Video Overview

Gear43 puts the reMarkable Paper Pure through real days after reMarkable sent the tablet. The host calls this black-and-white notebook the best option from the brand for most people, and the model that takes the place of the reMarkable 2. Gear43 used it in meetings, on a desk, and on the couch. The video covers the 10.3-inch screen, the missing front light, the Marker Plus, and a sleeve that wakes the tablet when you slide it out. Thanks to Gear43 for naming what the closed system gives up, and what that quiet feels like on a normal day.

Items & Gear List

• reMarkable Paper Pure with Marker Plus and Mist Green Sleeve Folio – Purchase on Amazon | View at reMarkable

Editor’s Insight

Thanks again to Gear43 for living with the Paper Pure instead of reading the box. The host starts with the specs. This is a black-and-white 10.3-inch display at 226 pixels per inch, on the Linux-based reMarkable OS, with a dual-core 1.7 GHz processor, 2 GB of RAM, and 32 GB of storage. Gear43 says the battery is rated for three weeks from a 3,820 mAh cell. The tablet is shorter and narrower than the Paper Pro, and larger in every dimension than the Paper Pro Move. It has no front light. It is the only current reMarkable with a black-and-white screen.

The operating system is the first thing Gear43 likes. Menus feel familiar, closer to a phone than a gadget you have to study. Folders feel like a notebook and a computer file system at the same time. Templates cover to-do lists, drawing pages, charts, and bullet journals. Gear43 says not every template is free. Some need a paid plan. The host has not found a digital notebook this easy to learn.

Daily use stays close to the other reMarkable tablets: same system, same templates, same marker family, same support. Gear43 names two real gaps: no front light, and no color. The missing light is a letdown, and still livable. On the color models, Gear43 often forgets the color is there when the job is just writing. The closed system is the point. You cannot load third-party apps, and you cannot read Kindle books on it. While you write, you are not in email, texts, or a task app. Gear43 calls that peace.

The body is light. Next to the metal models, Gear43 barely notices this one in a backpack, and likes that when writing while standing. The writing surface is the best feel the host has used on one of these tablets. The Marker Plus is the stylus Gear43 ranks first. Textured glass plus that pen feels like a pencil. It has no side buttons, so you do not hit one by accident. Flip it and the other end erases, though Gear43 says that eraser misses now and then.

The sleeve is not a magnetic case that stays on. You fold it back and slide the tablet out. Magnets tell the tablet when it leaves, so the screen turns on and off with that move. The front is padded and the back is rigid, which helps on a lap. Getting the tablet out takes longer than folding a flap on the Paper Pro or the Paper Pro Move.

The complaints are concrete. Without the aluminum body and rail of the Paper Pro, the plastic shell feels basic. Writing lag is higher than on the Paper Pro, so Gear43’s handwriting looked less sure. One quirk sits in the pencil menu: the shades still offer color names, including magenta, on a black-and-white screen. Gear43 is not sure if that menu is there because the same account is tied to the color tablets.

The description link is a choice page. One choice opens the Amazon listing for the Paper Pure with Marker Plus and the Mist Green sleeve. The same ASIN name shows up on a second public page. The other choice opens the reMarkable Paper Pure product page. This post links both, with the creator’s tracking codes removed. It does not link a Paper Pro or a Paper Pro Move. Gear43 mentions those only as comparisons, and points at a different video for people who want third-party apps. That other tablet is not named in this video.

Closing Remarks

Watch Gear43 use the Paper Pure before you decide a black-and-white notebook is enough. The host shows the writing feel, the Marker Plus eraser, the sleeve that wakes the tablet, and the lag next to the Paper Pro. The links above are the two landings from the description short link: the Amazon bundle with Marker Plus and the Mist Green sleeve, and the reMarkable Paper Pure page. This post does not link the color models. Hit play, then say whether a screen with no front light still works for the way you write.

