Video Overview

Jon Gadget walks through the pocket kit he actually carries in My 2026 NEW Pocket EDC Kit (Everyday Carry). It has been more than 18 months since his last pocket review, so this pass is overdue. The minimum he takes out of the house is a flat wallet pouch, plus a phone, a Swiss Army knife, and a small flashlight. Wuben sponsors this video, and he shows their new X5 light before he opens the pouch. The rest of the video is the pouch itself: what stayed, what left, and what still has to fit in one pocket.

Items & Gear List

• Alpaka Zip Pouch – Purchase on Amazon
• Victorinox Compact – Purchase on Amazon
• Tortoise Gear Lamprey91 pocket clip – View at Tortoise Gear. This is still a Kickstarter campaign, not a finished store listing.
• James Brand Helton – View at The James Brand. The page was taking email signups, so the cart may not be open yet. He does not carry this knife.
• Rovyvon Aurora A8 – Purchase on Amazon
• KeySmart Nano Clip – Purchase on Amazon
• Seinxon InCard Finder – View at Seinxon
• Rolling Square AirCard Pro – View at Rolling Square
• Rite in the Rain wallet notebook – Purchase on Amazon
• 3M Steri-Strips – Purchase on Amazon
• Glens emergency reading glasses – Purchase on Amazon
• LifeSystems tick remover – View at LifeSystems
• Wet Ones antibacterial hand wipes – Purchase on Amazon
• Vonmählen Evergreen Go – View at Vonmählen
• Rolling Square Tau 2 (previous kit) – View at Rolling Square
• Ugreen USB-A to USB-C adapter – Purchase on Amazon
• USB-A data blocker – Purchase on Amazon
• Victorinox Midnite Manager – Purchase on Amazon
• Uncle Bill’s sliver grippers – Purchase on Amazon
• 711L mini ratchet with extension – Purchase on Amazon
• Sourcing Map double-ended bit – Purchase on Amazon
• Wuben X5 – Purchase on Amazon

Editor’s Insight

Jon Gadget still starts with three items that never go in the pouch. He has used an iPhone Air for the last year and likes the thin body. Battery life is fine until he is away from a plug, which is why a tiny power bank stays in the kit.

The knife is the same Victorinox Compact he has carried for about five years. It is slim, and the new Tortoise Gear Lamprey91 clip lets him grab it without digging. That clip is still a Kickstarter campaign, not a finished store listing. He also looked at the James Brand Helton, which already has a clip and locking tools. He does not carry it. In the UK, a locking knife is not legal to carry, so the Compact stays. The Helton page was taking email signups when we checked, so the cart may not be open yet.

The flashlight that refused to leave is the Rovyvon Aurora A8. Jon Gadget uses it several times a day for drawers, dropped items, and small print. It is tiny, charges by USB-C, and adds a side light with white, UV, and red. A KeySmart Nano Clip, which he calls a pocket hanger, keeps the light at the top of the pocket.

The Wuben X5 is the light he pauses on before the pouch. It adds a white beam, a green laser, and a UV light, plus a lock so it does not turn on in a bag. It is not the light in his pocket. The A8 still is.

The pouch is the basic Alpaka Zip Pouch. He has tried others. This one stays flat enough for a pocket, and a fabric divider keeps the flat items on one side. He pays with his phone, but he still carries a backup card and a photo ID. A Seinxon InCard sits with them in case the pouch is lost. He also names a Rolling Square AirCard Pro and a Vonmählen Find Me card. The Seinxon is the one in the pouch.

A Rite in the Rain credit-card notebook holds a short list of emergency numbers. A plastic sleeve holds a few bandages, an antiseptic wipe, and Steri-Strips. Glens emergency readers stay in that sleeve too. They are too flimsy for all day, and that is the point. He added a LifeSystems tick remover after he found a tick on his leg. He switched from Clinell wipes to Wet Ones because the Wet Ones packet is credit-card sized and fits more easily.

The power bank changed. The old Rolling Square Tau 2 had a fixed cable and more capacity. The Vonmählen Evergreen Go is slimmer, and the cable comes off, so he can charge from a USB socket when he finds one. He adds a Ugreen USB-A to USB-C adapter because public sockets still use USB-A, and a data blocker so a strange socket cannot talk to the phone.

On tools, the Nextool Mini Flagship left. The pliers made it bulky, and he did not use them enough. The Victorinox Midnite Manager is smaller and adds a pen, a small light, and small drivers. Uncle Bill’s sliver grippers sit beside the adapters. He still carries a small tin for meds he might need in the moment, and he writes the contents on the lid. The new piece is a 711L mini ratchet with an extension. It takes a double-ended bit, and it can also take flat bits when space is tight. He also names a Galvanox flat bit set for people who want a selection.

That is the trade Jon Gadget keeps making. Drop the tool you do not use. Keep the one you grab every day. Leave room for one new problem without giving up the pocket.

Closing Remarks

Watch Jon Gadget’s 2026 pocket kit before you copy the list. He shows why the Alpaka pouch stayed, why the Compact still beats a locking knife he cannot legally carry, and why a slimmer power bank won over a bigger one. The pouch is the kit he actually leaves the house with, along with his phone, the Compact, and the Rovyvon A8. The links below go to the items he names. Hit play, then tell us what you would drop to keep a pocket kit this flat. If a wallet pouch has failed you, the comments are the right place to say how.