I understand this is a hack video to pare down your gear, but I now have an additional 7 things I want to add to my edc 😅

@BestDamnEDC

4 ай бұрын

😅

@Kd-qz4gs

4 ай бұрын

😢pppppppppppppppppppppppppp😅pppppppppp😅ppp😊😊😊😊

@sda4jesus1

4 ай бұрын

That DOES tend to happen here.

@gimliismyhero2045

4 ай бұрын

I’m just glad I’m not the only one

@davidjacobs828

4 ай бұрын

​@@BestDamnEDC Or a digital watch and 2 sticks .... Ranger bands ere phenomenal.... Love my knipex.. Great cobra hack...wow Excellent video ...

A part of my bushcraft essentials are, believe it or not, two rolls of heavy duty dog poop bags. 13" x 9", non scented, 15 count per roll. They can be used for holding water, protecting small things from water like kindling, a place to put food items you may need to gather, and if it's really rainy you can make sandbags with them. I'm sure their are other uses so let your inner McGyver run wild.

@ralphsmith8350

Ай бұрын

Ah, didn't know thety make heavy duty. thanks.

@TheStupidcomment

19 күн бұрын

Just something to keep in mind. Dog bags are designed to break down so after some months they will literally fall apart if you try to use them.

You can do the watch thing with a digital watch or even no watch by just knowing what time it is and imagining where the hour hand would be if you had an analog watch.

@user-xs7oj9ht4i

2 ай бұрын

Right. Just draw it in the dirt if need be.

@wjf213

18 күн бұрын

@@user-xs7oj9ht4i Yes, I seen Ron Hood do that back in the early 90's when he was showing this technique, and someone said what if you have a digital watch, and Ron said that's why I carry a pen and paper.

Honored, privledged, and giddy to see our Ranger Bands and Viking Spark make it into this vid! Thanks Taylor and crew!

An additional hack, specifically for RovyVon or similar micro edc flashlights. Make it a neck light with some paracord. It makes access to it more convenient in almost every scenario, you have a way to secure it to things when you need an area light, and it can even be worn without clothes. Do with that what you will.

On ships, we often grind and shape channel lock handle ends, to a flat screw driver and a tapered spud for loosening knots and opening screw shackles.

@detroitbob58

3 ай бұрын

We also made a flat blade screwdriver on the handle of our channel locks when I worked at a Detroit Edison power plant. We used the blade to open up electrical control panels to do resets. We carried them on our rear hip, looped over our belt, so that the sharpened end of the handle didn't slice you open!

@TheGreenHeartofItaly-fl3wv

2 ай бұрын

Great idea. How about a chisel end for shaping bushcraft what-have-you. Also, personally I like to crimp the end of the heat shrink by pinching it together with a hemostat or needle-nose plier immediately after heating it up. This way the handles are better insulating if you need to work on anything electrically hot. One can always rip off the heat shrink if you wanted to use the chisel or other tools ground in to the handle ends.

Great video, Taylor. I saved this in my EDC Playlist (a rare occurrence) for future reference. Yes, please more hack videos like this. I love it.

Best idea for a video ever! Please make this a weekly show. Include the small things you think people might automatically know. You never know when someone is brand new to EDC.

@sda4jesus1

4 ай бұрын

What you said!

@magsssssssss

4 ай бұрын

Agree!

Incredibly useful ideas - thanks for showing. I already knew about ranger bands and went to my bike-shop asked them and got a whole bunch of different sizes for free. Mostly an innertube is thrown away after 2 or three repairs, but the rest is still in good shape - rubbing it with talcum improves the lifespan and works as a dry lubricant as well. One of my favorite hacks is taking a cheap, regular locking 1/4" hex-driver and file and/or grind it flat on two opposite sides until it fits my Leatherman Wave bit holder. Got one for 6€ instead of 25€ for the Leatherman Extension, and much more compact - love it!

The hack with those ranger bands especially the one including the neck blade and the fire starter was great. Gonna do it to mine now. Thanks Taylor.