Video Overview

Taylor Martin at Best Damn EDC starts with a pen he did not plan to carry. Big Idea Design sent him the Bolt Action Multi Pen, and he dropped it in a drawer for more than a month. He already kept a pen on him for receipts, quick notes, and the fidget, not for pages of writing. Journaling changed the job. Four ink colors let him separate personal notes, channel work, shop notes, and a side project without carrying four pens. Thanks to Taylor Martin for walking through why this one finally stayed in his pocket. The description marks the Big Idea Design and Work Sharp links as ads.

Items & Gear List

• Big Idea Design Bolt Action Multi Pen – View at Big Idea Design

Editor’s Insight

Thanks again to Taylor Martin for staying with a pen he first dismissed. He has carried a pen for years, but not because he writes all day. He signs a receipt, jots a line, or hands the pen to someone else. The pens he likes are fidgety. A four-color pen sounded like a high-school multi-pen, so the Bolt Action Multi Pen sat in a drawer for more than a month.

The pen that held the pocket before this one is the Lil Sancho Bolt Action Pen, a Big Idea Design collaboration with Knafs. The captions say Soncho and Navs. The maker page spells it Lil Sancho and names Knafs. Taylor Martin likes the small size. Tweezers and a toothpick hide in the top. Long journaling made his hand cramp, so he went back to the drawer. Hitch and Timber notebook caddies had been riding with blank pages. Peter McKinnon’s journaling videos gave him a setup he wanted to try. The Base Line Bolt Action Pen was one of the first replacements: thicker, still compact, and better for longer notes.

Taylor Martin splits his notes into buckets. Personal and family notes go in black. Channel work and Gaslight Industries, his other company, go in blue. Shop work and the skills he is learning go in green. Hard Habits, the project from his previous video, is the fourth bucket. He does not name that fourth ink color on camera. The window shows blue, red, black, and green. Color on the page tells him the subject before he reads the line. He says he has written more in a few days than in several years.

The mechanism is a bolt, not a click. Push the bolt, slide it to lock the tip out, and push it back to retract. The body rotates either direction. He compares the inside to a revolver cylinder: the body rotates, then the bolt advances. The clip is a thicker milled clip than older Big Idea Design clips, and the retention is strong. He shows five finishes: brass, stonewashed titanium, raw titanium, copper, and DLC black. He expected to prefer brass. The titanium is the one he wants to keep. He measures the multi pen at 12.5 mm across, against about 11 mm on the Base Line.

The pen he opens ships with Schneider Take 4 refills in black, blue, red, and green. He also calls that refill Schmidt. The maker page lists Schneider Take 4. He prefers Uni refills because the tip is finer. Red is obvious in the window. Blue, black, and green look the same, so he finds red and counts from there. He also takes the pen apart after the maker tells him not to, and he is not sure he can put it back together. Treat that as a warning, not a teardown guide.

He filmed this while the Kickstarter was still open. He said the campaign closed on October 13, with delivery expected in October 2026. The campaign page now says the first batch is sold out. The product page linked above is a pre-order, and it lists an estimated delivery of April 2027. This post does not call that an in-stock checkout. The description also posts a store-discount short link. That link opens a different Big Idea Design product, so this post does not use it.

Closing Remarks

Watch Taylor Martin put the Bolt Action Multi Pen to work on real notes, not a desk demo. He shows the color window, the bolt, the thicker clip, and why four inks beat four pens for his buckets. The link above is the Big Idea Design product page for that pen. He filmed this while the Kickstarter was still open and named an October 2026 delivery. The page now is a pre-order with an estimated delivery of April 2027, so do not read it as an in-stock cart. Hit play, then decide if color-coded notes are reason enough to carry one pen instead of four.

Video Overview

Chris at Chrispy Things opens the Loop Gear SK06 and stays on the shape. He expected another flat light like the SK05. The unit in his hand is round titanium with a sandblasted finish. It packs a main white beam, an RGB sidelight, a UV light, and a laser he calls teal. The maker page names that finish Titanium Stonewashed with a cyan laser. He walks the dial, the side switch, the clip, and a beam shot outside. Thanks to Chrispy Things for showing the fade when the main light turns off, and for saying the emitter name was not out yet.

