situations to hear this discussed openly. Sometimes I think there is pressure to hide if you have a medical problem like yours. Since you brought it up on this channel, may I ask if there are things about EDC that you enjoy being able to bring with you into the hospital? EDC items that make your life easier or more fun that are just perfect in that situation? I understand it can be difficult to feel at home in any meaningful way when you are hospitalized, but that makes me wonder if EDC can fulfill a tiny role for you in that situation. Thank you very much for writing such a nice note!
One thing I love about the Swisscards is that you can take out the blade and then it’s good to go on a plane and in airports! Just check the blade in your luggage or leave it home. This is in contrast to 99% of SAKs where you’re just out of luck until you land, or out of luck entirely when not checking a bag. This applies to the USA, but some international airlines prohibit all tools (including screwdrivers) and some prohibit all scissors, so outside the USA you just have to check their rules.
Thanks, Carol! The Swisscard solves so many little problems and allows me to be more productive, more organized, and less likely to need to ask to borrow someone else's stuff! :) I think that the nailfile on the Swisscard nailcare is fantastic. :)
My at work EDC too is different from what I carry on days off and tailored to my needs. I work as a chef in a gastropub in London. So we have a lot of knives of all different kinds in the kitchen...yet I hate seeing people use those knives for tasks other than cutting food items! I have to open a lot of packaging of all kinds in the morning and to do that with a 8 inch chefs knife is unwieldy and I don't want to blunt my own chef knives. So I have a Sypderco Urban clipped inside my pocket, the advantage of that being it can be deployed very quickly with one hand, and it's UK legal. Next to that I have my Victorinox Moneyclip, for the scissors and nailfile, sometimes I need to do an emergency repair on a bit of fingernail, or cut open a piping bag during service and I don't want to go to the other side of the kitchen to get the scissors during a manic service. A Knipex Cobra XS comes in handy now and then for all kinds of little jobs too so that stays in my pocket. On my keychain attached to a beltloop by a NightIze S-biner I have a peanut lighter (for when I dash outside for a smoke and find I haven't got my normal lighter in my pocket for whatever reason) and an OLight i1R2EOS torch/flashlight. Today I'm off work so I am EDCing my Victorinox Climber Plus (with pocket clip) and Leatherman Squirt in my coin pocket.
I also don't carry a pen because I use the pen on a swiss army knife! I took years of notes in college with them, and I find even with a lot of regular writing (which I don't do any more) the pen still lasts about a year. Glad to see someone else who's been able to make it work!
Lol thank you for making me feel like a not-crazy person!! Lol the benefits of this pen far outweigh the costs - any SAK that can have a pen is better off with it!!
Another plus is that the Victorinox multitool pens are pressurized so they will write in any position and they should not dry out for a very long time. If using it with the Compact model like Grovesy, or a Yeoman model, or other SAK with a hook, that makes a perfect place to carefully tuck the end to provide a full SAK's worth of pen handle. I had to go grab my Yeoman too as it has a magnifying glass. With my aging eyes a magnifier may become more and more useful. One of the uses for the SAK champ I keep on my desk, although I grab my loupe even more often. A great magnifying loupe, but not sure I would recommend it at the moment as it is made in Belarus. Sigh.
@Donald Strader Oh I find this post very interesting!! I don't know anything about loupes, but that seems very cool. I love the magnifying glass - it is a tool that actually takes a little practice. It's not a chip shot every time. I'd love to have a Yeoman! But let's face it, even if I did, I'd still carry the Swiss champ! I love the pen...
Thanks for sharing your work edc! I'm fortunate enough to be able to carry pretty much whatever I want to while at work, so I'll tell you what I was carrying on my person yesterday. Bullhide leather gunbelt, with my CCW on the right (G48 in a Vedder light tuck holster) and my Swisstool Spirit X on the left in an American Benchcraft sheath. The two knives I carried were a Buck 346 Vantage and a Case sodbuster jr. I carry a bandanna every day, as well as my leather wallet which is also from American Benchcraft. Timex expedition scout wristwatch, and on my keychain is a Vic classic sd with the gadsden flag on it, and an Olight EOS flashlight. And in the wood shop, I don't really carry a pen but I do have to carry a pencil and tape measure on me all the time. Can't do my job without those. All that plus a bunch of emergency gear in my jeep. Have a great Saturday, Anne!
Ooh, now my video would have been much better if I did whatever it is you do! What is that g48 - a single stack mag in there? Somehow my edit got lost... I remember the 1st time I saw the Gadsden flag, in school.I was instantly transfixed and I was all, "Why isn't this still our flag?" Lol Kick-ass carry - thanks for sharing, and for keeping the dream alive! Lol I want to grow up and be like you!
Tomorrow is my birthday and I want to get myself a watch after this. But unfortunately those mechanical masterpieces wouldn't survive a week on my arm, so I will probably go for a boring G-Shock.
@@thevineclimber no idea why. I used to have a watch as a child and they never lasted very long. Once I hacked away ice on the driveway with a shovel and when I came back inside the watch was broken, from the vibrations. Or I accidentally tore the wristband from the housing while climbing a tree.
