My Top 5 Best Everyday Carry Gear Reviewed in 2021
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- This is my top 5 best everyday carry gear selected from my reviews in 2021. All of these would make a great gift for the everyday carry and outdoor enthusiast. This top 5 list in in no particular order.
My name is Jonathan, I have a passion for all things 'gadget, travel and EDC' which has filled both my personal and work life for many years. This includes sourcing, reviewing and product development and the creation of two UK national retail chains. Find out more here: • About Jon Gadget - Who...
This channel is here to help you find great travel and carry gear on the back of solid and detailed reviews along with years of experience. I also hope to give you ideas and inspiration when it comes to everyday carry gear, travel gear and gadgets, which make life a little bit easier and perhaps more fun.
I welcome any feedback on my videos or the channel in general. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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Contents of this video to help you navigate:
00:00 - Intro
00:32 - 1. Nitecore T4K
03:29 - 2. Wingback Winston
06:22 - Video Sponsor - Carl Friedrik
09:10 - 3. Victorinox Spirit X
12:04 - 4. Victorinox Compact
15:18 - 5. Solo Stove Lite
18:38 - Outro
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Comments:
I really appreciate the feedback in the comments - I find it a source of knowledge and inspiration - so thank you to all of you who take the time to contribute. I have recently found that if I continue to respond to all the comments as the number of videos builds, it takes time away from being able to produce new content which would be very counter productive! - so my aim is to read everything I can and reply when I can, after each video goes live. I see how that works out 😊 - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Great video once again Jon!
Thanks Jon, great recommendations. I have the solo stove and love having a “mini camp” and a cuppa ☕️ I also have one of their large fire pits which requires a small mortgage to purchase, but works brilliantly at reducing smoke.
I could be tempted by the firepit! Thanks for tthe feedbaack Ian 👍
Great tip for the pen on the Victorinox Compact (which I now use as my EDC knife thanks to one of your precious videos!).
So happy to have found this channel!
I'm pleased you like it 😊
I 100% agree with the usefulness of the flashlight, it can help keep you safe if you are forced to walk home one night from the shops, for example you don’t know who is lurking around the dark corners so always good to have thumbs up 👍
Love that your giving out the prices, thanks all ways great content.
Good to know - thanks for the feedback 👍
Great way to wrap up the year 🤓
Glad to see Victorinox represents! My favorite gear of the year is Victorinox Cybertool M, which I bought the day after your review.
It's everything I need from my Spirit for lab/office use, but in the form of the well known SAK, it's just so cool! People in the office even were intrigued by this.
Thanks Sir for introducing me to new gear throughout the year. Hopefully more to come!
Take care!
Thanks Eyal - great to get your feedback - Cybertool is a great option 👍 Thanks for your support from the beginning 🙏
Something very approachable/disarming about pulling out a SAK- everyone knows it and isn’t alarmed. Try doing the same with a wave, skeletool or even spirit and I’d guarantee the reaction is different!
I enjoy the videos keep them going. I ice skate & use the parcel hook for doing up my skates
thanks for the feedback 👍 perfect use for the hook 👍👍
Thanks jon been a great year.
Thank you 🙏😊
Great video with some great product recommendations. I think that it's about time for me too get a Victorinox compact, I've heard so many good things! Always loved your videos and appreciate the honest reviews!
Thanks Ashton 👍 it is a great option
I love your videos Jon, you're awesome!!
super-kind thanks Ryan
Love the charging tray 🙂 such a great design!
It's really nicely done 👍
The pen trick in the compact was class.
Great choices
Well done. I purchased a Victorinox Compact after watching your original review and have been very pleased with it.
Great to hear 👍
I carry the Swiss champ victorinox and it is the best blade I ever used period. Cuts boxes like butter.
Good & interesting video, one to watch over and over again.
