r/EDC • • Aug 04 '26

r/EDC Moderator Applications Are Open + a reflection on three years as a mod here.

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Hey everyone—we’re reopening moderator applications.

If you applied last time and never heard back, I’m sorry. The honest answer is that I only really connected with one applicant, and then the process stalled out. That was then. Please, 1000% reapply if you want to. Reddit's mod application system dumped out all applications.

Just remember that we’re trying to build a welcoming, even-handed team. If your comment history is full of cracks about Europeans, liberals, conservatives, gay people, or anyone else, or you made it sound like you would marry your rifle if legally permitted, you may not be the right fit. We need people who can moderate gun content without making guns, politics, or contempt for other groups their entire personality.

A little background for anyone curious:

I became a moderator three years ago. I had never moderated a subreddit before, but I loved r/EDC. During the API blackout, the previous team was removed and Reddit began asking for volunteers to take over. I was uncomfortable stepping into that situation (aka being a scab), but one of the people volunteering was the owner of an EDC commercial website, and I did *not* want the subreddit placed under someone with such a direct conflict of interest.

So, somewhat unexpectedly, I became a moderator.

The rest of that original replacement team has understandably moved on over time. I have learned a lot, tried to approach moderation with a customer-service mindset, and taken advantage of the automation tools Reddit has added. My goal has never been to radically remake r/EDC. I have mostly tried to make it a bit more welcoming, tighten up what the expectations already were, and so on.

That includes firearms. Guns have consistently been the community’s biggest dividing issue, and we will continue trying to walk a reasonable line. Firearm-related EDC is welcome; a photograph from your AR range day with no real connection to everyday carry is probably better suited to another subreddit. (cool gun though dawg)

Honestly, I would eventually like to ride off into the sunset or at least step back slightly. I have other projects I am working on these days. But I have put a lot of work into this community I love so much, and before that happens, I want to build a capable, balanced, and dependable moderation team that can take care of it.


r/EDC • • 5h ago

Satire My EDC, I check tire pressures at military storage sites

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127 Upvotes

- PPSh-41

- F1 grenade

- cheese knife

- Nescafe 3-in-1

- coin pouch

- Xiaomi air compressor


r/EDC • • 10h ago

Literal EDC My EDC

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172 Upvotes

except phone

- Garmin Instinct (also ENC)
- Böker Atlas All Black
- Olight O’Pen 3
- Von Heesen Wallet
- Decision Coin
- Mini Notebook


r/EDC • • 5h ago

Work EDC Today’s Carry

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39 Upvotes

Glock 19 Gen 6
Apple IPhone Duo
Seiko Prospex HBJ001
Apple AirPods 5


r/EDC • • 6h ago

Collection Camo Stuff

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40 Upvotes

r/EDC • • 9h ago

Work EDC Rapid Hospital Taxi Service Operator EDC

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62 Upvotes

This is all the crap I carry on me at work, so more of a Most Day Carry. Some paramedics carry nothing, some go full Batman belt of accessories, I like to think this is a happy medium. It can be a chaotic job, and I learned early on that if I don't have a spot for everything, I will lose it.

  • Stethoscope - Littman Cardiology IV. Absolute overkill, but a nice gift so I'm not complaining. Lives on my belt as I don't want to damage it stuffing it into my pocket. Worked with plenty of medics who "only take their stethoscope into a call if they'll need it". This is bullshit, they borrow mine.
  • IV supplies - Tegaderm, gauze, flush, tape, stabby thing for stray sharps. I keep most IV stuff in a dedicated pouch that I attach to the monitor; the pocket supplies are just spares that I don't want to be rummaging around for when my hands are full and there's blood on everything (oops).
  • Emesis (vomit) bag - When a patient turns green you don't want to be reaching over them to grab a bag. I keep this one in my pocket, plus one in the monitor, one in the stretcher, and one tucked into one of the seats. I really don't like wiping chunks off the stretcher.
  • Flashlights (Wuben G5/Fenix E09R) - The Wuben is a nice little swivel-head I can clip to my shirt/epaulette, the Fenix has more range. I carry both because they're cute and tiny and I've usually forgotten to charge one of them.
  • Knife (Kizer C01C Mini) - Handy to have, rarely used. Very compact, I keep it clipped on the inside of my trousers (don't want patients getting grabby) and don't even know it's there.
  • Pen (Zebra Z-Grip. Black) - Found this one about 4 months ago and we're still together, so you could say it's getting pretty serious. Thanks go to whichever medic abandoned it on my truck.
  • Trauma shears - Bought a few for like $4/ea as I don't trust the service-provided ones, no-one ever throws them out and they're as sharp as kids' craft scissors. There's a notch in the handle for opening the O2 tank valve, handy when the wrench has grown legs at the worst possible time.
  • Tourniquet (SOF Gen4) - Packaging removed, sized up, ready to go. Extremely rarely used, but not something you want to be fumbling for if you need it. Sharpie for writing time of application, also used for marking pulse points. Any excuse to draw on a patient.
  • Belt - Clips for radio and keys. Quick release mechanism allows for tactical pissing, shaving valuable seconds off toilet-related downtime.

