Had to order another Streamlight ProTac.  Had this one for about 5 years.  Prior to this, I lost 1 in Vegas around the video poker area at the airport. I had the light on me then, but when I sat in my seat on the plane, I didn't have it.  I dind't sit down elsehwere either but went straight from the video poker to the gate to board.

This time, I think it fell out of my pocket when riding a bicycle to work.  Good thing the replacement on Amazon is $35. IIRC, I paid $40-50 for the prior 2 from SEC.  Imagine if I had a $100 light.

Same reason why my folding knife is $60. If I spent $300 on 1, I wouldn't want to use it to cut card board or open a can of paint.  Range knife is even cheaper.

There's an alternate theory to having expensive EDC items:

The more it costs, the more likely you'll keep up with it.

i used to use the "free" gov't-supplied pens.  Even though I grabbed a dozen whenever I needed another, I never seemed to have a pen on me.  I would loan it and/or leave it wherever.

When I became a civilian contractor, I made the decision to buy a nice, expensive Cross pen and pencil set. 

I used that set for 7 years until the pen accidentally took a bath in the clothes washer.  Even though the pen still wrote, the mechanism to extend and retract it was screwed.  So, I bought a replacement -- same set, different color exterior.  I still have them 18 years later.

If someone borrowed it, you bet your a$$ I didn't let them walk away with it!

Just a thought.

There's an alternate theory to having expensive EDC items:

The more it costs, the more likely you'll keep up with it.

i used to use the "free" gov't-supplied pens.  Even though I grabbed a dozen whenever I needed another, I never seemed to have a pen on me.  I would loan it and/or leave it wherever.

When I became a civilian contractor, I made the decision to buy a nice, expensive Cross pen and pencil set. 

I used that set for 7 years until the pen accidentally took a bath in the clothes washer.  Even though the pen still wrote, the mechanism to extend and retract it was screwed.  So, I bought a replacement -- same set, different color exterior.  I still have them 18 years later.

If someone borrowed it, you bet your a$$ I didn't let them walk away with it!

Just a thought.

U bet they try to walk away with it. I got a friend whos a realtor and uses a mont blanc to sign closing docs. Everytime people tried to wall away with it, so he uses bic now.

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EDC not ED....well yet anyways.

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Had to order another Streamlight ProTac.  Had this one for about 5 years.  Prior to this, I lost 1 in Vegas around the video poker area at the airport. I had the light on me then, but when I sat in my seat on the plane, I didn't have it.  I dind't sit down elsehwere either but went straight from the video poker to the gate to board.

This time, I think it fell out of my pocket when riding a bicycle to work.  Good thing the replacement on Amazon is $35. IIRC, I paid $40-50 for the prior 2 from SEC.  Imagine if I had a $100 light.

Same reason why my folding knife is $60. If I spent $300 on 1, I wouldn't want to use it to cut card board or open a can of paint.  Range knife is even cheaper.

How’s your spiritus Fanny pack holding up? Is it too small for other edc items? Was looking at the Eberlestock bando Fanny pack

U bet they try to walk away with it. I got a friend whos a realtor and uses a mont blanc to sign closing docs. Everytime people tried to wall away with it, so he uses bic now.

Considering I wasn't using signed contracts to make my living, that's a totally different thing.

If that were me, I would have a cheaper pen for the signing, but one that is sort of nicer than a Bic -- although Bic does make some nice Gel models.

I'd probably use one that has my company info on it, just for the advertising write-off.   

Had to order another Streamlight ProTac.  Had this one for about 5 years.  Prior to this, I lost 1 in Vegas around the video poker area at the airport. I had the light on me then, but when I sat in my seat on the plane, I didn't have it.  I dind't sit down elsehwere either but went straight from the video poker to the gate to board.

This time, I think it fell out of my pocket when riding a bicycle to work.  Good thing the replacement on Amazon is $35. IIRC, I paid $40-50 for the prior 2 from SEC.  Imagine if I had a $100 light.

Same reason why my folding knife is $60. If I spent $300 on 1, I wouldn't want to use it to cut card board or open a can of paint.  Range knife is even cheaper.

Problem is going cheap usually means going chinese.

I think two maybe suggestions I would have:
1. Quality pocket clips. Knives or flashlights, ones with good clips are going to be less likely to fall out
2. Consider a storage pouch. I was thinking about getting one from these guys, expensive but would hold stuff well.
https://taleofknives.com/collections/single-clips
3. For my EDC light I have a small rechargeable that takes a single CR123. Since it is small I can put it deep in the pocket without it feeling cumbersome like a full size combat light.

I have actually lost more sunglasses than knives. I think the only knife I ever lost carrying was in college when I left it in the locker room.

There's an alternate theory to having expensive EDC items:

The more it costs, the more likely you'll keep up with it.

