EDC - What's in Your Pocket(s)??

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Right now a spyderco large wegner as I'm waiting on my preproduction Tarani Karambit to arrive in the next two weeks.

I was carrying my Microtech LCC or Socom but they have been discontinued so they have been put away.

christiaan:

Look to surefire, do a search on the web. They have what you are looking for. I carry the G-2 on my belt everyday. Runtime is 1 hour on two 3 volt batteries. Brighter than the sun, or so it seems.

Brownie
 
Off duty-
Glock 19 w/spare mag in Blade Tech Rig on Wilderness Belt
Right pocket BM AFCK
Left pocket Commander
Neck Livsay Woo
Inside left pocket Leatherman Squirt P4
Surefire E2E HA in On Scene Tacital Sheath


On duty the Woo gets traded out for a Spydie Endura in trauma plate pocket and I have a CS Safekeeper on my boot.

SWAT- BKT Tac Tool on righ calf
CRKT Companion mounted in front of my Safariland 6004 holster. Sometimes a K-Bar depending on mission.
 
I was in the same business as yourself for 9 years.

Seems like you have enough equipement to make it home at night hey?

I like your choices of gear as well.

Carry the g-2 surefire everyday in the same type belt sheath.

Learned a long time ago at H+K that even during the day you need a portable sun on your person.

Good choices but the best choice you made was to carry all that gear as well as whats issued by the dept.

We kinda have the same mindset here.

Brownie
 
Brownie, e-mail me if you wish to chat at length. Yes think we may be from the same Ryu.
 
Originally posted by UnknownVT
.....very interesting -

does this mean you lock/unlock your own stuff/house/car with lock picks?

Is this actually as convenient and quick as the regular key?

Can you pick any lock?

What, if any, are the legalities of this?

Thanks
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Perfectly convenient for getting into the house, except that it usually takes both hands. I don't drive, and wouldn't use the same types of tools for a car.
I rarely come home to an empty house, so it's usually not much of an issue, anyway.
As andyp said, it's a fun hobby. The only locks I've encountered that gave me problems with opening were Medeco and American. But I've only ever tried to pick locks that belonged to me or someone that asked me to open them.
Legalities vary from county to county, and sometimes cities, too.
 
Originally posted by Osbourn
Perfectly convenient for getting into the house, except that it usually takes both hands. I don't drive, and wouldn't use the same types of tools for a car.
I rarely come home to an empty house, so it's usually not much of an issue, anyway.
As andyp said, it's a fun hobby. The only locks I've encountered that gave me problems with opening were Medeco and American. But I've only ever tried to pick locks that belonged to me or someone that asked me to open them.
Legalities vary from county to county, and sometimes cities, too.
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That's pretty interesting. So far, I've found that I can unlock padlocks relatively easy, but have not yet been able to consistently unlock a regular door (think I screwed up the lock on my front door). I had to do a demonstration speech in an undergrad speech class once and I used it just last year for a graduate course where I needed to teach someone something. You gotta have open-minded teachers for that, though.
 
Originally posted by ZENGHOST
That's pretty interesting. So far, I've found that I can unlock padlocks relatively easy, but have not yet been able to consistently unlock a regular ...
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You know, I knew there had to be more people like me out there, Picking locks and knives go well together, I picked up my lock picking skills as a result of growing up in a junk yard and having a job as a Industrial Mechanic,(a short stint as a Repo Man helped a lot) There aren't very many places to go on the web since Locksmiths are a very tight bunch and don't like to divulge their secrets, there is however a lot of info on lock picking and making your own picks on the web.

Picking locks is like sharpening your knife, it takes patience and practice, I used to try to pick any lock I could get my hands on, doors, cars, file cabinets,(all in line with my jobs of course).

Here's a pic of my latest set. I mostly use only 2 or 3 picks for the majority of the locks.

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some "almost not there" knives -

not regarded particularly as hi-tech -
but high quality and remarkably thin:

Very thin SAKs
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left to right - Victorinox "Popular" (Swiss/international model # 0.6901.20), Wenger Patriot, Victorinox Alox Bantam (w. Keyring - Swiss/international # 0.2301.26), Vic Alox Bantam (no keyring 0.2300.26)

How thin?
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this photo displays life size on my monitor -
left to right Vic Popular ~3/16"; Wenger Patriot just shade over 3/16"; both Vic Alox Bantams ~7/32"


Alox Bantams (older models)
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Alox Bantam - new US import - US model # 53949 with checked/cross-hatch finish
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Victorinox Popular (left) and Wenger Patriot (right)
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Victorinox Popular has red anodized checked/cross-hatch finish - this model is an Alox handled Pocket Pal - so is similar to the silver Alox Secretary.
 
