A Sensible EDC (2023) .... Part One (Ruike, Olight, Light my Fire, etc)
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- Do you carry all the essential gear when in the woods?
Do you put the same thought into what you carry with you the rest of the time?
Here is my guide to the EDC gear I carry, refined over many years, I’m hoping it will give you a few ideas.
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aye, agree with others, that's a really good little kit
Well thought out kit.
Great rundown. One thing I always carry is a small list of most important telephone numbers... in case the mobile dies!
And emergency numbers, like poison control or animal control
Thanks
Sensible load out 👍🏻 coming from a hunting,forestry,climbing background my med kit is more quikclot,tourniquet,splint and yep plenty of sanny pads,tampons,tape,glue and clingfilm.
Great vid Neil. Some good ideas to add to my EDC
Gr8 vid matey. I've carried a swiss army knife every day for last 30 years. Had one of your EDC lite pouches for a few years now, absolutely spot on 👌🏻, never leave home without it! Always on my belt and far less bulky than a leather pouch. Got a Led lenser P3 in mine. Take care matey. 😁
Nice kit.
That was great man thank you
Nice.
great idea. All i carry every day is a small yet sharp pocket knife. I use it EVERY day
Very good info. Thanks
Great video opening. My EDC is a combo of urban items and survival items. The only UK company I ordered from is OscarDeltaUK and always proud to carry some of his items. It is no problem to wear belt pouches in Canada be that a knife, multitool, or other. If I was in London I'd be afraid to be stopped by a Bobby every five feet checking what I have on the pouch. I spread my EDC between trousers, jacket, and daypack.
I find a RADAR key in an urban environment is handy.
For any Australians wondering if there's an equivalent here you want to look for the mlak key or master locksmith access key.
Seat belt cutter be dammed, what you have there is a near perfect ferro rod scraper.
Thanks for the recommendation. :)
Great video Sir, certainly looking forward to the part 2!
Excellent video 👍
Really like edc videos, nice and practical kit.
Nice one, I've discovered that a 9mm Pistol ammo pouch is great for my OEX torch, take it with me everywhere.
Outstanding
Great little vid this and sum good little tips
Can't wait to see what's in your pack. If it's anything like mine in Australia I could be camped out in semi urban bush overnight. Still lightweight. 👍
Capable kit! Well done.
Fantastic video showing your edc belt gear. I carry a 1981 Camillus U.S. G.I. issue pocket knife every day amd would be absolutely lost without it. Now you have given me ideas on other things I may want to carry.
Great video! I really like the small angle head torch I have got in the habit of carrying which was recommended by another TH-cam from his EDC video. He carried an Olight.
Absolutely a excellent video. I also carry a Ruike brand knife.
Very sensible and practical items, another good vid 👍
Glad you enjoyed it
The Ruike is good, my go to when travelling.
Interesante, me gustó.
I missed this video, Neil. How? I don’t know.
Great 😉👍🏼
Heading of to Pt. II now.
👍👍👍
As per EDC knife choice in the UK I always carry a Victorinox Multi-Champ dummy-corded to a belt loop on my jeans. It has every tool I'd even want in an urban environment. If I'm stepping off the beaten path I'll also carry a Victorinox Huntsman in a pouch. I figure that the lanyard and pouch add an element of threat reduction where the blades are concerned.
Did you mean mini-champ?
In America, for the lighter make sure to use BIC brand.
If you can get em, Clipper make a more sensible one, everything can be refilled, replaced, flints, striker wheel, gas, Bics are great but they could learn a hell of a lot from Clipper
@@JohnDoe-ee6qs Looking into that for sure. Thanks!
Came here to mention the clipper! Yeah they’re hard to find in the US but tbh they’re really solid little lighters. I used to carry a zippo, but to be honest I got tired of how much fluid they burn through due to evaporation. Gets ridiculously pricey.
@@willames363 I always felt it was too much maintenance for the Zippo.
@@GalactusOG it’s mostly just constant refilling, but because they can burn multiple fuels, I’ll always keep one or two in hand, but heavy in pocket imo
Hallo,Klasse vorstellung,und mein altes bundeswehr taschenmesser ist in england😃das freut mich das es in guten Händen gekommen ist!
