What is EDC?

EDC stands for “Every Day Carry” and refers to the items that people carry with them every day. These items are often carefully selected to meet daily needs or in case of emergencies, and the EDC culture has become very popular around the world, with people eager to share their EDC lists and photos on social media and other platforms to show how smartly they organize and carry these daily essentials.

Outdoor EDC

Outdoor EDC (Every Day Carry) tools are essential items to carry with you in order to cope with daily use and emergencies in an outdoor environment. These tools often have features such as versatility, portability and durability, which can help outdoor enthusiasts better cope with various challenges in exploration, camping, hiking and other activities.

Outdoor EDC Item

Based on years of EDC and outdoor experience, we suggest that EDC items can be categorized into the following broad categories

🟩 Water and Food: People can only survive for three days without a drop of water and about a week without food. In an outdoor situation those two numbers can shrink drastically, so water and food are the primary considerations for carry-on items.

🟨 Communication and navigation: Cell phones, mechanical watches, walkie-talkies, radios, compasses, maps, etc. are indispensable items in an outdoor situation. Knowing where you are and where you are going is unavoidable

🟥Medical and First Aid: Injuries in the outdoors can drastically reduce a person's ability to function, and in serious cases can be life-threatening if not handled properly and in a timely manner. So a set of portable and perfect medical kit and first aid kit is indispensable.

🟦 Personal belongings and toiletries: such as: keys, wallets, identity documents, toiletries, clean skin care products, portable clothing and so on. If camping then you need to add a sleeping bag tent and so on. These items will greatly increase the convenience and comfort of outdoor activities, and each person can prepare according to their own habits.

⬛ Tools and defense: there are a few carefully prepared multi-functional tools around will often have unexpected use, common tools are: flashlight, multi-functional folding knife, multi-functional pry bar, window breakers and so on.