Not ideal, but in a pinch I've had luck turning O2 valves by sandwiching it between 2 pens gripped in my fist, or between the handles of scissors. I very much dig the Swiss Card with the quatro... My work EDC is the midnight manager (though I feel like I would prefer to have skipped the light and gone for the tweezers... since there is a light on my phone), and the Bantam. ...and chapstick. :) ...and occasionally the Geekey (which has become surprisingly handy for the wrench function).
Hello Anne Nice presentation, you are really tempting me with the Leatherman scissors. I really don’t need them, but they are so neat & well made. I was interested in your little O2 tool until you mentioned that it was made by crkt. I have purchased a couple of items from them and was disappointed, ended up giving them away (no more crkt for me) But darn I like the scissors, not good for my wallet though.
They are fantastic. I believe Rich from True Budget EDC and Prepping has seen them rust - I haven't. But l dry them after washing! They are extremely well- made, and TX Tool Crib likes them just for carrying and using! But no knife, no bottle opener, no drivers...
@@thevineclimber No bottle opener ? It’s just so hard to find a multi tool with a bottle opener these days 😀. Victorinox SAK’s have been known to rust, if left wet long enough, especially if there is salt residue involved.
The strap cutter which you say is dull is actually quite easy to sharpen. It is a no fuss task with the right tiny sharpener. Btw, your gear for work is well chosen. 😊. And there are refills for Victorinox pens.
Thanks! Lol after I read your comment, I was like, yeah, why didn't I sharpen it? I'm not going to use it regularly, but why not make it something I could use if I needed to? I bought several replacement pens - still haven't needed to use one, though! Quality. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Too late for me? I sharpened the front and inside of the can opener ... to open packages, scrape stickers, and carve. Before Anne, I didn't even know what an oxygen thingy was.
Nice video! Thanks for showing the SNK, which I glimpsed in another video! Very cool. I put a Sapphire Crystal on my SNZG15J1 when the original shattered. I totally agree about the pen. I carry a SAK Compact for the pen and pin, which are super useful in a pinch. I use my phone canera when I need a magnifier 😂. Be well!
Thanks, Eddie! So, is that the correct name of this watch, which I hate to say I am not nearly as familiar with as I could be? I am interested that you put a sapphire crystal on it, because I do have one scratch on it, and have only had it since October or so.
Yours is the SNK807. A very popular watch, especially among Seiko fanatics. Just don't get shower or swim with it. Seiko uses a proprietary crystal they call hardlex. It's flexible so the idea is that it won't shatter. The downside is it's vulnerable to scratches. Just get yourself a small tube of Polywatch so you can buff out those scratches and you'll be go to go. You know, I wonder if polywatch is good for cellidor handle scales. Anyway, its common for Seiko 5 series watches to go for decades without needing any service!
Hey Rich! Well, my hus and I were just talking about this. People do what they do for their own reasons, and I get a lot out of helping people at work, in addition to getting paid for it. So, you're welcome, but also know that I get a ton from it myself. I think you do, too, because you don't discuss exactly what you do. There is something... dare I say sacred?... about being there for others which defies money, thanks, and anything on YT! But it may still engender some awesome gear use!!
Nice EDC ! I really like your watch, though I never wear one daily. For camping and places I don't take my phone, I wear a Timex T20031. For special occasions, I wear a ... pricy thing I can barely read. The lack of a file on this SwissCard, is why I chose the Classic. You're right, that pen is a godsend. Even though I will pocket a cheap BIC pen in the beginning of the day, I will leave it some place and have to pull out the SwissCard by day's end. Though, I gotta say, I wish Victorinox sold black pens separately, so you had choice.
I went and looked that up - very elegant! It has the (OK I may not use these terms correctly) metal bracelet? It looks so slick. :) The Swiss card classic is also usually quite a bit cheaper than the other Swiss cards. I have wanted to get one just to have, but ... Oh, the other thing I didn't say about the pen - you know how everyone always loses their pen and they don't know where they go? That's me now, but it iused to be that I'd start the day with one pen and finish with 4! LOL That is really embarassing, once people figure out that you are whee all the pens go to. :/
^ found the thief yeah, it's an expanding metal bracelet. sleek and slim. you'll to remove some pins to adjust the closed size. i like having some wiggle room. yeah, it's a men's watch. Timex doesn't think women can handle knowing the day of the week. lol
Lol yeah, that kind of information is above my paygrade, anyway! I know very little about watches and I'm hesitant to learn anything about them because I think it's just gonna make me want more!
