Asklemmy

Oh damn, can of worms opened!

My pockets carry is wallet, keys, two knives, emergency meds, bandana, and edc kit.

Keychain has two mini tools on it, one a knife pick (I can explain later if anyone cares) and a key tool from from niteize.

Edc kit is in a generic edc pouch. Lighter, mini multi tool, workkos aaa flashlight, mini pry bar that was a gift (never would have bought one), and a little whistle that has a storage tube with a sewing kit in it, plus a smaller knife than the two I keep clipped to my pocket.

Yes, that's three knives, wanna fight about it? ;) hell, it's four if you count the useless blade on the mini multi tool.

I also carry a smaller flashlight around my neck on a bead chain. It is incredibly useful, and I highly recommend this form of carry. Mine is an olight keychain light, the i3eeos. Single aaa battery, decent output and battery life. But it hangs just right to illuminate things where I would otherwise have to hold a light in my mouth, or have a headlamp. I use it multiple times a day sometimes, what with piddling around the chicken coop and whatnot.

Seriously, it is the second most used item I carry. It would be the first, but my main knife gets used hard in the yard lol. It's an old benchmade 710.

Now, I also have two carry kits for other supplies. A shoulder bag and a backpack. That's stuff that isn't pocket carry possible, and/or would only be useful if I'm away from home and get stuck overnight, or in specific use cases that are annoying enough to merit the carry.

The big bag has all the same stuff as the little, with extras.

Little bag has a "device kit" with power bank, cables, etc. Pens, pencil, better multi tool, bigger flashlight (still hand sized, but there's throws better light), bigger sewing kit, pill case with my regular meds for two days worth, and a mini 1st aid kit, plus whatever I decide to throw in.

The backpack adds a poncho that can double as a blanket, a usb bank as well as power bank, a bigger knife, some basic emergency food ( granola bars usually, plus some water purification tablets), and has room for various devices, including a laptop and multiple tablets or phones. That's what I have with me when going more than a half hour from home, always. The smaller bag is for in town carry.

And don't get me started on my car kits. Seriously, don't ask, in not typing that much lol.

EDC for me is bare minimum preparedness for an individual. Each "tier" of carry represents having what i need for a given span of time and minor issues that arise often enough to merit the weight.