

For multi-day travel you positively need something bigger, but for a hike in the woods, this is plenty. Most importantly, if you are going to be running around or using this as a daypack, its just the right size. I love the water bottle holders with their mesh pockets and cinch top (which is hard to find on any other bag). Also, it takes Parker-sytle refills without modification.īest Toolin’ Around Pack: Maxpedition Pygmy Falcon II ( review and buy)Īfter ten years of use, I have changed and added to my favorite bag in a number of ways, but the core of the bag is so good, it is hard to improve upon. This design has been around a long time and it is still my hands down favorite. The snappy action on the bolt is like no other pen. The Tactile Turn Shaker is another good pen, but accidental (and shirt-ruining) deployment on the MMC is impossible. Most pens give you two of those three, but the MMC Bolt Action does all three and does them very, very well. If you are like me and plan on carrying a pen everyday, it needs to be tough, easy to use, and easy to carry. I have tried many, many pens for an EDC role. Some of it is simply the item that I think works best, even if, like in the case of multitools, it is not something I use or carry everyday.īest EDC Pen: MaxMadCo Bolt Action ( review and buy)

Some of these thing I routinely and habitually use, items I couldn’t do without. In looking through the stuff that I have reviewed, used, and owned, time and again I come back to this stuff. Those entries were designed to follow up on previous Best ofs, but this one is new.
