Innovative EDC Gear That Doesn't Break the Bank

In today's video, I'm going to show you some innovative new EDC gear that you may or may not need. Stick around. When it comes to EDC gear these days, there are so many different options, there are so many cool gadgets, knives, bags, flashlights, that sometimes it's overwhelming. I want to share with you some new stuff that I've been testing out that I think is pretty cool, and I want to share it with you and see what you guys think. So let's just jump right into it and let me show you some of the stuff that I've recently found. First item I want to share with you today is from MRF Tools. It's a company that I really don't know much about. They were not on my radar, but they reached out to me, they wanted to send me this, and I was really intrigued by it because, as you can tell, it's a card-sized multi-tool that has just a ton of stuff on it. And what's cool is these are designed in Ukraine, and then I believe they have a European office in Poland, but this thing has so many tools, they're designating this as a workshop in your pocket, and the list that I'm going to read off to you is probably going to definitely sound like a workshop. So we have a scoring tool, a scraper, a flat screwdriver, can opener, cord cutter, nail puller pry bar, bottle opener, wrenches, 5-16ths, 3-8ths, and a half inch, 9mm, 10mm, 11, 12mm wrenches, there's a half inch gas valve wrench, there is a spoke wrench, wire bender, plumb bob, sundial, clock, and compass, see that right there, angle guide, wire stripper, and rulers. So that's just some of the tools that they talk about, there's actually more listed, but the scraping tool right here, it actually is pretty handy because it's not overly sharp, but it's sharp enough that you can, you know, if you need to scrape something off of glass, you can certainly do that, and of course you have the bottle openers, the wire strippers, the nail puller, and then the different assorted wrenches, and what's also cool about this is, you can add to it, there is a knife tool that inserts in here, and then of course the knife kind of pushes out from the side, but in this state, this tool is TSA compliant, it is titanium, and it is CNC machined, and it's just a super neat EDC multi-tool that I'm really looking forward to kind of playing with more and more, I try to carry it with me as much as possible to see if I can, you know, figure out different ways of using it, and since it's titanium, it's very lightweight, and the cost of this is only $48 on their website, and I'll have a link down below. Another new item that I recently picked up was this pouch from Roaring Fire Gear, this is the Spotfire EDC pouch, and it is very cool, of course, because it is in God's Plaid woodland camo, there is a Velcro field on the front, we have leather on the front here, comes with these paracord zipper pulls, which are very nice, the pouch there, and that's lined with some kind of material, I'm wondering if this is RFD blocking, I haven't figured that quite out yet, but it may be, but when you open this thing up, check it out, all kinds of Velcro organizers here, slip pouch back there, we've got a removable Velcro pouch, which I have some first aid items in it, and there's a mesh pouch over here, with a zipper, and then on the back, we have a slip pouch, in the back, two of them, and they're different sizes, and then there is some webbing, kind of molly webbing, which I've got a ferro rod stuck in there, but this will actually fit a pocket knife quite nicely, so a lot of different options of how you set this up and how you want to carry it, it also has a tab to attach carabiner, which I've done with this, but just a cool, fun pouch, next up, we have this little tool set from WorkPro, now WorkPro is a company that I've used some of their stuff in the past, I actually have one of their multi-tools, and it's one of my favorite multi-tools, because it's very heavy duty, and it's not overly expensive, this is their mini plier set, and it comes in a very nice case, a carabiner, and a belt loop, so you can carry that on your belt, but what we have is a couple of nice mini pliers, the channel locks are button opening and closing, which is kind of nice, I think that's a great feature, and then we have just kind of a standard pair of small pliers, one thing to note with these mini pliers, because you see these all over the internet, you know, these are kind of the rage right now, these mini tools, you really have to think about how you're going to use these, you know, I have kind of larger hands, and I find these to be a little difficult to use, but there have been cases where this actually works to my advantage, because the tool is small enough that I can get it into kind of small spaces, it's just the manipulation part that you're going to have to kind of practice with, and what I find these to be useful for is when I'm working on setting up bicycles, and I have a few, these come in pretty handy, but this eliminates all the bulk that you have with larger pliers, now speaking of tools, we all love our multi-tools, there are a million different options out there, this is one that I recently picked up from Byberry, a nice heavy-duty pouch, I like the clip on it, of course you've got some additional tools in the front here, so we've got our bit set, but what I love about this particular multi-tool are the handles, we have G10 handles, very comfortable to hold and use, look sharp, you can get some different colors, of course I went with the orange, going with the prepared wanderer theme, but as you can tell, that's a pretty decent quality multi-tool, you can actually replace the cutters in here, we have our bit driver, the bits have detents, which is super nice feature there, so if you want to add additional bits from other kits you can, and it's locking, so there's a push button that locks that and unlocks it, on the outside