Oddbean new post about login | logout @7502a322 I never had one. Now I do. I lost the first one in the snow. Didn’t have one for awhile and really missed it. Then got a second and I feel whole again. It’s how you have it clipped in one spot predictably and can fling anything out and close it with one hand, the knife being the easiest. They are transhumanism.
@90aca61c I've tried several. Leatherman, SOG, Gerber, they're all lacking. IMHO
@7502a322 so what do you use instead?
@90aca61c knipex alligator pliers, Milwaukee fastback 6IN1, Milwaukee NumBits 9 multibit screwdriver Those three cover 90% of my work. I can strip wire, open/close nearly everything. Just the pliers and the knife probably gets 60-70%.
@7502a322 oh. That’s quite the pocket full. I’m just an IT guy that likes to go camping and backpacking. So maybe that’s why the leatherman suits me well. I watched some “every day carry” videos on YouTube and ended up buying a pair of knipex pliers to see what they are like. I like them but I decided it would be too many things in my pocket and I didn’t want a pouch that would add another step to getting stuff. If I had a more industrial job though, my “edc” would be more like yours.
@7502a322 may I ask what you do for a living?
@90aca61c multi-craft maintenance. I've worked in a steel foundry, automotive and currently food industry box factory.
@7502a322 cool. I worked in a fish cannery and was a newspaper pressmen. I enjoy that kind of work and miss fixing things that move. (Being a pressman, though, after awhile was either really boring or really stressful). If I could go back and start over I might choose to pursue a career in industrial design. Anyway, your edc makes perfect sense now and I can see why a leatherman doesn’t work as well for you.
@90aca61c The EDC "community" has morphed into a thinly veiled display of "see how much money I have to spend". EDC means, "every day carry". If it's not something you're carrying *every day* then it doesn't qualify. I want to see the sacrifices made to get to the one knife that covers most of your use cases, not a collection of 50 that you cycle between based on your flights of fancy. As far as IT goes, do you use scissors, a can opener, woodsaw and metal files that often?
@7502a322 as an IT guy, I use the scissors often. The rest are handy as a dad around the house and when we go camping and I have to mess with the trailer or something. The can opener has been used as a can opener a few times and not having a can opener when you need one is quite regrettable. I like having the file. The only problem is I forget it has one when I need one because I admittedly don’t use it very often.
@7502a322 the “edc” guys are a little ridiculous. They are like a bunch of salesmen comparing business cards. They don’t spend enough time mentioning what makes sense for who and where and when. Instead it’s just “look what I have”.
@7502a322 and I agree. They have way too much stuff to be considered “EDC”. EDC should be “this is what I put in my pants every day.” And it shouldn’t involve any outfitting depending on what the day is going to look like from day to day. That loses the point, in my opinion.
@90aca61c you're exactly right, of course. They started off cool and got taken over by idiots.
@7502a322 many of them remind me of the Portland dudes that have a perfectly manicured beard, maybe a muscle car, vote democrat, believe they have white privilege, have a sleeve of tattoos, drink soy lattes and consider themselves male feminists.