Thank you, Anne. I have been wondering what your choices for EDC are. I thought of my daughter (not drug dealers) when you mentioned pagers. She had to have one back in the day. Your obsession with oxy wrenches is understandable... I'm obsessed with bottle openers. I needed one last year and was carrying only a tactical folding knife. It was one of the rare times I wasn't carrying a SAK. Now I always carry at least one opener... a Leatherman 930378 Carabiner key chain (it has a bottle opener) and usually a 84 or 91mm SAK. I also have a Seiko SNK, a black SNK809 on a Bond NATO strap. It is one of my everyday/beater watches. Many horologists think highly of the older Seiko 5 series of watches. They can often be found new for around $100. I prefer them over Seiko's new 5 series. I could have used the Leatherman Raptor when I was in LE and corrections. Nice tool... I would have used all the tools except the oxy wrench. BTW... I had a metal tactical pen with a glass breaker and TSA confiscated it when I was in a small airport in Oregon this morning... He said it was a weapon used in martial arts. I have the original SwissCards in both of my vehicles. I often carried one in a shirt pocket when I was working. Very handy. I wonder if TSA would confiscate it if the letter opener was removed? Anyway, I eagerly await your next video.
Thanks. George! Maxlvledc, I think it was, said that the TSA is going to be confiscating all tools. Who knows. I'm sorry you lost your poem. I think they call it a kubaton - spelling ? - when it is used as a weapon. I actually had an unusual experience with my watch. I was in an airport, and I complimented a man on his watch. Turned out he is a huge watch collector and when I looked it up it looked like he was wearing a $10000 watch! Lol he actually did not appear to look down on my watch, so I guess the hype is true. Prices on this watch have gone up quite a bit. They are discontinued but available still, but in Amazon US they are$130 and more now. I got it for about $105 near Christmas, when the process dropped a bit.
Nice EDC selection. My older brother is a retired nurse but if he wasn't retired I might consider getting him those Leatherman shears 🤔... nah, he was a bone head when we were kids😂 jk. My EDC is usually my Surge +Crunch, Tinker Small in my coin pocket a classic SD on my keychain and my custom Buck 722 folder ( gift from the wife) but I'm an aircraft mechanic so my required stuff is different than yours. I used to carry the Swisscard light and really liked having it on me but the plastic cracked after awhile of being in my wallet. I doubt Victorinox covers something like that under the warranty 🤔 But our EDCs change when most of us are not at work. That's when I will rotate a lot of the other stuff in my collection depending on what's going on that day. If I'm working on a project or if it's a play day with the grandkids all determine what I'll have on me. Anyway great video again have a great day 👍
Thanks, Gemini! Wow, a surge plus a crunch! I think that your job must be a little more fun than mine; I would really love a job where I got to use that many tools, and then you get to use all the cool aircraft mechanic tools!! The Swisscard Lite. That is such a great tool. I am afraid that it does seem a tiny bit delicate. I wonder if there was any consideration to a more durable "case" for it. It is expensive enough as it is, but so worth it, and yet if it were 20% more I am not sure people would pay for it. Thank you very much for coming by and commenting! :)
@@thevineclimber Cool aircraft mechanic tools??🤔😀 I don't know about that lol but we do use slot of different tools. I always thought nursing was a very noble and interesting career even if my big brother was one 😜 Having a multitool on my hip and a SAK in my pocket had saved my butt more times than I can count. There's nothing worse than being crammed in a crawl space or up on a lift 50 foot high and having to go back to your tool box because you need to simply tighten something like a bolt/screw or fluid line or cut or crimp a wire 😭😀
@SpacecityEDC And 7 months later. I am responding to your comments. I'm not sure. I actually fully picked up on your name change, BTW! Your job sounds extremely cool and I hope you love it! But I do not want to be crammed into a crawlspace.
@VineClimber yep, spyderco caribbean and olight warrior 2 mini for work. I have a small brewery and the olight is great for just pulling out your pocket when I need to see into tanks or check that casks are properly clean. The knife is virtually rust proof so great for working in whats very often a damp environment due to the constant washing and cleaning. Cheers 🍻
@@thevineclimber Happy Saturday Anne all my recent comments on your channel seem to have disappeared. Either they are in pending or have been removed as some serial Antisemites have been reporting all my posts on a UK political channel History Debunked & got many of them removed.
Cool EDC, I like the Seiko. I'm wearing a modified Seiko SKX on a black Nato strap for 22 years now and it still works perfect. As tool I got the farmer X in black in a deep carry clip.
❤️ ⌚️ You are clearly more advanced than me.I looked up that watch and there's no way to see the automatic movemen! Which I'm guessing is because it's a diving watch.It looks really great. But I would be like, "I want to see stuff move if I'm paying all that money for it!" On the other hand, I could also grow up. Lol The black Alox - most of them have a store's logo on them. So before I get one of those I have to find which logo is best! Does yours have a logo?
@@thevineclimber No I'm not advanced at all, I guess. I'm using the SKX because it was way under 100$ and has a screw-down-crown/ is suited for diving. The farmer X has a logo but the pocket clip is glued over thie shop logo. So another problem in life solved.
I think yes, it's a nice looking functional watch and definitely not suitable as a status symbol. That makes it even more attractive, it goes with an flight suit and a business suit, is always reserved. Just perfect for me
I have not! Every time I see it, it's always full price. And literally has been that way for months! The climber has actually more functionality and sells for less than half the price at times. I ordered one online from a store that put some cool scales on it.