Great to hear 👍
Some really cool presents and or gifts for myself .👍
Great stuff 😊
13:50 "Really useful if you wear glasses and have a screw loose" - Hey, wait, what have you heard?!? lol
That was funny, I'm not sure he caught that when he said it....
I do and I have 🤣🤣 it was intentional but I wonder how many spotted it 😊
Thanks for the video Jon. It persuaded me to purchase the TK4. Amazon have stopped selling them but they are available from Heinnie Haynes. Re the Compact, can't see the value of an emergency pen but a toothpick becomes more useful with age.
I'm sure you will like the TK4 - I really like it for grab and go - 4K is a surprise on something this small - HH are my go to for gear not on Amazon Prime too.
Nice list.
I have a bunch of Victorinox Swiss Army knives, but the one I use the most is the Manager, because it is small enough for keychain carry, has a bunch of useful tools, and an emergency pen. If I were on a camping trip or even a vacation, I would likely bring my Compact or my Climber. And just in case, I keep my Cadet Alox or Pioneer in my car, along with a tactical pen, in a pocket organizer.
RE: Wallets. That wallet looks pretty functional. I actually prefer the moneyclip style wallet from Mitchell leather for easy access to cash, and room for as many cards as I need. But if I needed a wallet that doubles as a passport holder, the Wingback Winston looks like the way to go.
Great feedback - all great choices 👍 thanks for sharing 🙏
I wear glasses and have a screw loose, therefore the Compact gets my vote for Jon Gadget EDC Gear Review of 2021. Also, and I’m not sure if you’re aware of this Jon, but carrying scissors can be REALLY handy. Not necessarily to places like the North Pole for example (I mean that would be crazy, you’d be wearing mittens for a start) but scissors on a multi tool are definitely really very useful. And also little screwdrivers. They’re quite good. But mostly it’s all about the scissors.
😂 Thanks for a year of great videos Jon 👍🏻
Thanks for the feedback as always 🤣🤣🤣
13:50 I don't wear glasses yet, but I have a screw loose.
Thanks for the laugh, Jon! And again at 14:55!
your're welcome 😁
You can never go wrong with a classic victorinox knife for everyday carry!
Great video 👊🏼🔪
agreed 😊
Great video Jon. My favourite tool released in 2021 is the Knipex plier wrench XS. It is so much nicer to use than a crescent wrench (these are called English wrenches in my mother tongue btw 😝) while super tiny and light. Pairs well with a traditional plier multi-tool for tasks you need to have purchase on two different things. Wish you nice holidays.
Thanks for the feedback 👍 Knipex are brilliant I have Cobra and Plier-wrench versions and they work so well.
In Hebrew these are called Sweden wrenches!
So strange
@@ELaster1 very!
Really good summary! I’m sad that you don’t like wines… then you would really like the Victorinox Wine Master. I’m a big fan of quality wines, we often go to winery tours here in Hungary, so the Wine Master gets a lots of use. You would love that knife, I recommend you to check it out. I love knives and gadgets, but actually the WM became my main blade when I’m on the countryside or visiting family (they love good wine too).
Great feedback - I do like wines, but I am not a connoisseur 😊 Wiinemaster I can see is perfect for you 👍
Both Vic compact and spirit. Double thumbs up!
👍👍😊
Pretty cool stove I wasn’t aware of that. I’ve been using a jet boil for quite a few years.
SwissTool Spirit is top notch. I have the serrated blade version. Very strong tool. I have more confidence in it outdoors or twisting the pliers than comparable LM’s.
You got me sold on trying to 91mm scissors with your videos. I chose the Climber over the Compact. I’m very happy I switched to a Cellador model due to added function over the Alox. I added a sandpaper strip to the inside of the hook, inspired by the Compact. Pen is the only thing missing from the Compact now. I seen a way to store a pen. (Felix Immler has some tips)
Great feedback - thanks for sharing - I am a big fan of Felix 👍
If you want to have the pen, the plus-scales are sold separately. I upgraded my Explorer to an Explorer Plus and it is my EDC for some years now. The only thing I'd really like to have added to it, is the hook with the file. Naturally, I'm quite interested in your sandpaper idea. How did you attach it to the hook?
