Everyday Carry

Understated Essentials Giveaway

Authored by:
Bernard Capulong
Understated Essentials Giveaway

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Update: Congrats to Anh V., winner of this giveaway! Thanks for participating and keep it locked on Everyday Carry for more giveaways.

Who else loves free EDC gear? Every week or so, we'll be giving away prize packages full of interesting gear we get our hands on, or very special single item prizes for you to win.

This week's prize package features quality, understated gear with black and deep grey finishes that mean business. You can win a heavy duty messenger bag, a framelock flipper knife, a fully-featured bifold, a multitool shaped like a card, and some actual premium playing cards.

We’ll run the giveaway for a week. Good luck everyone, and carry on! Congratulations to Jourdan S., winner of our previous Gloriously Overbuilt Gear giveaway.

Make sure you're logged in, then head over to our giveaway page for your chance to win the following:

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  • Defy Recon Messenger Bag:There's nothing flashy here — just straight up incredibly durable, military standard hardware and materials expertly crafted in the USA, resulting in a go-anywhere, do-anything bag. This one's been field tested by one of our co-founders, but it's got plenty of life left and we'd like to pass it along to someone with bigger missions to tackle. ($290)

  • Kershaw Amplitude 3.25 Blackwash: A larger but undoubtedly slick assisted knife from Kershaw and Todd Rexford. It's compact but not cramped, offering a 3.25" assisted open blade with a tight frame lockup. The blackwash finish makes this knife all the more inviting to put it to good use. ($50)

  • Bellroy Note Sleeve in Charcoal: Bellroy wallets don't really need to try to be minimal. Instead, their utility-led designs end up slimming down your wallet without sacrificing features and usability. In fact, they cram features like hidden pockets, easy access slots and pull-tabs without compromising slimness. This is their popular bifold that accommodates bills in their newest Charcoal color offering. ($90)

  • Victorinox Swisscard Lite: Okay, maybe this combination looks familiar by now. But it's a great pairing — a slim front pocket wallet and this credit card-ified version of a Swiss Army Knife, complete with a flashlight and backup blade. It's some of the most useful of Victorinox's many quality tools in the convenience of a card, right in your wallet. ($50)

  • Bicycle "Ghost"and "Black Tiger" Playing Cards by Ellusionist: If you're the type with fidgety fingers, you might want to put down your EDC top or worry beads and pick up a deck of premium playing cards. You already know the Bicycle brand and its proven quality. These decks by the card experts at Ellusionist have the design, feel, and finish ideal for a hobby that's taking off right now: cardistry. ($15)

Prize Package Value: $495

Bernard Capulong

Founder and Editor-in-Chief


About the Author
Bernard Capulong is an everyday carry (EDC) gear expert, entrepreneur, all-around nerd, and the founder and editor-in-chief of EverydayCarry.com—the largest online community for EDC gear enthusiasts. Since founding Everyday Carry in 2009, he’s built over a decade of experience in the industry, reviewing and highlighting brands and products, including pocket knives, flashlights, wallets, watches, bags, pens, and much more.

Bernard is known for bringing everyday carry out of obscurity and into the mainstream, having been published or featured in various publications such as GQ, TIME Magazine, The New York Times, VICE, HYPEBEAST, Outside, and many others. He has also played a part in curating, designing, and developing digital and physical products, resulting in successful crowdfunding projects or limited edition collaboration products with established softgoods brands. He stays on the pulse of the EDC industry by attending trade shows, participating in online interest communities, and actively engaging with fellow gear enthusiasts on social media.

In addition to being the editor-in-chief and main social media personality for EverydayCarry.com, Bernard is an avid gearhead and collector in general. His personal collections span technical bags, fountain pens, digital cameras, retro gaming hardware, personal hi-fi audio gear, and mechanical wristwatches, to name a few. Bernard Capulong is a prominent figure and trusted authority in the everyday carry industry with a career dedicated to helping people discover this hobby and stay prepared with quality gear.

Discussion (6 total)

I can vouch for the professionalism of the playing cards. Nobody does it like Ellusion.
Salman ·
Been a fan of Ellusionist since a couple of years now. The best playing cards out there. I think I'm love with this Giveaway, the bag does it for me!
Florian Ladwig ·
congrats on the overbuilt giveaway, you have my envy ;)
this one once again looks rather nice.
Kenneth Jimenez ·
Great looking giveaway! The Knife and the bag is just beautiful.
that bag looks amazing, and who can't use another EDC Folder???
AWESOME Giveaway
LeRoy L Bernard Jr ·
Would love to win the bag and the edc folder very nice stuff to have