I thought that having 2 blades was silly for a while but now I realize that when something needs to be sharp it's great to have a blade you haven't been using!
@@thevineclimber Exactly ! I dull the large blade and don’t touch the small one or if I just need to make a quick cut on something out and about I just use the small blade then quickly put it back in my pocket
@@thevineclimber I agree with you and Grovesy on that! I generally EDC the Climber on my days off work and prefer the toolset over that on the Compact, and I don't mind the couple of millimetres extra thickness. The small blade is my go-to for opening packages etc. The awl is i.m.o. the best backtool on it although I rarely use it. Also I know (from my old GAK) that the combotool i.e. combined bottle/can opener is awkward to use as a Phillips screwdriver, whereas the conventional can opener on the Climber does this well.
Thanks! I kind of made this one last minute because I liked Conan's video so much. But I have a video coming up that I've been working on for like a month and I hope it will be interesting!
I just did a similar video haha (not my full edc). Great EDC (much better than mine). I'd love the grad a raptor one day. So yeah, you do way better vids that me lmao
Hwy Randy! Thanks for telling us about your video - for anybody who wants to see a bolder hospital EDC than mine, check out Randy's video here: th-cam.com/video/tzqisaVbS8Q/w-d-xo.html And I don't think the Raptors are necessarily better. I don't think they can be autoclaved and if I lose them, I'm out NINETY BUCKS !
@@thevineclimber Thanks you!! I didn't they can't be autoclaved. The hospice I worked at was more relaxed than the hospital. If they only knew what was in my car 😂😂😂
Lol Thank you! I hope to never betray your assumptions. I made this video kind of quickly, but I have a video I've been working on for about a month that I have now spent so much effort on that I'm afraid to work on it! Lol
Great choices. In 1973 as a medical student first going on the wards, both nurses and residents told men told me to always have a scissors with me. I can't tell you how often it was used for mostly routine but sometimes urgent problems, along with the SAK always in my pocket.. Anyone working in a hospital should have a scissors, especially since pulling out a usable knife is now frowned upon! The pen is interesting, now that most things are entered by computer, a pen like this would work. Always having a light is also useful for examining pupils, mouths and throats, etc. The Leatherman scissors grip can be used as a percussion hammer (reflexes)the pin for neurologic exam (if sterilized before and after each use), the magnifier for examining skin lesions, etc. This is a very versatile selection for medical personnel!!
Wow, that's a great comment! I hadn't considered some of these uses! This would be a great gift for medical students, or nursing students!
Thanks so much for the great ideas!!
Great comment!
Thanks!
Your E.D.C will save critically ill patients at the hospital. I applaud you!
I hope so! It hasn't made it so far, but I'll keep working on it!
I'm hoping it's real, looks like something Victorinox would actually come up with. While I find plenty of uses for the secondary blade and can opener, many find them useless and would like something else. This could work well paired with one of my Leathermans that already has a can opener.
Most of the 85mm Delemont knives gave you a nail file instead of secondary blade. Seems now they're being discontinued, leaving a gaping hole in the market, and it should be easy for Victorinox to put a nail file from their 84mm models into a 91mm. Pretty sure the 84mm nail file and the standard small blade are cross-compatible.
The package opener is economically designed, just taking a partially finished can opener and grinding it a little differently. At the moment the closest thing we have to this is the hawkbill blade on the Harvester and Pioneer Pruner, but those hooked blades can be rather dangerous when the strong back spring can cause them to violently snap down and bite deep into a finger (speaking from experience). I think maybe Victorinox has deliberately made those hawkbill models a bit obscure, that way it's mostly just the responsible enthusiasts that know to buy them. "Swiss Army 7" is a lot less marketable than "Harvester", and maybe that's the point.
I like the wood scales but I'm not sure what the design is. I interpreted the top "cat" area as a bird's eye view of a small section of a town, with something like a fountain square between two rows of houses. And then past that, maybe some form of bells?
Hi, just found your channel thanks to IsraelEDC and I did your edc and as someone who lives with a progressive, life threatening illness and spent over a hundred days hospitalized in the past year and a half - thank you for what you do. Subscribed
Hi Will! Thank you for your comment and your frankness on your situation. It has to be helpful for others in similar situations to hear this discussed openly. Sometimes I think there is pressure to hide if you have a medical problem like yours. Since you brought it up on this channel, may I ask if there are things about EDC that you enjoy being able to bring with you into the hospital? EDC items that make your life easier or more fun that are just perfect in that situation? I understand it can be difficult to feel at home in any meaningful way when you are hospitalized, but that makes me wonder if EDC can fulfill a tiny role for you in that situation.
Thank you very much for writing such a nice note!
One thing I love about the Swisscards is that you can take out the blade and then it’s good to go on a plane and in airports! Just check the blade in your luggage or leave it home. This is in contrast to 99% of SAKs where you’re just out of luck until you land, or out of luck entirely when not checking a bag.
This applies to the USA, but some international airlines prohibit all tools (including screwdrivers) and some prohibit all scissors, so outside the USA you just have to check their rules.