@@1zaj34 I tried posting a link but it doesn’t show up. I super glued sandpaper. I’m not sure it worth buying the scales when a few minutes with a file and any scale becomes a plus scale. Mine are trans blue so maybe that’ll ruin the look. Pen isn’t a big deal right now.
Great selection, although I was surprised you did not include any EDC bag in your top 5
I wanted to keep the video to under 20 mins - my current is the Belllroy mini sling which still works well - need to explore other options though 👍
I had a Swisstool Spirit stolen (by a cruise ship baggage inspector) and the cruise company would not compensate. On the other hand, I had the same one caught by an inspector at the Aswan, Egypt airport. Our tour security guy retrieved it from the inspector and returned it to me later. Love the tool, and carry it when I can.
It's a great option - I would hate to lose it!
I am a gear guy and have a fairly decent knife collection. I already had a Víctorionox Hunter but I bough the Víctorionox Compact after seeing your video. You were dead on.
I enjoyed the video but I wouldn't replace any of my stuff with your other choices. I have a small TIP SE torch on my keychain and I carry a larger wallet than the ones you like. So we are opposites on those two pieces of gear.
Thanks for the great feedback - everyone has different requirements so no issue there Paul - my EDC torch is a Rovyvon A8x for example - The T4K is a great intentional grab and go though 👍
Nextool Flagship Pro! Best multitool scissors ever.
That's a great torch (flashlight) Jon, and the clip to attach to a cap is a brilliant idea. I do worry about torches that need a recharger, as, say you want to be out for hours and hours. I mean, say you're walking for 6 hours at night, then AA batteries are better.
Fair point although the power density is much better from lithium than alkaline - I would carry a powerbank and make sure it can run off it directly which I believe the T4K can 👍
@@JonGadget Yes, it's a great torch, I agree. And it does tell you how much battery is left - as you said. Ray Mears, the BBC presenter and explorer said take two of everything when in the wild. Great advice!
Hi Jonathan.excellent review! please read my comment on a previous video when you reviewed the Leatherman Wave versus the Victorinox Swiss tool Spirit X.
Will do - thank you 👍
We call that type of tray here in the USA🇺🇸 a "Rolling tray" 😆
Excellent video btw
good to know - thank you 👍
gotta hate those eye brow hair's, LOL.....yeah, it does hurt like hell when you do it.. Great video as always.....I have both those Victorinox in my collection of tools as Well......
yes - I was testing it and couldn't believe how much that hurt! - tthanks for the great feedback 👍😊
Happy Saturday Jon. The Victorinox Compact made the list, what a surprise! ( excuse the sarcasm ) . Its rare that I carry mine but as it happens I recently bought a 2nd one as it was on sale at 50% discount, I should get in in a few days and I bought it for a female relative & at that price I am going to replace the boring red scales with elegant White plus scales. Victorinox recently released the new Climber Lite making it a 4 layer SAK, naturally I bought one and if they were to make a Compact Lite ( making it a 3 layer ) would you consider buying one? The LED on this new Climber Lite is much brighter than those on my 58mm Midnite Manager , my Spartan Lite & my old Huntsman Lite & the in-line Phillips is a useful tool . I have never considered buying the Swiss Spirt X & they are selling for around £195 by me locally
Thanks Steve for the feedback as always. I saw the Climber Lite limited edition - looks really good 👍 Yes, any variation on the Compact would be interesting to me 😊 that is expensive for the Spirit 😳
💥 Great Reviews 💥 but I must disagree with the Solo stove recommendation. It is the most over-priced, bulky, and slow stick stove I've used. Mine came with no instructions and the learning curve is steep. It also has a very small burn chamber and you will be feeding it constantly. I don't know if you have the Ikea utensil strainer "diy stove" over there but it is a fraction of the price and much more rewarding. It also makes ash btw 🙂 Thanks for all your videos this year 👍
Thanks for the feedback Paul - I'll check out the Ikea suggestion. I have had a great experience with the Solo Stove though 😊
Love compact!