Medeco is a high security. The lock cylinder uses a side bar design and the pins are angled. The side bar sticks out from the side of the plug into the shell. In order to "pick" the lock you would need to line up the pins as in a normal house lock; then get the pins all at their respective angles (LRCRRL), then apply pressure to the side bar and turn. With picks used for everyday Lock-Outs this is impossible.
Same goes for GM/Chevy/Olds auto locks.
A lot of older autos of other makes can be picked.
However, most newer American models have incorperated this
side bar desgn into their ignitions.
American padlocks can be picked with everyday picks. Picking is made more difficult because of the stepped top pins. While picking these step pins will give you false indications of a shear line.
Twenty two years ago when I first started working as a Locksmith
I learned to pick by taking all but two pins out of spare lock.
After mastering two pins on I went to three, then four, then five and so on. Also did you know a lock will not pick when turning right as it will when turning left? Different pins will bind first when turning left than when turning right.
Most of the picks pictured are rocker picks; not what this Locksmith uses normally. I carry a pick set no bigger than thin 4" knife.
I use one pick and one turning tool almost all the time. I carry two or three picks and about five turning tools just in case. After using the same design pick over and over it becomes an extention of the finger. Just the way it is.
 
Originally posted by UnknownVT
Since the thread touched on EDC Pens - here's a relevant thought.....
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However there were Pen "Knives" - that were literally knives that were disguised (thinly) as Pens.
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The thread on EDC Pens is jumpin' over on the Gadgets & Gear section:
Favorite Pen?
with the Fisher Bullet Space Pen being the leading light.

However I have found some (cheapo) Pen "Knives" -ie: knives disguised as pens -
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by United Cutlery and sold by Smoky Mountain Knife Works they call these "Ink Knife Pens" - there are "Deluxe" and "Executive" series and are about $5.

Here's a page describing these and other "hidden knives" -
http://www.fire-power.com/generic64.html

I also recall some years ago a brand of folding knife pens - I think were called Execu-Edge?
 
Originally posted by Keyman
Medeco is a high security. The lock cylinder uses a side bar design and the pins are angled. The side bar sticks out from the side of the plug into the shell. In order to "pick" the lock you would need to line up the pins as in a normal house lock; then get the pins all at their respective angles (LRCRRL), then apply pressure to the side bar and turn. With picks used for everyday Lock-Outs this is impossible.
I knew about the side bars, but I didn't know about the angled pins. This makes sense considering the way that it behaved. The binding was very unusual.
I've never played with auto locks, but I worked in a key shop for a year and a half, so their keys are very familiar to me, and I can still recognize most of them by their profile.
The American padlock that's continually stumped me wasn't because of the spooled tumblers, although they can be a pain, they still feel different than an acutally set pin. I think the one I've been playing with has some form of sidebar, too. It's been awhile since I tried it, though. The most experience I've had has been with kwiksets, their clones, and desk locks. Scrubbing is all that's needed for these. I bought several Masterlocks some time ago, and was very disappointed with the challenge that they presented, security-wise.
The set I use is a brass tension bar and a double-sided steel pick that's also around 4" long. One side is a snake, the other side is a specialized rake that works well for picking individual pins. I'm way out of practice for anything but my front door, though. :(
And one of these days, I'm sure I'll have to carry at least a couple of keys, but I won't have to like it.:D
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There's an interesting thread about MultiTools as EDCs:

Multi-tool for EDC

For me, MultiTools are essentially pliers - so compromise the Knife part. If I carried one it would not be an EDC but as a specific tool for a special occassion - and I would still have a "knife"-knife in my pocket.

If I needed pliers then I'm much more likely to carry a Victorinox SAK with pliers.

I like this "minimalist" pliers model - which was (inexplicably) called "Golfer", sold as a special at Radio Shack, and bought as a closeout at SMKW years ago.
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Originally posted by Marcelo Cantu
Where do get your "SackUp" Pouches
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My Sack-Ups knife pouches were bought many years ago - I guess when they first came out - it was probably from SMKW, but they don't seem to list these on their website.

However you can do a search on Sack-ups (note the spelling and hyphen) with www.Froogle.com to find vendors and prices.

eg:
http://www.bladematrix.tv/shoppingmatrix1/sack-ups-case.html
http://www.theknifestore.com/sackups.html
(Note: I have not dealt with either of the above vendors, so can't comment on them)

Mine are 4" knife pouches in 6-pack Model: HS 805
other model #s -
3" 6-packs - HS 804
5" 6-packs - HS 806
2x 3", 2x 4", 2x 5" - HS 803
 
My non-work hours EDC has now become a small Sebbie w/unique graphic. I had heard so much about Sebbies since coming to BF almost a year ago and when I held one I knew I had to have it. I don't think that I will ever find another knife that fits my hand quite like a small Sebbie.
 
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