Oh yes that's a great point! Very good idea. I have not done that, but I will the next time I check luggage!
In my opinion a swisscard in our edcs is a great idea. I always carry the nailcare in my purse. Great edc for a hospital 👍.
Thanks, Carol! The Swisscard solves so many little problems and allows me to be more productive, more organized, and less likely to need to ask to borrow someone else's stuff! :) I think that the nailfile on the Swisscard nailcare is fantastic. :)
My at work EDC too is different from what I carry on days off and tailored to my needs. I work as a chef in a gastropub in London. So we have a lot of knives of all different kinds in the kitchen...yet I hate seeing people use those knives for tasks other than cutting food items! I have to open a lot of packaging of all kinds in the morning and to do that with a 8 inch chefs knife is unwieldy and I don't want to blunt my own chef knives. So I have a Sypderco Urban clipped inside my pocket, the advantage of that being it can be deployed very quickly with one hand, and it's UK legal. Next to that I have my Victorinox Moneyclip, for the scissors and nailfile, sometimes I need to do an emergency repair on a bit of fingernail, or cut open a piping bag during service and I don't want to go to the other side of the kitchen to get the scissors during a manic service. A Knipex Cobra XS comes in handy now and then for all kinds of little jobs too so that stays in my pocket. On my keychain attached to a beltloop by a NightIze S-biner I have a peanut lighter (for when I dash outside for a smoke and find I haven't got my normal lighter in my pocket for whatever reason) and an OLight i1R2EOS torch/flashlight.
Today I'm off work so I am EDCing my Victorinox Climber Plus (with pocket clip) and Leatherman Squirt in my coin pocket.
Wow, this is a really great description. Thanks!
Thanks for the video! I’m glad to hear from someone who uses a Swiss Card. 👍
Any time! I actually carry a Swiss card nailcare with my credit cards! Those things rock!
I also don't carry a pen because I use the pen on a swiss army knife! I took years of notes in college with them, and I find even with a lot of regular writing (which I don't do any more) the pen still lasts about a year. Glad to see someone else who's been able to make it work!
Lol thank you for making me feel like a not-crazy person!! Lol the benefits of this pen far outweigh the costs - any SAK that can have a pen is better off with it!!
The compact is a prime example and the replacement packs aren’t too much money
Another plus is that the Victorinox multitool pens are pressurized so they will write in any position and they should not dry out for a very long time. If using it with the Compact model like Grovesy, or a Yeoman model, or other SAK with a hook, that makes a perfect place to carefully tuck the end to provide a full SAK's worth of pen handle. I had to go grab my Yeoman too as it has a magnifying glass. With my aging eyes a magnifier may become more and more useful. One of the uses for the SAK champ I keep on my desk, although I grab my loupe even more often. A great magnifying loupe, but not sure I would recommend it at the moment as it is made in Belarus. Sigh.
@Donald Strader Oh I find this post very interesting!! I don't know anything about loupes, but that seems very cool. I love the magnifying glass - it is a tool that actually takes a little practice. It's not a chip shot every time.
I'd love to have a Yeoman! But let's face it, even if I did, I'd still carry the Swiss champ!
I love the pen...
Thanks for sharing your work edc! I'm fortunate enough to be able to carry pretty much whatever I want to while at work, so I'll tell you what I was carrying on my person yesterday. Bullhide leather gunbelt, with my CCW on the right (G48 in a Vedder light tuck holster) and my Swisstool Spirit X on the left in an American Benchcraft sheath. The two knives I carried were a Buck 346 Vantage and a Case sodbuster jr. I carry a bandanna every day, as well as my leather wallet which is also from American Benchcraft. Timex expedition scout wristwatch, and on my keychain is a Vic classic sd with the gadsden flag on it, and an Olight EOS flashlight. And in the wood shop, I don't really carry a pen but I do have to carry a pencil and tape measure on me all the time. Can't do my job without those. All that plus a bunch of emergency gear in my jeep. Have a great Saturday, Anne!
Ooh, now my video would have been much better if I did whatever it is you do!
What is that g48 - a single stack mag in there?
Somehow my edit got lost...
I remember the 1st time I saw the Gadsden flag, in school.I was instantly transfixed and I was all, "Why isn't this still our flag?" Lol
Kick-ass carry - thanks for sharing, and for keeping the dream alive! Lol I want to grow up and be like you!
Tomorrow is my birthday and I want to get myself a watch after this. But unfortunately those mechanical masterpieces wouldn't survive a week on my arm, so I will probably go for a boring G-Shock.
So, what do you do? This has survived any number of things in my arm, with only one scratch!!
@@thevineclimber no idea why. I used to have a watch as a child and they never lasted very long. Once I hacked away ice on the driveway with a shovel and when I came back inside the watch was broken, from the vibrations. Or I accidentally tore the wristband from the housing while climbing a tree.
@@PiscatorLager A life spent with enough vigor that you constantly ruin watches is admirable!
