Why do you EDC?

[Megalamuffin]

I carry one because it's a tool used daily. I carry the second one because I like to be prepared.

 

[Lumen83]

I EDC because I'm uncomfortable asking others for help.

 

[ledbetter]

I hate lending and borrowing tools.

 

[Hooked on Fenix]

I carry one because it's a tool used daily. I carry the second one because I like to be prepared.

The second is in case the first fails or gets lost (so you're prepared).

You forgot: the third one is because someone else is unprepared and will always ask you for one (or try to take it from you).

 

[Badbeams3]

Many uses for me, but most often looking at labels when shopping...or menus when my wife drags me out to eat in dim restaurants.

 

[Chauncey Gardiner]

I don't carry a flashlight because I'm afraid of being alone in the dark.

I carry a flashlight because I'm afraid of not being alone in the dark.

 

[Jean-Luc Descarte]

Because I like torches. And because I've faced some nasty blackouts that only weren't worse for me because I had a torch handy, such as the 2009 Itaipu failure.

But mostly because I like torches.

I don't carry a flashlight because I'm afraid of being alone in the dark.

I carry a flashlight because I'm afraid of not being alone in the dark.

That too...

 

[Burgess]

Vision problems.

I can't see in the dark.

 

[Chauncey Gardiner]

Vision problems.

I can't see in the dark.

The list of places I can't see during the day is getting longer and longer.

 

[Megalamuffin]

The second is in case the first fails or gets lost (so you're prepared).

You forgot: the third one is because someone else is unprepared and will always ask you for one (or try to take it from you).

The third one is because I have so many lights I like to use that I can't settle on just carrying two. That's where we start getting into the somewhat less sane side of things.

 

[bykfixer]

No one carry a whistle? It's better than screaming on top of your lungs.

I carry one on my safety vest at work because it's a heck of a lot louder than I am. One night at work I saw a worker was about to be hit by a car. I yelled and yelled to no avail. Luckily a guy next to me was a loud person. I tapped him, showed him what was happening as I turned away not wanting to see the guy be killed. He hollered out and at the last second dude jumped out of the way.

The worker was standing where the car collided with the truck.

Right is the worker who was very happy to be alive.
To his left was the guy he bowled over as he dove out of the way.

Next night I began to carry a plastic whistle.

 

[knucklegary]

Besides a whistle, how about carrying one of those ballpark air horns? They're small enough to fit in a vest pocket.

 

[syga]

I always have a light with me ever since I was stuck in a pitch black building where the power went out. It was not a good feeling...

 

[knucklegary]

I carry one on my safety vest at work because it's a heck of a lot louder than I am. One night at work I saw a worker was about to be hit by a car. I yelled and yelled to no avail. Luckily a guy next to me was a loud person. I tapped him, showed him what was happening as I turned away not wanting to see the guy be killed. He hollered out and at the last second dude jumped out of the way.
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The worker was standing where the car collided with the truck.

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Right is the worker who was very happy to be alive.
To his left was the guy he bowled over as he dove out of the way.

Next night I began to carry a plastic whistle.

When I commuted to work on a motorcycle, had one of these mounted on my handlebars.
Gets drivers attention when needed.

 

[Poppy]

A year or two ago, my daughter and I swapped cars for the day. My EDC is attached to my keychain. While shopping in Walmart, a power outage occurred! A flashaholic's dream scenario. Unfortunately for me, I didn't have MY keychain, but rather my daughter's.

What really amazed me, is that I would not have been the hero of the day. Within seconds the store was being lit up by people with their cell phones. After that, I moved my cell phone light app to the front screen of my phone.

 

[sandalian]

I EDC because I'm uncomfortable asking others for help.

+1

 

[muichimon]

The reason to EDC your lights is simple. Because it's fun. I always carry my favorite tools and lights with me, that's all that makes me happy.

 

[bykfixer]

Besides a whistle, how about carrying one of those ballpark air horns? They're small enough to fit in a vest pocket.

The whistle is attached to a badge/mic holder (molle?) via neck lanyard. An airhorn would be impractical to carry as often small pockets are already filled with tools.

 

[tech25]

The reason to EDC your lights is simple. Because it's fun. I always carry my favorite tools and lights with me, that's all that makes me happy.

Seconded!

 

[jz6342]