Gruss aus Deutschland 😀👍
I have my items split across my shirt, pen, bandaids in a mini container and emergency pen (ferro rod, striker, glass breaker, whistle).
My wallet contains a card tool, tape on an old tankcard, wipes and the larger bandaids.
My admin cord/chain has a Victorinox Fieldmaster, mini crank torch, tic tool, kiss of life, earplugs, BIC lighter and BCB storm matches.
That Ruike pocket knife looks exactly like the Böker Tech Tool Outdoor series. You get exactly those tool sets (depending on the model, of course), the pocket clip with the two screws, glass breaker, removable scales, 12C27 steel... One could argue they're manufactured identically, just under different brand names. The Tech Tool has a hollow grind, which I always disliked and made me stick to Victorinox - how about the Ruike?
Funnily enough just bought myself 2 Olight type torches. Waterproof and less than £1 …. The joys of living in Eastern
Europe
Great vid as always Neil 👍what was that cool intro song also??👌
your German SAK is a highly collectable one. great video
I have an i3t torch, the same light my fire ferro rod an a victorinox explorer Swiss Army knife all housed in a greencraft edc pouch.
I tend to carry it in my pocket rather than on my belt most of the time as it’s easier for me to access quickly.
I use the kit almost every day at work as a forest school leader. I also use it when I’m working as a stagehand/roadie/technician as well as around the house.
I’m not sure how I got by before having it.
I knew you could not be in the USA. because there was not any trash or graftie on the streets. Nice bit of kit as you Britts like to say. I’ll be looking for part two.👍🇺🇸😎
i always love these kits..... whether its an EDC, or a get home kit. but i live in jersey... five miles by nine.... never more than maybe 7 miles from my house, or a few hundred metres from someone else's !
A whistle, Fenix NW20. Simply sits on the key ring.
Playing on your own with axes and knives in the woods, one day you might want to get noticed.
Love it! Not much has changed about basics over the years.
nope, agreed, not much change, just look at Ötzi, knife, axe, sinew, string, clothes, cape, container... minimum is pretty unchanged for millenia. materials changes but... no staggering changes
Fab
I'm in Florida,USA so edc is a bit different. I do carry victorinox huntsman, peanut lighter ,extra bandaids, spare keys, Streamlight stylus, Esee Izula, and gun. I need to add in a small first aid kit,and some extra batteries..
Cool video, do you do a version of the light pouch that fits a leather wave, I've kept a torch/leatherman wave and ferro rod for about 15 years ,but my leatherman pouch is knackered, yours would be ideal if it fitted a leatherman in, good health and safe travels, cheers craig
My 'EDC' is a black and white plastic zip-up toiletry bag. It fits in my handbag perfectly. It weighs 1.7kg. God help the person who tries anything on. My handbag has a THICK twisted rope handle just the perfect length for taking a swing at the person who does. Add to that my wallet, notebook and keys and I'm surprised I haven't been arrested for carrying an unlicensed lethal weapon...
Hi Neil. Great video, thanks. There are no links in your description.
Beginning of the vid made me think ,poor mans Disney world with the cobbles on the road lol but no snow white lol, when i saw the fields first thought ooooohhh metal detecting summat else i like to do ,thanks for showing us what to carry when going out ,the first aid kit is a must if were out in no mans land playing with knives, I take blood thinners so i have to be very carefull as id bleed out with a deep cut ,anyway good vid m8y watch yourself.
Smart phone is the most important EDC but i guess there are not many people who don't carry one and they have mostly the same features.
What about a water vessle?
Another item i find useful for every day carry is a hankercheif or bandana. People mostly prefer tissues for cleaning their nose but a hankerchief has a thousabd other uses.
Did you have any cord? Maybe i missed it. 6 foot peice of paracord or even smaller diameter line is fantastic.
I carry a messenger bag on week days so a few items go in there.
On my keys i always have a leatherman squirt the small o'light same as yours.
I want to upgrade to the USB type c one soon along with my bluetooth earbuds so i can have all my electricals using the same charging port type.
Apparently the squirt is being retired so if mine breaks (the sissirs already have, i think i'll swith to a victorinox and some nipex plyers.