Not ideal, but in a pinch I've had luck turning O2 valves by sandwiching it between 2 pens gripped in my fist, or between the handles of scissors. I very much dig the Swiss Card with the quatro... My work EDC is the midnight manager (though I feel like I would prefer to have skipped the light and gone for the tweezers... since there is a light on my phone), and the Bantam. ...and chapstick. :) ...and occasionally the Geekey (which has become surprisingly handy for the wrench function).
You have a geekey! I was so close to getting it but let's just say, due to one of its features, I didn't want to have it on me in some situations.
I think the manager is better than the midnight manager, I suppose but it really depends what you need.I need a tweezers for chin hairs. Just sayin'..
@@thevineclimber ha… that feature is so dumb… or perhaps genius if someone other than me. 😬😄
@@thevineclimber lol… the struggle is real… and I used to think rogue eyebrow hairs were solely the purview of old men. 😆
Lol! I've had one in my R eyebrow for 10 years now!
Hello Anne
Nice presentation, you are really tempting me with the Leatherman
scissors. I really don’t need them, but they are so neat & well made.
I was interested in your little O2 tool until you mentioned that it was
made by crkt. I have purchased a couple of items from them and
was disappointed, ended up giving them away (no more crkt for me)
But darn I like the scissors, not good for my wallet though.
They are fantastic. I believe Rich from True Budget EDC and Prepping has seen them rust - I haven't. But l dry them after washing!
They are extremely well- made, and TX Tool Crib likes them just for carrying and using! But no knife, no bottle opener, no drivers...
@@thevineclimber No bottle opener ? It’s just so hard to find a multi tool with a bottle opener these days 😀.
Victorinox SAK’s have been known to rust, if left wet long enough, especially if there is salt residue involved.
Lol yes, we are really hurting for bottle openers!!
Very, very well thought out carry. Good job!!
Thanks, Michael! Lol actually I think time using it replaced thought in this case. Thought takes work, and I am lazy.
The strap cutter which you say is dull is actually quite easy to sharpen. It is a no fuss task with the right tiny sharpener. Btw, your gear for work is well chosen. 😊. And there are refills for Victorinox pens.
Thanks! Lol after I read your comment, I was like, yeah, why didn't I sharpen it? I'm not going to use it regularly, but why not make it something I could use if I needed to? I bought several replacement pens - still haven't needed to use one, though! Quality.
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Very nice! I really love that watch.
It makes me so sad but it seems that they have been discontinued.The cheapest is about $140 on Amazon now.
@@thevineclimber well poop! They have really increased their prices in recent years.
@Surviving the Daily Yeah. I got mine around last Christmas for $105 think, but that was cheap even then. :(
Great video & carry !
The 91 mm SAK can opener works as a 02 wrench lol
Um, shut up, I'm saving that for 1k subscribers!!!! Lol I can't have a sak at work anyway because of the blade.
@@thevineclimber 😂 lol me either butttt lol
You’ll be at 1K soon!!
Too late for me?
I sharpened the front and inside of the can opener ... to open packages, scrape stickers, and carve.
Before Anne, I didn't even know what an oxygen thingy was.
@Zoe Phin Shhhh... it will probably still work!! Shhh..... 🤣
Well done
Thanks, Brian!!
An awesome video and great carry!
Thanks for the inspiration, bro!! I wish it had as much philosophy...
@@thevineclimber I mean, to be cheesy, practice is philosophy in action. Your carry is customized to you compared to most people in your field I bet!
People at the hospital often comment on my gear! I should become a door- to- door multitool saleswoman!
I really enjoy your videos thank you
David, that is so nice. Thank you!!
Great video!
Thanks a lot.
Regards from Germany
Thanks, Tano!
Nice video! Thanks for showing the SNK, which I glimpsed in another video! Very cool. I put a Sapphire Crystal on my SNZG15J1 when the original shattered. I totally agree about the pen. I carry a SAK Compact for the pen and pin, which are super useful in a pinch. I use my phone canera when I need a magnifier 😂. Be well!
Thanks, Eddie! So, is that the correct name of this watch, which I hate to say I am not nearly as familiar with as I could be? I am interested that you put a sapphire crystal on it, because I do have one scratch on it, and have only had it since October or so.
Yours is the SNK807. A very popular watch, especially among Seiko fanatics. Just don't get shower or swim with it. Seiko uses a proprietary crystal they call hardlex. It's flexible so the idea is that it won't shatter. The downside is it's vulnerable to scratches. Just get yourself a small tube of Polywatch so you can buff out those scratches and you'll be go to go. You know, I wonder if polywatch is good for cellidor handle scales. Anyway, its common for Seiko 5 series watches to go for decades without needing any service!
That's awesome! And I just ordered polywatch, because a commenter recommended it for cellidor scales!
Thank you for your service ❤
Hey Rich!
Well, my hus and I were just talking about this. People do what they do for their own reasons, and I get a lot out of helping people at work, in addition to getting paid for it. So, you're welcome, but also know that I get a ton from it myself.
I think you do, too, because you don't discuss exactly what you do. There is something... dare I say sacred?... about being there for others which defies money, thanks, and anything on YT!
