EDC

PickledNorthern said:
In my state, I am licensed to carry a concealed firearm, but brass knuckles are illegal.

Better to shoot a guy than to give him a solid rap across the side of the head?
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Or perhaps they would prefer punch ups to stay rather less lethal than shootouts? You know a degrees thing.

I have no problem with the UK knife laws placing little reliance on the common sense of my fellow man. Whilst the Law can indeed be an ass, who fancies no Law at all? Apocryphal stories of law abiding citizens being busted for carrying a sharpened twig abound and are usually to be found in the Mail & co. I can cite no examples that concern anyone I know.
 
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Count of Undolpho said:
Or perhaps they would prefer punch ups to stay rather less lethal than shootouts? You know a degrees thing.

I have no problem with the UK knife laws placing little reliance on the common sense of my fellow man. Whilst the Law can indeed be ass, who fancies no Law at all? Apocryphal stories of law abiding citizens being busted for carrying a sharpened twig abound and are usually to be found in the Mail & co. I can cite no examples that concern anyone I know.
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I hear you. I was mostly just pointing out the irony, and how sometimes laws (these are separate statutes) can contradict each other.

Not making an attempt at any sort of political statement.
 
JohnnyO said:
Keyring lamps to glow in the dark, small knifes on the keyrings, carabiniers to attach the small stuff, handywarmers to thaw the fingers to operate the carabiniers, spinners to keep the thawed out fingers quick and nimble ... what will the next small desireable edc items be ? Any suggestions ?
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Fun question :)

My uneducated guesses (fantasies?) would be;
1) Hankies, like @Northam Saint mentioned, are already making quite an entry onto the 'EDC scene',

2) To borrow from @MarkB 's link to the small keychain bottle, I can imagine us seeing a lot of 'compact' food/drinking "extract" options carried in small keychains containers where all you need to do is to add some water/heat to get a 'full' meal off of your keychain

3) Scent rods. Solid cologne has been a thing for a long time. I can see this making its way onto keychains as 'cologne rods' in metal titanium tubes that you can easily apply.
Hm, maybe I should create the kickstarter now. The benefit here is that it's a consumable item that requires you to go back and buy again. Very Gillette.
I can imagine a campaign sporting four different rods - one scent per season w/ an estimated life of these products of 3-4 months each.

4) With a growing number of EDC items that we 'have' to carry with us the traditional keychain - and wallet - will no longer be the best way to carry them - too bulky and heavy. Instead we'll see the emergence of 'urban utility belts' artisan crafted out of chromexcel leather and - much like a Batman belt - sporting different compartments for your spinner, tools, money - and keys.
 
LOVING the ' utility ' compartmentalised belt ( specially if it had a cushioned small of the back support like a neoprene lifting belt ) . Maybe, just for oncey, I can get ahead of the curve thnks to my m8 the ever enabling Dark Bulb.

JohnnyO. o/
 
Count of Undolpho said:
Or perhaps they would prefer punch ups to stay rather less lethal than shootouts? You know a degrees thing.

I have no problem with the UK knife laws placing little reliance on the common sense of my fellow man. Whilst the Law can indeed be an ass, who fancies no Law at all? Apocryphal stories of law abiding citizens being busted for carrying a sharpened twig abound and are usually to be found in the Mail & co. I can cite no examples that concern anyone I know.
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I don't think anyone was advocating Anarchy, as regards your dim view of your fellow man that's another matter.
 
Count of Undolpho said:
Or perhaps they would prefer punch ups to stay rather less lethal than shootouts? You know a degrees thing.

I have no problem with the UK knife laws placing little reliance on the common sense of my fellow man. Whilst the Law can indeed be an ass, who fancies no Law at all? Apocryphal stories of law abiding citizens being busted for carrying a sharpened twig abound and are usually to be found in the Mail & co. I can cite no examples that concern anyone I know.
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I can. There's a well known timber merchant operating throughout London and surrounding areas who have had to stop their drivers from keeping Stanley knives in the vehicles because the old bill have confiscated them whilst they've been unloading. They use the Stanleys to cut the banding which is used to tie the timber boards together. So not an apocryphal story after all. One of the drivers was actually arrested as he came out of a shop. He had the knife clipped on his pocket.
 
Darkbulb said:
Fun question :)
4) With a growing number of EDC items that we 'have' to carry with us the traditional keychain - and wallet - will no longer be the best way to carry them - too bulky and heavy. Instead we'll see the emergence of 'urban utility belts' artisan crafted out of chromexcel leather and - much like a Batman belt - sporting different compartments for your spinner, tools, money - and keys.
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Nothing against the belt but I was considering something like this for work. Would fit my lunch in as well!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vintage-Canvas-Shoulder-Military-Messenger/dp/B00HO323NI
 
MarkB said:
@Darkbulb I know (think) you were after a fuel carrier? I know this won't be suitable for a handwarmer but thought you might be interested
http://www.edcgear.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=CH006
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Ha, yeah I've seen similar ones - even small brass ones. It's an interesting little gadget but as much as I like the look and idea of it I don't see myself needing it. Heaven knows my keychain is already ballooning to the point where I will have to order an Urban Utility Belt (UUB) from @JohnnyO next year
 
Shave to the grave said:
I can. There's a well known timber merchant operating throughout London and surrounding areas who have had to stop their drivers from keeping Stanley knives in the vehicles because the old bill have confiscated them whilst they've been unloading. They use the Stanleys to cut the banding which is used to tie the timber boards together. So not an apocryphal story after all. One of the drivers was actually arrested as he came out of a shop. He had the knife clipped on his pocket.
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Terrible tale of people working hard and paying taxes only to get penalised when going about their legitimate business.

Things is though when I was a lad people sorted things out with their fists. Weapons of any type were classed for cowards. These days many young people carry them, and you never ever know until something upsets their precious little hearts, or they have something they want but can't be bothered to work for.
 
Northam Saint said:
Terrible tale of people working hard and paying taxes only to get penalised when going about their legitimate business.

Things is though when I was a lad people sorted things out with their fists. Weapons of any type were classed for cowards. These days many young people carry them, and you never ever know until something upsets their precious little hearts, or they have something they want but can't be bothered to work for.
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Too right!
 
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