I'm starting to think a tiny tool pouch with dedicated tools might be better than a multi tool but it would have to be very practical to carry to stay on my person. Otherwise it'll find its way into the messenger bag and i may not have it when i need it.
Nooz armless glasses, for when you lose your normal reading glasses.
Hi, great video as, always, what make is your edc light pouch?
Regards Rob
You're very skilful at making useful pouches. The concern I have is the knife on the belt in public. It is clearly nicely concealed and your pouch does not look like the usual knife pouches I just feel uncomfortable about having it on me and nearly had it confiscated when I was going on the Millenium Wheel, so it goes in a pouch at the bottom of my bag. On camp or in the woods is a completely different story, because out there it's a tool and usually not identified as a weapon.
So sad that you have to feel uncomfortable about carrying a small knife in public.
What is the world coming to?
@@terryfinley7760 my thoughts exactly.
It really is sad that a knife is considered, by anyone, a weapon more than it is a nearly invaluable tool.
Great video and well explained. Out of sheer curiosity, do you make those small pouches yourself? If you do, that would make a top video as well. Cheers and be well. 👍
How would you feel about swapping the ferrorod for tad smaller, and the flashlight for mini headlamp, somethin like Petzl E+lite, to gain very pocketable light that allow to use both hands at the same time? Just pondering here in Finland.
Yeah i much prefer a headlamp i have one that clips to my hat brim 👍🏻
I’m a window cleaner here in Southern California, and I use the screwdriver off of my Victorinox Bantam to pry window screens off. I’m interested in the mini pry bar you carry, is there any way you could let me know where to get one? ✌️🇺🇸🇬🇧✌️
Hi there, do you carry cotton handkerchiefs in your pockets also? Multi use fabric!
Great video, excellent stuff on your belt. It is a pain to see how the UK bullies its citizens in terms of your knife size and other self-defense options!
My friend... love your channel, watch everything you post! However, I don't think it's wise in the long run to keep a radioactive source (tritium) in your pocket next to your jimmies... but that's just me...
i also carry around tampons in my edc kits. people don't realize they were designed in ww1 for bullet wounds, later adopted as feminine hygiene products. as a wrestler in high school, they told me the cotton they stuffed up our noses in case of bleeding were cut up tampons.
could you share the make and model of your belt pouches they're great. small durable and low profile
I make and sell them.
Add a p38 Can opener for key Ring
Mine is on my SAK. I've had it since 1987 and a few days after I got it (R3.75 from my husband's local Army shop!) our can opener went to its Reward. So I grabbed my new SAK and used that. It was SO DAMN' GOOD I never bothered to replace the dead one.
What brand were the pouches?
I travel across the pond to visit my sister every so often. In 24 off to see Norway. What knife is legal in both the UK and the EU ? Is it best to bring it over in the hold bags or pick it up over there? Not really a bushcraft, mostly for eating on the go.
Thankx
Put it in the hold, to be on the safe side. I'm not an expert on knife laws abroad, so I would check (but UK laws are pretty draconian!!)
@@greencraft4783 thankx
The UK knife laws are very tight. The blade needs to be less than 3”, folding and non locking. If you caught by the police carrying anything else you have to have a valid excuse. If you’re a carpet fitter caught in a supermarket car park at lunch time you might get away with a craft blade but if you’re caught in a pub after work, you risk arrest.EU rules are slightly lighter but it’s best to play safe.
Do you carry all this Stuff in an XL suitcase?? What happened to the good,tried and true Swiss Army knife with 5 tools and a blade???🇨🇦😄
Do Ruike market that weird blade as a seatblet cutter? Looks more like the orange peeler the SAK's sometime have.
May I also recommend the Slip and Snip scissors as an alternative to the swiss card ones. Proper handles so easier to use and fold into each other so no need for an extra pouch so would be a similar weight.
@@TaiChiTube Too small, would only be good for Minnows!!!
No Links !
Do you think you could squeeze a leather man wave into that pouch
No, not that pouch. I'll see if I have one that does. Drop me an email
Content was fantastic, you just need to sort out the focus on your camera :)
Love your channel but when the TH-cam commercial starts 1/3 the way through, i'm gone.
Do you really wear that on the daily? 😅
Don't you??
