Ultralight EDC | The Best Lightweight Pocket Tools
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- Опубліковано 12 чер 2024
- In this captivating EDC video, I embark on a challenge to enhance functionality without adding weight. By comparing the Leatherman Free P2 to a collection of 9 carefully selected lightweight tools that collectively match its weight, I uncover a world of increased flexibility. Join me as I explore the pros and cons of each tool, revealing innovative ways to optimize your everyday carry setup. Discover the possibilities of creating a custom EDC arsenal that provides unmatched versatility, all while maintaining a minimal weight. Subscribe now to join the quest for the ultimate EDC experience!
Credit goes to @todd.parker for the inspiration. His video can be found here • Lightest EDC Pocket To...
__________ Items Listed in the Video ____________
00:00 Intro
00:35 Leatherman Free P2
03:58 Knipex Cobra XS
04:42 Benchmade 945 Mini
05:35 Leatherman Bit Extender
06:35 Victorinox Mini Manager
07:30 Fenix E01
08:05 EDC Pouch
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Multis became popular because they combined several tools into one. Now, we're at the point when we should carry several instead of one. The Circle of EDC.
Sometimes you can’t beat a multi tool for just pure convenience.
If Knipex makes a multitool based on their pliers, I'd love that. They have more grip than needle nose pliers. Add to that: high carbon steel file / metal saw, detachable diamond tapered file on one side, ceramic on the other side. If they could also make that with vise grip clamping pliers, that'd be amazing as well. 😁👍
The advantage of the separate plyers is that they can be used to hold a nut while tightening with the driver tool. It is also easier to change up the kit to match a situation. The two tools to compare are the Milwaukee Fast Back with bit driver plus a 4.5 inch Vice Grip (fits in Leatherman holster).
Yeah. Separate tools are always better but it’s hard to beat the convenience of a Leatherman.
Leatherman is just simpler. Fewer things to think about, fewer things to forget or misplace after using it.
That being said, I carry a Swiss army knife and the KNIPEX and a pen in a small wallet sized leather pouch in my front pocket. Works for me. But I'm not doing big work, mostly fixing people's walkers and wheel chairs.
Milwaukee Fastback is a brick by comparison though. Useful. But a brick. I'd love a company to make a smaller, sleeker, more elegant version of the Fastback, ie something with the design aesthetic of BID as an example. The Gerber Slimdrive was so close but a fail because it was non-locking.
thx for the vid,awsome video like always,
your videos help me alot for creating my ultimate EDC pocket tool kit.
Thank you
What's your go to lightweight loadout JH?
Just found your channel a couple days ago. Great content mate and this is another quality video. I’m new to EDC and just thinking about a lightweight EDC and I think I personally prefer the separate tools approach so this has really helped 👍
It was a fun little challenge. When you put your kit together why don’t you let us know what you went for. Never done, always a work in progress.
Another banger piece Marcus!! Loved the new camera angles as well. -Cain
Thanks buddy. Really appreciate the unwavering support. Couple of crew here since the early vids
I really enjoy your content. I very much appreciate your attention to detail and high quality videography. I carry the Knipex XS minis, Victorinox Compact (or Cadet in the summer), Victorinox Signature, and Robyvon A1. This EDC works really well for me! Happily subscribed.
Thanks Zakk for the positivity and for sharing your carry. Sounds like you’ve put some thought into what works for you. 👍🏻
Just found your channel. Great lighting, great sound, great content that's well thought out and scripted. Multiple cameras in use with solid B-roll. Liked and subbed. Glad to join you.
Yay! Thanks for the positivity!
I carry a lot more than this in a larger pouch and it is still lighter than/or same weight as the Leathermans I own, except for the Skeletool. I've been working on this kind of lightweight thing for a couple of years now and streamlined what I now carry so that it is lighter in weight. That includes the Knipex XS set, not just the Cobra. I know Knipex is starting to lose favor in the EDC community as a never used item but the set has saved my bacon a few times, so I still carry them. I also own the 5" set but for what I carry and use them for, the XS set works best for me. I have a small pouch in a larger pouch. It has everything I would need in it for any situation. The larger pouch fits into my jeans pocket without any noticeable bulge. It's all about finding what works and then streamlining it all as much as possible. It also means thinking outside of the box and also finding items that serve more than one purpose. I'm pretty well covered for any situation but it took a long time to get there and to perfect...in my case anyway. Everyone is different so it is a whatever works thing.
Ooh this is right up my street as I've been experimenting with similar EDC combinations over the last few weeks - the Knipex Cobra XS is a gamechanger! Stand by for a long comment.