r/EDC • • 9h ago

Bag/Pocket Dump My EDC 37M

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54 Upvotes

r/EDC • • 7h ago

Rotation Midweek Carry

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38 Upvotes

Knife - Plunkett Bladeworks Micro Wharnie
Pen - Tactile Turn Slim Bolt Action Short
Pry bar - NotoriousEDC Dirty Deeds
Flashlight - Reylight Pineapple Mini Mk3


r/EDC • • 1h ago

Bag/Pocket Dump Simple plastic combo

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• Upvotes

Casio Gshock DW-6900U-1ER

Cold Steel Mini Leatherneck Tanto


r/EDC • • 3h ago

Collection Wednesday midweek

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13 Upvotes

Happy Humpday: I have mt Loop Gear SK-07, Kizer Crest S35VN, Wuben G5, Stimagz by Stimara, and Leatherman Arc. Have a great midweek guys. I am really digging the hollow grind on this version.


r/EDC • • 9h ago

Rotation Wednesday Carry

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35 Upvotes

Steeldive Flieger Watch
Convoy S2+ flashlight
Smootherpro pen
Zorro lighter
Field Book notebook
Kizer Towser K Serape knife


r/EDC • • 2h ago

New Addition Just added this pouch to my EDC for my diabetes shit

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8 Upvotes

Even has a lock on it so nobody else can get to my stuff, just in case.


r/EDC • • 6h ago

Bag/Pocket Dump UK Sick day carry

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15 Upvotes

Currently fighting off whatever this sickness is that’s going around the UK so a very minimal carry for me

- Rayneo IO Glasses (currently resting these and really enjoying them as a pair of smart glasses free from a camera)
- Personalised Victorinox Rally SAK
- Vicks inhaler nasal stick, this has been a lifesaver right now
- Keys
- P&Co Good at bad Decisions Leather wallet, I got this years ago and it’s still going strong for me
-Travalo refillable atomiser, I have some aftershave in this, I may not be able to smell much at the minute but I still want to smell good!
-Moss pocket square


r/EDC • • 15h ago

New Addition $20 perfect edc

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Picked this up from home depot I think it’s called the husky 300 mini utility light with rotating head.

All the EDC flashlight kits I see are so expensive but this his every one of my needs for $20.
Hat clip, magnet, flood and beam, warm fuzzy light and red led. I liked it so much I ended up buying two

(Also 40% cheaper than a wuben g5 which is similar)


r/EDC • • 7h ago

Question/Advice/Discussion What am I missing

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15 Upvotes

r/EDC • • 12h ago

Literal EDC EDC 22M Overnight Shop Supervisor

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28 Upvotes

r/EDC • • 13h ago

Bag/Pocket Dump All-black EDC setup

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29 Upvotes

Item list:

- CIVIVI Folding Knife

- Mini EDC Flashlight

- Pocket Pry Bar

- EDC Card Holder

- Mini Ratcheting Screwdriver

- UTO KU Mini Ratchet

- WORKPRO Mini Water Pump Pliers


r/EDC • • 8h ago

Work EDC Daily machine shop

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13 Upvotes

Spiderco matriarch 2, olight ark pro ultra, olight o-pen 3.


r/EDC • • 1h ago

Question/Advice/Discussion Does anyone have a good solution for multiple key fobs?

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So I have three key fobs on me essentially at all times. One is for the front door to my building, one to my actual front door, and one is for my work. It's not totally unmanageable, but it does just feel like a lot of loose items floating around in my pocket sometimes. I'm curious if anyone has had a similar issue and found a solution more clever than just sticking them all on a key ring.

I'm not really sure what this would look like, but I'm imagining some kind of multitool platform that they can be mounted on or some kind of tech solution that combines multiple tags into one.


r/EDC • • 4h ago

Rotation Rainy New Comic Day Carry

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Out picking up the latest Spawn comic, bonus pic of my dog behaving for once.

- VICTORINOX Fruit Knife in Offensive Industries sheath

- Shank from Se7en Industries

- Maratac Ti AAA

- Open Sea Leather wallet

- 107 Leather Clavito

- Wagner Made Tools Cross & bead

- Citizen Weekender Avion Field Watch

- My Malinois mix


r/EDC • • 3h ago

Rotation For Wednesday. . . Spinnaker Haas and Xtouc Seed

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2 Upvotes

r/EDC • • 5h ago

New Addition Possédant déjà plusieurs pochettes, j'ai acheté par hasard il y a environ 6 mois une Evergood Cap 1.

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r/EDC • • 1d ago

Work EDC Todays lineup

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84 Upvotes

Firearm: Glock 19.6

Optic: Vortex Defender-ST

Light: Streamlight TLR-7X

Holster: We The People (IWB)

Wallet: Coblentz Leather

Watch: Fitbit Versa 4

Multi-tool: Milwaukee Fastback 6 in 1

Daily dose of nik

Yota keys


r/EDC • • 16h ago

Literal EDC The Daily

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21 Upvotes

Glock 19x
Leatherman Skeletool
Zippo Dead mans hand lighter
Seiko Sports 5 GMT
Menthol Shorts


r/EDC • • 18h ago

Bag/Pocket Dump Guess my age from my carry

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22 Upvotes

Vintage Ralph Lauren RRL Line leather wallet
Hogue microswitch Cali legal otf
AirPods Pro 2
Surprisingly nice but affordable balisong trainer (fidget)
Wuben X5 (5mW laser model)
Keys - Cool house key, Ralph Lauren bear keychain, “supplement” container, contents