I have been using paracord for flashlight tethers for years. My method involves keeping one side free to use as a lanyard while still being able to hook it around the light and use it as the hands-free loop or, most commonly, an impromptu belt loop for storage. It works with fewer designs, but the versatility it gives is amazing.

@thejayare

3 ай бұрын

Have any photos of this somewhere? I'm always tinkering with this kind of thing, and I could use some inspiration for my next session.

@Adam.297

3 ай бұрын

I do not, unfortunately. I'll see what I can do though. Gotta spread the good word after all.

@toma1460

3 ай бұрын

Yeah I don't know if my aada is on turbo right now.... But I'm not getting it Edit: aadd

@djfatben1

Ай бұрын

So the lanyard dangles from the end of the light, and is just long enough that you can loop it over the head of the light wrapping around your hand/belt?

@Adam.297

Ай бұрын

@@djfatben1 that is correct.

Great vid. For some of your viewers who may not be familiar with using the analog watch as a compass. In the southern hemisphere you have to point noon at the sun,unlike in the northern hemisphere you point the hour hand. Have a great day

@gunfzx

2 ай бұрын

Correct. Or that “half way between hour hand and noon” would be south.

I appreciate that you credit folks when you share their ideas. Lots of people will share “hacks” as there own without crediting the people like Mors who came up with them

@JuggaloNY

3 ай бұрын

Yes!

@ADMIND3R

2 ай бұрын

Alot of time tho all these "hacks" people are taking credit for have already been done for decades by us old timers... 😂

@JuggaloNY

2 ай бұрын

@@ADMIND3R lol tru

I wish you released this video a few days ago, I lost my Fenix pd25r in the bush the other day. I will be attaching a cord to all my lights that I take hunting now. Great video, keep it up!

Some cool ideas there! Absolutely loving the shorter episodes. Smooth edit as always 😎👌

Hahaha I was in the Army when you couldn’t buy ranger bands!! We made our own! Great video brother! Here’s a hack to add to your videos. When you’re sitting in the car waiting on your wife, roll the window down half way or more and use the edge of the window to sharpen up your knife! This really works!

@user-dt1vm2mt8y

2 ай бұрын

True statement

You can also use the leatherman bit driver on top of a victorinox screwdriver (like the one found in the mini champ) and use different bits. Also bits can be used as a fire starter if you strike it with the mini champ file.

Not going to lie! As a plumber, I have grips older than you. Tomorrow I am getting the sparky to wrap them in heat shit stuff.

Appreciate you're ingenuity and consistency in excellent content brotha!!✊️🔥✌️💚

Cool Video. I am going to go back and watch some of your other videos. Very well explained and made the 10 minutes of watching seem like 2 because i was surprised i was at the end of the video so quickly and not bored.

That was awesome stuff that I didn’t realize but thanks keep it coming. Just found your channel awesome.

Love the Knipex grips heat-shrink hack, thanks!

Cool video. I like how you got straight into the information. Thank you sir.

If you grind some flats on one of the knipex pliers handle tips you can add a standard flat screwdriver, or pry bar function. The other handle can be ground flat and then carefully angled the other direction for a two-sided philips driver. It would be cool if Knipex added proper #2 flat and #2 philips shapes at the handle ends though.

@akbychoice

3 ай бұрын

Just add a bit driver hex built into the handle.

Very informative..... And that's an OUTSTANDING piece of Tiger Maple on that Counter-top! Thank You.

I had JUST started to put some heat shrink on some of my gear last month. Including on those tiny Knipex pliers. Love em but they were digging into my hands when I used them. Some trimmed heat shrink like in the video is amazing for the grip.

@joeysavarese8092

4 ай бұрын

Upset I didn’t think of it first. Ran to do it to mine so fast😂

I had a friend who lost is wallet while working out of town - he was hosed! Ever since then I've always kept a backup wallet in my backpack - $100.00 in cash, extra credit card and expired driver license - Thanks for some great ideas!