Living in the UK there are only 3 currently produced legal carry full sized multitools from reputable manufacturers: Gerber MP600 bladeless, LM Rebar knifeless, and LM Bond. All 3 lack a tool I like to carry on a daily basis whether that be blade or scissors. The MP600 is very big also and tbh the drivers are okay but very uncomfortable and awkward to use it lives in my toolbox providing needlenose pliers (I have dedicated bluntnose, made in W. Germany, still pristine), file and scissors.
Depending on your needs the Cobra XS is better than multitool or dedicated needlenose pliers as it can be used as a crescent wrench/adjustable spanner, normal pliers can't really cope with nuts & bolts, when you turn the handles are forced open and they slip. It does however lack wire cutters but I hardly ever need those. In itself it's a multitool : pliers, tweezers (it's accurate enough to pull nose hairs lol), adjustable spanner, bottle opener, pry bar, and pot lifter if you're going camping which it does very well. I keep mine in a Phillips leather iPod Nano case I got new on ebay for a fiver, perfect fit, and it doesn't slip to the bottom of my pocket and I don't risk pinching myself, I can still pull it out with one hand as the leather slip stays in place. Weight in pouch is 72g, combined cost £28.
A bit driver was the hardest to find a solution for. The best out there is the Big Ideas Designs Ti EDS but at £130 ($160) it's too expensive even for a gear freak like me. For just an extra £10 I can buy a Vic Spirit X with ratchet set and leather pouch on Amazon. Other designs are either not capable or poor quality for the money you pay (LeverGear BitVault), too small (Maratac/County Comm Nub) or too big (Vic bitset and wrench). Finally I settled on a Sealey mini ratchet (also sold under the brand Sabrecut), combined with Wera Bitcheck 7 plus (extender & 2 each slot, Phillips & Pozi bits), in another of those iPod leather cases. All fits perfectly, next to the Cobra XS. The mini ratchet differs from others in that it has an inline bit driver in the end of the handle and that's what I bought it for, and it's only 85mm long so just a tad shorter than a regular SAK, but it isn't light coming in at 111g with extender/bits in pouch, but it is compact and doesn't bump or jangle around so that's more important to me than a couple of ounces. At least as an inline driver it's bombproof being machined stainless steel and not skinny, as to the ratchet, so far so good but it's no Wera. If Wera added the inline bit holder to the handle of their mini ratchet that would be the bees knees. This setup has the advantage that it can be used in 4 different configurations with each bit: stubby inline, extended inline, flat ratchet, and L shape ratchet + extender. So even better than the Ti EDS in terms of utility. If I'm going on my bike I swap out some of those bits for hex/Allen bits (again Wera, top quality). Total cost £13+£10+£5 = £28.
Add my Spyderco Urban to that and I have a toolset outclassing imo the LM Skeletool, total weight 239g, total cost £129 so not cheap, but I can use all elements separately in different combinations.
If I want to add scissors I too go for Vic but prefer the 74mm Moneyclip as that serves as a pocket clip, the blade is a fair bit more capable as a backup blade, although the scissors are barely larger than on your Classic. It's slimmer than the Classic and the smooth alox scales are more durable plus I happen to think that it looks better That adds 26g and also cost me £28 so that foursome weighs 265g, costs £157.
Today I am just rolling with the Knipex and a Vic Climber with plus scales and pocket clip, total weight is 159g, total cost £62 if I factor in the cost of the replacement scales.
Yesterday I went on a bike ride on canal towpaths so I took my Vic Farmer X with the bit driver & Knipex, total weight 293g so it's not light, even heavier than the Bond with the Farmer X which is only 279g combined, but a very rugged and versatile toolset and better suited for minor bike adjustments/repairs.
Tomorrow I'm going on my bike to a barbecue at a friends' place so I'm rolling with the Vic Spartan, Knipex & bit driver kit. The Spartan was a secret santa pressie from a girl who's going to be there bless her, but really it's ideal for that as I won't need scissors or woodsaw, and I know the bottle opener and corkscrew will come in useful. Total weight 243g.
Last but not least my most recent acquisition is a Vic Swisschamp. If I carry this it's without the bit driver kit as it technically has 5 drivers itself but the inline Phillips was the reason I chose it over the Handyman. For some it's a bit of a brick but it sits snugly in the 5th pocket of my jeans and I hardly notice it. If I want a super duper toolset I carry that with the Knipex, and my Cobra XS as sometimes I want the one handed opening quickly deployed knife. I'd argue that the scissors and woodsaw on it are better than on any Leatherman, and the file/metal saw can hold it's own too plus there are loads of other useful prodding, pulling, poking and scraping implements on it. Total weight of those 3 is 313g so again not light but very pocketable, like all of the configurations I described above, everything fits comfortably and fairly discretely in the right pocket & 5th pocket of my jeans.
