My 2022 EDC Travel Essentials Kit

This travel EDC pack contains essentials to help get you out of trouble when travelling. Compact and lightweight this pack should be part of your travel everyday carry. Don't leave town without it!

This channel is here to help you find great travel and carry gear on the back of solid and detailed reviews along with years of experience. I also hope to give you ideas and inspiration when it comes to everyday carry gear, travel gear and gadgets, which make life a little bit easier and perhaps more fun.

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Contents of this video to help you navigate:

00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Overview
01:18 - Maxpedition Mini pouch
02:10 - First look inside
02:40 - Multitool
05:28 - Multitool alternative
06:35 - Nitecore NU25 Flashlight/Torch
11:35 - Nitecore NB10000 Powerbank
12:37 - USB cables
13:32 - Mains charger
14:53 - Notepad and pen
15:48 - Magnifying lens
16:28 - Bic lighter
16:59 - Glue stick
18:08 - Tape
18:36 - Zip ties
19:35 - Essential Meds
20:40 - Flat pack items
23:21 - Wipes
24:28 - Take it with you when you leave town

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[tommystratpaul]

I love that after putting together a kit similar to this I felt real proud and smart, and told my girlfriend. Guys… we’ve reinvented the purse and my gf already had all of this 😂

[southtube]

THANK YOU!!! Yes...I was shouting there. I'm a retired firefighter paramedic with just under 30 years service. I stopped half way through the video to again thank you for your realistic outlook and preparedness for real world issues. REAL ISSUES....Fire alarm, power outages, broken shoe lace and diarrhea!! Who'd of thought!? So many are preparing for situations that will likely not happen or if they do...no EDC bag will likely fit the situation (or it will be taken from you immediately). So many people so called "prepare" for nuclear war, the zombie apocalypse or a free for all lawless society....however...they don't have a fire extinguisher or a good first aid kit. The light is very very cool. The bag/contents perfect! Thanks again

[anthonycampos]

Just as a quick story I was once out of town on a work related training trip and one of my supervisors actually broke her key off in an old unlubricated lock.

I actually used an old hot glue stick I had in my bag, my EDC tweezers and another coworkers lighter to partly melt the glue stick, stick it on to the nub of the broken keys sticking out the lock, press it in and let it slowly cool for a few seconds then pull the broken key shaft out enough for the tweezers to pull them the rest of the way out.

A kit like this is invaluable when you're away from your home

[neilwilton]

Hi Jon, the missing (easy to include) item for me is disposable foam ear plugs. Squash flat, weigh sod all and perfect for that occasion when you're booked into a hotel with noisy surroundings. The joy of silence :)

[Swimdeep]

Two additions: To your Mylar pouch with alcohol wipes/bandaids, add a single use triple antibiotic packet. Very thin, lightweight, more protective than a “plaster” alone. Secondly, add a single packet of Pepto Bismol chewable. Nausea is as disruptive as pain. Both items are flat and weigh very little.

Excellent kit; outstanding presentation. This video got my sub.🌀

[dandycadent]

Finally somebody who considers anti diarrhea medicine. I’m always surprised by the amount of people caught off guard by this very common inconvenience . I also always keep a small single dose of physiological serum (saline water), great for removing dust from the eye or dealing with nose dryness… And some bandages….

[nilsschenkel]

Depending on how you pack your kit or how you expect your luggage to be treated, you might want to put a layer of tape over the foil side of the med packages to prevent accidental opening. Might also be a good idea to include the cut off dosage section of the reference sheet with each pill, especially when you expect to rarely use them.
To go with the glue stick, you could add a piece of 40 grit sanding cloth cut to fit the pouch for scuffing up surfaces the glue might not stick to. If you also take a piece of 1000 grit, you have a way to resharpen your knife or scissors; you can then pack both pieces face to face and they won´t scratch up the other contents as much.
Lastly, and this might be more for hiking or wilderness travel, but I´m adding it anyway: You could add a container to the water purification tablets if you´re carrying them already- a WhirlPak liquid bag would be small enough for the kit if rolled up tightly. Put it all in a scaled Greiner tube, and you have the means to mix up a makeshift cleaning solution from chlorine tablets (essentially Dakine´s solution without an added buffer).

[anter]

Recently I have bought Nitecore NU25 headlamp because of this video and I have never imagined it would be a lifesaver in a way it did last night.

Being a doctor i went to my rural hometown to take care of my covid + 87yr old grandfather. In badly lit apartment at 10PM last night it would be very hard to obtain IV access, thanks to this exact video and my similar travel pouch that I have created inspired by you Jon, I was able to place the cannule in perfect lighting!

[painless]

Really refreshing to see a channel considering factors like UK knife law when deciding what to include. Thanks Jon.

[pikeymikee]

The glue and lighter combo looks very effective, I will definitely be trying that one

[Reverend.John_Ignatowski]

Love to listen to British accent, as a 2nd generation american, I get nostalgic of listening to my grandfather and great uncle. And very good advice and explanations. Went through my pouch to see that I had most of his suggestions.

[bicparker]

Nice kit. One thing I keep in mine, especially for traveling around, is a set of safety pins (preferably 1” quilter safety pins which have a bent pin angle), say about 5 or 6. That with a small flat roll of duct tape can save clothing tears and malfunctions.

[mikepook]

Mate, that gluestick hack is gold!!!!

[romanlalach]

The kits are my favourite part of this channel. Very few other channels thoroughly explain their kits are not as well made as yours. Keep up the good work!

[rickecheverria]

Nice video, thank you... about the only thing I would change is instead of using a zip tie to protect the lighter from igniting when packed away, I use a small O ring. Easily is removed and reset when lighting, no need to cut zip tie and replace...

[billl]

I often find great ideas in Jon's videos, there's a couple in here. He's also the champion of concise and useful notes to go with each short film. Top job.

[mendyviola]

I keep a tiny Swiss Army knife and a micro flashlight on my key chain. The rest I keep in my purse: chargers/cords/power bank, lighter & matches, micro first aid kit, note pad, pen(s), eye glass cleaner and glasses repair kit, nail clippers/file, chapstick, small flashlight. All this along with my wallet, checkbook, Covid vaccine card, sunglasses and phone. An no, my purse isn’t huge nor heavy.

[shastaham]

I particularly appreciate the idea of converting a head lamp to more portable use by replacing the strap with shock cord. I would, however, knot the ends of the cords to prevent their sliding out of the cord lock.

[guillermomanzo]

This is one of THE BEST EDCs ever seen of hundreds of videos in youtube.... thanks man, I will update my EDC.... and thanks for the links

[damianng-wai]

Great as always. Very innovative with headlamp band substitution, the alternate cordage and love the glue stick lighter application as the crazy glue dries. I would have add a few safety pins and now a spare mask