My All-American EDC gear; un-tactical

[Waywatcher]

My every day carry gear is about as un-tactical as it gets.
Every single item is made in the USA, which is something that's important to me.
I recently switched to these S&W factory Dymondwood magnas; they make pocket carry and drawing from a pocket much easier, in my experience.



S&W 442 (loaded with Speer Gold Dot 135 +P)
El Paso Saddlery pocket holster
Maglite LED Solitaire
Buck 55
Speed Strip (with 5 rounds of Speer Gold Dot 135 +P)

I'm really satisfied with this EDC set up; revolver with holster and reload, flashlight, and knife. Everything is made in the USA, and the total cost for it all was around $550.

 

[BAM-BAM]

That's all you will ever need ....99.99999999999% of the time!

I love this new generation on single AAA LED lights.... never leave home without one!

 

[JohnSW]

Revolvers are retro-cool.

Plastic framed pistols are tacti-tacky.

 

[Fishinfool]

Except for the LED flashlight, it kind of reminds me of what I carried in the 1980's. Worked then, and it will work now.

Larry

 

[Arik]

My edc gear, if you can call it that. More like stuff

Glock 19 NOT made in the US <--- important part.

Galco iwb holster. Country of origin? ???

 

[ISCS Yoda]

My EDG and its holster are all USA, a 642 and a locally made pocket holster replacing the worn out El Paso Saddlery holster. But I never thought about my knives in that context. My EDKs are a SAK (the knife guys use that acronym all the time for Swiss Army knives) and, with the change in the law in Texas, a Boker Automat Kalashnikov 74, a little 2.5" switchblade that I really like. If I can find an American knife like that I'll switch!

***GRJ***

 

[Waywatcher]

I love this new generation on single AAA LED lights.... never leave home without one!

Me too. Here's a review of it for anyone curious: Maglite Solitaire LED Flashlight Review - LED-Resource

Some quick high points: 37 lumens, 2 hour runtime, weighs less than an ounce including the battery. Made in USA. Street cost around $15.

 

[BAM-BAM]

Me too. Here's a review of it for anyone curious: Maglite Solitaire LED Flashlight Review - LED-Resource

Some quick high points: 37 lumens, 2 hour runtime, weighs less than an ounce including the battery. Made in USA. Street cost around $15.

I've been carrying a Streamlight ..Microstream... for about a year now....IIRC 35-40 lumens with a 2-2.5hr. run time...... about $20.

 

[Old cop]

Same w/me w/the exception of the flashlight.

 

[Shorty 45 MK2]

Waywatcher, of course it's tactical...it's black!

Nice set up.

 

[Dezfan]

My Grandpa thinks you have a nice EDC.

 

[Pierre330]

Keeping it simple works!

I just picked up a knife recently - but haven't gotten into habit of carrying it. Honestly, I think it's kind of silly that I can legally carry a concealed gun but can get in legal trouble for having a concealed knife. I'm sure there's some logic (he says sarcastically) but it eludes me

 

[Waywatcher]

My Grandpa thinks you have a nice EDC.

Hah! I like it.

I bet my grandpa would think its a nice EDC too. I haven't shown it to him yet, but he's still around and kickin! I'm a member of "the Glock generation," and even own a couple, so going un-tactical is refreshing for me.

 

[AZretired]

My every day carry gear is about as un-tactical as it gets.
Every single item is made in the USA, which is something that's important to me.
I recently switched to these S&W factory Dymondwood magnas; they make pocket carry and drawing from a pocket much easier, in my experience.



S&W 442 (loaded with Speer Gold Dot 135 +P)
El Paso Saddlery pocket holster
Maglite LED Solitaire
Buck 55
Speed Strip (with 5 rounds of Speer Gold Dot 135 +P)

I'm really satisfied with this EDC set up; revolver with holster and reload, flashlight, and knife. Everything is made in the USA, and the total cost for it all was around $550.

Mines about the same, except a 642 and a SAK

 

[eb07]

Same as me but I alternate between a colt cobra in 38 and an lcr in 357


Maratac lights. Benchmade or leatherman knives. Galco and side guard holsters

 

[feralmerril]

Did you take the picture with a made in USA camera?

 

[shouldazagged]

J-frame, speed strips and holster U.S. made. Both knives, a Victorinox Super Tinker and a Spyderco Endura. are imports, but I sometimes carry an old Schrade, Queen or Cold Steel (Camillus) pocketknife.

I need to get one of those little MagLights.

 

[sac-gunslinger]

Same as me but I alternate between a colt cobra in 38.......

With all due respect for S&W snubbies (own several), the old Colt snubbies just had a certain class about them. First gun I ever owned was a Detective Special in 1975.

 

[6518John]

Check out Piranha Knives. Outstanding American made (Idaho I believe) automatics with lifetime warranties. The "Fingerling" is I believe the closest approximation to what you are currently carrying.

Piranha Knives

PS. I have a "Bodyguard." Big knife that is not "big" if you know what I mean.

 

[Waywatcher]

Reflecting on my choices, I feel like each choice is my respective minimum in each category--anything less than these is not adequate for me.

S&W 442 is the smallest gun I would want to carry; .38 Special the smallest caliber.
The Buck 55 is the smallest knife that still fulfills what I want in a knife.
The Maglite Solitaire is a legitimate flashlight, 30 lumens is a good general purpose flashlight.