I told you at the beginning that it would be a long comment. I should really start my own channel too.
Wow. That’s quite the comment. Thanks for sharing and sounds like you know what you like. 👍🏻
Very cool video Marcus! I really like your choices here, lots of good ideas. Thanks for the shout out.
Thanks Todd. Your videos are outstanding so enjoyed doing my own take on something you created. Let me know if you want to do a collaboration some time 👍🏻😊👍🏻
Great videos man! Cannot wait to see what else you put out! ✌️I only found you yesterday and I’m almost finished all of your videos! 😂 It’s great to see a fellow Irishman producing quality content!
Cheers Daniel. Appreciate the support and every view counts, so thanks for running through the catalog. Hope I can keep churning out content you enjoy.
Ease of access and quick deployement is the advantage of the multitool.
Your bigges noghtmare is that someone finds the correct full size tools before you are finished with fiddlibg around woth your edc pouch
I remember when i started working in I.T dealing with alot of issues needing to carry around some tools for everyday task i started of with a leatherman but i quickly realized its just too heavy and bulky for most of what i needed. After much trial and error i finally landed on my current edc which i feel is great to fill in all these categories. Knafs lander for the blade, I3Teos TI for the light, leatherman style PS and CS for pliers and scissors (best scissors ive ever used) and my most recent purchase the Microcarry Strikerbit for a lightweight pocketable screwdriver. Im finally happy with what i carry and serves me perfectly day to day.
I bet you keep changing it up over time. It’s part of the fun. Thanks for sharinf
Seperate tools have a huge advantage of being by able to distribute the weight across belts and 4/5 pockets.
EDC separates all the way!
Thanks for the video 💪🔥
There is no one perfect setup for everyone for sure. 👍🏻
Very nice video, I think for the Leatherman because I own that tool as well, it’s interesting trying to swap it for multiple tools. I typically only carry mine when I know I’ll be using multiple tools such as days when I’m working on a bike or in a garage. The rest of my time I’ll only carry a knife as part of my EDC. This was a really fun challenge though but I think your solution is very accurate to what I would do myself
Thanks Vottam. I always try and be pragmatic with these videos. Was definitely one of the more fun challenges :)
If you'd rather carry victorinox scissors than the classic, it's possible to buy replacement swiss card scissors for around a tenner.
Great shout
Thanks for the great video! Always enjoy your logic ;)
As for scissors I would recommend Swiss Army Card. Same function but much more pocketable.
And I would suggest to add Leatherman Piranha to bit driver (instead of weight of a flashlight). It will add an angle to rotate bit driver more comfortable.
And if we are going completely lightweight, then mini Bugout instead of 940 & Rovyvon Aurora for the flashlight.
Looking forward to new videos from you!
😊
All great shouts. The RovyVon keeps coming up. They’re sending me some stuff this week for review. Hope they send the Aurora.
Those Victorinox Card scissors are substantially and I mean substantially worse than those on the Classic, Rambler, or any other swiss army tool. You'd think they were the same scissors or similar since they look the same but they're much worse. Try cutting paracord/zipties and test them side by side.
To match up exactly with P2 I’d go Knipex Cobra XS + Victorinox Super Tinker. If you want a one hand blade insert your choice here. I feel like you have to be lighter and simpler to carry. The knipex snd victorinox alone would disappear in your pocket vastly better, be vastly lighter, and loose little to no capability. I carry an Arc everyday as my only blade/tool. In my pocket. Had a P4 before that and Rebar + one hand knife before that. So I clearly lean on the side of Leatherman but I do keep those Knipex and a victorinox in my bag as compliments.
Nice kit Marcus looks very lightweight and useable. I put together a kit similar with the Knipex 87-100 pliers. For my screwdriver replacement I used a Prestacycle PrestaRatchet it comes with the small slim ratchet and an extension which can also be used to form a T-handle tool for removing tight screws and both the ratchet handle and extension accepts 1/4 in bits. For a backup knife I got a Victorinox Bantam Alox plus some extra bits, a notebook, #2 pencil and small AAA MagLite and put them in a Hide & Drink zipper/3 pocket pouch that will fit nicely in your jeans pocket. Anyway great 👍 video and ideas
You gave me some great ideas. Thanks for sharing.
