Video Overview

Big thanks to HICONSUMPTION for another Gear Haul. In 10 Best New EDC Gear Essentials, they skip the hour-long reviews and cover ten new pieces that landed on their desks this month. Headphones, a multi-tool, folding scissors, a keychain light, a race watch, a snap-on keyboard, a drop-tested case, a split power bank, a San Francisco sunglass collab, and a magnetic sling. Anker Soundcore sponsors the video. They say the opinions are still their own.

Items & Gear List

• Anker Soundcore Space 2 Pro – Purchase on Amazon
• The James Brand The Helton – View at The James Brand
• CW&T Little Scissors – View at CW&T
• Wuben E2 Pulse – Purchase on Amazon
• Autodromo Group C Turbo Sport – View at Autodromo
• Clicks Power Keyboard – View at Clicks
• RhinoShield AirX – Purchase on Amazon
• Nimble SharePower – Purchase on Amazon
• DSPTCH x Oakley Terraforma Striking Gold – View at DSPTCH
• Aulumu B01 Urban Transit Gear Sling – View at Aulumu

Editor’s Insight

HICONSUMPTION built this format for the pile that is too good to ignore and too new for a full review. Ten items, one coffee break. The useful read is which piece solves a job you already have, not which one has the loudest spec sheet.

The sponsor slot is the Soundcore Space 2 Pro, and the pitch is calls, not music. Eight mics, six of them aimed at your voice, plus the same chip Anker used in the Liberty 5 Pro. They tested it in the studio, over office noise, on the street, and in loud Los Angeles coffee shops. The other side of the call stopped hearing the room. Adaptive noise canceling is tuned for keyboards and conversation, not just airplane drone. Physical buttons, multipoint, LDAC, and a five-minute top-up that they say buys hours. If your day is Zoom more than critical listening, that is the job.

The Helton is The James Brand’s first full-size pocket multi-tool, and it is aimed at three old Swiss Army complaints: no locks, dated steel, and no clip. Four tools each lock on a liner lock. The blade is a partially serrated VG-10 drop point. Scissors, a magnetized Phillips with a bottle opener, and a flathead that is also a file sit behind it. Aluminum scales, no plastic, tweezers and a pick in the scale. Using those means giving up the clip. They have carried it since release and call it more pocket-friendly than a comparable Leatherman. You are paying for the re-engineering, not a longer tool list. The first batch sold out.

CW&T’s Little Scissors, made with Nur, are the surprise favorite. Grade 5 titanium handles and screws, VG-10 blades, and a fold that drops the whole tool to about 62 mm and 24 grams. Right-hand and left-hand versions exist. There is no pocket clip. They still call it one of the best things they have handled this year, because nothing else this small cuts like it. The Wuben E2 Pulse is the cheap end of the list: 10 grams with the battery, a see-through shell, 150 lumens, a warm high-CRI side light, and red and blue signal modes. The battery is sealed, high mode steps down, and there is no lockout. For a keyhole or a dropped earbud, they say that is enough.

Autodromo’s Group C Turbo Sport is the brand’s first new watch in three years, and it is a Group C racing reference, not a dress watch. The top of the dial reads like a tachometer. The lower third is a real LCD with a chronograph, two extra time zones, and an alarm. Fully lumed hands, a small integrated-strap case, and 50 meters of water resistance. They do not know the battery life, because Autodromo does not name the quartz module. Clicks Power Keyboard is the BlackBerry itch without a permanent case. It snaps on, slides open into a backlit keyboard with a number row, and pairs with up to nine devices. Wireless output holds a phone steady more than it charges it. Tiny round keys and a fussy app are the first-generation tax. Sideways, after a week, they still want to keep it.

RhinoShield’s AirX is in the video because of a stunt, not a spec table. They sent an iPhone 17 Pro in an off-the-shelf AirX from the edge of space with no parachute. It still powered on. Terminal velocity makes the height less magical than the headline, and they say so. The cold and the thin air are the harder part of the test. MagSafe works through the case, and the shell is one recyclable material. Nimble SharePower splits a 10,000 mAh bank into two halves you can hand off. Each half charges on its own. Snapped together, they equalize over pogo pins. The magnets let go easier than they want in a crowded bag, and there is no wireless charging. The half you lend out can still walk away.

