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This past June you were keen on eye-catching unique knife designs, powerful compact flashlights, and an EDC-worthy morning commute essential. Let’s take a look at all the gear you were most interested in…
The Most Popular EDC Gear from June 2019
10. Yellow Birch Outfitters Pockit
With all the gear in EDCer’s pockets, organization is half the battle. Opening up last month’s most popular items is the PocKit from Yellow Birch Outfitters, a compact organizer built to house and carry your three most important essentials. Made from robust and water-resistant 1000D Cordura nylon and sewn together with mil-spec Nylon #69 thread, the PocKit comes with three slots for your favorite combination of knife, light, and pen. Staying prepared shouldn’t mean storing a mess in your pockets, so a caddy or organizer is a great option for keeping it all together.
9. Coast G20
Thanks to the slim, familiar form factor, penlights offer a unique solution for specific lighting tasks. Last month’s 9th most popular item is a popular and affordable option from Coast, powered by a convenient pair of AAA batteries. The G20 flashlight comes with a serviceable 36-lumen output which is plenty for up-close inspection tasks, and the penlight design lets you grip or hold the light as comfortably as you would a pen for precise output. Aluminum construction and an included clip let the G20 carry easily for EDC.
8. Southern Grind Bad Monkey
At the 8th spot is a brand and knife which may not be familiar to many EDCers, but Southern Grind’s Bad Monkey means business. The knife comes with a 4“ Sandvik 14C28N steel blade, with an above-average hardness for a lengthy edge duration. You get to the action fast via thumb studs or the Emerson Wave feature, quickly deploying its versatile drop point blade and locked in place with a titanium liner. When finished with your tasks, the blade folds back into the Bad Monkey’s grippy G10 handles, which come with titanium liners and unique short pocket clip for minimal fuss when carried in your pocket.
7. Ridge Wallet
Coming it at #7 is a wallet that’s nothing like a traditional bifold, with a design that strips away excess for something elegantly simple. At its core, the Ridge Wallet is composed of two lightweight yet durable aerospace grade 6061-T6 aluminum plates. Bound by expandable elastic bands and further reinforced with stainless steel screws, the Ridge has enough room for up to 12 of your most essential cards. Its clever metal construction not only keeps it light at just 2 ounces, but it also makes it naturally resistant against RFID skimming, keeping your personal information safe. And if you need to carry cash, there’s dedicated space for folded bills using your choice of either a cash strap or money clip.
6. KeepCup
Many EDC tools are designed to deal with everyday tasks, but no amount or quality of hardware can help with the problem last month’s 6th most popular item handily deals with: delivering a cup of coffee to help you start off your day (right). The KeepCup is an environmentally-conscious option to have your daily cup of joe, made from sustainable and reusable materials. This Almond model comes in glass and cork, with a Polypropylene lid that’s ergonomic to sip and keeps your drink sealed. It’s a compact cup that quenches your thirst but won’t increase your waste.
5. Kershaw Shuffle II
The Shuffle II that’s last month’s 5th most popular item remains one of the best compact manual folders made by Kershaw, with a comfortable ergonomic tactical styling, stout 2.6” tanto blade, and the ever-ready bottle opener at the pommel of the blade. It’s designed better than the original Shuffle, making it easier to crack open a cold one when you’re not using the 8Cr13MoV blade for cutting and slicing utility tasks. That rear tool also doubles as a lanyard hole and screwdriver in a pinch. And despite the somewhat aggressive styling, the manual open and small size of the knife make it less imposing to the knife-averse than many other EDC options.
4. RovyVon C10 EDC Pen
Few things are more EDC than a tough, tactical pen, and last month’s 4th most popular item is no different. Putting together the designs of both a thick, overbuilt pen and the satisfying tactile feel of a bolt-action switch, the RovyVon C10 pen is bombproof writing option when you need an indestructible pen in your carry. It’s made from titanium and ticks all the boxes of a fully featured tactical pen: a ceramic ball on its tip for glass-breaking or other emergencies, a built-in pocket clip for ease of EDC, and a common refill in the Schmidt P900 ballpoint. And at under 5“ long, the C10 has the tactical features you need without taking up a ton of space.
3. CRKT Provoke
The Southeast Asian-born karambit takes many shapes and sizes, but many of them center around a fixed or folding deployment feature. Last month’s 3rd most popular item takes knifemaker Joe Caswell’s “Kinematic” folding innovation and gives the CRKT Provoke karambit a dynamic opening and closing mechanism that performs as well as it looks. A 4-piece interlocking system of aluminum shapes that make up the handle allows the Provoke to “morph” from a compact form factor measuring 5“ to a full-length, full-grip knife, complete with 2.41” D2 steel hooked blade. An included ergonomic clip rounds out one of the most interesting modern karambit designs to date.
2. RovyVon A3
Now in its 7th iteration, RovyVon’s Aurora series has had a lengthy run of compact flashlight excellence. From powerful outputs to unique body materials and creative use of extraneous LEDs, the series has become a mainstay for many EDCers. As one of the earlier Aurora models, the A3’s key feature is its hard-anodized aluminum body, simply housing a single switch on its side, a lanyard/keychain cutout on its tail, and a Cree XP-G3 LED on its business end. Everything is housed within a compact 2.12“ frame, IP65-rated for ample dust and water resistance for daily use. Whether picking up the A3 or any of its equally impressive brethren, the Aurora series is a solid option for your next EDC keychain light.
1. Gerber Pocket Square
Whether a choosing a timeless traditional or opting for modern materials, a gent’s knife has a special place in every EDC. Last month’s most popular item, the Gerber Pocket Square, features a 3″ drop point blade that rests flush with the handle when closed. You can swing it open with either hand because it has ambidextrous thumb lifts that also lie flush. The secure liner lock holds the blade in place when deployed but it also doesn’t disrupt the knife’s sleek lines. In a similar way, you can keep the reversible tip-up deep carry pocket clip or remove it if it suits you. And if aluminum doesn’t do it for you there’s a glass-filled nylon handle version to choose from, too.
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