EDC - What's In Your Pocket(s)??? Part 2

I was curious also, I was a facilities mechanic and tradesman who learned to pick locks for work at mom's salvage yard and it carried over into my career as a maintenance mechanic. One of the jobs of a facility mechanic is to take care of security and the locks, picking desks, and file cabinets was a daily occurrence with the occasional car door entry for someone who locked their key in their car. Nowadays with Bluetooth and onstar type services all you need is a phone and a pin # to get in.

It's quickly becoming a lost art and the funny thing is there is more free info and how too videos for free teachin' you how to not only pick/bypass locks but make your own tools to do it.

This is my pocket set that always goes with me in my BOB, I have a much bigger set for my toolbox and several smaller wallet packs and a pair of pick jacks one on my keyring and the other tucked into my wallet.

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T. Erdelyi said:
I was curious also, I was a facilities mechanic and tradesman who learned to pick locks for work at mom's salvage yard and it carried over into my career as a maintenance mechanic. One of the jobs of a facility mechanic is to take care of security and the locks, picking desks, and file cabinets was a daily occurrence with the occasional car door entry for someone who locked their key in their car. Nowadays with Bluetooth and onstar type services all you need is a phone and a pin # to get in.

It's quickly becoming a lost art and the funny thing is there is more free info and how too videos for free teachin' you how to not only pick/bypass locks but make your own tools to do it.

This is my pocket set that always goes with me in my BOB, I have a much bigger set for my toolbox and several smaller wallet packs and a pair of pick jacks one on my keyring and the other tucked into my wallet.

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That's really interesting, thanks for the read!
And there's also translucent padlocks and such where you can see how things work in case you want to learn that way.
 
mjpgolf1 said:
What is the carbon fiber traditional style knife in this photo?
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That is the boker tech tool... city 5 I think (city means carbon fiber in this case)

City means black scale. There is also an outdoor which is green and the carbon fiber is cf.

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yeuhs said:
That is the boker tech tool... city 5 I think (city means carbon fiber in this case)

City means black scale. There is also an outdoor which is green and the carbon fiber is cf.

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That's what I thought but wanted to make sure. How do you like the Boker compared to say an alox cadet?
 
mjpgolf1 said:
That's what I thought but wanted to make sure. How do you like the Boker compared to say an alox cadet?
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I haven't had the boker long enough to really answer that... i like the pocket clip and the blade seems comparable. Pliers aren't great but the other tools seem fine.

If I had to pick just one right now I'd probally go with a victorinox...

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Charlie Mike said:
[video=youtube;PeQ2THG_mzE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeQ2THG_mzE[/video]
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Did you just add a chapter to the 12 step plan?


13. Buy a bunch of beer, buy fancy knives, and cut the beers in half. Now buy more knives with all the money you aren't spending on beer.
 
tdkfm said:
Did you just add a chapter to the 12 step plan?


13. Buy a bunch of beer, buy fancy knives, and cut the beers in half. Now buy more knives with all the money you aren't spending on beer.
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Technically this would be the 14th step. I've "worked" the 13th step several times.

:D
 
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