I'm breaking down my top EDC picks for 2025 across 10 categories, from folders and fixed blades to multitools, watches, and everything in between. I'm also sharing what you voted as your community favorites and revealing which piece of gear I actually carried the most this year.

Whether you're looking to upgrade your EDC or just curious what made the cut, this is my definitive gear roundup for 2025.

EDC Folding Knife
Work Sharp RMX

EDC Fixed Blade
Jack Wolf Knives Vampire Hunter

EDC Watch
RZE UTD-8000

EDC Flashlight
Olight ArkPro Ultra

EDC Multitool
Leatherman Wave Alpha

Best EDC Pen
Big Idea Design Pocket Pro USA Bronze

Best Truck Tools
ICON 1/4 in Drive Compact Socket and Bit Set

Best EDC Gadget
Garmin Fenix Pro 8

Sleeper Hit
CRKT Provoke X

Best EDC Value
Knafs Lander 5

Most Carried
Leatherman Arc Talos

Gear of the Year According to You

1. Leatherman Wave Alpha
2. Work Sharp RMX
3. Nextool Mini Flagship F12
4. Olight ArkPro Ultra
5. Exceed Designs TiRant Ultra

Everyone thinks Taylor keeps his gear pristine and never uses it. The truth? His team won't let him near anything before they photograph it because he destroys everything instantly. This week: the Camp Mule launch, the butter-smooth Arno Bernard Turico, and a $500 utility knife that flips like an OTF.

0:20 Show and Tell

• Arno Bernard Turaco
• Hawk Knives Shortcut
• Carry Commission Camp Mule

8:17 Sponsors

• Work Sharp
• Big Idea Design
• BladeBinge — buy, sell, and trade EDC gear safely
• Carry Commission

10:49 Community Comments

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17:26 Carry of the Week - Logan Gibbons (@loganjgibbons)

• Drop AAA Copper Flashlight
• Craftsman Sebertool M4
• Narwhalco Pen
• GilTek RUK V2
• Hitch and Timber Runt 2.0

21:39 What's in my Pockets

• CC Camp Mule
• Arno Bernard Turaco
• Leatherman Surge
• Garmin Fenix 8 Pro
• CC X Wilder Goods Co Hithchhiker
• Big Idea Design Pocket Pro Bronze
• Gaslight Industries Jerry Can Lighter

22:52 Giveaway
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0:24 Community Comments

9:27 Sponsors

• Work Sharp
• Big Idea Design
• BladeBinge — buy, sell, and trade EDC gear safely
• Carry Commission

  11:07 Show and Tell

• Buck Knives Range
• Knafs Lander 5

  14:14 Carry of the Week - Tom @time.poor

• Tudor Pelagos GMT
• Zuludiver Hydrarib Strap
• Victorinox Explorer
• Prometheus Design Werx Scales
• Kolony Collective SERE Bypass Set

  15:21 What's in my Pocket

• CC x Knives by Nuge Wicket
• Leatherman Surge
• Garmin Fenix 8 Pro
• CC X Wilder Goods Co Hithchhiker
• Big Idea Design Pocket Pro Bronze
• Gaslight Industries Jerry Can Lighter

  16:47 Giveaway
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