Items & Gear List

• LOOP GEAR SK06, Titanium Stonewashed (Cyan Laser), 2400-lumen EDC flashlight with 365nm UV and RGB sidelight – Amazon | View at Loop Gear

Editor’s Insight

Thanks again to Chris at Chrispy Things for staying on the light in his hand. He filmed about two weeks before launch and says he does not know the price yet. This post does not add one.

The SK06 is a four-in-one light. The main beam is cool white. Chris estimates 6,500 to 7,000K and says the emitter name was not released when he filmed. He wants a warmer tint for everyday carry. The page lists a 2,400-lumen main light, which matches the turbo he starts with a double press. He also states 260 meters of throw and 16,500 candela. The dial has a hard stop. A short press turns the main beam on. A long press cycles low, medium, and high. From off, a hold starts moonlight under one lumen. A triple click is strobe. It remembers the last main level. Lockout is a longer hold from off until it flashes.

One turn of the dial to the right is the laser. Chris calls the color teal. The page calls that titanium finish Cyan Laser, so that is the name on the link. A double press runs the laser and the main beam together. A triple click runs UV and the laser. The next stop is UV alone. The page lists 365nm UV up to 1,200mW with a black filter. His caption breaks that watt figure, so this post uses the page number. The last stop is the RGB sidelight. He leaves it on white and reads 5, 35, and 100 lumens. The page lists a 100-lumen white sidelight with three levels, plus seven RGB colors. Red is the color he wants for night vision. Five presses from off start what he calls the erridium tube mode: a very dim side glow in three colors, rated for three years so you can find the light in the dark. The product-page summary checked for this post does not name that mode, so the copy keeps his word for it.

He likes the slow fade when the main light turns off, and he is glad the body is round, not another flat SK05. On his scale, with the battery and clip, it is 5.3 ounces, 150 grams. He states 4.24 inches long, a 1.01-inch head, and a 0.95-inch body. The two-way deep-carry clip sits on a split ring, and he takes it off for the rest of the video. Inside is a 4,000mAh 18650 with a spring at each end. USB-C charges the cell, and the light can charge a phone. Pass-through while charging stays at one brightness. The flat magnetic tail tailstands and holds the light sideways on metal. He states IP68 and one meter of impact resistance. The page lists the same battery, tail, clip, and IP68 rating.

The beam has a hotspot, a smooth edge, and an orange-peel lens. On turbo outside, he says output is already down to 600 lumens within seconds, and the body passes 130 degrees within a minute, hottest around the USB-C port. The words printed on the face do not peel off. He still says the useful parts outweigh the cool tint, the busy face, and that heat.

The box he shows marks class one and class 3, and aluminum and titanium. He says his sample is titanium and class one, and that a class 3R laser is also sold. The product page says the laser class changes by market: Class 3R in the US and Canada, Class 1 in other markets. This post does not decide which label is on a US carton.

The description Amazon link is ASIN B0H98P621K. A second Amazon listing that cites that same ASIN titles it the LOOP GEAR SK06 with UV and a cyan beam, titanium, a magnetic base, and USB-C. The link here stays that /dp/ path. The description maker link opens the Loop Gear homepage with a tracking code, not this product. This post links the product page whose first finish is Titanium Stonewashed (Cyan Laser). That page also lists Aluminum Gray (Green Laser). Chris says an aluminum version exists. He does not test it, and the page pairs that body with a green laser, not the cyan one. The rendered page showed out of stock beside the cart buttons, so the cart may not be open. The description posts a code for the maker link. This post does not repeat it.

Closing Remarks

Watch Chris at Chrispy Things run the SK06 dial before you treat this as a plain pocket light. He shows the teal laser, the UV stop, the white sidelight, and the fade he likes. The Amazon link above is the description ASIN. The Loop Gear link is the titanium cyan-laser product page, not the tracked homepage. That page showed out of stock when this post was written, so the cart may not be open. The aluminum option on that page uses a green laser, and he does not test it. Hit play, then say whether a round four-in-one light belongs in your pocket.

