I would not, repeat not, like that up my trouser leg! Bit tactical for me. I like ‘em shiny and woody.
Today's EDC
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Erm EDC - well I lived in two war zones - Ramallah, West Bank and Portrush, Northern Ireland in the 1980's and felt more secure if I was carrying - no comment !
Nowadays it's just torches and keyrings mainly haha !
Erm I don't need a separate wallet anymore because I have a purse, card and cash storage on my phone case.
I can just about fit a slim USB C phone back-up battery in the green phone case for emergencies; plus it charges the keyring torches.
I have two back-up sets of keys because I'm absent-minded and and lose them occasionally !
No car keys because my wonky bone condition progressed too much - miss driving immensely.
All the bunches have frivolous junk on them - some more useful stuff included are -
Rechargeable torches - the little square COB lights are quite bright and last for an hour on full blast.
Bottle openers
USB C phone charger leads
One inch mini folding penknives
Mini folding scissors
Bolt-action titanium pens
A mini round screwdriver gizmo
A tiny vernier caliper that works
Clipper cigarette lighters
Supermarket trolley tokens
Carabiners
Shaun the Sheep keyrings
Predator keyring
Real scorpion keyrings for my star sign.
Nowadays it's just torches and keyrings mainly haha !
Erm I don't need a separate wallet anymore because I have a purse, card and cash storage on my phone case.
I can just about fit a slim USB C phone back-up battery in the green phone case for emergencies; plus it charges the keyring torches.
I have two back-up sets of keys because I'm absent-minded and and lose them occasionally !
No car keys because my wonky bone condition progressed too much - miss driving immensely.
All the bunches have frivolous junk on them - some more useful stuff included are -
Rechargeable torches - the little square COB lights are quite bright and last for an hour on full blast.
Bottle openers
USB C phone charger leads
One inch mini folding penknives
Mini folding scissors
Bolt-action titanium pens
A mini round screwdriver gizmo
A tiny vernier caliper that works
Clipper cigarette lighters
Supermarket trolley tokens
Carabiners
Shaun the Sheep keyrings
Predator keyring
Real scorpion keyrings for my star sign.
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I also carry a Himalayan hemp wallet regularly and they can be washed and basically last forever !
I've given loads away as gifts because friends love 'em.
I just got a useful gadget in the post yesterday from China on ali
It is small...ish and light - 6.75" x 3.5" x 1.5" and 12.5 ounces approx - it's about the same size as my 6.5 inch phone but much thicker !
It is a camping floodlight torch with 80 LED's including red and blue SOS plus two little front firing lamps and the best bit is...
It has a 10000 mA/h lithium polymer battery that can charge phones and has USB C mains charging plus a big built-in solar panel - it indicates charging under a normal lamp and trickle charges on the windowsill on a dull NE English Winter day.
It's quoted specs are - charging time - 7-8 hours (big battery), 120-1200 lumins and 6-100 hours battery life.
I'm guessing the real-life wattage is about 10 watts which is not bad for a pocket-sized worklight with reasonable running time and has stepless dimming, is magnetic, IPX-4 splashproof which is just about acceptable and has a standard 6mm threaded screw camera tripod mount.
It also comes with a hard splashproof fitted case and USB C charging cable.
It lights my 60 foot back garden up and little kitchen okay and is an obvious EDC lamp and is a bargain to me for £24 to my door.
That is roughly the same price as a comparable capacity power bank - alone - never mind a solar charging one with worklight !
I know a lovely homeless girl who would be delighted with it to keep her safe and charge her old Apple Iphone and am ordering another three for my Brother and the needy (which I cook for) - bargains !
I've given loads away as gifts because friends love 'em.
I just got a useful gadget in the post yesterday from China on ali
It is small...ish and light - 6.75" x 3.5" x 1.5" and 12.5 ounces approx - it's about the same size as my 6.5 inch phone but much thicker !
It is a camping floodlight torch with 80 LED's including red and blue SOS plus two little front firing lamps and the best bit is...
It has a 10000 mA/h lithium polymer battery that can charge phones and has USB C mains charging plus a big built-in solar panel - it indicates charging under a normal lamp and trickle charges on the windowsill on a dull NE English Winter day.
It's quoted specs are - charging time - 7-8 hours (big battery), 120-1200 lumins and 6-100 hours battery life.
I'm guessing the real-life wattage is about 10 watts which is not bad for a pocket-sized worklight with reasonable running time and has stepless dimming, is magnetic, IPX-4 splashproof which is just about acceptable and has a standard 6mm threaded screw camera tripod mount.
It also comes with a hard splashproof fitted case and USB C charging cable.
It lights my 60 foot back garden up and little kitchen okay and is an obvious EDC lamp and is a bargain to me for £24 to my door.
That is roughly the same price as a comparable capacity power bank - alone - never mind a solar charging one with worklight !
I know a lovely homeless girl who would be delighted with it to keep her safe and charge her old Apple Iphone and am ordering another three for my Brother and the needy (which I cook for) - bargains !
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My "go-to" food prep knives...
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Not strictly kitchen knives, but very good kitchen knives nonetheless..
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My cheapie little choppers are not a patch on your beauties - 3", 4" and 7" but I love 'em just the same haha.
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These are very nice, and very tempting.....
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Lovely OrangeSport - Opinels go from bargain basement to quite steep for chefs knives - although I find them good performers.
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I hardly have any pocket or outside knives although I've got a Michael May 6 inch utility in O1 carbon steel with Yorkshire Oak handle for the kitchen - absolutely love it - must get some more kitchen cutlery from him.
Proper high quality blade steel that takes a great edge and holds it. Bit of a waiting list - probably about 8 weeks but good things come to those who wait.
I’d love to ask Michael if he’d make just blades for me so I could pop my own scales on. Done this a few times and it’s very satisfying plus it keeps the cost down a little. Either way him using this new SF100 steel, I might actually have some decent kitchen knives. House and and garden are a mess but heh, I can cut and shave stuff!
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Good idea Gairdner; I love Michael's work but not really into outside knives or pocket knives - apart from a couple of huge knives.I’d love to ask Michael if he’d make just blades for me so I could pop my own scales on. Done this a few times and it’s very satisfying plus it keeps the cost down a little. Either way him using this new SF100 steel, I might actually have some decent kitchen knives. House and and garden are a mess but heh, I can cut and shave stuff!
If I'm not mistaken SF100 ( 100 years of Sheffield Stainless Steel ) is a recycled stainless made in Sheffield and it ain't half bad IMHO - hard at HRC60 but tough, doesn't rust easily and easy to sharpen for a S/S.
I have a Savernake 8" chefs DNA in SF100 and it's brilliant - full tang with a lovely Micarta blue Denim handle - it takes a very good edge by hand with my Diamond stones, Ruixin Pro 9 or with my little Tormek T-1 kitchen knife sharpener.
For the quality it's good value IMHO.
I also have a Savernake bespoke 8" caidao in RWL-34 with full-tang and no rivets with Asian Striped Ebony handle which is unreal.
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