me too 😊
Hello, excellent election of gear. I am using know the Vic Super Tinker or the Leatherman Skeletool. Best regards From the en of the world. Chile 🇨🇱
good choices
Hi Jon, brilliant video as always. Being the biased Victorinox-Fan, that I am, this one was another treat for me. :-)
One other question, that I have for some time now: On the background shot, that you used as a divider, there is a Leatherman Crunch. Are you going to do a review for this one too? Or did you maybe post one already and it is just me being not able to find it. ;-)
Hi Zaj, I will def review the Crunch at some point - it is on the list - I thought I could combine it with a bunch of discontinued models - could make a nice video.
@@JonGadget Pretty sure this will in fact make a nice video. Looking forward to it. :-)
I have the Swisstool Spirit. I don't EDC it but I placed it in my big out bag. It is far superior to any other multi tool in my opinion.
it's a great addition to the bug out bag 👍
Definitely need to get myself a Compact, because I have a screw loose 😝😂
🤣🤣🤣 and me Tanya
I’m not certain as I have never tried this but I have a feeling if you held the Swiss Army knife tightly the tiny lanyard hole could potentially be used as a glass breaker emergency tool. 🤷♂️
I think Felix Immler might have tried to prove this (someone certainly has!) - I don't think it was proven!
@@JonGadget Oh that’s right. I remember Felix now. He thinks of every intended use and discovers even more!
@@onedirection3510 yep! 👍
Hi Jon
Can you tell me where I can buy the rovyvon nichia a28w model. Not sure if the one on Amazon is cree(I think it is)
Many thanks
Hi Dave, not sure - I would just jump on google - a lot depends on part of the world where you live
@@JonGadget
Thanks Jon
I thought this maybe was the case. Thanks again
I always have a whistle on my key ring… lvt
Ah, nice gadgets. I like that wallet. Simple design and lifetime warranty. Must be tough. Thanks
it is super well built 👍
No Real Steel Luna/Luna lite Jon?? that makes me a bit sad lol :) all the best and thank you :)
I have a Luna - as you might know - great knife especially with thumb stud - but my EDC is Compact due to scissors and other functions
@@JonGadget totally agree with you on the thumb stud. Fair enough if you use scissors ✂️. EDC is a personal thing and I respect that 😃 thanks for the reply. And of course thanks for taking the time to make content for us!
@@murlock666 No problem, thanks for the comment 👍😊
Lathermen T4 Review please
Ill put it down on the list for a review thanks for witching 😊
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When you say a locking blade is illegal to carry without a good reason , could that good reason be safety for the user . To me a using a slip joint is like driving a car with out brakes . You can do it but it’s dangerous
I know what you mean but unfortunately no - it's treated like a fixed blade - and therefore potentially a dangerous weapon!
It’s weird to think that a locking blade is illegal in the UK. So it’s legal to carry a knife, as long as the knife is unsafe to use.
I know - it's hard to fathom
Yes I imagine a wood burning stove would have been a useful item for a week being ignored in northeast corners of UK of no power.
Yes, would come into it's own then, as you break up the furniture to keep warm!
@@JonGadget Or your neighbour's
15:00 😅😂😭
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The flashlight gets too hot and shuts off after 10 seconds in the brightest mode? Why bother with it, then?
a short blast of this amount of light is a huge bonus compared to not having it at all - which would normally be the case in a light this small
EDC used to be handy usefull things,now its just designer guff.
1 single lumen? To 4,000 lumens? And it's tiny? Nice
extremes for sure 👍
Eyebrow maintenance.
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