DSPTCH’s Striking Gold Terraforma is a San Francisco exclusive: frosted honey frames, Prizm Tungsten lenses, and a case DSPTCH built instead of stuffing the glasses in a sock. Oakley forums are already asking to buy that case alone. Aulumu’s B01 is the brand’s first soft good, and they did not drop the magnets. A detachable aluminum cage on the face is a MagSafe phone mount you can unclip when you want a plain sling. X-Pac, a Fidlock buckle, and a bottom zipper that opens extra room for a bottle. They like the idea. They also say the techwear look is a love-it-or-leave-it choice.

Closing Remarks

Watch HICONSUMPTION run through the ten before you buy the pile. The useful part is which job is still missing from your carry, not the Guinness line on the headphones. If one of these already lives on your desk, tell us whether it earned the spot or whether the next Gear Haul should skip it.

Video Overview

Big thanks to EXCESSORIZE ME. for cutting a huge case pile down to ten. In I Bought Every Protective iPhone 18 Case… These 10 Are Actually Worth It, he tests bumpers, slim shells, leather, silicone, and one card-display case. He says the last pick is the case he is actually using after hundreds of tests. dbrand and TORRAS sponsor the video. He still ranks the other eight on grip, buttons, and how they take a drop. Watch it if you want a case that shows the phone, or one that can take a tall fall.

Items & Gear List

• Casefinite The CloudBumper – View at Casefinite
• dbrand MNML Case – View at dbrand
• Aulumu A18 Armor Aramid Fiber Case – Purchase on Amazon
• TORRAS Ostand Q3 Air Pro – View at TORRAS
• Spigen Classic LS MagFit Case – Purchase on Amazon
• Nomad Clear Leather Case – Purchase on Amazon
• MEDUSA Trading Card Case – View at Medusa
• Nomad Traditional Leather Case – View at NOMAD
• Decoded Liquid Silicone Back Cover – View at Decoded
• Casefinite The Frost Air Ultra – View at Casefinite

Editor’s Insight

EXCESSORIZE ME. only keeps a case when the hand feel survives the drop. This video is that cut: a bumper, a clean daily shell, an aramid look, a sponsored airbag case, a retro design, two leather builds, a card window, a silicone cover, and the slim case he is pocketing.

The Casefinite CloudBumper is a soft-touch ring, not a full shell. The top and bottom sit higher where a drop hits. The back stays open so you feel the phone. Buttons click, and the camera and front lips are raised. He is clear this is still a plastic bumper, for dry hands and light bumps, not a hard drop.

dbrand’s MNML case is the clean daily pick. The back and sides are textured, the buttons are large and clicky, and the camera button is a touch button. The camera is covered, and a front lip lets you set the phone face down. It is not the slimmest case here. He trusts it for short drops and daily knocks. Black is his favorite. You can buy it on their site or at Best Buy.

The Aulumu A18 Armor is the look he likes most right now. It is light aramid fiber, with an aluminum camera cover, thicker corners, and side texture you can hear. It is MagSafe. He calls the heat vents a gimmick. They turn yellow when the phone gets hot, but you can already feel that.

TORRAS sponsors the Ostand Q3 Air Pro, and he still runs the drop. Air bags sit on the top edge and the bottom corners. After a drop he calls about 16 feet, the screen is intact, with scuffs on the bottom and the camera edge. A kickstand folds flat and also works in portrait. For how thin it is, that is the tough-case result.

The Spigen Classic LS MagFit copies the old Macintosh look, with squared edges, a ribbed camera ring, and a matte finish. An optional strap and the power button both say hello. Raised lips cover daily knocks. He read the reviews: the beige color picks up dye from jeans and darkens.

The Nomad Clear Leather case puts a Horween leather plate on the back and leaves the sides clear, so a glacier blue phone still shows. It is MagSafe, with aluminum buttons and a raised camera cover. He holds it on a Pro Max. It is the pick if you want leather and still want to see the phone.