But it may still engender some awesome gear use!!
@@thevineclimber well we are lucky to have you helping..that’s a good video topic..what. Actually do lol
Nice EDC !
I really like your watch, though I never wear one daily. For camping and places I don't take my phone, I wear a Timex T20031. For special occasions, I wear a ... pricy thing I can barely read.
The lack of a file on this SwissCard, is why I chose the Classic.
You're right, that pen is a godsend. Even though I will pocket a cheap BIC pen in the beginning of the day, I will leave it some place and have to pull out the SwissCard by day's end.
Though, I gotta say, I wish Victorinox sold black pens separately, so you had choice.
I went and looked that up - very elegant! It has the (OK I may not use these terms correctly) metal bracelet? It looks so slick. :)
The Swiss card classic is also usually quite a bit cheaper than the other Swiss cards. I have wanted to get one just to have, but ...
Oh, the other thing I didn't say about the pen - you know how everyone always loses their pen and they don't know where they go? That's me now, but it iused to be that I'd start the day with one pen and finish with 4! LOL That is really embarassing, once people figure out that you are whee all the pens go to. :/
^ found the thief
yeah, it's an expanding metal bracelet. sleek and slim. you'll to remove some pins to adjust the closed size. i like having some wiggle room.
yeah, it's a men's watch. Timex doesn't think women can handle knowing the day of the week. lol
Lol yeah, that kind of information is above my paygrade, anyway!
I know very little about watches and I'm hesitant to learn anything about them because I think it's just gonna make me want more!
Thank you, Anne. I have been wondering what your choices for EDC are. I thought of my daughter (not drug dealers) when you mentioned pagers. She had to have one back in the day.
Your obsession with oxy wrenches is understandable... I'm obsessed with bottle openers. I needed one last year and was carrying only a tactical folding knife. It was one of the rare times I wasn't carrying a SAK. Now I always carry at least one opener... a Leatherman 930378 Carabiner key chain (it has a bottle opener) and usually a 84 or 91mm SAK.
I also have a Seiko SNK, a black SNK809 on a Bond NATO strap. It is one of my everyday/beater watches. Many horologists think highly of the older Seiko 5 series of watches. They can often be found new for around $100. I prefer them over Seiko's new 5 series.
I could have used the Leatherman Raptor when I was in LE and corrections. Nice tool... I would have used all the tools except the oxy wrench. BTW... I had a metal tactical pen with a glass breaker and TSA confiscated it when I was in a small airport in Oregon this morning... He said it was a weapon used in martial arts.
I have the original SwissCards in both of my vehicles. I often carried one in a shirt pocket when I was working. Very handy. I wonder if TSA would confiscate it if the letter opener was removed?
Anyway, I eagerly await your next video.
Thanks. George!
Maxlvledc, I think it was, said that the TSA is going to be confiscating all tools. Who knows. I'm sorry you lost your poem. I think they call it a kubaton - spelling
? - when it is used as a weapon.
I actually had an unusual experience with my watch. I was in an airport, and I complimented a man on his watch. Turned out he is a huge watch collector and when I looked it up it looked like he was wearing a $10000 watch! Lol he actually did not appear to look down on my watch, so I guess the hype is true. Prices on this watch have gone up quite a bit. They are discontinued but available still, but in Amazon US they are$130 and more now. I got it for about $105 near Christmas, when the process dropped a bit.
Nice EDC selection. My older brother is a retired nurse but if he wasn't retired I might consider getting him those Leatherman shears 🤔... nah, he was a bone head when we were kids😂 jk. My EDC is usually my Surge +Crunch, Tinker Small in my coin pocket a classic SD on my keychain and my custom Buck 722 folder ( gift from the wife) but I'm an aircraft mechanic so my required stuff is different than yours. I used to carry the Swisscard light and really liked having it on me but the plastic cracked after awhile of being in my wallet. I doubt Victorinox covers something like that under the warranty 🤔 But our EDCs change when most of us are not at work. That's when I will rotate a lot of the other stuff in my collection depending on what's going on that day. If I'm working on a project or if it's a play day with the grandkids all determine what I'll have on me. Anyway great video again have a great day 👍
Thanks, Gemini! Wow, a surge plus a crunch! I think that your job must be a little more fun than mine; I would really love a job where I got to use that many tools, and then you get to use all the cool aircraft mechanic tools!!
The Swisscard Lite. That is such a great tool. I am afraid that it does seem a tiny bit delicate. I wonder if there was any consideration to a more durable "case" for it. It is expensive enough as it is, but so worth it, and yet if it were 20% more I am not sure people would pay for it.