we have measurements in standard American, and then also metric, and then we have a variety of tools on the outside, these are your small tools, so we have a reamer, we have a micro phillips head for electronics, we have a nail file with a little bar on there to pry or to dig things out, clean things out with, we have a flat head, a large flat head, and then we have a can opener, bottle opener, that is sharp, so you'll be able to dig into a can with that pretty easily, and once again these lock, there's the lock on the back, so a nice simple variety of tools on the outside, but the really good stuff is out here, we've got our blade, very sharp, on this side there is a saw, haven't had a chance to use this yet, but man I can tell you these teeth are very aggressive, I don't see any issue with that not cutting into some wood pretty easily, and then we've got a lock right here, on the other side we have a serrated blade, and then a cord cutter, and then a decent pair of scissors, once you lock that in, push that in to release it, and there you go, super nice heavy duty multi-tool, that doesn't break the bank, and this is coming in at around $39.99 on Amazon, I think it's a pretty good deal, now before we get into this bag, I want to show you some things I'm carrying in it, the front here I have a lighter that I've shown in a couple videos in the past, this is from Rablite, and what is interesting about this particular lighter is that this is very similar to a Zippo, but it is way better than a Zippo, because this thing does not leak, it is IPA 68 waterproof, it holds 30% more fluid than a standard Zippo, now here's what's interesting about this, I've had this lighter for a while now, the last time I filled this was months ago, maybe three months ago, I have not messed with it since then, because I've been busy doing other stuff, and now I'm finally getting out to use it again, and it still lights no problem, but you can see very heavy-duty construction, and what's so nice about it is that it's that side flame, so you can actually hold this under a brush pile to get it going, and it extends to give you a little bit more of extension to get underneath things to get those going, push that back, but this lighter is going to be ready when you need it, and you're not going to have to worry about leaking fluid everywhere, fantastic item. Now here is a flashlight that I recently showed on my Instagram page, and people were pretty interested in this thing, I can't take credit for finding it, I actually found this on another guy's YouTube channel, he was talking about it, showing it off, and as soon as I got done watching his video, I went and purchased one, because at the time, it was like $12 to get this on Amazon. Now, right now, this flashlight is running at about $16.99, I still think it's an amazing deal, and I'm going to show you why. So the first thing is, this is a rechargeable flashlight, so we have a USB-C right there, it has a magnetic base, it has a flip-up filter, so we've got a yellow filter, we have different levels, so there's bright, medium, low, and then strobe, filter off, we have UV light, which can be very handy, and then we have a side light. Side light, very nice, right, love that, especially if you're using that magnet, you can stick that onto something and have that shining down and work underneath it, but wait, there's more, we have red light, green light, purple light, pink light, yellow light, blue light, and then we have a disco strobe show. How cool is that? Don't know what I'll use that for, but I love it, it's fun, anytime I bring this thing out and show it to people, they just, they think it's so cool, they want to know more about it, and at $17 currently on Amazon, it's a heck of a deal, it does come in several colors, this is the green, there's also a black, and then there's a white, and this flashlight has become so popular in my household, everybody has one, I've bought one for everybody in my family, because I want them to have it, and they love it, and of course, a very nice pocket clip, heavy duty, not going to bend on you, this thing is amazing for the price, and it is called, and this, I'm going to do a horrible job trying to pronounce this, you can see the company name right there, it is Siwux, I'm not sure why these Chinese companies can't come up with standard names, I mean, just, you know, call it, I don't know, something other than Siwux, but heck, you know, it's still a cool flashlight for the price, can't beat it, here's another item that I think I've shown in the past, but I love it so much, I want to share it with you guys again, this is from True Utility, this is their Scribe Bolt Pen, and it's a multi-tool pen, so we have a pointy glass breaker on the end here, there is a level, bubble level, right there, of course, there is measurements on the side, in inches, there is your pen, and then if you take this end cap off, there is a bit driver, see that, there's your flathead, and there's your mini Phillips, another popular item in my household, my wife has one, I have one, love carrying this thing, it just feels substantial, I like the kind of octagonal barrel, or triangular barrel, I guess you would call it, and it fits my hand pretty well, comes in a variety of colors, I think there's a pink, a green, a black, and an orange, and this is retailing at $17.99 on Amazon currently, links down below if you're interested in it, very fun pen, now I want to share with you a bag, we got to have a bag in this video, right, this is from Hazard 4, and I'm sure you guys are familiar with Hazard 4, they make a variety of very cool backpacks, sling bags, cases, camera gear, all kinds of stuff, and this is the Covert Escape RG, this is a multi-use pack that can be worn six different ways, and I'm going to show them all to you so you get an idea what this thing is for, but this is what I would consider the ultimate EDC pack, and it is