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Everyday Carry Isn’t a Hobby—It’s a Survival Habit
What you carry should fit your life, your environment, and your responsibilities.
Spencer Coursen
August 04, 2025
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What you carry with you every day says a lot about how seriously you take your safety.
Everyday Carry—EDC for short—isn’t about prepping for doomsday or showing off cool gear. It’s about readiness. It’s about having the right tools in the right places for your life, your environment, and your responsibilities.
Because let’s be clear:
A first responder and a caregiver won’t carry the same gear.
A single mother and a corporate attorney will have different priorities.
A teacher, a traveler, a soldier, a software engineer—every context demands its own custom kit.
And that’s the whole point.
There’s no “one-size-fits-all” when it comes to personal readiness. But there is one universal truth: when it’s on your body, it should have a job. Every ounce should serve a purpose.
What Makes an Effective Everyday Carry?
EDC should be:
Purposeful – If it’s not useful, it’s not carried.
Accessible – Either hand, under stress, in motion.
Discreet – These tools hide behind you (not the other way around)
Reliable – No gimmicks, no guesswork. These pieces of kit serve a real-world functional purpose – not simply a cool piece of tech.
Here’s how I think about it:
“Communicate. See. Cut. Write. Treat. Defend.”
That means items to call for help, illuminate dark spaces, cut yourself free, take notes, treat injuries, access tools, and protect what matters.
Final Thought:
What’s in your pockets might not look like what’s in mine—and that’s exactly how it should be.
But whatever you carry, carry it with intention. Because the day you need it most isn’t the day you want to realize it’s buried in a drawer at home.
You can shop my EDC list here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/s.coursen/list/3ULN640HJPG13?ref_=aipsflist
5 Everyday Carry Takeaways You Can Use Today:
Tailor Your Kit to Your Life
What you carry should reflect where you go, what you do, and who relies on you.Train to Use What You Carry
Gear doesn’t make you prepared—practice does. Don’t just own it. Drill it.Accessibility
Can you reach it under stress with either hand? If not, rethink placement.Start Small, Build Strong.
You don’t need a Batman belt. Start with the essentials: phone, light, ID, Knife, Band-Aids.Reassess Regularly
Your environment changes. So should your loadout. Make seasonal, locational, and lifestyle adjustments.
Live Smart. Stay Safe.
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