Video Overview

Jerad at Neeves Knives opens the WE Knife Co. Suisei and stays on one idea: a carbon fiber inlay set into the blade. The video title spells the name Suisei. He tries the word out loud and lands closer to Sweezy. The knife on the bench is the dark graphite stonewash build, model WE25086-3, with a Bohler M390 blade and a matching carbon fiber inlay in the titanium scales. He flips it, checks the lock, and then walks the grind, the clip, and the hardness number on this coated blade. Thanks to Neeves Knives for reading the finish name off the knife instead of treating every dark blade as the same model.

Items & Gear List

• WE Knife Co. Suisei WE25086-3, dark graphite titanium, black and white carbon fiber inlay, Bohler M390 – View at WE Knife Co.

Editor’s Insight

Thanks again to Jerad at Neeves Knives for staying on the knife in his hand. The captions and his first guess say Sweezy. The video title and the maker page both say Suisei, so that is the name here. He points at a designer mark and does not say the name. The product page lists designer Dew Hara.

The inlay is the point. Carbon fiber sits in the M390 blade, and the same look shows up in both titanium scales. Jerad calls it a floating inlay. He can reverse flick off the texture, but he says that flick is tight and not what the inlay was built for. A thumb flick does not work for him. He thinks the inlay is permanent, and he does not pop it out.

Shape is where his words and the page split. He calls the blade a thinly ground sheep’s foot with a swedge and a deep hollow grind. The maker page lists the grind as hollow, which matches, and lists the blade type as reverse tanto, which he never says. The page also lists a 3.28 inch blade, 7.83 inches open, 4.55 inches closed, and 3.55 ounces. He does not measure those on camera.

The flipper tab sits low and makes a pocket for a light-switch flip. A push on the corner works too. Jerad says the light switch is the more comfortable of the two. The lock is a stainless steel liner lock screwed into the scales. The page calls that a nested liner lock. If you barely unlock it, the blade can hit the detent ball and stop. Push the lock bar all the way over and it clears.

Ergos are fine, not great. The titanium clip has no chamfer where it goes from thick to thin, and it sits toward the spine, so it pokes his hand in a hard squeeze. Choking up gets his hand off that spot. The page lists a flamed titanium back spacer and a caged ceramic pivot. He calls that spacer a lightning anodize.

The plunge starts high and tapers almost to the edge. An internal stop pin rides with the blade, so the pin stays out of the stone. He says you can sharpen this one a lot. He does not see a DLC label. He guesses PVD, then reads dark graphite stonewash, the finish name on model WE25086-3. The page lists dark graphite stonewashed M390 with black and white carbon fiber. He calls this one mostly blacked out.

Hardness is the argument he has made for years. The page and his read both put this coated version at 58 to 60 HRC. He wants 60 and over so the M390 does more work. He says most WE Knife Co. knives he has tested landed over 60, and some recent ones landed under. Heat-treat quality and the hardness number are not the same thing. This Suisei is M390, not MagnaCut.

The description link opens the WE Knife Co. homepage with tracking codes, not this product. The shop lists four Suisei finishes. This post links only WE25086-3, the dark graphite knife he reads on camera. He does not review the other three, so those pages stay out. The WE25086-3 page had an add-to-cart button when this post was written. The description posts code NEEVES15 for the maker link. This post does not compare shop prices.

Closing Remarks

Watch Jerad at Neeves Knives flip the Suisei before you decide the inlay is only for looks. He shows the light-switch flip, the clip hot spot, and the lock-bar reach. The link above is the dark graphite WE25086-3 page, the finish he reads on camera. The description link opens the WE Knife Co. homepage, not that product. Other Suisei finishes are separate pages, and this post does not link them. The product page had an add-to-cart button when this post was written. Hit play, then say whether a carbon fiber inlay in the blade is a detail you would actually carry.