Why do so many youtubers in the EDC/survival/outdoor genre talk with pauses. Why pause 3 or 4 times in a sentence. "I walk...(pause)...through the woods...(pause)...and it...(pause) tires me..." just an example. Your info is good and your video is good, I just don't understand all the pauses...
You did it a lot less as the video went on...
First of all great start of video.Awsome.
2ndly ur pronouciation or talking speed z very difficult to understand.
Sorry for that
He's talking English. Totally foreign language to your average American.
For those narking on about carrying EDC knives on belts in urban areas - you have the lawful INALIENABLE freedom to do so. Inalienable freedoms are superior to political statutory diktats. There are NUMEROUS justifiable reasonable reasons (defences) to lawfully carrying a belt EDC. Learn legalese, the law & how to defend & enforce your FREEDOMS rather than bowing to totalitarian tyranny. Ultimately your knowledge & your interpersonal skills & how to put the police back in their place where they belong is what's needed. We stupidly gave up our arms.
nice little edc, your Ruike knife is identical to the boker plus tech tool range, I have yet to experience an O light but I feel myself leaning that way after a brand new led lenser P4 failed the one time I needed it to work (dodgy tail switch)
Great bit of kit, I keep meaning to purchase your pouches, they’re usually sold out when I look though. Might I introduce you to a different torch company, never been keen on Olite, they are very expensive and I’m not too keen on this idea of selling multiple versions of the same torch as “collectibles. Anyway, check out Sofirn, they’re Chinese, but they make really well made torches at a great price. They have a great presence on Facebook, so are very approachable. They have done quite a few collaborations with members of the Budget Light Forum, where the members have designed the “perfect” lantern or torch- the Sofirn BLF LT1 mini lantern , and BLF LT1 lantern, the mini being the best bushcraft lantern out there! (Yes, I love my Feuerhand lantern, but it’s bulky and a b*gger when the paraffin leaks, plus, you really need a head torch as well, this can be bright enough to replace both, you can change the light colour from yellow warm to blue white, and it does a cracking impression of a flickering candle lantern for that bushcrafty ambience.😁). Honestly, they are a really great company, I would not normally bother to recommend any product to anyone unless I was really impressed, they’ve turned me into a real torch enthusiast, I actually have nearly twenty of their products, all for different scenarios. If you join their Facebook groups, you can get really good codes to get 20% or more off.😁
I’ve got the companion I’ve added some band aids (plasters)and some paper clips very handy kit
I really like your carry especially your cap. Where can I buy one?
⏱ *VIDEO TIME STAMP* ⏱
2:07 ... *What's the difference between backpack and rucksack?*
_Backpacks_ can come in all shapes and sizes.
Some have a large zipped opening and nothing else, and others include a number of pockets, straps and other features.
*Rucksacks* , on the other hand, typically have additional pockets and chest or hip belts for carrying a heavier load.
The word “rucksack” is derived from the German, *“der rücken,”* meaning *“the back.”*
A rucksack is a pack often used for camping or hiking, and a good one can be crafted of durable waxed canvas or technical material.
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2:11 ... *Essential items on person* _EDC_ First pouch
Sunto Watch with Button Compass,
4:54... Two pouches on Belt kit :
5:03... EDC Olight I3t-Eos 180 lumen Flash Light,
6:14 .. Light my Fire Ferro Rod
6:43 ... Ruike M32 UK legal Pocket folder multitool knife / 2.79" blade
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8:57 Second mini Pouch items
9:03..Tampon
9:28...roll of gorilla tape
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10:01... Left hand pocket kit
Bright colored Cut Kit pouch for injuries
11:18 ...contents of the Cut kit
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14:19...Key Chain items
Keys / mini prybar / Keychain 150 lumen i1R 2 EOS Olight flashlight / Triton mini keychain light /
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15:43... Showing of Belt EDC kit & Final Comments 😎👍
Thanks for that buddy
My Victorinox Farmer X Alox has a heavier blade and tools compared to regular Victorinox models. I believe this is true of all Alox models. I prefer to support the Swiss over the Chinese but this is not a political discussion . The Fresno lens is a great idea I will have to incorporate as my eyesight is not what it used to be. I seem to forget my reading glasses. I guess this means my memory is fading as well.🦸🏻♂️
Interesting stuff that. Some useful items there Neil. 👍🏕