The Medusa case is for the card, not the phone. A microfiber slot and a top cover hold it, and his shake test kept it in. You lose MagSafe, and the window collects prints. They also sell a tape version without the shell.

The Nomad Traditional case is full burgundy Horween leather. It wears in. Metal buttons click, and a metal ring covers the camera. The front lip is short, so he says add a screen protector. A bottom indent lets a lanyard sit flush. They also sell a magnetic leather sheet if you hate cases.

Decoded’s silicone cover adds a metal camera cover and metal buttons. The camera control cover is thin rubber, but it still works. Black is his favorite, and MagSafe accessories sit tighter. Like any silicone case, it grabs pocket lint.

His slim runner-up is the Aulumu A18 Ultra Slim. His pick, and the case he says he is using, is the Casefinite Frost Air Ultra. It brings back the soft rubber feel of the old Spigen Thin Fit. The edge is sturdy, the front lip is weak, and the buttons sit recessed. Oily hands mark the back. Dry hands get the grip, and MagSafe holds harder than the bare phone.

Closing Remarks

Watch EXCESSORIZE ME. run the drop and the hand-feel checks before you buy. The useful part is which case he would actually pocket, not the sponsor cards. The Frost Air Ultra is the one he says he is using. The CloudBumper is for people who hate cases. The TORRAS air bags are the tall-drop test. If you carry an iPhone 18 Pro or Pro Max, tell us which lane you want: open bumper, slim shell, leather, or drop armor. The links below match the ten he kept.

Video Overview

Big thanks to EXCESSORIZE ME. for a first look that stays skeptical. In their UGREEN HomeAgent video, they say AI makes them uneasy, then show a local hub that is supposed to keep photos, video, and camera footage in the house. UGREEN is sponsoring the video. They say the opinions are still their own. The software is beta. The launch is a Kickstarter. This is not a finished review.

Items & Gear List

• UGREEN HomeAgent HA100 – View at UGREEN

Editor’s Insight

EXCESSORIZE ME. are not smart-home experts, and they use that. Their studio already has plugs, switches, and cameras on separate systems. Apple Home lets them tell Siri to turn a light on or off. That is about it. HomeAgent is pitched as the next step: one local assistant, called Ulia in the demo, that can watch compatible gear and answer in plain language.

The claim that matters is local. UGREEN says the analysis runs on a chip in the box. Photos, videos, and security footage are not supposed to leave the house. If the internet drops, the core controls should still work. They have only had the unit about two weeks, and they cannot fully test the smarter alerts yet. Treat the baby-cry demo and the package demo as a demo, not as proof it will do that in your hallway.

What they do show is the shape of the product. It wants to be the one place for speakers, curtains, cameras, and storage. Matter devices from different brands can share one command, at least in the sleeping-mode example. Drives split camera footage from personal files. Their older photo system is folded into the same app, with a camera wall and an app store for later features. You can point it at an existing file share. It can also file photos by faces, food, or text. The fifth pitch is the controversial one: the same cameras that watch for trouble can clip happy moments. As a new dad, he wants that. He has not proven the highlight reel yet.

Kickstarter is the part he usually avoids. UGREEN already ships other products, which is why he is willing to look. A reserve is on offer before the campaign opens, and they mention cameras, batteries, and docks around the hub. None of that is in his hands as a finished system. If you back it, back the local-storage idea, not a promise that it already runs your whole house.

Closing Remarks

Watch EXCESSORIZE ME. run the demo before you reserve one. The useful part is the local-data claim and the beta warning, not the crying-baby clip. If you already juggle three smart-home apps, tell us whether a box in the house would actually replace them, or whether you would wait until the software leaves beta.

Video Overview

Big thanks to HICONSUMPTION for a MagSafe roundup that is not just another wallet list. In 12 Best MagSafe Accessories, they treat this as a send-off for the iPhone 17 before the next phones take over. Accessory makers have had a year to build for it. The twelve picks snap on, do a job, and mostly stay out of the way. A few are clever. A couple are still first-generation.

