This is what I carry 90% of the time.

Ok it’s a wish list but I’m trying to check all boxes.

• slim design
• card ejector mechanism
• AirTag integrated without a massive unsightly bump
• MagSafe connection to iPhone
• brown or black leather (optional but preferred over metal)
• price $120 max

I haven’t found any options yet which check all boxes.

I am a father to a preschool age kid and frequently travel on airlines. This kit is meant to all fit in the tin allowing me to put it in my pocket along with some keys and I'm good to go. The bandages and sewing kit are for playground accidents and the shout wipe is for airport food accidents.

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In the front two exterior pockets, the sewing kit fits in on the left and the Knipex fits in the right.

It's basically a mini commonly used hardware and medication pouch. I use fishing line for sewing in situations where I need strong thread, and I have various size needles in there too. The Altoids Smalls tin has a few of my most commonly used medication for me and my family. The Rolaids are for my heartburn unfortunately.

Here are my needs:

Budget friendly under 45 euro (flexible on that)

Good battery life

Decent durability

relatively high maximum brightness.

Nice to have:

Multiple settings

USB rechargeable battery

I was recommended the sofirn sp35 before

Switched everything for orange versions for fall. Just got the Mighty Hank and am really liking it, definitely feels nicer and more personal than carrying just a normal glasses lens wipe, adds a bit of personality to it lol.

Top to Bottom:

• ⁠Leather toothpick pouch • ⁠Custom Leather Wallet • ⁠Orange Nitize S-Biner #4 • ⁠Miata keys on an Orange Nitize Locking S-Biner #3 • ⁠Orange Olight S1R Baton 2 • ⁠Orange Spyderco Dragonfly • ⁠Orange Plaid Mighty Hank Microfiber • ⁠Airpods Pro 2 • ⁠Pilot G-2 Mini • ⁠Apple Watch Series 5 w/ Orange band

Not Pictured:

• ⁠iPhone 14, black • ⁠Sig P365 in Phlster Enigma

Last day with this gear before I switch to the seasonal gear for fall and winter. Gonna be a lot of orange starting tomorrow!

• ⁠AirPods Pro 2 • ⁠Benchmade Mini Osborne • ⁠Mini Pilot G2 • ⁠Custom leather wallet • ⁠Car keys on an S-Biner #3 • ⁠S-Biner #4 • ⁠Olight Baton 3 • ⁠Not pictured: ⁠• ⁠Apple Watch ⁠• ⁠iPhone 14 ⁠• ⁠Sig P365

Also model.

I normally carry a backpack because I like having some extra inventory slots for things like my wireless headphone case, pen, notepad, and occasionally a portable charger but I have been wearing a pair to work and quickly realised how capable they are for a majority of what I do.

Ideally I'd like something relatively durable maybe with internal pockets or organiser loops to hook a pen to.

I feel like I recall Rotcho and 5.11 selling cargo pants but I don't know if they are as good as some of their other products.

So let's say someone let my Douk-Douk soak and dry in the air after doing the dishes...how would you rescue the blade? I thought about removing the rust with some rust remover and adding an acidic patina after that but not sure how well this works out.

Any recommendations?

The leather wallet is homemade, while I bought the Hide & Drink pocket organizer.

Contents:

• Homemade wallet
• Field notebook (stored in the back pocket of wallet)
• Mini BIC lighter
• Swisscard Lite tools inside a 3D printed card enclosure (because I broke the original one)
• Zebra F-701 pen (in the bottom horizontal pocket of wallet)
• Hide & Drink pocket organizer
• Fenix R18RV2 flashlight
• Victorinox Cybertool L
• Knipex Cobra XS pliers
• EDCPocketTools Mini CatClaw (prototype)
• Zipties (not shown - inside organizer)

• Ereader
• Wallet
• Tiny Swiss Army Knife
• Loop Engage earplugs
• Insulated water bottle
• Lipbalm
• Pillbox for my meds
• Watch
• Fan

Due to local restrictions on blade length (2.5"/6.35 cm) when I go into the office, today's knife is a Civivi Baby Banter with my well worn Olight i3T. The Rite-in-the-Rain is a new gift from a friend and fellow Scout leader. I'm really liking it.

How do you Hold?

I've had my GOAT multitool for a couple weeks now. It's big feature is swapping the tools, but it has other advantages as well. The spring-loaded pliers are great and they use a "frame-based" spring that should hold up to heavy use. The bit driver will hold every type of bit (standard, double-ended, Leatherman, etc.) reliably and is somewhat offset toward the center, similar to the Gerber Center-Drive. One end of the tool is flat and reinforced to act as a light-use hammer. All tools can be removed, which means you can adjust the GOAT with the built-in Allen wrench and sharpen it with the built-in metal file. It includes a replaceable-blade X-Acto tool.

An inobvious, but potentially huge innovation, is making the tool and scale templates open source. Anyone can produce additional tool implements that will work in the GOAT. That could be a game changer if it catches on. Think about specialty toolsets for different professions, for example. Likewise, optional scales can be produced in any material or design.

The downside is that the current GOAT is clearly a first-generation tool. The tools clump badly. The "tool removal levers" clump with the tools, which can be a real problem. The pivots have to be carefully adjusted so the "springs" (the frame backs) will hold them all inside properly without being too stiff to fold out. The lock release mechanisms are awkward.

I would not have been comfortable carrying mine as it came out of the box. Fortunately, most of the issues can be fixed, or at least improved, with very little effort. Maxlvledc did a wonderful video on YouTube that talks about the issues and provides suggestions on how to address them. It was a big help to me and I recommend everyone with a GOAT watch it.

The things I did to "fix" mine were fairly simple. I added a thin shim washer (5x8x0.2mm) between each of the "tool removal levers" and the other tools. I re-arranged which tools were where and removed the washer next to the wood saw. Finally, I loosened the pivots a bit to help hold the tools inside the frame. (It seems like that should work the other way, but the pivots need to be somewhat loose to let the "springs" do their jobs.) Now it works quite well.

What do the rest of you think about the GOAT?

Looks like Leatherman posted a preview video for the Arc multitool ahead of the imminent launch. Are any of you thinking of buying one of these to EDC? It looks good, but not sure if it is that much better than my Charge+ TTi.

If I can't fit it in my wallet I'll forget it and then it won't be EDC.

List

• Victorinox huntsman SAK
• Fenix E18RV2 flashlight
• Knipex Cobra XS

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