edc [everyday carry] shaved my wife

[dubcbadass]

all black everything

is this a reply to the minimalist idea? i don't get how all black helps minimalism. i do get the good design aspect, but the way i use my stuff/my dubget doesn't allow me to be goth ninja with my edc.

[35percent]

This is somewhat related

what are your thoughts/philosophy on redundancy? Can redundancy and minimalism coexist?

I feel like my edc is rather minimalist but I still have 3 knives, 2 flashlights, etc with me...

Ehh not really. True minimalism would be having the smallest, lightest setup possible as your edc (one blade, photon, money clip) while still being useful. Redundancy is great for SHTF situation, and carrying deep can be useful, but it's in no way minimalistic.

I would say there are ways to be minamalisticly redundant, having the smallest, lightest secondaries.

For backpacking there are very few things that I am redundant with, and if I am, it's going to be a barebones backup.

[AstroWolf]

i should have said, i want some para cord, all knoted up like that, so i have the option to untangle it and use it as well as easy carry. that would be dope, anyone who c an do that i will be really fucking happy to compinsate however they see fit, i dont know how to tie knots like that all nice.

help!

[redX]

Alright, finally received my higo so here are some pics and thoughts as promised.

can you tell whether the blade is hitting the handle when you fold it together?

[PETEROCK1]

ok, who's gonna start edc'ing this once it's out (around july?)...................

balisong pens

[dunkin deeznuts]

1800 yo Roman EDC, amazing....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1247230/The-Roman-Army-Knife-Or-ingenuity-Swiss-beaten-1-800-years.html

[sonny]

pete, those have been out for a year or two on a limited release. i got one at the world yoyo contest. they are pretty fun to flip, but weird to write with.

[branespload]

Yeah my buddy has one for flipping and it's mildly amusing but not entirely useful as a pen. They're really small to me, and I already suffer from tiny azn hand syndrome.

And I think that roman SAK was posted earlier in this thread..

[PETEROCK1]

oops! my bad. thanks for the update sonny and branespoad!

[Dijonnaise]

can you tell whether the blade is hitting the handle when you fold it together?

It's not. If you look down the edge, there's a small notch. This is the only part that comes in contact with the inside of the handle.

[redX]

cool i just might get one of the cheaper ones, that last point had me a bit worried but i guess an old japanese master would have his shit figured out, right? ... eh *turnsaroundandleavesroomquickly*

[branespload]

Bumped into my ochem professor before class in the bathroom.. he asked me how i was doing, i said fine, then asked what knife he carried (lol of all things to ask your ochem teacher..)

it's a used as fck black benchmade mini grip with a nice patina on the black blade, the black clip finish is already worn down to bare silver..

he let me play with it and it didnt seem to deploy very fast, not like a spyderco, maybe I'm not used to deploying bigger knives? the axis lock or whatever is interesting too.. im too used to frame/liner locks.

ANYWAY yeah my life is basically ochem and edc right now

[jonle714]

axis lock is so good.

benchmade's current clips on their normal production knives suck. the paint on them wear down REALLY quick. and it's reflective. non tactical status. but you can order the parkerized clip from them and they'll send you one for free.

[iRX]

Just got out of Material Science lab and today's lab is Rockwell Hardness test.

After the lab, I asked if I could throw on the Atwood Metwrench and got a high (78.9 HRC) and the professor was impressed since he never tested anything that high yet on the machine. This is also coming from a professor who EDCs a multitool and a multipen, along with having a flashlight in the room.

[poly800rock]

a different take on edc.

i have the swisstech jawn, actually end up using it more often than not. used it the other day to open a beer.

[HEWSINATOR]

Am I dumb though? I can not figure out how to use the bottle opener on the Swisstech tool without feeling like I am wrestling the cap off.

[branespload]

^ nah, the utilikey sacrifices usability by putting lots of tools into such a small/compact design. you have to use the blade for extra leverage on the bottle opener (unsafe), you have to use the blade as a handle when using the drivers (unsafe) and the thing is just too small/flimsy to get any real force behind it.

i have 2 of them (silver and gold) and i ditched them for a swiss army knife

[poly800rock]

keep it L shaped and use the non bottle opening side as leverage? that's what I do at least.

[poly800rock]

^ nah, the utilikey sacrifices usability by putting lots of tools into such a small/compact design. you have to use the blade for extra leverage on the bottle opener (unsafe), you have to use the blade as a handle when using the drivers (unsafe) and the thing is just too small/flimsy to get any real force behind it.

i have 2 of them (silver and gold) and i ditched them for a swiss army knife

the blade isn't really that sharp to be considered "unsafe".

[branespload]

^ i still consider it unsafe to be using a blade as a handle even if you don't think it's sharp enough to cut you.. bad design? :|

[stuntastic]

i have the swisstech jawn, actually end up using it more often than not. used it the other day to open a beer.

I just used my friends today, to cut a piece of plastic off of a cup.

I dont have a serrated knife, which I do need.

Still needs to ups my EDC...

[phoenix]

I use my utilikey pretty much every day. It's a nifty cool to have and almost everyone that notices it, comments on it. I then do my best to steer them away from it for the same reasons bran suggested. I've cut myself with it a few times and its always so precarious to open the thing- that's actually when I tend to cut myself. Its really handy but poorly designed.

[HEWSINATOR]

keep it L shaped and use the non bottle opening side as leverage? that's what I do at least.

OK, I now I am a bit slow. What you describe is what is natural to me to try, BUT, the key hinges the wrong way for this, no? The way you would push on the other side collapses the whole thing (the way I am picturing it).

[poly800rock]

i'll do a photo doc tonight

[amardeep]

Dear Moleskine carriers,

would anyone be down to buy one of these cartesios? real leather and not bullshit fake moleskin, has a folder in back, check the review here: http://blackcover.net/?p=26

I want to buy one but they're only sold in the UK, and the total price for 3 (3 for 2 discount) comes out to ~$50 with shipping. i figure i can get one and sell the other 2 and it won't be AS expensive as just buying one alone.

also comes in red wine (which is the cw im getting- DOPE: http://thejournalshop.com/acatalog/cartesio-winered-500.jpg) and sea green (also nice: http://thejournalshop.com/acatalog/cartesio-seagreen-500.jpg) and black.

if two people can commit to buying em at like $17shipped to you, i can order these. ruled or unruled(i think), any of the 4 colors.

let me know!

[jonle714]

i've heard of these. are you ordering the pocket size or the large one? i'll be down for a pocket plain red wine one

[amardeep]

im going for the pocket, but if anyone wants the large that'd be fine too, just $2 more

[branespload]

yea how big are they? I want a nice quality black notebook to replace my mnemosyne which is too long for the jeans i edw right now (i might do a blog post on jawn pocket edc compatibility analysis etc)

and i trust your judgment that these are worth the $$$

[amardeep]

they're 3.5 x 5.5 in., same size as a standard moleskine

which barely peeks out of the backpocket of my denimes

mostdef worth the cash. it was either this or the Stifflexible, but the latter doesn't have a discount and isn't leather bound.

if you're down give me a color and a ruled or unruled option and i'll buy them.

jonle you want the unruled right? so thats 2 red wine unruleds

[Solix]

Moleskines are doodoo anyway; the paper is cheap and the binding is w/e for the $15 they want per book.

Lmk from those of you guys who get them how they work out. I'm interested in the binding mostly. I've been checking them out, along with the Cartesio's and Alwych's.

Stifflexibles are really good tho if you don't end up getting the Cartesio's. They're my fave.