Items & Gear List

• OhSnap MCON magnetic controller – View at OhSnap
• TELESIN C03 magnetic selfie light – Purchase on Amazon
• Satechi OnTheGo 7-in-1 hub – Purchase on Amazon
• Bellroy Venture phone case – View at Bellroy
• Anker MagGo power bank – Purchase on Amazon
• MOFT trackable snap-on stand wallet – Purchase on Amazon
• Aulumu G05 Pro magnetic kickstand – Purchase on Amazon
• OhSnap Snap Grip Stand – View at OhSnap
• Plaud Note Pro – Purchase on Amazon
• Aiffro P10 magnetic PSSD – Purchase on Amazon
• Clicks Power Keyboard – View at Clicks
• Belkin magnetic charging camera grip – View at Belkin

Editor’s Insight

HICONSUMPTION already did MagSafe wallets. This follow-up is everything else the magnets can hold. The timing is the farewell tour for the iPhone 17. The phone in your pocket has a full year of accessories behind it. The new phones can wait a few weeks.

The OhSnap MCON is the one that feels like a toy you will actually carry. Closed, it is a phone-size slab. Open, the sticks and buttons spring out. It snaps on and you are playing. They like the Hall-effect triggers, the gyro, and a battery claim that matched their use. It can get top-heavy until the palm grips come out, and thumbs catch the sidewalls. Still one of the few phone controllers they have kept in a pocket.

The TELESIN C03 is the rare clip-on light they do not dismiss. The hinged puck flips, extends, and spins so you can light your face or the thing the rear camera is pointed at. Dimming is stepless, with three color temperatures. Full blast does not last long. Dial it down for a call and it lasts a work day. The Satechi hub is the other travel puck. It snaps on, wraps its cable like a yo-yo, and lets you pull a card, hardwire a network, or send a picture to a hotel TV. The USB-C port is power only. The rounded body makes seating a card awkward. Plan the adhesive ring if you want it on a laptop lid. It does not love being restuck.

Bellroy built the Venture case around a full-strength ring, so the rest of this list still snaps on. Metal buttons, a raised camera rim, and a wrist cord are the practical bits. Anker now owns the battery slot Apple left. The MagGo pack they picked is Qi2, shows a percentage, has a flick-out stand, and can charge itself and the phone from one cable. It is heavy. MOFT’s trackable stand wallet is still their wallet pick: grip, two cards, three stand modes, and Find My in the slab. Two cards is the limit, and there is no RFID block.

The Aulumu G05 Pro is a kickstand that also hides a small knife, driver, file, saw, and SIM pin. They are clear these are not real shop tools. They are for the box on the porch when your knife is in the other room. The OhSnap grip adds the fold-out metal stand that plain grips never had. Plaud’s Note Pro is the recorder for people who want a transcript without hovering a phone. The Aiffro P10 is emergency storage that sticks to the phone. Full speed needs a port most laptops do not have, so expect less on a MacBook. A thick case fights the short cable.

Clicks Power Keyboard is the BlackBerry itch. It slides open into a backlit keyboard, pairs with several devices, and can trickle a little charge. It types like a first-generation product. Tiny round keys, a learning curve, and portrait mode gets top-heavy. Landscape and a few days help. Belkin’s grip is the closer: a camera-style handle, a two-stage shutter, a tripod thread, and a battery that holds the phone while a cable charges something else. Wireless output maintains the charge. It does not fast-charge, and there is no rotating mount.

Twelve accessories, and the honest read is that MagSafe is deep enough to make an older iPhone feel new. You do not need all twelve. Pick the one job your phone still fails: play, light, cards, power, or a keyboard. The rest can stay on the shelf.

Closing Remarks

Watch HICONSUMPTION snap these on before you buy a pile. The useful part is which accessory they would actually carry, not the full dozen. If you are keeping an iPhone 17 while the new lineup settles, which magnet job is still missing? Tell us the one you would add, and the one from this list you would skip.

Video Overview

Big thanks to Arden for reading the chart instead of the sale tag. In 11 EDC Deals Worth Waiting For This Prime Day, he sorts sixteen everyday-carry pieces into two lists ahead of Prime Big Deal Days on October 6 and 7. Five are already at a price he would pay today. Eleven have been cheaper before, so he would wait. The numbers come from Amazon’s own year chart as of late September 2026. He says treat them as close, not exact, because color and size move the line, and nobody knows October until it opens.