I recently found that the opposite/near-widest channel opening on a set of 150 Cobras works as a wire cutter in a pinch (literally!) Only works on wire you could feed into the groove though. Also when doing the handle heat shrink, try cutting a 1/2" "tail" that you can tuck back into the tubing to create a bit more padding for the very ends of the handles. Cheers!

Several excellent hacks here. Thanks for sharing.

Video was great and yes, more videos like this would be appreciated!

You’re so cool man. You have a lot of wisdom with edc. Love the channel man.

Loved this format for your videos

Love the mini light hack, and on the neck knife, I removed my after almost choking myself out when a branch snagged it. It know hangs from my cell phone holder at the center radio console of my vehicle as a quick grab.

And to take ranger bands a bit further: when you make your own out of old bicycle innertubes, you can make them any width you like, while store-bought ones usually come in different diameters, but usually not different widths. I find that they give better grip if you clean off the talc powder on the outside of the tube (put there to reduce friction between the tire and the tube) that they give a lot more grip. The advantage to cutting your own ranger bands to wider sizes is that you can do the shrink wrap-flashlight hack without buying shrink tubing and used tubes from bike shops are always free. You can ask the wrenches in the back if they have a box of them but often times, they're piled out by the dumpster. Most shops replace rather than patch tires but they'll sell you a patch kit 😉

Enjoy the video and would love to see more content like this down the road. Best of luck in the new year!!!

After years of watching EDC vids i finally picked up a Leatherman free P2, civivi Crit and a decent field watch. it has been a game changer. I use the the Leatherman almost every day. Awesome vid, ill have to try that heat shrink when i pickup a flashlight

@Zoroasterisk

3 ай бұрын

I'm mostly a pocket knife guy (Hogue Deka crew represent) but I recently started looking at them, and man. Flashlights are a lot. What I've gleaned so far is that CRI roughly measures color accuracy, and comes at the cost of power/heat efficiency. So, generally speaking, you'd want high CRI for anything to do with cameras or where it's really important to distinguish different colors, but for outdoor use, low CRI is IMO more desirable because it'll last longer. Hope this helps, sorry if I over explained

@Jacobbunt

3 ай бұрын

@@Zoroasterisk That definitely helps, CRI was the last flashlight spec that I didn't really understand. I like slightly weird gear so I ended up grabbing a Olight Oclip and its been crazy useful for EDC but now I'm looking at larger flashlights for the times I need more power and run time and I'm thinkin the baton 3 pro max but I'm still lookin to see if i can find something reasonably priced with more runtime at 1000 Lumens

That shrinktube flashlight tip Brilliant! Extra cards you can just add to your phone, there are a bunch of aps that copy the barcode so you can scan them but not bring them. Great stuff man thank you!!!

Use marine grade heat shrink and you don't need a knot. Just slide the tails in and heat it. It is lined with heat activated glue.

@1980Baldeagle

29 күн бұрын

Thanks. That's awesome to know about.

Great video! THanks for sharing. A lot of great uses. I carry a fake a wallet when I visit places as well using just junk cards that look like credit cards from advertisements mailed to me, so long as they are generic and don't have my name. In addition when I travel abroad, i'll bring an old phone that is wiped and carry it as a phone to give to a potential robber/mugger.

Mini Vice Grips will work with the Leatherman ratchet driver as well.

This video somehow reminded me of your old channel with those MiniMODs you used to make. Keep up the great work with the EDC community. Cheers

I love heat shrink on hand tools. Learned this when I worked excavation.

Awesome have incorporated some of these in my edc

I love your content man! Thank you for everything you do. Quick question, what's the brand of that button compass?

You can get a 4” Knipex to hold a standard 1/4 driver exactly as you demonstrated with the larger Knipex. I don’t have the Leatherman bit holder, so I can’t speak to that. Nice vid!

Thank you great information. Loved the video. What size shock cord do you recommend is the most useful. I like to buy cordage in rolls to save money and only have to buy it once.

Heat shrink also works for making skeletonized knife handles more comfortable. (Or over the scales if you want them grippier.)