Look up Topeak Ratchet Rocket. It's a bike tool but accepts regular driver bits. It comes with a good variety and can either just be a ratchet or you can get the tire lever and chain tool too.
Thanks for the tip! Ordered one.
Good video weight is always an issue when carrying EDC tools. You have made some solid choices in lighter tools. One light screwdriver to consider is a pair of longer screwdriver bits with a small plastic slip-on tee handle. I bought mine years ago I can't remember where I bought them. I am going to though out a challenge a budget lightweight EDC carry.
Nice. Thanks for the heads up Michael.
I would recommend Victorinox SwissCard Nailcare. It is more compact than the classic sd, has emergency pen and is TSA safe. Also Nitecore Tiki flashlight, it weights only 10g.
I’ll have to get one for sure. Never owned one.
While I love my Osborne, for weight, the Hogue Deka has a polymer option with Magnacut. Feather light. Agree with you, the Knipex is one of the best tools ever.
Hogue Deka. Haven’t heard of it. Will check it out.
Lumitop edc1 flashlight 23.6g , Knipex pliers 59.6g, Victorinox bit wrench set 28.5g, Victorinox Huntsman with plus scales 100g (We cannot have a locking blade in U.K.😢) 211.7g total
Love it. You’ve got your lightweight EDC locked in.
Knipex XS, Victorinox Midnight Manager, Swatom 8 in 1 Mini Screwdriver Set, Eafengrow EF27, and Chums Wallet and you'd be all set.
Or just a SOG PowerPint, Eafengrow EF27, and a HOTO Precision 24-in-1 Screwdriver.
That screwdriver looks clutch
The needle nose on the leatherman plier is very useful for twirl-tightening metal zip ties and leatherman also has wire-cutter which can be very useful, this is why for a light EDC I modified "leatherman skeletool" by removing carabiner hook on it which made it smaller, more compact & more comfortable to use, also used 1 bit (on each side philips/flathead) tucked in ready to use, the total weight of the modified leatherman skeletool is 4.67oz or 132.4g and for the scissors/bottle opener/tweezers carrying Leatherman PS only adds additional 1.58 oz (44.7 g). For the flashlight adding "nitecore tube 2.0" adds 0.34 grams but nitecore does require a little modification (adding small ridge around the button so it doesn't turn on in your pocket).
You make a lot of good points here on why the Leatherman might win out.
Hey if you need to get the screws really tight, you can use the pliers on the bit driver
Smart
For scissors go with the Fiskar folding travel scissors. Weigh nothing, super small, and in my experience they out perform everything else that can fit in your pocket. I added them to my pocket a few years ago and have never looked back.
I saw the Fiskars. Might pick up a pair for a look at some stage
You can use the Knipex to get more torque on the screwdriver, when needed
Hadn’t thought of that. Powerful little combo.
I've tried that out too, clamping on the hex shaft of a Wera bit extender with bit in the end, works very well.
Good to know. Thanks for sharing
Been enjoying your channel. There are no mistakes in my opinion with what anyone carries or how they carry it. I just wanted to make a suggestion, there is a little company out there called Arc company that makes a variety of pocket organizers out of cordura that might make a better option for you than using an old wallet. I have had two different types I've been using for years and they are an excellent value. I don't know the current exchange rates or what his deal is with international shipping but it may be worth your time to check it out. Take care.
I’ll reach out to Arc and see do they want to send me anything?
Love the videos and can't believe you don't have more subs! I wanted to ask, why do you carry a flashlight and not just use your phone flashlight?
Thanks for the super positivity and encouraging message Jed. To answer your question, I only started carrying a flashlight last year and there is no going back for me. I particularly love my Olight mini on my keychain. For me it's just easier to have a dedicated flashlight. I pull it out more than using my phone.
The flashlight on your phone doesn’t put out the same kind of light as a dedicated flashlight. It’s softer and doesn’t go too far whereas a flashlight can send of a brighter, longer beam
What about using the Leatherman’s double ended bits 👍🏼 and a company called Verade has some dynamite compact pouches 😎🇺🇸🤙🏼
I’ve thought about this but can’t find anything to replace the wire cutters/strippers that’s small and lightweight. Wish the knipex had wire cutters built in
The knipex with a wire cutter would be amazing!!!
I have the Leatherman Wave with the bit driver, and I've seen a lot of youtubers criticize the awkwardness of using it. I think you are all using it wrong by folding it back up. Try pointing the opposite handle as close to inline as possible while leaving the plier head tucked in. Not only does it leave it much closer to inline, but it gives you better reach. Similarly, you can use it in a L-handle configuration.
