Which EDC item will you NEVER get?

[AHB]

The pic says it all.. 

[Grand_Banana]

Ha! I’m a teacher and have used that meme for grades and such. Love it.

 I never ended up getting a tread as it’s not practical for me. But I also didn’t get a Free P2 or P4 because the tool sets just didn’t have what I needed for the price when I could get a Swisstool. The ARC interests me just a tad too expensive. There’s several MTs I probably won’t ever own for those same reasons.

That said, I do know one thing I’ll probably never get is one of those fancy stand alone pry bars.  That would never get used by me.

To each their own.

[powernoodle]

Much of the EDC stuff we carry is more for feeling good than doing good.  Pry bars (as noted by GB), paracord bracelets, fire starting kits, redundant knives, SAKs and MTs, and so on.  I've carried some of this stuff too, and am not looking down on the practice of feeling good.  Rather, its quite a good thing to experience.  What gripes me just a little is when people pretend that they need a paracord bracelet or that it has any utility.

I follow a thread on a blade forum that will remain nameless, where people including myself post pics of their EDC knives.  Or alleged EDC knifes.  I would say that about 83% of the pics are jewelry knives or art knives, that clearly have never opened an Amazon box nor peeled an apple.  They cost $700 and don't have a fingerprint on them.  Its fine of course to have these kind of toys, but we should acknowledge again that they exist for the purpose of feeling good rather than having any actual utility.

These things are binkies and blankies for grown axe men.

Same thing with paracord bracelets and extra EDC firearm magazines.  Sure, its possible that one might use these things, just as its possible that wolverines might fly out of my toilet, but so far it has not happened even once in the history of mankind.  But we feel good when we carry them, so that's what we do.  Same thing with EDC-ing 5 different blades.  Its fun and it feels good, but its sort of  ridiculous from a practical perspective.  Great Grandpappy in WWII made it through the day just fine with a beat up traditional knife and a booger-encrusted handkerchief.  No $700 Damascus blade with mammoth scales required.

  

[charlie fox]

ANY knife or tool that costs more than $150. That's the price point that I get worried using it and/or/losing it. I've also found that, for me, there is ZERO improvement in performance, sharpness, deployment or any other standard by which one might judge such a tool. I think the best thing they say is "Look! I'm rich/gullible enough to spend multiple hundreds of my hard earned dollars on an item I'll use once and put away"  Not my cup of tea, as they say
 

[Magic Bus]

That Gerber multi with the cast handles, Suspension I think it’s called 


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[AzteCypher]

Pry bars - never needed them in any capacity during my day to day job.  If I needed one, I used a proper 3ft pry bar.

Knipex pliers - the ones on my Gerber or Leatherman multi-tool will do.

[IMR4198]

   Anyone who has taken the risk of terminal boredom to read anything I ever wrote here knows I am a minimalist.  Sort of.  I rarely carry a pen of any sort and will likely never buy a tactical pen.  Best wishes.  G
 

[Grant Lamontagne]

I have a small 6 inch pry bar that I use a fair bit on projects around the house, but I see no neet to EDC it.  I also don't see the point of all the 2" pry bars that are prevalent in the EDC world.  I just don't see that they give enough leverage to be useful.

That said, I enjoy small pry bar tools like the Gerber Shard, Mullet and Artifact, but that's mostly for the other tools on them.

I don't think I'd ever EDC the Schrade NaviTool, and someone would have to put a lot of effort into convincing me to EDC any modern Schrade.   

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[gustophersmob]

A rechargeable flashlight.  Well, more specifically a lithium-ion rechargeable flashlight.  I've no problem with NiMH/eneloops.

[Farmer X]

ANY knife or tool that costs more than $150. That's the price point that I get worried using it and/or/losing it.

For me, the worry comes in at about a fifth of your quoted figure.

My answer could easily be "most of them." There was a time in recent memory that I carried so much crap that tactical pants were a necessity. I've trimmed my carry down to keys, wallet, phone, bandana, and one knife. A flashlight, pen, and lighter are added if I feel the need. Adapting a more minimal approach, after I realized I don't need a huge carry, was both refreshing and liberating.

[BPRoberts]

Keychain bit drivers. Am I carrying a bit case on my keychain too? I carry way too much stuff on my keys, but even I'm not that crazy.

[Enginears]

For me, the worry comes in at about a fifth of your quoted figure.

My answer could easily be "most of them." There was a time in recent memory that I carried so much crap that tactical pants were a necessity. I've trimmed my carry down to keys, wallet, phone, bandana, and one knife. A flashlight, pen, and lighter are added if I feel the need. Adapting a more minimal approach, after I realized I don't need a huge carry, was both refreshing and liberating.

Similar for me. When I carry my  hitch and timber pocket organizer thing I feel like I have a lead weight filled with things I may use 2 times annually. Scaling back to a bandana, knife, keys, wallet is how I roll exclusively in summer. Anything more is too much. I may have a 4 layer SAK within arms reach though because that gets used a lot.

[Farmer X]

Keychain bit drivers.

A keychain tool that's a dedicated bit driver? I'd have to pass on that one, too!

I may have a 4 layer SAK within arms reach though because that gets used a lot.

Same here. I keep an Executive close at hand for those instances I need scissors, and my SAK wood saws see at least close to their fair share of use. Once they get any bulkier than blade layer, openers, wood saw, and scissors, I don't want to carry them.

[David Bowen]

Probably any of the really fat pry bar style folders. Too thick to do any real good cutting. Other than that, anything considered obscenely priced.

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[Etherealicer]

Much of the EDC stuff we carry is more for feeling good than doing good.

As "proud" owner of a Gerber Downrange Tomahawk I would say I have no hard limit on price or shape .

But I have taken the habit of not buying something as soon as it is available but wait a minimum of 2 weeks (usually longer). If it is no longer available, well then it wasn't meant to be.
I also have a hard limit on my collection size, so when something new comes, something old has to go. If I can't find anything that I want less than the new "toy", then I don't buy it.

[GA1dad]

These things are binkies and blankies for grown axe men.

That made me smile!

[Doc]

The $775.00 BIGiDESIGN mini bolt-action pen.

[ReamerPunch]

No axe with moving parts. And they're usually insanely expensive to begin with.
No sak-alike that is five times the cost of a Super Tinker with a fifth of the utility.
No utility blade holder that costs an arm and a leg.
No flashlight from a brand I've never even heard of.
No fixed blade that is not Mora or full tang.
No folding knives that are obviously "gas station" quality.

[ReamerPunch]

The $775.00 BIGiDESIGN mini bolt-action pen.

 
I guess I can live with one kidney.

[Farmer X]

No fixed blade that is not Mora or full tang.

I went a similar route. Going forth, all of my fixed blades will be carbon steel (the sort that you could sharpen with a river rock if need be...not that I can sharpen anyway) and full tang. Factory-made ones will come out of the USA. I'd be happy to give any bladesmith some business if I like his/her work and could afford it. Being able to forge myself would be nice, but that's an unattainable goal at this point.