Video Overview

Chris from Chrispy Things [EDC] reviews the Craft and Lore TIG Card Wallet. Craft and Lore calls it the most compact wallet the shop has made. It is a vertical card holder cut from one piece of full-grain vegetable-tanned leather, with no stitches. A top flap tucks into a slit, and the fold on the back makes a quick-access card pocket. Chris sets it next to the Twobit and the Port, then loads cards and a few folded bills. Thanks to Chrispy Things for weighing the wallet, measuring the leather, and saying where the design stops working.

Items & Gear List

• Craft and Lore TIG Card Wallet – View at Craft and Lore
• Craft and Lore Twobit Wallet – View at Craft and Lore
• Craft and Lore Port Wallet – View at Craft and Lore

Editor’s Insight

Thanks again to Chris from Chrispy Things for testing the TIG on a scale and in his hand, not just reading the product page. The auto captions say Craft and Lure. The description and the shop both say Craft and Lore, so that is the name here. TIG means tab interlock geometry. One piece of leather folds into two pockets, and a hidden tab locks the shape. There is no thread to break.

The wallet measures 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches. Chris measures the leather at 1.5 millimeters, just under 4-ounce stock, and the whole wallet at 0.6 ounces, or 16 grams. The maker page lists 3.5 to 4.5 ounce full-grain vegetable-tanned leather and the same 2.5 by 3.5 inch size. Those numbers agree. The page also says the wallet fits seven or eight cards and is made in north Idaho. Chris’s sample is black. The page lists natural, buck brown, black, and a Horween Dublin option. Horween is the Chicago tannery. The standard leather’s tannery is not named. The shop only says the hides come from American and European sources. Chris wishes they would name the tannery. This post does not guess.

The work on camera looks careful. The cuts are straight, the shape is even, and the edges are burnished, including the inside face. Chris usually fights the hidden tab on stitchless wallets. Here he keeps his most-used card in the back pocket, and the tab stays out of the way. The only mark is the hatchet logo on the front. The same mark sits on the Twobit and the Port.

Capacity is the real test. Chris loads eight cards and five bills folded into quarters. That is where the flap stops tucking, so he calls it the max. The maker page does not list a cash count. Pulling those bills back out is tight. He says the wallet was not built for cash, and he would not recommend it if bills are the point. Cards are the better job. A half-circle cutout lets you squeeze the stack and fan the cards. The back pocket is a fast grab for one card. The body sits just a bit larger than the cards themselves.

Size is why he bought it. He already carries the Twobit, a smaller fold than the Port, with a main pocket and a front quick-access slot. He did not think Craft and Lore could go smaller. On camera, the TIG does. The Twobit page describes a hand-stitched card wallet for about five or six cards. The Port page describes a hand-stitched wallet for about eight to ten cards plus a bill or two. Chris uses both as size checks, not as a second review. The description links are those three product pages. Tracking codes are removed. Each page showed an add-to-cart button when this post was written. This post does not promise every color is in stock.

The leather looks and feels like full-grain vegetable tan: a tight grain, a soft hand, and a light smell that is not the classic tannery scent. That is a feel note, not a tannery name. If you carry cards only, the TIG is the compact pick in this set. If you need cash you can pull in a hurry, look at the Port, whose page actually mentions bills.

Closing Remarks

Watch Chris from Chrispy Things load the TIG Card Wallet before you pick one. He shows eight cards and five folded bills, then says cash is the weak spot. Cards fan out of the main pocket, and the back slot is the fast grab for one card. The links above are the TIG, Twobit, and Port pages from his description, with the tracking codes removed. Each page had an add-to-cart button when this post was written. This post does not promise every color is in stock. Hit play, then say whether a stitchless card wallet this small is enough for your pocket.

Video Overview

EXCESSORIZE ME. keeps eight fidget toys from a much bigger pile. He wants pieces you can still buy, from a plastic walnut you roll in one hand to a metal lighter case with a dial. The set also covers a five-way gadget, a magnetic stick, a silent building toy, a chocolate-bar slider, a camera coin, and a custom slider with a Halloween top. He scores each one for feel, noise, and whether it helps him stay on a task. Thanks to EXCESSORIZE ME. for playing every toy on camera and saying which ones he would actually pocket.