I used to buy Craftsman screw driver sets from this place called Sears. For whatever reason, I would end up losing the sizes I use the most and buy another set for about ten or twenty bucks. About fifteen years ago I bought a set from the Snap-on truck for around $280. Those screw drivers have had a lot of use on them and I still have the complete set . . . knocking on wood.

gud enuff...

Had to order another Streamlight ProTac.  Had this one for about 5 years.  Prior to this, I lost 1 in Vegas around the video poker area at the airport. I had the light on me then, but when I sat in my seat on the plane, I didn't have it.  I dind't sit down elsehwere either but went straight from the video poker to the gate to board.

This time, I think it fell out of my pocket when riding a bicycle to work.  Good thing the replacement on Amazon is $35. IIRC, I paid $40-50 for the prior 2 from SEC.  Imagine if I had a $100 light.

Same reason why my folding knife is $60. If I spent $300 on 1, I wouldn't want to use it to cut card board or open a can of paint.  Range knife is even cheaper.

But seriously, for me, I have lots of small knives and little li-on pocket size lights. The reason is that I alternate between different color shorts and pants. Since I don't do much dirty work, my clothes don't get dirty. Therefore I have a knife and a flashlight in many different sets of clothing all at the same time. Then I don't have to keep transferring the edc stuff when I decide to change clothes.

My favorite little knife is a ball bearing eafengrow with a tanto style blade. Maybe $20.

I used to buy Craftsman screw driver sets from this place called Sears. For whatever reason, I would end up losing the sizes I use the most and buy another set for about ten or twenty bucks. About fifteen years ago I bought a set from the Snap-on truck for around $280. Those screw drivers have had a lot of use on them and I still have the complete set . . . knocking on wood.

I used to buy broken Craftsman screwdrivers at garage sales for a quarter.  When I had accumulated a bunch I'd exchange them at Sears for new ones.  You can never have enough #2 Phillips ...

There's an alternate theory to having expensive EDC items:

The more it costs, the more likely you'll keep up with it.

i used to use the "free" gov't-supplied pens.  Even though I grabbed a dozen whenever I needed another, I never seemed to have a pen on me.  I would loan it and/or leave it wherever.

When I became a civilian contractor, I made the decision to buy a nice, expensive Cross pen and pencil set. 

I used that set for 7 years until the pen accidentally took a bath in the clothes washer.  Even though the pen still wrote, the mechanism to extend and retract it was screwed.  So, I bought a replacement -- same set, different color exterior.  I still have them 18 years later.

If someone borrowed it, you bet your a$$ I didn't let them walk away with it!

Just a thought.

Ah yes, the Federali Skilcraft ball point pen - good for scratching holes in paper.  A few years ago we picked up some Skilcraft gel pens from the GSA Store and they were surprisingly good.

How’s your spiritus Fanny pack holding up? Is it too small for other edc items? Was looking at the Eberlestock bando Fanny pack

Works. Its sole purpose is to only hold mag/pistol. But it can hold either POM or the protac light with the mag in that section.

The bando is nice, but looks too bulky.

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Works. Its sole purpose is to only hold mag/pistol. But it can hold either POM or the protac light with the mag in that section.

The bando is nice, but looks too bulky.

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You wear it like a Fanny pack on your waist or sling bag?

Ah yes, the Federali Skilcraft ball point pen - good for scratching holes in paper.  A few years ago we picked up some Skilcraft gel pens from the GSA Store and they were surprisingly good.

Ever notice gov't-procured packaging for light bulbs?

Manufactured by Lighthouse for the Blind

I always wondered ... who tests the bulbs?

Works. Its sole purpose is to only hold mag/pistol. But it can hold either POM or the protac light with the mag in that section.

The bando is nice, but looks too bulky.

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I switched from the maxpedition fanny to the bando and pretty happy with it. Barely fits a glock 19 but the opening creates a much easier draw than most regular fanny packs if you use it for a firearm.

The maxpedition was bigger so I would carry more and then it got heavy

Expensive is subjective
What someone thinks is expensive, someone else will think is affordable
My choice is a comfortable medium. I dont like too cheap or too expensive, but something that is of acceptable quality and not too expensive
For example knives. I got some cheap ones and not so cheap ones. For knives I have a priority list that I like. Now, I accept that what I like may cost 100-300 dollars. I'm not willing to go much over that
I don't like a cheap knife that has poor quality and poor performance just to save many
One of my EDC blades in my rotation is my $400 ZT. I carry it about once a week. It's one of my favorite knives. I'm not going to dig in the dirt with it but I will use it for light duty which is my primary use for an EDC blade. Then I clean it and place on its storage pouch until next time

my flashlight is an Olight baton3 pro
got it for about $50 when they were on sale a couple years ago
1500 lumens. its pretty compact. that's all I need for edc. price is affordable

You wear it like a Fanny pack on your waist or sling bag?

Waist.  But it's uses specifically when I leave the home with our infant and I may carry her.  So if we leave just to grab take out food, then I don't use it. But dine in or long shopping, then I use it.