Items & Gear List

Buy now:

• Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical 38mm, black dial – Purchase on Amazon
• Spyderco Para Military 2, satin blade, black G-10 – Purchase on Amazon
• Casio G-Shock GWM5610U-1B – Purchase on Amazon
• Leatherman Wingman – Purchase on Amazon
• Olight Arkfeld Ultra, olive green, cool white – Purchase on Amazon

Worth waiting for:

• Pilot Vanishing Point 60580 – Purchase on Amazon
• Peak Design Everyday Sling 3L, coyote – Purchase on Amazon
• Victorinox Swiss Tool X – Purchase on Amazon
• Leatherman Skeletool CX, onyx – Purchase on Amazon
• Spyderco Endura 4 Lightweight, gray – Purchase on Amazon
• Randolph Aviator, matte chrome – Purchase on Amazon
• Benchmade Griptilian, plain edge – Purchase on Amazon
• Benchmade Bugout, storm gray – Purchase on Amazon
• Citizen Promaster Dive, blue – Purchase on Amazon
• Leatherman Rebar, stainless – Purchase on Amazon
• Leatherman Free K4X – Purchase on Amazon
• Leatherman Charge+ TTi – Purchase on Amazon

Editor’s Insight

Arden opens with the trap. A trusted multi-tool sat low all fall, jumped in January, then wore a sale tag in June at a price it had already held for weeks. If you bought it that week, the tag did not make it a deal. Prime Big Deal Days is six days out when he films this. The same question is about to hit every cart. His fix takes about ten seconds. Open the price-history link next to the price. Read a year, not the red banner.

He reads three things. The typical price is the middle of what people paid over the last 90 days, and it is more honest than a crossed-out list price. A flat line all year means the price is the price. A jump right before a sale gives the discount a head start. A real dip under a line that was already there is the one worth catching. He only pulled charts on gear expensive enough for a sale to matter. On a cheap knife, the best sale of the year buys lunch.

The buy-now list is the gear already sitting at or near its low. The Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical, the 38mm hand-wound black dial, is the most expensive piece on either list. Sold by Amazon. Flat every week since last October. June Prime Day did not touch it. A year of flat line says waiting has not paid off once. The Spyderco Para Military 2, satin blade and black G-10, is already under the band where it spent most of the year. October might shave a little more. He would still call today a fair buy. The solar square G-Shock, the atomic GWM5610U, just slid to the lowest price that short chart shows. Its history only goes back to spring, so there is no full year, but you would be buying at the bottom of what the chart knows. The Leatherman Wingman has held its current price since February, under a percent-off tag, and that price is the lowest the chart shows. Leatherman’s own site matches it with nothing crossed out. He would not bet on October doing much.

The clearest buy-now signal is the Olight Arkfeld Ultra in olive, cool white. It is tied for the lowest the chart has shown all year, and every time it has hit that floor it climbed back. He says people who carry one rave about the UV and the green beam. The chart says this is as low as it goes, and it does not stay there. If that light is the one you want, he would not wait.

The waiting list is the opposite pattern. Lines that were flat, then dropped, sometimes around last October, and several sitting high right now. None of that guarantees the sale. It gives you a number to hold out for. The Pilot Vanishing Point is at the top of its range days before a sale. The Peak Design Everyday Sling 3L in coyote barely moved all year except one fall dip, and June Prime Day did nothing. He would give that one into November before giving up. The Victorinox Swiss Tool X is flat almost every week, with one real dip in late spring. The Leatherman Skeletool CX in onyx did not move at June Prime Day, but last fall it dipped in the exact window we are heading into.

Spyderco shows up again with the Endura 4 Lightweight. The gray one he linked is sitting at the high end of the month, while the black one on the same page is lower. Same knife. Check the color before you decide the chart is talking about your cart. Randolph aviators are sold by third-party dealers, so glance at who is selling the pair. The Benchmade Griptilian and the Bugout have both been cheaper than they are now. The Citizen Promaster Dive, and the Garrison he mentions beside it, jumped this month and are wearing a percent-off tag that still leaves them above their summer line. If October marks the Promaster down and calls it a deal, it can still cost more than it did all summer.