Thank you very much for coming by and commenting! :)
@@thevineclimber Cool aircraft mechanic tools??🤔😀 I don't know about that lol but we do use slot of different tools. I always thought nursing was a very noble and interesting career even if my big brother was one 😜 Having a multitool on my hip and a SAK in my pocket had saved my butt more times than I can count. There's nothing worse than being crammed in a crawl space or up on a lift 50 foot high and having to go back to your tool box because you need to simply tighten something like a bolt/screw or fluid line or cut or crimp a wire 😭😀
@SpacecityEDC And 7 months later. I am responding to your comments. I'm not sure. I actually fully picked up on your name change, BTW! Your job sounds extremely cool and I hope you love it! But I do not want to be crammed into a crawlspace.
excellent edc ! lol the pager joke .. i remember those
Lol so were YOU a drug dealer in the 90s? J/K
@@thevineclimberpager and umbros lol
Cool watch
Thanks!! I love this watch - I'm happy I got it when it was a little less expensive.
Another good vid with some cool gear.
I definitely change my edc a bit between work and home.
Do you have anything that you've found to be really amazing?
@VineClimber yep, spyderco caribbean and olight warrior 2 mini for work. I have a small brewery and the olight is great for just pulling out your pocket when I need to see into tanks or check that casks are properly clean. The knife is virtually rust proof so great for working in whats very often a damp environment due to the constant washing and cleaning.
Cheers 🍻
@@thevineclimber Happy Saturday Anne all my recent comments on your channel seem to have disappeared. Either they are in pending or have been removed as some serial Antisemites have been reporting all my posts on a UK political channel History Debunked & got many of them removed.
WHAT??!!?? That is some bullhockey. Lemme look.
Nothing held for review. That is bull****.
Cool EDC, I like the Seiko. I'm wearing a modified Seiko SKX on a black Nato strap for 22 years now and it still works perfect. As tool I got the farmer X in black in a deep carry clip.
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You are clearly more advanced than me.I looked up that watch and there's no way to see the automatic movemen! Which I'm guessing is because it's a diving watch.It looks really great. But I would be like, "I want to see stuff move if I'm paying all that money for it!" On the other hand, I could also grow up. Lol
The black Alox - most of them have a store's logo on them. So before I get one of those I have to find which logo is best! Does yours have a logo?
@@thevineclimber No I'm not advanced at all, I guess. I'm using the SKX because it was way under 100$ and has a screw-down-crown/ is suited for diving. The farmer X has a logo but the pocket clip is glued over thie shop logo. So another problem in life solved.
What?! You got it for a great price!! Value and quality and STYLE! Oh, WHAT a good find.
Lol is it one of the sticky Nite Ize clips?
I think yes, it's a nice looking functional watch and definitely not suitable as a status symbol. That makes it even more attractive, it goes with an flight suit and a business suit, is always reserved. Just perfect for me
@@marcelpfeiffer6587 I love it!!
hey, thx, nice video, like the dogs playing in the background 😂
Yep right on cue! Good thing a delivery driver didn't come by!
Good video 👌🏼🇲🇽
Thank you! :) Good comment!
Have you tried the Victorinox compact ? It’s a great model I got it for the price of the tinker over Christmas last year ?
I have not! Every time I see it, it's always full price. And literally has been that way for months! The climber has actually more functionality and sells for less than half the price at times. I ordered one online from a store that put some cool scales on it.
@@thevineclimber I have both just need to upgrade my blue scales on the climber it’s nice to have a small blade sometimes too
I thought that having 2 blades was silly for a while but now I realize that when something needs to be sharp it's great to have a blade you haven't been using!
@@thevineclimber Exactly ! I dull the large blade and don’t touch the small one or if I just need to make a quick cut on something out and about I just use the small blade then quickly put it back in my pocket
@@thevineclimber I agree with you and Grovesy on that! I generally EDC the Climber on my days off work and prefer the toolset over that on the Compact, and I don't mind the couple of millimetres extra thickness. The small blade is my go-to for opening packages etc. The awl is i.m.o. the best backtool on it although I rarely use it. Also I know (from my old GAK) that the combotool i.e. combined bottle/can opener is awkward to use as a Phillips screwdriver, whereas the conventional can opener on the Climber does this well.
nice vid
Thanks! I kind of made this one last minute because I liked Conan's video so much. But I have a video coming up that I've been working on for like a month and I hope it will be interesting!
I just did a similar video haha (not my full edc). Great EDC (much better than mine). I'd love the grad a raptor one day. So yeah, you do way better vids that me lmao
Hwy Randy! Thanks for telling us about your video - for anybody who wants to see a bolder hospital EDC than mine, check out Randy's video here: th-cam.com/video/tzqisaVbS8Q/w-d-xo.html
And I don't think the Raptors are necessarily better. I don't think they can be autoclaved and if I lose them, I'm out NINETY BUCKS
!
@@thevineclimber Thanks you!! I didn't they can't be autoclaved. The hospice I worked at was more relaxed than the hospital. If they only knew what was in my car 😂😂😂
@@RandysWSGlol!@
I like first. I watch next. And I never dis-like then :)
Lol Thank you! I hope to never betray your assumptions. I made this video kind of quickly, but I have a video I've been working on for about a month that I have now spent so much effort on that I'm afraid to work on it! Lol
Never be afraid. What can happen ? :)
Perhaps I am experiencing sloth. Or despairing of doing a good job? Or wondering about all this idle talk? ??
(This is a joke - I may have set the bar a little high. )