For me, though, Leathermans (-men?) will always be a backpack-only tool unless I am specifically planning to do something with that tool. Pocket tools are for the unexpected, and are meant to prevent the hassle of going to my car, garage. I don't use the Leatherman quite enough to make it worth the weight and bulk, but I don't have a particularly physical job.
💯 agree that the Leatherman is a backpack tool. There are time I carry mine on my hip (backpacking, camping or working on a project) but for EDC it’s too heavy to have in your pocket.
Is it legal to carry the leatherman in ireland ? Or the blade?
8:09 Love this review, but seems like you think there's a lot that could be improved with the pouch. Have you seen any pouches out there that try to solve for lightweight edc beyond a billfold and credit card? Would be cool to have something that was designed to hold a small flashlight, knife, and essentials like youve done here!
You found me…
Love the video, but gotta call you out on the price, that benchmade alone is almost twice the price of the leatherman
Oh yeah. For sure. Going lightweight is always more expensive. 😀
What about Victorinox Rambler instead of the classic SD? It has a magnetic Phillips screwdriver. To lower the weight in your case. Or even Victorinox Jetsetter (main there are scissors and the Phillips screwdriver (without knife and nail file) But you are missing a screwdriver in these two.Just thoughts. Also, Victorinox compact is a great edc knife as for me. I wanna buy and try to carry as edc. Now I carry bantam, and I like it really but on the other hand in some cases it is not so practical to have no carry clip or even no eyelet there to carry with KeySmart nano clip for example, it fell out several times from my pocket. So will see what works best for me.
All great recommendations. I just shot a video on the rambler, comparing with the other Victorinox lineup. Comes out next week.
Thanks, nice)@@MarcusCreates
Also you could just have the victorinox compact, then you have scissors and a knife in one taking up far less space and weight than the Benchmade and the classic
The man knows his Victorinox tools. 👍🏻☺️👍🏻
which glasses round your neck?
You could take the scissors out of a victorinox swiss card but I’m just not picking lol
Great shout
Show us your version of " Survival Lilly" "How to build a get home bag"
That’s sounds like fun. Will try do one this summer.
@@MarcusCreates Great. I saw it on the survival lilly channel. But she`s got a bunch of useless comfort devices in her version of the get home bag. Like USB 1 mp3 devices with integrated fm radio. LOL. Help us.
Have you heard of Keyport Anywhere Tools? I like it but nobody talks about it.
Haven’t heard of them but just looked up on Amazon. Not the type of multi tool I typically go for but interested why you like it so much?
@@MarcusCreates I like the idea of a multi-tool without a knife so I can go on a airplane with it.
I don’t really understand the huge thing people have for scissors to be honest. I have never used the scissors on a multi tool. It’s always either a knife job or it’s a job that’s too heavy-duty for those little scissors in my cases.
I’ve just always cut my finger nails with a Victorinox. My whole life. That’s the main use for me.
Where is the tool to replace the wire cutters???
Don’t need the wire cutters on the daily so I don’t have a replacement. Do you know if a good micro one though?
Besides having better individual tools, if you lose your multitool or it's taken away, you've lost all your devices. As you said, those tools will be dispersed on a keychain and some in your pocket.
That’s right. Pros and cons to each for sure.
I h8 videos that I'm trying to learn something from that have repetitive background music. You'd be better off without it. Just my opinion.
Appreciate the feedback
256.6 grams is just 9.05 ounces. Not much weight. I have several Fenix lights and have yet to get a lemon.
The screwdriver alternative is very bad, you have absolutely no torque. I would carry the Leatherman, with the SAK SD and the flashlight.
That’s a fair comment. You could probably use the knipex to get more leverage but it would be a pain.
@@MarcusCreates yes, you can even use the slot of the Cobra pliers (aperture adjustment) but you can damage your tool and it is not comfortable. I thought you were going to include a mini ratchet, they are amazing. Better torque and control. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Name change?
I still have another channel called MontMoto where I renovate old motorcycles. Is that what you mean?
What’s the new trend and obsession with being “lightweight?” Do some push-ups.
Haha. Love it. 😂
A bit adapter extension bar with 1/4 back would be better and lighter and the pliers would grab it better for more torque
Smart
Also since you didn’t have the flashlight in the leather man pouch it shouldn’t be in the new one with the extra slot I recommend the toepeak mini ratchet it’s very useful and lightweight
The toepeak is a good shout. Do you have any recommendation for a mini wire cutter?