The Leatherman Rebar is the multi-tool from the opening. Last fall’s sale actually dipped. It then sat low into December, jumped in January, and wore a June sale tag at a price it had already held for six weeks. It is back at its everyday price now. The Wave+ followed a similar path and is high again. The Free K4X, and the smaller K2X he pairs with it, sit at list most weeks and have really dropped twice this year. Under that lower band, he would buy either on the spot. The Charge+ TTi is the one he would wait for hardest. It holds one price almost every week, then has slid well under that line twice this year. A new one near that summer low would undercut even Leatherman’s own refurbished price. If October lands there, he calls it the best deal on either list.

Sixteen picks, and not one call came from a sale tag. They came from the line under it. Before October 6, open the chart on whatever you have been eyeing. If it is already at its low, buy it. If it is sitting high, find the lowest number it has hit and set a price alert under the chart. After the sale, the charts will show who was right.

Closing Remarks

Watch Arden walk the charts before you trust a Prime Day tag. The useful part is the split, not the banner. If a piece is already at its low, he says buy it. If it is sitting high, wait for the number it has already hit. Which piece is on your October list, and is its line low or high right now? Tell us below.

Video Overview

Big thanks to Chrispy Things for a first look that stays honest about how little time he has had with the tool. In Oknife MK Destroys the Competition, he opens the Oknife MK, a pocket tool that packs a flashlight, a short slip-joint blade, and a magnetic bit driver into one clip. He shows the desert-white and dark-green samples and puts the orange color on screen from a photo. This is a launch-day impression, not a month of carry. He says the video is not sponsored.

Items & Gear List

• Oknife MK 3-in-1 – View at Oknife
• Oknife MBS1 4mm bit set – View at Oknife
• Oknife MK + MBS1 bundle – View at Oknife

Editor’s Insight

Chrispy Things treats the MK as a small system, not a knife with a light glued on. The body is about 2.57 inches long, 0.90 inches tall, and 0.55 inches thick before the clip. The clip is deep-carry and works tip-up or tip-down. It does not swap to the other side, because the switch and lights live there. A lanyard hole and a pull tab on the battery cap give you two places to hang a cord.

The main beam is a spotlight. From off, one click turns it on. He measures low at 15 lumens, medium at 100, and high at 300, with high stepping down to 200. It remembers the last level. Claimed throw is 133 meters at 4,400 candela, and the longest runtime figure is 18 hours. He calls the tint neutral white and does not take it outside. For a first look, that is fair. A 300-lumen pocket beam is enough for a desk, a car, or a dark hallway. It is not a search light.

The side light is the part that makes the tool more than a keychain torch. A triple click from off opens a white flood: 1.5 lumens, then 20. Press and hold from there to reach a 3-lumen red light. A double press on red starts the red flash. He first finds that extra press annoying, then decides it is the right call, because a signal flash should not sit in the normal cycle. Lockout is a press-and-hold from off. A locked tool shows a solid red LED if you tap the button. The tail is magnetic and strong enough to hang the tool sideways on a blade.

Power is dual fuel. The included cell is a rechargeable 10400, 3.6 volts, 1620 mAh, and he says USB-C fast charge takes about 90 minutes. A rubber flap covers the port. If that cell dies, a AAA battery still runs the light. A cable comes in the box. That backup cell is the practical feature. A tiny rechargeable light is useless on day three of a trip if you cannot feed it.

The blade is a 9Cr18MoV drop point, slip joint, no half stop. His calipers read about 2 inches. That length matters if your local rule is 3 inches. It is a package opener and a light cutting edge, not a work knife. The bit driver sits beside it, opens on a detent, and holds 4mm double-sided bits with a light magnet. The included bit is Phillips and flat. He shakes it and the bit stays. The driver does not lock open. The MBS1 set adds more 4mm bits and is sold on its own or in a bundle with the MK. He is clear these are pre-launch samples and that he has not lived with the tool yet.

