Title. I'd go for the leatherman micra but they have scisors instead of needlenose pliers like most multi tools and I haven't had any luck finding any myself :(

-Anbernic Rg35XX Plus

-Banana Phone (Bluetooth speakerphone)

-Pixel Watch 1

Super light. Nice cutter. Safety glass punch.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/20589079

From left to right:

• first aid kit
• Nintendo Switch
• a pile of trash (a ~1yr old crushed mint, a receipt from 4 months ago, a ripped balloon, a lil ball of tape, and a coupon that expired last year)
• sand timer
• inkblot game

• !secret ingredient for badguys!<

• "best worst therapist ever" bag (hand painted modification) with pride/pronoun pins
• paper, pencil, and pen
• Freudian word game
• hypothetical discussion starters
• neurofeedback headset
• thinkpad t420
• suckers

You guys get along with so little. Here's what I never leave the house without, carried in a Fjällräven Greenland size S bag...:

– phone (up until recently I had a tiny Nokia dumbphone for voice calls because it sucks when someone calls on the smartphone during navigation while on motorcycle...) – wallet with home and office keys attached – a metal ring coupled to the bag strap for car / bike keys – case for glasses if I need to take them off (rarely used though) – tiny knife that masquerades as a bottle opener – bag with USB charger, power bank, assortment of short USB cables for all occasions, Arch Linux boot stick – a pen and a couple of permanent markers – travel toothbrush – lighter (I don't smoke but it makes me friends) – some lucky charms: gemstones picked by my daughter tied into a 'sausage' with some stretch fabric – T1D stuff: insulin pens in a gorgeous leather roll made by a friend - glucose meter with accessories - bag with pen needles - plastic jar with lid for used need

My regular carry right now when I step out of the house includes:

• A leather wallet my grandpa gave me (the circle imprints are from the quarters I use to get a shipping cart at aldi)
• A hankerchief I made with my freind when she taught me how to use a sewing machine for the first time
• My trusty Casio a700
• An old field notes notebook. We had a bunch left over from Geo-Caching when I was in scouts a kid
• A muji gel pen (I adore these pens 10/10)

And my keys with

• A keychain from when my friend took me to see a league of legends semifinals that was being played near us
• Two mini library cards
• And a medication container I keep melatonin and some ADHD meds in (Non-stimulant, not that I expect cops will care if I'm pulled over 😅)

I fear if I carry anything else today, I'll lose it or cut myself with it.

What is your experience with cheap knives from amazon or others? There are a lot of sub $50 knives there with mostly positive reviews. Are they actually good? Or do you have better cheap options that are not sponsored by amazon? I see brands on there like Lothar or Bergkvist. They actually have decent websites on their own, so I don't know if they are actually that amazon trash or a decent budget brand.

Their quality is a shit. I bought a wave+ 2 years ago, broke within a couple months (spring in pliers broke making pliers unusable). Sent it back and they say it’s not repairable so they give me a different one (mine was laser engraved). Then the replacement breaks (spring that holds pocket clip in place). I don’t even use the Leatherman that much, and wasn’t doing anything that could be outside of light use.

Hiya. I carry a small notebook with me everywhere I go, as I love the tactility of it compared to taking quick notes on a phone. Recently I saw a wallet with a built in notebook, but I dont want to lose my button card ejector on my wallet that I have. Are there any quality wallets with both features, or should I compromise? My goal is to have a minimal amount of items.

I would like something secure (preferably locking) and not made using cheap labor but I can be flexible. Obviously the keybar magnut isn't locking so I'm here exploring other options. I didn't go with the nite ize nite binder because I hear those aren't durable. I've looked at carabiners but either they're not locking or too big.

So far the best contenders I've seen is the keybar medium Magnut which has about 18lbs of pull forcem

$10 Benchmade bugout inspired knife with D2 steel

• 6 in 1 Milwaukee Fastback with bit-driver
• Curated set of bits to fit most occasions.
• Icon micro ratchet with extension and 1/4 square socket adapter.
• Cheap 4 mm bit driver, seems like it is the same as the Harbor freight one I've seen before.
• Knipex 87-100 cobra pliers
• Mini Bic lighter
• Bit of glue stick
• Bit of gaffer tape
• 16 feet of micro cord
• A few zip ties cut down to shorter length
• Tweezer man nail tool that came with nail clippers. I use it a lot for poking, scraping and prying.

It all packs up pretty well in an old earbud case I found at a thrift store.

The only things I still want to add to this kit is the Knipex xs Pliers Wrench and a double sided sharpie.

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Seiko SNK809 with one of NATO Strap Co.'s bands

Pixel 6A

Kershaw Skyline

Rovyvon E8 Angel Eyes

BMW E92 335i

a Mini Binder-clip 😂

I need to sharpen my blade, it's really dull. I really like the rovyvon, the only thing I wish it had was a magnetic end and then it would be really awesome. Also I used to have a leather card-holder but I think I'll finally just get a ridge wallet or something similar.

I feel like it's not something you see very often here compared to other items like knives and fidget items.

I have a JEYI 2230 NVMe case with a 1TB drive I keep on my keychain for backups of things that would be annoying to lose like my AntennaPod stats

Using the bit driver as a tape dispenser for painter's tape (blue) and gorilla tape (black).

I trimmed a plastic straw down to size and also slit it lengthwise and placed it over the bit driver. Then I wrapped it with two kinds of tape. The straw allows it to freely rotate as I pull the tape off.

Inspired by this video (skip to 22:00) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L65HqVkWYxo

The gorilla tape is thick so I can't get a lot on there. I may replace it with cellulose tape or just more painter's tape. I might also slide another straw over the tape to protect it.

I always carry a couple of good knives with me, but I have lately gone on a utility knife kick. I'm not sure I want to carry one, but I definitely like having them around the house for opening boxes.

I don't think I've found the perfect one yet, but I do have some a like quite well.

The Oknife Otacle Pro is my favorite. It is small and very slim, but provides a good grip. The blade is completely covered, so I can use hook blades without worrying about exposed edges. The mechanism provides one-handed deployment with excellent safety. There is a neat little clip that works well and doesn't get in the way.

The mechanism is actually very good, but it gets terrible reviews. That's because it desperately needs to be lubricated and it comes from the factory dry. Mine was pretty much unusable until I sprayed it down with ToughGlide. Now it's one of the smoothest I've used.

My second favorite is the [Nexland Sliding U

The rules seem to imply that pocket dumps are required. Can we also post reviews / comments / discussions of EDC items here?