Video Overview

Big thanks to Maurice Moves for showing the kit he actually keeps. In I Make EDC Videos. My Own Kit Hasn’t Changed in 5 Years, he walks through a pocket setup that has barely moved in half a decade. The few swaps were about less friction, not newer gear. A slimmer wallet, two key sets, a tiny light, a Classic SD, a workshop knife, a notebook that will not fit in a pocket, AirPods, and a watch he does not need. He says this is one life in Toronto, not a shopping list.

Items & Gear List

• Bellroy Card Sleeve – Purchase on Amazon
• Nite Ize G-Series carabiner – Purchase on Amazon
• Olight iUltra keychain light – Purchase on Amazon
• Olight iMini 2 – Purchase on Amazon
• Nitecore T4K – Purchase on Amazon
• Victorinox Classic SD – Purchase on Amazon
• Benchmade Bailout in M4 – Purchase on Amazon
• Traveler’s Notebook, regular size – Purchase on Amazon
• Lamy Safari fountain pen – Purchase on Amazon
• Dual pen clip, similar to the one he uses – Purchase on Amazon
• Apple AirPods Pro 3 – Purchase on Amazon
• Casio A168W – Purchase on Amazon

Editor’s Insight

Maurice Moves makes gear videos, so people expect his pockets to chase the new thing. He says the opposite is true. With a few small exceptions, this is the same kit for more than five years. The point of the video is not the objects. It is that almost every change removed a snag. And he is careful to say a kit like this is mapped onto one life, not a recommendation.

The Bellroy card sleeve has been in the pocket long enough to show it. Dark at the edges, glossy where the pocket rubs, and he says there is no fray, no stretch, and no seam giving up. The front slot is the card he uses most, so it slides out. The middle pocket has a pull tab and six cards he rarely needs. Folded cash sits in the back sleeve and, by luck of the fold, leaves the tab clear. Seven cards and a little cash, no bulge. That is the rule for the rest of the kit: least bulk that still does the job.

The real changes started at the front door. He carries two key sets on purpose. Home, workshop, and mailroom keys stay together. The car key is its own ring, with the Olight iUltra on it. He used S-biners for years. After he put hooks by the door, he switched to Nite Ize G-Series minis because the two gates leave a hanging loop. The light swap is just as boring. The iUltra charges by USB-C from the key ring. The iMini 2, which he used for about a year, was his last USB-A item. Before that, the Nitecore T4K was the one light he would still recommend to someone who wants a single torch. He is clear about the catch. Lockout takes several presses, and you need it. Turbo is bright enough to be a problem in a pocket or a bag. Lock it before you pocket it. For his own days, he has never needed that much light. The bright lights live at the workshop and at home, where the hard jobs are.

The other key charm is a Victorinox Classic SD. Toothpick, tweezers, a small blade, and scissors. He used to carry a Leatherman every day and found it only earned its keep at the metal shop, and even there the tool cart usually wins. The Benchmade Bailout in M4 is the knife that stayed. He has had it for half a decade, and most of its work is at the shop: rubber, inspections, and a pile of cardboard. M4 holds an edge for months. It also rusts if you ignore it. He likes the wipe-down at the end of the day. A tool you use is a tool you maintain. He does not think this knife is right for most people.

The notebook breaks his own size rule, and he says it is the most important tool he owns for earning a living. A regular Traveler’s Notebook will not fit in a pocket. The page size is the point. He maps client problems on paper, with two Lamy Safari pens, two nibs, and two colors, held by a leather and brass double clip from Superior Labor. That clip is hard to find. He says the real ones sell out, and the Amazon link in the description is a similar dual pen loop, not the Japanese original. The notebook stays because smaller paper would not do the job. AirPods Pro 3 are the other work tool. Calls and video meetings are how the notebook gets used. He upgrades earbuds every few Apple generations. The phone moves slower: a 6, an XR, a 13, and now a 17. He does not buy a phone every year. He also does not pretend a phone is optional.

The watch is the joke at the end of the table. It changes the most and matters the least. He rotates a handful, and the Casio A168W is the one he linked. The rest are a hobby, not a tool. Then he zooms out. His pockets are light because the heavy tools already live in the car, the workshop, and the house. About 90 percent of his Toronto days are those three places. If you take the bus, or your work changes rooms all day, this kit will be wrong. He says so. Watch the reasoning. Do not buy the pile because he carries it.

Closing Remarks

Watch Maurice Moves explain the door hooks and the USB-C light before you copy the kit. The useful part is where each tool actually gets used, not the five-year streak. If your days look nothing like home, shop, and car, tell us what would have to move into the pocket for the same idea to work.