The title oversells the video. Nothing here destroys a named rival. What he actually shows is a compact light, a legal-length slip joint, and a small driver that can also stick to steel and throw a red signal. If you already carry a separate knife, light, and bit driver, this only wins if you want one clip instead of three. If you need a locking blade or a real screwdriver, keep looking. Watch his hands on the switch before you buy, because the red-flash step is the one people will forget.

Closing Remarks

Watch Chrispy Things click through the MK before you order one. The useful part is the switch map and the size, not the title. If you carry a short blade and a tiny light already, tell us whether you would trade both for this clip, or keep them separate and skip the combo. The orange sample is the one he does not have in hand, so check that color on the maker page if that is the one you want.

Video Overview

Big thanks to Karl OscarDelta for a plain look at a pouch he is now adding to a kit he already wears. In SERE Pouch, he shows the APEK necklace he uses for training in red and for travel in green. The tools on the necklace match. The new piece is the SERE pouch, and that is where his personal extras live. His point is simple. If a teammate may have to find your kit by feel, do not customize the standard necklace. Put the extras in the pouch.

Items & Gear List

• APEK+ (2025) – View at OscarDelta
• SERE Pouch (LEECH 2.5 RZR XL) – View at OscarDelta
• E&E brass button compass – View at OscarDelta
• Firesteel – View at OscarDelta
• Single-edge blade – View at OscarDelta

He also names a few personal tools inside his own pouch, including a tension tool, hooks, a triple-hump rake, and a slim luggage-tag tool. Those change from kit to kit, and the video description has no product links, so they are not linked here. Check his site for the current listing before you buy. Several of these pages were sold out when this post was written.

Editor’s Insight

Karl OscarDelta is not building a new everyday carry from scratch in this video. He is showing a rule he wants teams to keep. The red necklace is his training kit. The green one is the kit he wears for travel. The layout matches. A student who trained on one should be able to find the same tools on the other, including in low light or by feel. That only works if people stop decorating the standard kit.

The necklace he shows is the APEK+, sold in several K400 Kevlar cord colors. Black is the standard color. He keeps red for courses and green for his own wear. On the cord he points out a hair grip, the AHK3-RF, a split ring, a micro light, and a small key on the back of that light. He also rubs the light lens with an abrasive so it throws a softer glow. That lens trick is a modification, not a separate product.

The SERE pouch is the add-on. On his site it is the LEECH 2.5 RZR XL, and it can hang from the necklace’s Ghost Button or from a clothing button. He uses it for navigation, fire, and cutting extras: a 20mm button compass on a short cable tie, a firesteel, a razor, and a slim last-ditch tool he compares to a luggage tag. The compass, firesteel, and blade are options on the same pouch listing. The pouch is small on purpose. If it does not fit, it does not go in.

The useful split is what a teammate can assume versus what only he knows. A student who has seen his standard load should recognize the necklace. They should not assume they know the pouch. He says that pouch changes. He also says he will not take this particular pouch through an airport. The necklace, on its own, is what he is willing to wear in transit. The pouch goes in checked luggage and goes back on after he lands. That is his travel rule, not a packing guide.

If you are buying this for a group, his advice is to order the same necklace setup and leave it alone. Personal extras belong in the pouch, not clipped onto the standard cord in a new order that only you understand. He frames the necklace as the fast kit, the one a partner might have to reach when you cannot reach your own. He does not teach a method in this video. He teaches sameness. The pouch is the pressure valve. A compass, a firesteel, or a blade can live there without changing the cord a partner already memorized. Covert knives, he says, are a separate addition and still changing. The necklace layout is the part he wants left alone. Watch the red and green kits side by side before you start removing tools.

Closing Remarks

Watch Karl OscarDelta walk through the red and green kits before you order. The SERE pouch is the new piece. The necklace is the part he wants left standard. If you already run a team kit, the question is whether a partner could find it by feel. Tell us if you would keep extras in a pouch like this, or leave the necklace alone and carry nothing extra. Stock moves fast on his site, so confirm the color you want is actually available.