Items & Gear List

• Zero Effort Studio Cyber Walnut – View at Geeone
• GAO STUDIO Fidget Master – View at Geeone
• GAO STUDIO Mag Mech Stick – View at Geeone
• Stimara Stimagz – View at Stimara
• 01EDC Slider Food-CocoaWafer – View at 01EDC
• AKuser Lucky Coin – View at AKuser
• M-EDC Choc Halloween Collectible Edition – View at M-EDC
• LAUTIE LOTTO – View at LAUTIE

Editor’s Insight

Thanks again to EXCESSORIZE ME. for ranking these by hand feel, not by how rare they look. The useful split is noise versus focus. A few are quiet enough for a desk. Most click, ratchet, or snap. He still keeps the loud ones when the action is the point.

The Zero Effort Studio Cyber Walnut is two plastic halves with magnets and a loose Teflon ring. He rolls it in one hand, uses two hands, or runs it on a table. The ring is easy to lose, and the toy is not silent. The description opens a Geeone shop page, not a maker site. This post keeps that path and drops the tracking code. The GAO STUDIO Fidget Master is the one he carried for a long time. He counts five actions: a quiet wheel, a ratcheting wheel, a side slider, a light-switch click, and a spring roulette in the middle. The clear shell shows the parts move, and it works one-handed. That link also opens Geeone.

The GAO STUDIO Mag Mech Stick is the third Geeone page. He did not like it at first. It slides, flicks, twists, and snaps with no screws, and a Teflon plate keeps the slide smooth. He says it is loud and a little small for his hand. The description posts code EXME10 on the Geeone links and the M-EDC link, and code 11 on the AKuser link.

Stimara Stimagz is the quiet build. The description spells it Stigmagz. The maker page spells it Stimagz, so that is the name here. The sticks snap, flick, and form shapes. A pack is twelve pieces. He carries four, because the full set is easy to drop. He likes the black set, calls it dead silent, and says you have to watch it while you play.

The 01EDC Slider Food-CocoaWafer is shaped like a chocolate bar. A ratcheting rail ends in a catapult snap. The one on camera is a zirconium finish from a blind box. The maker page lists that finish plus other materials on the same product. Those options showed sold out when this post was written, so the link is the product page, not a stock promise. The AKuser Lucky Coin is the camera dial: shutter numbers on top, an f-stop on the side, and an ISO mark on the back. It is a 12-stage click in a small brass body, and one finish glows in the dark. He says a long spin cramps his fingers. Do not assume every color is in stock.

The M-EDC piece is a custom LAUTIE Choc. The description link opens the M-EDC homepage, which lists the Halloween collectible he shows, with a Halloween top and a custom plate. He likes the sealed finish because it does not scratch a pocket, and he calls the ratchet quiet. That page says the edition is made to order. This post does not claim a ready cart. The LAUTIE LOTTO is the lighter case. A ratcheting wheel sits on the front, a clicker sits on the back, and the lid still flicks like a Zippo. The insert can be a number wheel or a real lighter insert. He likes the front wheel and skips the louder clicker. The official page lists one standard edition as a pre-order. The tracking code is removed.

The bonus Predator slider is not in the list. The description link opens a Facebook group, not a product page. He says the maker stopped, so this post does not invent a shop link for it.

Closing Remarks

Watch EXCESSORIZE ME. play all eight before you buy one. The quiet pick is the Stimara Stimagz. The one he carried the longest is the GAO STUDIO Fidget Master. The lighter case is the LAUTIE LOTTO, and the official page lists a pre-order on one standard edition. The Geeone links are the shop pages his description opens. The CocoaWafer page showed sold out, and the Halloween Choc page is made to order. The links above follow the description, not a similar toy from another shop. Hit play, then say which fidget you would actually keep in a pocket.