hey everyone David C Andersen here coming at you from the knife Center and
today we're going to talk about self-defense EDC items which you can
find over at KnifeCenter.com so the best self-defense items are things that
hide in plain sight and that's why these self-defense money
clip will fit the bill they feature aluminum construction with
a stainless steel money clip right here on the back side and an integrated
finger hole so when it's not holding your dollars you can slip it over your
fingers like so and it makes a formidable presentation you can also get
this in silver or black finish to suit your favorite style for something more
aggressive you can check out the cold steel mini Koga self-defense tool and
what this is is a kubaton all that means is it's a handheld stick with points on
either end not sharp points they are blunted but what this allows you to do
is to concentrate all the force from your strike into a single point
magnifying your power for a similar tool that's a little more incognito check out
the lion steel eskapeer kubaton what this is is a stainless steel keychain
sized kubaton with a tungsten carbide tip comes to a much finer point which not only
allows you to concentrate your force but it can also double as a window breaker
or glass breaker if you need to get out of your vehicle quickly but because it's
a keychain it also allows you to convert your set of keys into a flail this
allows you to use the tool as a handle and swing your keys with a lot of force
sometimes you just need a little more stopping power and that's where the
Kimber pepperblaster II comes in unlike most pepper sprays on the market these
dual canisters come in a pistol grip format which makes this a very intuitive
tool to use you never have to figure out which way the nozzles are pointing with
this because all you have to do is intuitively grip it like you would a
pistol push your finger through the area right here point and squeeze the formula
contained within these capsules is also a little different than your standard
pepper spray it can be delivered at a speed of up to 112 miles per hour up to
13 feet away and a much more concentrated blast than your typical
pepper sprays of course one of the best ways to win any fight is to avoid it in
the first place and that's where these next items
first up you'd be well-served to have a nice whistle on your keychain and this
we knife company titanium whistle is a very nice option there's a couple
different colors so it doesn't scream tactical at all so it's gonna fit in and
not stand out in a crowd and produces a very loud blast up to 120 decibels you
can use this to scare off your would-be attacker or simply signal for help
the next item you might want to consider is a tactical flashlight and we've
pulled two options right here that we do sell here but these come from our
personal collections that we've carried here at the KnifeCenter for years my
personal light is a streamlight protac 1L 1AA LED flashlight and as you
can see it's been through the wringer but it just keeps going what's nice
about this flashlight is it can use either AA or cr123 batteries
meaning it's easy to keep this thing fed and it's a nice compact size it does
come with a pocket clip I've removed mine just because of my preferences but
a flashlight is gonna help you out in a few different ways in addition to your
standard EDC needs most of the time when you're going to be accosted it's usually
dark out and you can use a light to shine into your attackers face which may
not blind them or stop them but it can be enough to disorient them to give you
enough time to get away or signal for help if all else fails look for a light
with a crenelated bezel this allows it to be used for striking applications
when you really need it most of course if you want something a little bit
larger a little more powerful you can use a light that's powered by either two
cr123a or an 18 650 battery it gives you a little more to hold on to and a little
more clearance for that crenelated bezel in the front this is our buyer Jason's
personal flashlight the surefire E2DLED defender there may be some brighter
flashlights on the market but it's still hard to beat surefire is build quality
and sterling reputation of course another great item that you can carry
every day is a good walking stick and believe it or not there's even tactical
versions out there including the cold steel walkabout you can kind of think of
this as sort of a cross between a modern baseball bat and the classic Irish
shillelagh only this is made out of polypropylene about 38 and a half inches
long there's a lot of weight concentrated in the head right
here that lets you build up a lot of velocity and a lot of damage potential
of course you always want to practice with anything you're going to use to
make sure you can get the most out of it but in the right hands this can be
extremely powerful so these are just a few of the great self defense EDC items
that we carry if you want to get your hands on any of these you can head over
to knife center comm in our top navigation bar over on the right hand
side you can go to the military slash le section or click the link in the
description below to head right on over to KnifeCenter.com