we often talk about how to maximize your
travel through points and miles but
sometimes it's a small things in life
that can help save you time and effort
both in your daily life and when
traveling it might seem strange to some
of you but there's a whole sub community
of people that are obsessed about what
they carry every day the concept is
called
everyday carry or EDC and today we're
gonna explore it how's it going everyone
its Ernest from trip astute in this
video I want to share my everyday carry
for both my normal life and when I'm
traveling this is one of those topics
that's been in my content pipeline for a
while if you're into gadgets or tools
you're hopefully going to enjoy this
video I'll be running through the items
that I carry in both work and travel
situations hopefully this might inspire
or help you make your EDC more efficient
and streamlined before we start I do
want to caveat that this is not gonna be
focused solely on multi tools I'm
working on a separate video on that
topic multi tools are a bit tricky when
it comes to travel so I want to dedicate
a video on which tools I use and some
tips on how to carry them also sometimes
a constant that EDC is associated with
weapons that's not part of my EDC so I
want to be upfront in case that's why
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items as I carry in my daily life since
I work in an office environment during
the week my EDC revolves around items
that help me organize things that I need
to carry and can help me save time
versus surviving in the wilderness to
start off I have an organizer to keep my
keys tidy the specific model that I'm
using is the orbit key key organizer the
or bikini holds between two to seven
keys and requires either a screwdriver
or coin to unlock the main screw that
holds your keys the one that I have is
made of leather the orbit key does offer
one in non leather materials I also got
one for Fiona a few years ago and she
seems to like it a lot my only
complaints with the orbit key is that
the leather feel
a bit cheap and the locking mechanism
can be a bit finicky especially on the
newer models also while I keep your keys
mostly covered there are still metallic
parts that can scratch items in the same
pocket the d-ring also has a tendency to
slide up and down the leather and get
stuck which I find a bit annoying I end
up removing mine and just using a steel
ring I recently received a similar
product from an Australian based company
called Gibbons that is launching on
Kickstarter they asked if I would be
interested in checking out their product
and after looking at it online I thought
it seemed pretty interesting I was
surprised since our key organizer
addresses all the complaints that I have
with or baqi it uses Italian leather
which gives it a much more premium feel
it has a d-ring at the very end that is
secured in place but can be removed
easily without any tools and most
importantly your keys can be secured
into the organizer without any tools or
coins all you have to do is stack your
keys into the organizer and hand screw
the top once it's tight just press down
and you're good to go this is an
improvement from the orbit key which has
extra washers that can easily get lost
when you're trying to add keys they even
offer accessories like USB drives and
multi tools that can be added to their
system all the parts are made for a
marine grade stainless steel rather than
the aluminum parts that you'll find a
lot of other key organizers though
what's really cool is that there's a lot
less metal material on the outside of
the product this means that it's less
likely to scratch other items in your
pocket it definitely seems like an
upgrade over the orbit key and in my
weaker sort of testing it I have to say
that I'm really impressed and will
likely be replacing my orbit key with
the jibin the juban is available on
Kickstarter for about 27 US dollars I
think that's a solid price considering
that similar devices usually cost a lot
more I would love to see Japan offer
alternative materials especially for
those that don't like leather however
this is our first keychain organizer so
I'm sure we'll see them grow their
product line especially since this one
seems to already be so popular on
Kickstarter it was generous of them to
send me one to test out and I honestly
feel like it's well-designed and worth
checking out next on the list is my
bellroy card pocket wallet I won't go
into too many details since I did a
separate video review on it it's one of
my favourite wallets for carrying a lot
of credit cards which is perfect for
points of mouse collectors since I
usually carry five or more cards in my
wallet
and often swap cards as bonus categories
change it makes sense to use a wallet
that doesn't have pockets that can
stretch check out our review of the
wallet for more details the next item is
a multi-tool for the past few years I've
been carrying a Leatherman style PS it's
a great keychain multi-tool and one that
I've used for years it has 8 different
tools including spring action pliers
wire cutters scissors a screwdriver that
fits both flathead and Phillips head
screws tweezers nail file bottle opener
and carabiner the one thing that you'll
notice missing is a knife blade having a
pocketknife is extremely useful and I