@JuggaloNY

4 ай бұрын

Yes I agree. Also, Liquid electrical tape works. And if you really want to step it up a notch. Can put very clean like fish tank fine sand in with it. And just dip.

Cool video, some pretty cool tips in there, thanks Taylor!

I like the TKELL shirt, Tim rocks! Thanks for all the content.

Excellent video brother 👊🏻🔥👊🏻

One thing i like for not so much EDC but Home prep, are large fresnel lenses (Magnifying sheets) bout 8x10 roughly.......locally i find them at the dollar store on occasion......handy for us that are older when glasses dont cut it for Really fine print or no glasses handy atm (i try to keep a pair of glasses, in most every room in the house, one or two in the car).........and it works as a fire starter on a sunny day in a pinch.

Great idea with the hands free flashlight! Gonna try that but making the cord smaller so it will hopefully fit snug around the ear to use as a headlamp of sorts. Will update if it works.

Thyrm switchback + modlite plhv2 handheld >>> love it

Very helpful. Thank you.

Love those ranger bands!😊

What's good Taylor... Enjoyed the video man!

Pretty cool man, thanks 👍

Love these videos man

Great ideas and simple to use.

Awesome hacks! Thanks for sharing.

Great job thanks I have those pliers never leave them home work great like video😅

I like the heat shrink idea for pliers. Over time, the dip flakes off in Arizona heat.

Awesome hacks! I’ve learned a lot of new stuff 👊👊

Would love see a video that showcases good edc loadouts for different careers and styles of work

bahahahah the "costanza wallet" nice the sound it made when it exploded kills me everytime lol

I have a manix 2, a tenacious, and I ordered the cruecarta manix 2 xl but I can't decide if I should buy the shaman, the pm2, the smock, or the yo jumbo. Which one is best in your opinion?

Cobra pliers + Knipex bit driver. Put a Ranger band around both handles. It will hold it close for you. 😉 And now you also, have improvised vice grips. Size range of good quality rubber bands. Are a excellent addition to your EDC. You could use them. To hold your 2 wallets together when needed. Also, can store them wrapped around anything. The handles of your knives/tools or your daily coffee mug if you carry one. Or your water container etc. Once you start carrying them. You'll be surprised how often you end up using them. For example. Wrap them around something small like a small screwdriver or anything. That's hard to get a grip on double it up a bunch of times. Boom you have an instant. Portable & removable grip that fits any size. The flashlight with the bungee strap idea is cool af! I think you could accomplish that using electrical tape. Oh, & FYI I found out about liquid electrical tape. P.S It's awesome af! Gives the same effect basically as the electrical heat shrink wrap. It's not always as clean looking. But definitely more bang for your buck! Plus can dip your handles of tools in it. 😉

@brianmcsorley3229

4 ай бұрын

Oh, like a roach clip ?

@JuggaloNY

4 ай бұрын

@@brianmcsorley3229 exactly!

@JuggaloNY

4 ай бұрын

@@brianmcsorley3229 I forgot to mention if you use the liquid electrical tape you can put extremely fine sand like fish tank sand or some sort of sand that's super fine like that. Then dip the handle of your tool. To give you some extra grip let it dry and redip it In liquid electrical tape that does not have sand to give it a clean look and feel with hella Grip!!

@JuggaloNY

4 ай бұрын

@@brianmcsorley3229 That method will also work on ur roach clip 😉 U be puffn. Plus arm yourself with an umbrella. Now you can puff EDC for the stoner anywhere in any weather. Witb zero worries about dropping your Jay lol. 🌬 📎+☔️🌦🌧🌨= HighAF🤤

@brianmcsorley3229

4 ай бұрын

@@JuggaloNY - Using a wide brim hat , make sure it drains to the back .

I remember my scout leader mentioning daylight savings, and adjusting for that before getting north with the watch. Food for thought.

Tip #1…. If you don’t have a clip you can loosen your cap a little and stuck it between cap nd forehead. Tip #2 very good but I do do it for mugging purposes (live in Mexico City). Tip #3 is pure gold. I’m going to offer one tip: carry a good length of synthetic gut or sinew cord. If you carry 30 grams in a bundle you’ll probably have 100 yards. I cannot tell you how tough synthetic sinew is. It can replace paracord in 98 out of every 100 things you use paracord for. Great video, thanks.