definitely the anti-fanny pack, so if you think fanny packs are stupid and dumb looking, maybe this is the type of EDC bag that you need, so let's take a little bit closer look at this thing, and I'll open it up, and I'll show you how I'm utilizing it, so the Covert Escape is retailing at about $72, and that may seem like a lot for a small bag, but it is a very feature-rich bag, very innovative, like I've said, most of these things have a lot of innovation to them, and Hazard 4 I think has always been known for their innovative products, in this I almost consider like one of their flagship products, it has been around for a very long time, I think since the inception of this company, this is one of their first products that they sold, I remember when these came out, and I always thought they were so cool, because you can wear this thing in so many different ways, and you can also add to it, you can buy another one of these, and wear two of these together, so now that gives you even more capability, but setting it up for EDC, especially for people who maybe commute, ride bicycles, or motorcycles, this is a very cool idea for a product, so up front we've got a sheath, and this actually fits my flashlight perfectly, fits a variety of flashlights, multi-tools, whatever, in here I've got the rad light, lighter, but this would also fit my multi-tool quite easily, so some different options of what you can carry on the outside, so that would be your most accessible items, and then you open this up, and you have this pouch that opens, hinges open, and it actually has straps, so it doesn't come flying open, and that allows you to organize some gear, you've got pen slots, so I've got my bolt pen in here, I've got my MFR titanium tool here, a couple different pens, a sharpie, got my Milwaukee sharpie, and then on this side, we've got a write and rain notebook, but you've got more elastic organizers, and a little pouch to catch that notebook, and hold it, so what's cool about this is, if you're wearing this on your chest, you can open this up, access these items, and it's not going to flop open and fall out on you, and then on the back, there is a removable pouch, and this is very interesting how they did this, so this pouch slips or sandwiches in between the back of the rig, and the front pouch, and this comes completely out, and then this pouch is quite large, it is padded with a soft material, it has a mesh pocket back here, so this would be perfect for a large phone, maybe a radio, charging blocks, cables, whatever you want to add to this, and then if you need to pull this out and utilize it, you can do that, but the nice thing too about this is, if you don't want to use that pouch, you don't have to, because there is a velcro panel on the back here, and you can fit a small subcompact pistol in here, in a holster, but note, this is not going to be concealed carry, the grip of the pistol will stick out, but for easy access, it works quite well, you can get in and out of it easily, but if you don't care about concealing, if you're an open carrier, maybe you're on your property, and you want to be able to get to your gun easily, you can certainly do that, and we're talking about wearing it different ways, one way is as a shoulder bag, so you can carry this underneath your arm like this, if you're wearing a jacket, you can move this to the back, and then now it is hidden, you can't find it, can't get to it, or carry it this way, towards the front, very easy to get to, get to my flashlight, get to my multi-tool, get to my items in here, a button strap for security, that pouch can't come out, so I want to remove that pouch, you can do that, access back here, has a second button to make it tighter, but let me show you some of the different configurations with this setup, now they do include this card, that kind of shows you the different ways you can carry this, of course this is what I was showing you here, if you attach it to a second system, you can have one on either side, but you can also wear this on your belt, and wear it as a chest pack, and they do include extra straps for that, so what's cool about these straps, is that they have kind of these rotating buckles, that allows this thing to move around, and not get stuck in one position, you can unclip those, and now you have a belt carry, probably a little big for a belt carry for me, so you have two straps, and there is a button, so you button that together, and of course that is going to form your cross strap, put my arm through here, microphone right there, but super nice small compact chest rig, you know most traditional chest rigs go the other way, they're long, they take up a lot of room, of course most of them are meant for concealed carry, but if you're just wanting to carry tools, and EDC items that you want to get to quickly, this may be an option for you, so when I'm out riding my property, or going on a bike ride around the area, it's nice to have all this stuff easily accessible, not in my pockets, and get to it, if I'm on my property, I can carry a gun if I need to, don't need to out here, but it's nice to have that option, so it's a very versatile setup, and it's very comfortable, lightweight, not super heavy, doesn't have a very complex harness system, so you got movement in your shoulders, and your back, all right guys, hope you enjoyed the video, I hope it gave you some ideas on some of this gear, and if it's worth buying for you or not, I'm going to have links down below for all this stuff, so if you're interested in it, please check it out, do me a favor, leave me a comment down below, tell me some of the things that you liked, or you didn't like, would you utilize this stuff, do you think you'd use this chest harness, do you think you'd use that flashlight, I want to see what you guys have to say about it, and as always thanks for watching, and we'll see you next time on the Prepared Wanderer.