know EDC fans are gonna hate me for
saying this but I honestly find it a
pain to carry a knife blade I can't tell
you how many Swiss Army knives I've had
confiscated with entering different
places and facilities in fact I used to
have a Swiss Army manager knife which I
thought was a perfect keychain sized
pocket knife and multi-tool however it
was confiscated at Universal Studios a
few years ago I was already too far
along in the interest line so I didn't
want to have to go back to my car and
re-enter the line and keep my entire
party waiting too so I gave it up even
though I absolutely loved that model the
keychain size Leatherman isn't going to
replace your regular tools nor will you
be able to build a house with it but for
the occasional small issue or repair
this tool has been extremely handy when
we travel to Joshua Tree National Park
in 2017 I actually used my style PS to
pull off the Choya cactus needles that
were stuck in my hand the Leatherman
style PS costs around $30 and is
available on Amazon on leather men's
website and at most sporting goods and
department stores I usually carry my
phone in my left pocket since I don't
want to get it scratched by all the
stuff in my right pocket in case you're
interested I use a rhino shield bumper
case I think it's a great compromise
between having a minimal case and still
getting protection if it's dropped the
last thing I want to cover in my daily
DC review are the small clips that I use
with everything
they're called met gizmo clips and they
come in all different sizes I really
like them since it makes adding and
removing items very quick and easy for
example if I'm walking down to the store
and I don't plan to drive I can quickly
remove my car keys for my keychain this
also works well when I need to leave my
keys with an intended
like when valet parking or having my car
serviced and when I might be going on a
hike where I might want to carry a small
knife I can quickly clip one to my
keychain these clips are a bit tricky to
find I've ordered them through Berkeley
Point which offers all kinds of hardware
but you can also find them on eBay if
you do get them I recommend getting
various sizes you'll be amazed at how
useful they are and you'll likely want
to start adding a clip to everything
that you carry now let's talk about my
travel EDC for travel it's generally a
bit lighter for one I usually carry a
different wallet depending on where I'm
going and whether I anticipate using
more cash versus card since I usually
only carry and use my Chase Sapphire
reserve and Charles Schwab debit card
I don't usually carry the bellroy card
pocket since I don't need the extra
capacity plus if I'm traveling to a
place where I need to use cash more
often I prefer using a wall that's more
accessible when it comes to notes
specifically one that doesn't require me
to try fold my bills we've done a lot of
wallet reviews on this channel so I
won't go through all of the options
however check out our wallet playlist
for more information
I usually don't carry my keys while
traveling especially if I'm overseas
however I still do carry a multi-tool
instead of my Leatherman style PS I
carry a more simple and inexpensive tool
like the gerber chard the chard is a
one-piece design tool
it lacks a complexity of a real
multi-tool when a stent is simple and
straightforward it still has some useful
tools and functions including a pry bar
two flathead screwdrivers wire stripper
bottle opener nail puller and Phillips
screwdriver
like the Leatherman style PS it doesn't
have a knife blade but I found the
screwdriver edges and nail puller to
work great for opening packages and bags
the reason I think this is a fantastic
tool for traveling is that it's simple
and easy to inspect the classic
multi-tool design requires someone to
open the tools to see what's there this
doesn't have that problem and it only
costs $7 and can't be found for even
less on sites like Amazon while the
Leatherman style PS can technically pass
through TSA since it doesn't have a
knife blade and I don't actually travel
with it the reason being that I would
feel annoyed having this tool
confiscated by airport security
especially since it's $30 also it does
look a bit more tactical
it doesn't bother me but I worry that it
might draw unnecessary attention if I
were to carry it while traveling abroad
well I do miss scissors and tweezers
I think the gerber chard is a great
compromise and at seven dollars I won't
be heartbroken if an airport official
decides to confiscate it there are other
things that have come and gone in my
setup like flashlights and pens I used
to carry a small keychain pen called the
night eyes Inca mobile but I found
myself using it less and less every day
especially since things are a lot more
digital these days I also used a pocket
clip on my keychain to keep it all
better positioned in my pocket I
recommend the tech accessories p7
keychain suspension clip it only cost
$12 looks discreet and does a great job
of keeping your keys and other items
aligned in your pocket what items you
carry in your EDC I'd love to hear if
you have any gadgets or devices that you
find to be especially helpful and useful
let me know in the comment section below
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