Hey, multi tools are too gadgety for me. I keep a small pair slip joint channel locks handy. I took off the plastic and filed the handle ends. One is an awl, the other a flat screw driver

It’d be awesome to see you! I live in Will county now but moving to Lee in April.

I have range bands but don’t use them too much. I do like the idea of having them for the flashlight with the bungee. I have both Knipex pliers. That was good mods for them.

Great hacks. Thanks for this!

About the Knipex, if you’re already carrying a plier-based multitool, you better carry the Knipex wrench. It can do everything a plier does and will add more functionality when you need a secure wrench.

@BestDamnEDC

4 ай бұрын

I have them but this doesn't work with the pliers wrench. The slot is different due to the way the jaws work

great vid Taylor!

You can use just a loop of shock cord for the flashlight. I tie mine near the tail cap. Then just loop it over the back of my hand and slip it over the front. I can easily remove it, and reattach it if necessary.

Hey great video, what watch it that?

An EDC hack video with actual usable hacks. Very good video!!!

The analog watch as compass hack is an excellent skill. Remember that you need to adjust for daylight savings time. During DST SOUTH would be halfway between the 1 o'clock position and the hour hand.

Great video with nice tips.

Also, I don’t think a lot of people know this about the knipex cobra pliers but you don’t have to hold both the handles. Once you get it, locked onto something you can let go of one of the handles and it still holds the grip completely tight. They actually lock on kinda like vice grips.

Love this subject.

Can't wait for the next video of hacks 💪🏻

Not sure if someone already said it or not, but if you have a leatherman p2 or p4 you can open both phillips and flathead drivers together and put a 1/4inch drive socket on them. It’s not perfect but works in a pinch for sockets and other bits.

Great ideas channel. New sub. from the 641... Always thumbs up!

Bring on more hacks! Much appreciated.

I always have ranger bands on my lighter for fire extender, also protects from scratches. and ranger band on kneckife to hold ferro rod longside....

Hands free flashlight is a great idea. Next thing they will come up with is one you can wear around your head! 😂 Just a heads up. Actually in the Southern Hemisphere, you point the 12:00 position of your watch toward the sun then half way between the hour hand and the 12:00 position is North. All noted in "Wilderness Survival" by Gregory Davenport 1998.

Had a Leatherman Skeletool for 15+ years and would regularly use the knife, screwdriver, and pliers in that order. Also would have my Leatherman Micra for longer and would use the knife, screwdrivers, and scissors. EDC either of those, and a Photon keyring light for over 10 years takes care of 90% of what I need to do on a daily basis.

Really liked this vid, would love to see more hacks

Awsome subject loved this video

Did that heat gun not come with a metal shield attachment for heat shrink? It curls around the backside and distributes the heat around it (and not past it)

Great video man. Fast and to the point, super enjoyable. What watch are you wearing?

@BestDamnEDC

23 күн бұрын

Big Idea Design Ti Field Watch

May I ask what neck knife you use, I am looking and not sure what I want to get.

Take the first tip and combine with your last tip to give your mini pliers an index finger loop. This way you just open/close your index finger to open/close the pliers. Comes in handy when you lose some finer hand movement while wearing gloves or your hands are just freezing.

Thanks for the video! About the grip on the knipex, why not gorilla tape? That way you have also some tape if you need.

In the southern hemisphere it is point the 12 at the sun and divide between the hour hand to give north. The most accurate times are near the equinoxes and doing it early in the morning and late evening

have you seen pull tape or mule tape? We dont have it in the uk but its a super thin 1800lb line ideal for many things i want some for my motorbike

Thanks!

A lot of 'hack' videos are so-so. This one packed some good stuff in a short video. I'll be using a few of these. Well done. Oh... you Button Compass wasn't in your gear list, and I'm looking for one... who makes it? Thanx